SYDNEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 898, 29 September 1866, Page 4

SYDNEY.

The .arrivals torday corjiprise the Liberator and Tqftcombs, from London, writh. general cargoes; the Helen, from Mauritius, with G177 bags sugar'; and ■ the Jessie Kelly, from the BSme port, with 4000 bags sugar. The cargo of th« King Oscar* from Mauritius, j comprising-5884 bags of new crop sugars, was offered at auction this day by Messrs. L. E, Threlkeid and Obi, at their rooms, and (with the exception of two small lots, samples oi wuiiiii were ZC* to hand) every line was sold. The:o»rgo was one 6f Itie best assorted that Lais beenimported here: for some time. Prices ruled 'at Fine, white crystals, £44: second ditto, £4.2 5a to £43. •"Fine counter, £30 s>. t0.£40; yellow, ditto, £38 15s to £30 ]:2s j3d; low tfitto,. £30 2s Gil to £32 5s ■U. £3§ 5> to £38 1.2? 3d"; second ditto, Yellow cry h . . :- jQs to £2S 12s 6d per £3o 03 to £36. Batten, . i **■***&■ ton, duty paid. The attendance wa? larß . e J ***" t4 ° bidding, especially, for the yellow crystal.and■otf3. n .? sorts, showed an amount; of competition which has : not been noticed at sales for some time past,—Herald, September 20. MELBOURNE. In' the. import markets business has worn an exceedingly quiet aspect;-more from a disincliootiqn on the part of dealers to enter upon any fresh engage ■ mehts at the close of the week, than from ai y unhealthy want.of activity, as the markets generally posseea a. buoyant tone.

'A In -breadstuffs, trade bales of a.moderate;,extent; are repprt^':pf:' ? Adelaide; flour,; at £15, ; f0r country brands • iand' inquiries for towxJj.brandß are;'iriet-.'jby saies'.at £16 os.. '■We Hearof a/ifair parcel pf'pprt. McDonnell wh'eat'haying .changed ihands at ai. slight: reductionv;C)ii;7s ■';■ 'Sac. South 'Australian. wheat,.6s; .9d would;not now be In. maize there is! nothing new to report. '■"■; iV/ ; ■•.' "'-'■ fiop3.inaihtauX.tne improvement c6mmunie&t6d : by. . mail advice's ;" lßi3s's : are ■. pfferinvjy. at. prices' ranging; according,to quality,.at:'.from :to Is lJd and2a. Malt cptitmues to be' inquired .for at 2s, the tendency being decidedly upwards. In. liquids we he-ir. of a shipment of 100 hogsheadi 30 per cent. p.p. ■ruin,r£.W;P,, having charged hands on private terms!. Sales . of. Burke's stput.are mentipried at'lOs. -~■'»■;.::.':.'■.,.:.. The clearances: of gold, {effected at tlie Customs during the week. amburited;:toVil;47B Diiikvii, The. total quantity exported since, .the.beginriiii'ii of the year, has .■bee'n.-fe264;89D. ounces, of ..which 240,89? ounces were transhipped from; New.Zealand.. The : total exports during the correspond)uj; period of last, iyear. amounted to I,l6o,B3Bounces, of which 112,3.11 jounces were the produce of;. New' Zealand gold--fields. .:■,«. -■■

ADELAIDE.. Messrs:. Solomon and Co. sold ph.the l2,fch, at their, mart,, the whole of the Bellpvilroni Mauritius, with the exception;of{about. TOO/bags. For all purchases ~abpye.:£i.ob .an; increase ..of ..time Tsvaa. given—-say- four'.months, which, gave general satief. faction.". As foliows"w© quote actual .price.s. counters, £28 Toi to £29 2s 6d; brown ditto, £24 10s to £26; ratibn, £24 to £24. 10s:j v yellow crystals, £3.1 7a M to £33.; light crystal counter, £33 gs; superipr light ditto, £34 iOs; brewers' crystals, £32 os; white ditto/£3^ The samefirin also sb'.d forty eaaeslprime cheese, at Is 3d, and .a., 'lot' of other sundries. '-The 'attendance/ was large, and the. bidding, brisk;, Messrs. Townaerid, Botting, and: Kay sbld at. the .Port the,timber, ex Sea Snake, Jfiiom New %oik, as follows:—Tphguei and grooved boards, Ifd per foot super: on the surface;'white pine at 2Jd per foot. /The same firm also spld; the cargo of the Union, frpm;Hdfcarfc Town, at the following rates i 2j. 4 x 2, 5 x 2i 7 x 2, 8 i 2, :4 x 3, 5x3, 6 x 3, 8 x 3, 8 x by 3, 9 . i 3, .10 x.3,. 4 x 4,7 x 4, Bx4, .9x4, .10 ±4,10x5^ 5 x 5, at 10s fid ; also 5 feet palings (box), 13s 9d;. 6 ft. ditto, 19s.'6d; 3 ft. (5 in, and 3 ft. laths, lps 10d;. cart shafts, 11 ft., 4s Cd; Launceston hardwood, 4 x 2, IQ3; ditto G ft, paling, Sept. 13. TASMANIA. Tho market still xenmns in a very dormant state, scarcely any alteration having transpired since our last quotations. Flour is quoted as in pur .last~-from £12 to £12 10s. Wheat, inland, 5a 6d ,- "coast> ssl3d> None offering of either. Oats, 4s ; brau, Is 3d, bags in; potatoes, £4 5s to £4 10s. and likely to decrease in value, through the large supplies having arrived from the coast, as mentioned in our last. Butter, Is 2d. Bell and WestbroPk's Weekly Stock Report.. —We have no change in the price of fat and store stock to notify since our last report,— launceston Examiner, Sept. 11,