COMMERCIAL.
West Coast Timk3 Office,
Friday Evening.
Tlio duty upon imports collcctod at the Custom Housoto-day amounted t0£436 8s 9d. Tho following merchandise cleared shows
its distribution :—
Duty on exports.— Gold, £1925 15s 3d.
Tho abovo amount represents duty paid, on a portion of 15,406 ounces cleared late last evening, for shipment by stoamor Otngo today.
Tho inclement wcathoi* experienced during tho week bas somewhat interfered with business, coastwise and tho interior. Notwithstanding, a considerable quantity of food has lofttown. Pricos ruling.last wook havo boon woll maintained : — wo havo no alterations to mako ou our last quotations. Somo very dosirable parcels of good-3 havo arrived during tho past fow dny*, and como to a good market. Tl>o advanced price realised for staple commodities haviug scarcely kept paco with tho high ratos ruling in Victoria and other markets, by latest advices, will tend to hardon prices here, uj even belter rates than aro now ruling horo will bo required to pay importers.
. Bvaticly £m 18 6 Whiskey 59 8 0 Geneva 42 13 2 Ruin .'.... 21 12 0 Beer in wood 11 5 0 Winoiuwood 416 0 ■VVinoinbottlo 11 8 9 Tea .„ 60 0 0 Oofibo" 12 16 6 Sugar ' ..v 96 6 11' Dropeiy .'....'..... 14 10 ° £436 8 9
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West Coast Times, Issue 220, 2 June 1866, Page 2
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209COMMERCIAL. West Coast Times, Issue 220, 2 June 1866, Page 2
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