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Grey River Argus, Issue 58, 26 May 1866, Page 2

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H- TiiE CrREY River Akgits Office, H - Friday. Evening. H Business in thi. 1 } .market continues un.H usually quiet, and transactions have been too, d Wj small to effect quotations. The^MMflHP X' well supplied with mo3tlg^jg^^HH^^^| I probably sales wou]^"^^^^ W P ket 1S * the^nrejM^lM^^^ articles, and MH|^HpK mpi-e active but for tiglitncss in the money flour, ex Murray, was sold <A-Adelaide, L2O ; Californian JLI7 to Ll7 10s. The ruling or? IP lute' are L 25 for Adelaide; \ Q Californian, L'2k Produce, ""^ftc Mill and Eliza Simpson, sold following rates :— -Qats, 7s to 7s 3d bushel ; chaff, L3O per ton; hay, -LIT ; lls per bushel ; potatoes, L 7 to L 7. per ton. Quotations in other articles reunchanged. — We take the following from the "Times, of the 11th instant :—" While business of the month has not been dull, there has been' especially in I import- market, less of an interesting to record, and fewer noticeable ten- ' than usuaL The supplies io hand I been small, and stocks: remain very ' ted iii extent, with prices for most goods to allow of the partly or wholly operations which, in the ordinary of the markets, form the most coiiandT exciting ieaimres of business;. The country trade has, during the; greater of the month, been affected to dulriess inisunderstaridiiig through which the for supplies has bosh. . con- *

getting: away accumulated orders. Notwithstanding that business has Veen, from want of stock and other causey restricted in amonnt, no other cause for dissatisfaction exists. Credit has been well sustained, and : fetfl payments punctually made, goo.d prices and safe rjsks yeing the rule, from which at previously have there been fewer exceptions. Mining matters have been comparatively quiet ; not that any falling off jn the alluvial yields or returns of the mining companies is the case, but the fever, for fresh undertakings is abftted, in consequence of the difficulty in diverting enough capital into the .channels of snch K.ew enterprises. Melbourne. — The lollowing report is from the Argus of the 12th inst. : — " In the import markets ,a fair amount of business continues to be done, though transactions are confined principally to the operations of trade and are withm moderate bounds, having no speculative tendency. In the market for breadstuff's we note a decidedly more heajthy tone. The price of Adelaide flour is unchanged, but holders of Chilian and Californian are stiffer in their ideas, though no actual sales have yet taken place at an advance. South Australian is quoted at Ll7 to Ll7 10s ; Californian, Ll6 ; and Chilian, Ll4 10s to LI 5. A ruiaoris current to-day that the Coorong, lately arrived from Chili, is likely to clear out for another port. Californian wheat to the extent of 10,000 bushels has been placed in one line at 7s, and for a parcel of 1,600 bushels of rather an inferior description, 6s 6cl has been .accepted. In oats little has transpired beyond some outside lots having beeii purchased at 5s 3d. .Most holders look for much more money shortly: Maize has suddenly sprung up to (is, which figure is now generally demanded. In the morning, however, a parcel of 300 bags found a buyer at' ss 9d. Victorian bran has been sold at Is Sd, but for Adelaide bran Is 9d has been paid. Candles have been disposed of on th.c spot at Is 6d, duty paid, and a parcel of 1500 boxes, to arrive, has changed hands, all faults, at Is sd, in bond. In sugars, we hear of only moderate sales, at LS9 to L4l 103 for good fine counters, and L 42 for good brewing crystals. 504 bags, the damaged portion of the Hannah Nicholson's cargo, were sold at auction, at fair prices, condition considered.' A shipment of about L5OO worth of isinglass has been placed at prices ranging from about 2s 7^d to 3s 9d. Stout is much wanted, and importers can make their own prices for the few parcels that have lately come in. A shipment of Blood's in the bay, bespoke before it arrived, was placed at 13s. Of a consignment of Machen's, we hear it stated that after disposing of a portion at I4r, the balance was withdrawn from the market in anticipation of higher rates ruling after the mail now due come 3 iv, In tobaccos, we, hear of sale 3 of good teas at Js %A, and of half-pound dark tobacco at a somewhat lower figure,"