VICTORIA.

West Coast Times, Issue 95, 6 January 1866, Page 2

VICTORIA.

Tho Argus of tho 30th roports : — In tho import markets to-day tho amount of business done has been oxcoodingly moderate ; no alteration in prices, however, is perccptiblo in nny of tho chiof staplos. Breadstuff's continue firm, and stocks nru so much reduced that, oven in tho face of tho now harvest, tho market is characterised by nn upward rather tlmn a downward tendency. Sales of Adelaide flour have boon offeotud at £24. to £21 10 j of Chilian wo lionr of sales nt £21. A pnreul ol' South Australian wlioat hua boon placed, to arrive, at 9s 9s. Of Chilian wheat thero is none offering, Uio market having been ahnodt ontirely elenrod of this description. We have not yet heard of any sules of G'nliforniun huv iug beon effected j tho consignees of tho Othello's cargo linvo not y>.»t, as far ns wo could leavn, broken bulk. Maizo is steadily alvaucing, for though iv small sale of about 200 bags was mndo early in the day at 5s 4d, no sellers havo since declared thornsolves under 6s (3d. Now that tho sou3on's demand is over, currants aro tho turn casior, Gd having been uccopted for ft parcel of to.i tons. For bottled stouts there is considerable inquiry. Some 500 cases of Maehon's Imvo been quitted nt equal from 10s 6d to 10s 9d. 500 CU9CB of Blood's stout hare also changed hands at 10* 3d. Byivßs'a is much wanted, but neither landed nor yet to arrivo can anything like fair parcels bo got, ov»m at the oxtromo figure of lOd now nskod. Trado sale.i pf tho Ctivliblo Company's bulk alo nro mentioned t\l £G 15s. An inquiry for woolpaoks has lod to tho disposal of somo ninety bales, at 'Is. Tho following is from tho fame journul of the previous day :—: — Business in the import nurkofc does not as yet show much animation. Thero is litllo of ii speculative feeling evince J, nnd dealers generally ivfuso to hamper their stooka until tlio ycnV U "out with any ndditiounl purtrado requirements. On tho whole, however, tho day has appeared to hotter advantage than nny othor sinco tho week commenced. Breadstuff's go stoadily into tho hands of tho trade, though not in'qunntitics which attract much notioo. Ten anil twenty ton parcels of Adelaide flour are disposed of at L 81;8 1; smaller lots continue to realise L 24 10s. Chilian wheat is quitted at 9s 6d to 9s 9d. Telegrams from Sydney report the arrival ot tho Kerengarin from San Francisco, wit b dates to Ist Novembor, advising an ndvanco of 25 cents in flour. Sales of wheat had taken place at 2 dols. There wns v demand for China, and 80,000 sacks had been purohased on Livorpool account for ono cargo alone. Transactions in maizo are more readily effected at 5s 4d; parcels oi GOO bag.-i liavingVen quitted at thiq figure • and in every instanco Ra 3d when offered has been refused. In sugar, we hear of tho balance of ihe Tros'sach's cargo, amounting to 3,400, bags and c insisting of browns, goo I counters, nnd good brewing crystals, having changed hands privately, in one line, at price > fully sustaining late sides. These su,,'ais wero advertised for public sale to-morrow, but are now withdrawn. The Sarah, from Mauritius, with a fresh cargo, io amongst the arrivals today. A shipment of boiler plates has been placed, to arrive, a> Ll4 ss. Sales of the Button Brewery Company's bottled ale are effected nt 9a. Malt continues to drug, nnd is not so readily placed in anything like quantity— lls is asked for bins, but to effect sales less money hns to be taken. We lcnru of some 2,000 bushels having been Kold nt 10s 9d. Cornsacks aguin bogin to attract attention ; trado parcels have been purchased at 16.9 Od. We idso learn that for another parcel 16s has been reulised, nnd holders now generally refuse to sell under this latter figure. To arrive, we arc informed that somo 160 bales wero placed in one lino at a price held, but said fully .to sustain the rates now quoted. Tobacooes are not active ; fine descriptions of lens nnd halves aid, however scarce, nnd bring extreme pi ices, lldinossy's case brandy continues to find buyers nt 27a 6d.