SYDNEY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3819, 15 November 1869, Page 3

SYDNEY.

The a.s. Auokl*nd bringi Sydney papers to , the Bth. The Herald of the 6fck wports :— The car*o of the wreoked barque « Euromedha l is insured in local offices for the foUowtoe amounts :— General, £4,000 ; New South Walei, £4,000; Pacific, £1,800 : Southern. £1,800. The latter office has also £1 200 on the freight. The hull i« insured in the New Zealand for £5 000. «f whioh £3.000 has been "insured. High freights continue to hare a prejudicial effect upon the tallow market, and at , te-day'i sales prices riled about 5s per ton lower than The decline was| especially noticeable in shipping parcela. The supply of hides was far below the average, and not at.all proportionate to trade demands The Sydney Evening 2Tewa of the Btn reports ;— Business Is veiy dull indeed, and complaints general from every branch. In breacutuffs there is literally nothing doing, holders evincing a decided disposition to quit upon easy termi, even at reduced rates, without any on the part of speculatori to > meet them. For the best description of flour, either^imported or of local manufaoture, £16 would be accepted for large or imall lots. 7i Is the quotat ion for Adelaide wheat, but it it nominal. Uaize s »hod^ of sale at 4s to 4s Id ; 4s lOd is the price thw corning m Mdlbourae, ftt advised by telegram. Barleys remain at 2s 9d to 8s for Cape, Ss 9d to 4s for English ; bran 14d to 16d per bushel ; hay (Hunter River) is m full tupply, ami offered at £2 to £3 for oaten, £2 to £210b for prime ; itraw, £1 10s to £2 10s In Melbourne a late telegramstatei there U great abunda*oe, and it cannot be aold " at any price."