SYDNEY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3511, 16 October 1868, Page 2

SYDNEY.

The ' Sydney Morning J&ercdd of October ,10 report! :—: — The foreign Arrivals fco-daycomprise the ' Layard,' from Foochoo, with 3,700 packages tea ; ( Me tarn, 1 from Mauritius, with 5,9?4 bags sugar ; and the ' Day Spring/ from Hongkong, via Melbourne, with 653 packages tea'/ and a quantity of chow chow cargo. Ac the wool sales held to-day, which may be considered as the first of the season, about 363 bales of all descriptions were offered. ( The greasy offered waa very inferior, and for the porcion sold prices ruled considerably lower. M s«rs. Mort and Co, sold: — M over D, 12 fleece at 13 ! 1, 2 acoared at 12fJ, 5 greasy at 6d to Bsd, 1 mixed at' 4sd,- 10 ldts -sheepskins at 3d to 4^d, and p jits at Id to 2£d. Messrs. Itwin and Turner disposed of UR, 28 bales greasy at 54d ; HS over RIO, 23 at sjd ; Wah and Frost, 17 scoured at 1 3d ; 2 skin wool at 6|d ; 1 handwashed atS^d ; 1 clippings at 2d, and about 15,000 sheepskins .at 2£d ,to 4£<l. . Mr. Ebsworfch sold 7 balei q easy at 41 to 'BJd, ; 3 fleece afi 14d, 2 pieces at lid, and 17 lotriKeepskias at 2£i to 4|d. , Messw. Harrison and Jones, ■ who passed the wool ou their catalogue, sold some sheepskins at 3|d. The Import Markets : A. full supply of .goods hay« come to hand since date of lasb overland 'mail ■ninmary. The arrivals from foreign port? during that period have been the ' Sarah Grice,' 'Cingalu,' '« Rifleman,' ' Glenarbs,' ' Dundonald,' and ' Jaacftf,' from tendon, and <J Archo",' front New York,'wfth with general cargoes ; ' Cauton,' ' Western Star,' •Vision,' and * tiiyard,' from i Foochoo, with tea; • Colleen Bawn/ from Manila,, with sugar ; ' Ta«o,' ' Day Dawn,' '* Golden Age.' an"4 "4" 4 Rose of Australia,' from San Francisco ; *nd~''D6n 'TeodoroV' from' Valparaiso, with breadstußs. "The • Annie Richmond,' from Glasgow, is reported/ om the £Qast, and five other ships from Englißh, il pQrts J(lj are.due. r *The addition of these cargoes to our present stocks will probab'y reudei' the market heayyf -and tend to check exports from England to this market. Trade at ptesent lacks animation, 'acd buyers; continue to operate cautiqu^y. Bonded x stocks haye slightly increased during the mouth-rrthe quantities held on the 2od iqataut, as per Government return* compiled to thttilabe,' were: — Rum, 56,706 gallons; branJy, 123,108 gallons; geneva, 47,889 gallon* j whiskt-y, 12,923 g»llona ; liqueur--, 3,465 gallon*, gin, 9,673 gallobs ;i all />ther s'piiits, 2,179 gallons; wi»e, 936,916 galion? ;- to* acco, manufactured, 729.284)b ; leaf, 73 8,91 Jb.: cigars, 17,560ib.; snuff, 5511b.; sugar, "1,380' i ton's ; "cbfl>e, l96tonß;tea, 403 0431b.^chicory, 85,6951b. ; opium, 4,6731b. Breadottiffd and Cereals : Prospects of an ucusaally large crop throughout the. colonies. Considerable arrivals from California^ and 'other sr/iimenis adWled as destined for the Anst ali»n Ma4fetii'bave oombihed to reduce prices aud~deter the trade from buying except for immediate consumption.' ' IThe receipts of breadstuff* from the coimtry^djistrict 8 have fallen off to a mere nominal amo'uut' and the only receipts from.Soutfit'A'iwtrafia daring the month have been about 250 tons floui\_ The_P« noi P al B * les of ior<ri S a breadstuffj hate been Californian, flour, <x 'Tasso,' privately at about" J215 '10s «o..nd. £13 10* tft £14 15< for, damage^ at, auction ; np ( ? Herman, damaged; a* £14* 6' ; -other, .damaged parcels, at £13 12a 6d'to £1$ 12s 6d ; sound, ex ' R»*e rf Anatralia/on ierdis withheU.said to equal £15 7« 6d; and whe*t at 6< 8 1. Chilean flour, ex 'Don Teo loro,' realised £15; wheat, 6s sd. Thecargo of Califomian wheat ex ' Day Dawn' i^ held by importers for ? higher price than the: trade ire' at •presentM.iapo^d'.to.riiy. Present ■tocktare.not large,- and during o tbeja->t fow days there has Been a' speculafire inquiry "for Adelaide flour, and at price below holders' demand. Adelaide silk-dressed flour, in bakers' pat cola, commando £16 to £17 ; CalifomJao, £15 10s. Country floor, £15 to £15 10s. New Adelaide wheat is obtainablt^at Qi 6d ; old,, 7*. ' Califoifniau is wor^h 6s'6 ito 8s 9d ; country and inferior, 5s 6i to 6s 6d. VI aize maintains late rates. Tneie i« very little demand for oats. .Malting barky is steady, at 4*. 6i 1059,6 d. Oatmeal, 20i to 25a. Split peas, 11s to 12», per bushel. o Ptarl barley,, 3d per lb. Candles :" The recent imp-ovement in the >alne for fullj wcigb,ts has-been maintained ; 10|d to f o|'l naY been paid foY leading brands, and lOd for inferior ; light weights are inactive, at B|d to 9J. •

Coffc* ; A. saperiot sample of peftbeny changed hand* recently at 13d, duty paid; other Ceylon Korti rang* from 9(9 to 10J1. Quotations for Manila, Java, amUCoata Rib* are unaltered. . , .Dried Fruits : The market hr.* improved very •lowly, dwirig to the stock* of inferior to be moved T)ft" 'fine currant* are rather aoarce, and held for 4d f other sound sample* bring 3£d to Bsd; muscatel raitina, 8d to 9d ; Eleme, 51 to s|d ; «ulti»nas, s£d tb old :' Cape, sd ; figs plentiful, at 6i to 7£d ; dates We. been sold at 4d. ' PundeeGoodt: Holders of cornsaoks are asking Va6d, but only imall talei have been made at thix rats. \v.oolpacka,haTe been disposed of- at 4b 3d for full weight*. CanVai is in fall jupply, and slow of uliK' ' ' ' tFith: Prices hare not materially altered singe otfrlarf report, i-ardines are lellingat is 3d and 8^ 3d for quartew and halves respectively ; lib. lob•,ter*tlttll*ts*'6d; oyste.s. 6s 3d td 6s 9i ; lib. ■a)mon, 14s to 15s ; dried ling, Sd to 4d ; Oregon ■almon, in bhlk, 4d tosd ; red herrings in tins, 25 3 t<> 265. . ..Xiqaors: Marrian's and Joules' • balk ale is still quoted at £7. but the consumption hiu fallen- off, as good second brand* can be bought so much cheaper. A'oMrbel of outside brands wai quitted 'At £5, and iSod'«eoond- brands at £6 to £6 Ss j J best bottled has been don* at 9s 9d to 10* 6d ; other qualitie-, 8s to 9a fltf. Porter in b ilk commanda_last month's fate*; bottled sell* at 8a to 9s: ' Trade sales of MartelT* and Hennery's T bulk bran<iy are re7« 9d for' hogsheads and 1 quarters. 7 ,flenBiMj** rise at 275. Martelt'*, at 245, 6d. Bum hi* been dealt in at4s 3d for parcels on the *pot. Q^a i* in tetter supply, and. offering- at 11s to 14< Genera, 12* to 15s "for parcels ; small lots command Is more. iWhiakey is getting slow of sale^as Vki summer season draw* nigh. .Leather: The .market report is similar <to tp»t' p'ir Panama mail, anpply ample;, and some deicription* are slightly lower. Cnrre'nt qU9t»tfons are : Kip] 1* fid 1o 1* Bd. ' 7 "'