VICTORIA.

West Coast Times, Issue 288, 25 August 1866, Page 2

VICTORIA.

The " Argus " of the lOlh instant reports of the Melbourne markets :—

In the import markets, though wo have little actual business to report, we note a very j much unproved feeling o{ confidence, the contrast betweeu the Aspect of the uiai-ket today and that of & day or two back having Iboeii Very niarked. In breadstuffs, business in flour has been confined to supplying mere trade requirements, at full rates, nor, though purchases are all the more limited in the hope of a decline on present rates, do holders give any indication of an intention of making any further concession afc present. Best b.-ands , Adelaide flour are disposed of at I']£ 10s. For wheat there is a decidedly belter iliquirv. A shipment of "Adelaide) about 3000 bushels, 'chfingcd hands at a concession on 75., tho price hitherto required; and about 7poo bushels, comprising half the E.T.L.'s cargo of Chilian, found a buyer, in a line, at equal to 6s, terms. Inquiries for barloy havo been experienced, aud negotiations have been com 1 menced, which, it is expected, will rftßuit m the disposal of one or two la\^e piu'cels. Oats arc neglected, and give Ho signs of vitality. Mai'e fe ftetiv.y. There are, in fact, no btryers to bo met with even at ss. A good demand has sprung up for sugars, which, however, has not been responded to, holders asking an advance on lato sales, which buyers in the meantime refuse to give. Teas likewise obtain such notice as to raise tho hope of «, good business boing done shortly. A shipment of 200 tons salt, half coarso and half fine-, ex Prince Charlie, has changed hands on private terms. Iv provisions, which generally arc moved off slowly, we hear Of Bales of fine quality o. cheese being niade Bt Is sd. Rice is quiet, and transactions do not gd beyond the supply of mere tr&de wants, at L2B 10s and L2B 15s-.