SYDNEY.

Press, Volume XII, Issue 1590, 11 December 1867, Page 2

SYDNEY.

The " Herald," of the 30th, reports as follows:— ; -. Breadstnffs and Cereals.—Early in the week telegrams from Adelmde reported;more extensive injury to the South Australian grain crop than was at first anticipated, and agents here were instructed to raise prices, and only to dispose of email quantities pending further advices. The Adelaide millers must have good cause for alarm or they would not act thus, as it has been usual for them at this period of the year to bring down prices if possible, so as tobeable to buy new wheat at low rates. Advices from the country districts of this colony are equally unfavourable to farmers' prospects. The drought has oaused great damage, and the heat is prematurely npenirig" the crops before the grain has filled, «b ; that, although the ears loot large enough, a shrivelled gram/all is what "they contain. Sales of Adelaidesilk-dressed have been made at £15-10s,' which is the top market price. Town mills are selling first flour at £15. Most of the South 'Australian wheat in stock hereiß heldfor a considerableadvance ;:6s 6d nett has been refused for a parcel. All the portion of the Sylphide's cargo of Chilian remaining on board when the vessel arrived here, about 6000' bushels, was placed by auction on Monday at 4s for much damaged -up to 5s 4d for best. About 120 tons transhipped.into the Alfred at Navigator's Island was previously sold at ss. Oats are dull at 2s Sd to Ss; barley, 2s 3d to 3s 3d. Maize has declined to ls lOd for best and Is Sd for inferior samples, and if freights were lower large parcels would be sent to England.