MELBOURNE,

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3351, 13 April 1868, Page 2

MELBOURNE,

In the import markets to-day buiioess hat been without the slightest appearance of animation, and considerable difficulty has been experienced in making tales [in anything like quantities. Breadstuff-* present an aspect of great dulmeu, flour etpecially being quite neglected. We still continue to quote £20 10s. for trade parcels; though in quantity it has been offering freely at £20 without finding buyeri. Sales of whvat are mentioned at 8* 9d ; in moat oasea, however, the millers refuse to pay orer 8s od, at which figure transactions to a moderate extent have also been made. Oats attract more notice, and we bear of a few hundred bags having been quitted at 4s 3d. Maize is moved off at 3s lid for trade purposes ; to effect sales of a more exttnsive nature, a concession on this rate has to be allowed. Candles are getting more into favour again. A line of a thousand boxes was closed for by one buyer at ll£d. The demand for currants, hitherto so slow, is beginning to revive ; we quote for best 3£d to 3fd; a shipment of about two hundred barrels changed hands on private term*. The low price ruling for Manilla cheroots has directed speculative attention to these goods ; and we understand that the Sydney and Adelaide markets have been bought up, as well as the whole of the stock held here, at prices rising to 545. Ormond'i Swiss cigars have also found buyers at up to 425. Quicksilver is held for 2& 3d by moat holder*, bat • trifle leu

mono/ was accepted for* sm»H shipment of twenty bottles. Byasi'a stout has been, in request ;for shipment, and a- few lots have been quitted afr 7s 3dj in bond. Bale§ of Henneisy's c«ie brandy, to the extent of fire hundred case*, have been "made at28s 6d; at this 'mice holders are now firm, stocks within the last few days having been run very low, — Argua, March 27.