VICTORIA.

West Coast Times, Issue 334, 18 October 1866, Page 2

VICTORIA.

The " Argus" of October 10 reports : —

At an es'r'y hour in the forenoon the arrival of the mail steamer, with the August mails from Europe, was telegraphed, but notwithstanding the very satisfactory tenor of advices, the business done, usually happens when the mails are first telegraphed, has been but. limited. - In the market for breadstuffs nothing has transpired beyond the auction sales, when Chilian flour, slightly faulty, was sold at 'LlO 2s 6d. Wire-dressed colonial flour sold at LlO to LlO ss ; and silk-dressed Adelaide town flour was disposed of at LI 4. A thousand bushels of Chilian wheat were sold as per bulk at 4s 4d. A parcel of 2000 bushels of barley was sold privately at about 3s 9d. Inquiries for 'oats, for Ballarat and other country districts, continue to be reported. . A fair parcel of colonial oats met with a purchaser at ss. .Maize goes steadily into the hands of the trade at full rates. Besides smaller lots in prime order, sold at 4s Bd, we hear of a jiinvel of one thousand bushels quitted at 4s 6d, net cash. A shipment of twenty tons of sheet leatt has changed liands at L2P. Kerosene oil meets witlf increased fa' )r, about 700 eases having been disposed of 'a parcels at 3s 3d for Cozzen's. In liquids, notwithstanding the quantities of damaged submitted to public competition under the hammer, a good demand is maintained privately, more especially for Hennessy's case brandy, of which several parcels have been quitted at 26s 3d to 26s 6d. Martell's dark brandy, in bulk, hhds, and quarters, has been placed at 6s 3d. A • most extensive public sale of damaged goods, ex the Bodon. was held, .i jd considering that the goods wore sold all faiiiis, as they lay at the Hobson's Bay Railway, the result of the sale must be considered highly satisfactory. Hennessy's case brandy realised 21s to 22s 9d; Renault's 14s 9d to 18b. Byaßß- jtout, 6s lid : and other brande, such

as White's, 6b 4£ to 6a 7id. Cumin' s broujht 3d for slightly and 2^l for badly damaged, invoice weights. 2000 packages' of oilmen's stores brought correspondingly good prices, condition considered. In teas, pfcnding the sale of the Alice and Mary|s? cargo, to be oilored to-morrow, few trans-actions have como under our notice. A line of half-chests of medium congous was placed at Is 6d. In quiries for cornsacks have led to the sale of about 125 baleß of Calcutta, on privat3 terms. Trade sales of Dunclceo have been umdi? at 13s Gd. For a shipment of Portland cement, 17s 6TI was obtained. In the execution of' couutry ordoro, we note 'sales of salad oil, confectionery, jujubes, ..pastilles, &c.

NEW SOUTH WALES. 1 We'have Sydney papers to the 6th instant. The " Sydney Morning Herald" of that date reports : —

The produce market exhibits no signs of improvement, and the prices obtained lit today's sales show a declining tendency in both billow and hides of all descriptions, except extra weight hides, of which the trade are almost out of stock, and give extreme rates for any offering. The "high rates of freight and other causes have for the present checked purchases of tallow for export to England, and a further decline' is looked for. Only a limited amount of business has been done in the stock market since lust report, and a3 some of the sales are to a certain degree forced, they can hardly be taken us fair market rates. Bank of New South Wales shares have changed hands at 42,, and are steady nt that price. In Commercial a wide margin exists, -sales aro reported at 50 and 53. City have a downward tendency; early in the week they were done at 101, since tjien they have steadily declined to 9i, closing inactively. For Joint Stock Bank stock 13 lias bepji accepted. v Bank of New Zealand are. unaltered. ' For Government securities there has been a slight inquiry;, and a' small parcel of Queensland Treasury Bills was placed at 104 ; but all other sales reported at 102. New South Wales Treasury Bills have been sold at par. ""Government debentures due in 1876 at 93 ; and New Zealand Government eight per cent, at lOOJ. Insurance, steamj and mining shares are neglected ; and the only sale of stock' of this description has been Sydney Firff and Marine a£ L 2.

TASMANIA,

'Our Hobart Town files are to the sth inst. Th<s " Meccury" gives the following market report': —

During the week transactions in both the wheat and ilour markets have been more than usually limited, owing principally to the circumstan^D that millers are anxious to reduce their stocks, in contemplation of a full in prices. The news received from the other colonies by the Southern Cross to-day haalso had a depressing influence ou boththese articles. Sharps are quoted at L 8 10s to L 9, and bran is in good demand at Is 3d to Is 4d per bushel. In hay there is not much doing, and the prices asked are — L 5 for loose-pressed, and for hydraulic-pressed L 5 15s to L 6. For potatos L 5 to L 5 10s is asked, bags in, and really good sound samples readily command the latter price. In dairy produce there is still a good demand at former prices,' fresh butter selling readily at Is. 9d to 2s, and potted at from Is 6d to Is Bd, with but little of the latter coming to hand. Cheese also is in demand, at from Is 4d to 2s ; and for goo.l bacon 7d to 101 pur lb. is readily obtainable. For hard fruit 7s 6d to 8s is freely given, the export season now drawing to a close.