0.059 — 060 Sardines (half), per dozen— duty, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot (plentiful)..086—096 Sugar— Loaf, per lb.— duty, Id. per lb. 0 0 — 0 6J English crushed, per lb.— duty, Id. per lb. (scarce).. 0 0 s j—o— 0 0 6J Company's Crystals, per ton- duty, Id. per lb...0 00 — 000 Go's. No. 1 Pieces, per ton- duty, Id. per lb...52 0 0— 0 0 Mauritius, duty, Id. per lb...26 0 0—45 0 0 Treacle, per ton — duty, Id. per lb. 34 0 0 — 0 0 Tea, Ordinary Congou, per lb.— duty, 6d. per lb. (plentiful)..024 — 029 Fine Congou, per lb.— duty, 6d. per lb. (plentiful)..023 — 029 Fair to good (scarce) -duty, 6d. per lb. (plentiful)..024 — 029 Fair to good (scarce) -duty, 6d. per lb. (plentiful)..024 — 029 Gunpowder, per lb.— duty, 6d. per lb. (plentiful)..024 — 029 Tapioca, per lb. — duty, 2s. per cwt. in bulk; in bottle, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot 0 10 6—000 Walnuts, per lb.— duty, Id. per lb...0 0 4 — 000 (Very scarce) Tur pentine, per gal. — duty 6d. per gal. 6 6 — 000 White Lead, per lb.— duty, 2s per cwt. 0 0 4 — 004} (Nominal — heavy stocks.) Gunpowder (blasting), retail...014 — 000 Gunpowder (canister FFF) retail..040 — 000 Pitch, per barrel— duty, 1s. per barrel 1 15 0— 0 0 0 Tar (Stockholm), per barrel 2200 — 000 Tar (Coal), per gallon 0 6 6 — 000 Linseed Oil (duty) Od. per gallon— Raw (drum), per gallon....053 — 056 Raw (cask), per gallon.. 0 4 9 — 053 Boiled, per gallon..000 — 050 PROVISIONS— Beef (salt), tierces (heavy stock)— duty, 2s. per cwt. 410 0 — 500 Pork (salt), per brl., Irish Mess— duty, 2s. per cwt. 610 0— 7 0 0 English Cheese (duty) Id. per lb. (scarce)....010 — 012 Bacon, English— duty, Id. per lb. (scarce)....010 — 012 Bacon, Colonial..... April. Wame. Tons. From Cargo. Pas. 11— for city, barque. 375.. Sydney.... general 3 17— Prince Alfred. buque 103.. Sydney.. general 11 30— Ethan Allen, barque 395..5 an Francisco.. breadit. 4 933 • 18 A.priL Name. Tons. For Cargo. Pas. 4— Egmont, s s.,.. 308.. Sydney.... general 7 6— Lady Alicia. brig.. 187.. Newcastle, N.S.W. general 18 7— Alarm brig.... 195.. Melbourne.. ballast 2 B— Rita, brig.... 198.. Sydney.... general 21 8- Darfc. brig.... 154.. Sydney.... ballast 2 9— Waverley.brig.. 2 18.. Hongkong.... timber 0 17— Empress. barque.. 481.. New Bedford, TJ.S.+ ballast 0 17— Kenilworth, schr... 113.. New Caledonia.. general 0 19— Au Revoir. brigant. 138.. Melbourne.... general 2 19— Eugenic, schr... 182.. Tahiti.... general 0 20— Fawn. brig.... 216.. Newcastle, N.S.W. ballast 0 21— Maori, ship.. 700.. England.... general 37 24— Novelty. barque.. 375.. Sydney.... general 32 26— H.M. s. Falcon.. —.. England.... — 0 3,465 116 t Via Bay of Islands, to load oil. t Via Sydney. Or. £ a. d. join and cash balances at London bankers 593,056 9 11 Bullion on hand and in transitu... 174,030 0 1 *o vernmenfc securities 457,600 0 0 S 7 ofces and bills of other banks... 2,643 11 6 Landed property 21,064 10 6 Bank premises, furniture, and stationery 81,696 9 4 insurance account......... 3,740 7 6 Bills receivable, bills discounted, and other debts due to the bank 2,364,926 10 10 £3,698,757 19 8 Dr.!o dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum 'o bonus of 53. per share 'o balance carried to profit and loss new account £ s, 25,000 0 12,600 0 8,042 10 £45,542 10 Cr. £ s. d. Balance of profit at 3% of cash on September last, net profit for half-year, after writing off bad debts. Dr. to balance from last statement 150,000 150,000 B. 0 0 WINES (in bond)— Duty, 4s. in wood, and bottle. Port (in wood) per gallon, fair to good. £0 7 0— 0 15 0 Common do. 0 6 0 — 0 6 0 Sherry (in wood) per gallon, fine pale 012 o—o 25 0 Fairtogood 0 9 0-011 0 Common do. (overstocked).. 0 3 6— 0 6 0 Champagne (best brands) per dozen. 0 0 o—B 10 9 Troy and Co.'s 2 5 0 — 2 10 v (No demand. Bollinger's 000 — 250 (No demand.) Deinhard and Co.'s Moselle, No. 2.. 2 6 0 — 210 0 (No demand.) SPIRITS (in bond)— duty : 12s. per gallon. Dark Brandy (Martell's), per gallon. 0 8 6 — 090 Palo Brandy (scarce)...090 — 093 Martell's and Hennessy's, per doz. 1 9 0— 1 10 0 C.T.P. 150-000 TT.V.P. 17 0 — 180 Bum, 10 o. p., per gallon.... 0 3 6 — 000 Rum, 30 o. p., per gallon (scarce).. 0 5 0— 0 5 3 Whiskey, per gallon (scarce).... 0 4.6 — 0 6 0 Whiskey, in cases (scarce).... 00 0 — Oil 0] Dunville's, per gallon, 6s. 6d.; in case 016 6— 0 0 0 Geneva, per case (for best brands). 014 o— 0 16 0 Geneva, per half-case 080 — 090 Old Tom, per case (according to brands) 0 12 0 — 015 0 (Scarce.) Old Tom (Bernard's) 0 12 6 — 013 0 ALE AND BEER &c. (duty paid)— duty (in wood) Is. per gallon : (in bottle) is. 3d. per gallon. Ale— Bass's bottled, pale, per dozen..0 10 6— 0 11 6 Byass, per dozen 090 — 096 Salt and Co.'s do. do 076 — 080 Dawson's, do. (nominal). 0 7 6— 0 8 0 Younger's Edinburg Ale....086 — 090 Tennent's 0 10 6 — 0 11 0 McEwin's do. do 0 8 0 — 0 8 6 Jeffrey's Pale Ale... 0 9 6 —0 10 0 Marzetti's (None) 0 0 0 — 000 Dawson's do., new brew. in hhds. 7 0 o—7 10 0 Marrian's. 800 — 900 McEwan's No. 3 ale in hhds... 0 0 0 — 500 Jeffrey's Pale Ale, in hhds. 5 0 0— 6 0 0 Berry's Lion Ale, in hhds...000 — 500 Stout— Blood, Wolfe, and Co., per dor. Oil 0 — 012 0 Byass, do 0 10 0 — 0 11 6 Guinness's extra stout (bottled by Bourke) 000 — 0 12 6 Marzetti's (none) 000 — 000 Jeffrey's Porter 0 0 0 — 096 Younger's porter 09 0—096 R. Porter and Co.'s. 0 9 6—o 10 6 Allsopp's, per hhd... 610 0— 7 0 0 Barclay's 6 10 0 — 7 0 0 Whitbread's, per hhd 8 2 6 — 850 Dawson's 7 10 0 — 000 Taylor, Walker, and Co.'s..800 — 826 (No demand for beer in bulk.) TOBACCO (in bond)— duty : 2s. 6d. per pound ; for sheep-wash, 3d. Negrohead, per lb. (no demand) 016 — 026 Cavendish, per lb., inferior....006 — 010 (Overstocked.) Cavendish, per lb., good to fine..010 — 016 Good tens 010 — 012 „ half-pounds, Aromatic 0 0 0 — 019 CIGARS— (in bond) duty: Bs. per pound. Manila, No. 2, per M..... <„ 0 0 0-3 10 0 Swiss, per M (for. Ormond's only) j.. 2 0 0 — 250 Havannahs (none)... Nominal jf.. 0 0 0 — 500 MISCELLANEOUS— (Duty paid). Arrowroot (South Sea) per lb. duty per lb. in bulk; in bottles, jars, and tins, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot. Apples (dried)— duty: 1d. per lb., 1000 — 100 Candied peel, per lb.— duty, 3d. per lb. 0 0 0 — 014 (Scarce.) Candles, sperm— duty, 1d. per lb....000 — 012 (Getting scarce.) Coffee (Java)— duty, 3d. per lb...000 — 011 Ceylon „..000 — 012 Manilla „..000 — 010 Cocoa, per lb. (scarce) „..000 — 016 Chocolate, per lb. — duty Id. per lb. 0 0 0— 0 0 4 Fruits, bottled, per dozen— duty, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot 014 6— 0 17 0 Honey, per lb. 0 0 0— 0 0 4} English Jams, per dozen — duty, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot (scarce). 011 o— 0 12 0 Hobart Town Jams, per dozen— duty, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot....086 — 096 (None in the market) Mustard (per pound), Colman's— duty, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot. ..00 BJ— 009 Oil— Salad half-pints— duty, 25.6 d. per foot (in demand)..086 — 000  pints — duty, 2s. 6d. per foot 0 14 6— 0 0 0 Colza, per gallon- duty, 6d. per gallon., (scarce).. 0 0 0—056'Colza, French, in small tins. 0 0 0 — 059 (No demand,) Polar, per gallon— duty, 6d. per gallon 0 0 0 — 050 Pickles (pints), per dozen— duty, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot..000 — 030 Crosse & Blackwell's and Morton's 0 14 6-000 (Scarce.) Otherbrands 010 6 — 012 6 Bice— Java, per ton — duty, 2s. per cwt. 29 0 0—32 0 0 Patna, per ton (scarce) 22 0 0— 0 0 0 Baains— Muscatel, per lb., good- duty, id. per lb... 0 0 0— 0 0 10J (In demand.) Cape, per lb. (None)— duty, Id. per lb.....000 — 000 Eleme, per lb.— duty, Id. per lb.....000 — 000 Eleme, per lb.— duty, in bulk, 2s. per cwt.; in bottle or canister, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot (none). 0 0 0 — 004} Saltpetre, per lb. — duty, 2s. per cwt... 0 0 8— 0 0 Salt— Fine, per ton (scarce). 0 0 0—4 10 0 Coarse, per ton (scarce).... 410 o—4 15 0 Soap— Liverpool, double crown, per Ton duty, 2s. 6d. per cwt. 39 0 0 —40 0 0 Sydney, per ton 36 0 0 —38 0 0 Auckland, per ton 30 10 0 —35 0 0 Sod— Carbonate, per cwt.— duty, 2s. per cwt. (scarce). 0 0 0 —1 10 0 Washing, per ton— duty, 1s. per cwt. (scarce). 0 0 0 —1 18 0 Sardines (quarter), per dozen— duty. 2s. 6d. per cubic foot....059 —060 Sardines (half), per dozen— duty, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot (plentiful)..086—096 Sugar— Loaf, per lb.— duty, 1d. per lb. 0 0 0 —0 0 6J English crushed, per lb.— duty, 1d. per lb. (scarce).. 0 0 s j—o— 0 0 6J Company's Crystals, per ton- duty, 1d. per lb...0 00 —000 Go's. No. 1 Pieces, per ton- duty, 1d. per lb...52 0 0—0 0 0 Mauritius, duty, 1d. per lb...26 0 0—45 0 0 Treacle, per ton — duty, 1d. per lb...34 0 0 —0 0 0 Tea, Ordinary Congou, per lb.— duty, 6d. per lb... (plentiful) 0 16 — 019 Fine Congoleum, per lb.— duty, 6d. per lb. (plentiful)..023 — 029 Fair to good (scarce) -duty, 6d. per lb. (plentiful)..024 — 026 Congoleum — duty, 6d. per lb...020 — 028 Gunpowder, per lb.— duty, 6d. per lb. 000 — 030 Tapioca, per lb. — duty, 2s. per cwt. in bulk; in bottle, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot 000 — 009 English Vinegar, per gallon— duty, 6d. per gallon— Champion's (none) 0 0 0-000 Ditto, other brands......000 — 023 Bottled Vinegar— duty, 2s. 6d. per cubic foot 0 10 6—000 Walnuts, per lb.— duty, 1d. per lb... 0 0 4 — 000 (Very scarce) Turpentine, per gal. — duty, 6d. per gal. 0 6 6 — 000 White Lead, per lb.— duty, 2s. per cwt. 0 0 4 — 004} (Nominal — heavy stocks.) Gunpowder (blasting), retail...014 — 000 Gunpowder (canister FFF) retail..040 — 000 Pitch, per barrel— duty, 1s. per barrel 1 15 0— 0 0 0 Tar (Stockholm), per barrel „ 200 — 000 Tar (Coal), per gallon „ 006 — 000 Linseed Oil (duty) Od. per gallon— Raw (drum), per gallon....053 — 056 Raw (cask), per gallon.. 0 4 9 — 053 Boiled, per gallon..000 — 050 PROVISIONS— Beef (salt), tierce (heavy stock)— duty, 2s. per cwt. wt. 410 0 — 500 Pork (salt), per brl., Irish Mess— duty, 2s. per cwt. 610 0— 7 0 0 English Cheese (duty Id. per lb.)..011—013 (Scarce and not saleable.) Hams, English, best brands— duty, Id. per lb. (scarce)....010 — 012 Bacon, English— duty, Id. per lb... 0 1 o— 0 1 1 (none.), Bacon, Colonial...../.. 0" 00—0 0 9 Flour— 'Adelaide (none) o^CO — 0 0 0: Chilian (none)...... 0 o>o — 0 0,0 Bran, per bushel, of 20 lbs 0 0 0-0 010- Bread, per 2 lb. loaf 000 — 006 Biscuits (cabin per 100 lbs... '.. 0 180 — 0 00 OatmeaLOt*KO, per cwt.,>.*.. 1 80 — 110 0 Pearl Barley do 1-8 0-110 0 FEAIN.&o.—,. - - Wheat; per bushel of 60 lbs 0 7 0— r tf 7 6 Maize (N.S:W V ). per bushel of 601bs. 0 0 0 — 040 Oats, per bushel of 40 lb... The net profit amounts to £29,424.50, which has to be added balance of undivided profit at 30th September 16,118. If which the directors recommend the following appropriation: — To payment of dividend, at the rate of 10 per cent per annum £25,000.00 bonus of 5s. per share, equal to 5 per cent, per annum. Total balance carried to profit and loss new account... 8,042.10 Dr. s. d lank stock 500,000.00 Fotea in circulation 305,288.00 Total deposits and other liabilities... 1,926,744.14; balance of profit and loss account at 30th September last 16,118.6. Total, Australian, per ton... 1,000.00 Total, New Zealand, per ton... 0 0 — 126 firewood, per ton 0 0 — 0 10 0 [iron— English Bar, per ton— duty free 18 16 0 — 000 Total. 