COMMERCIAL.

Grey River Argus, Issue 88, 4 August 1866, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Grey Rivhb Abg us Office, , . . 1 . Friday evening, - The amount of revenue received at tho Customs on goods cleared for homo consump-, tion on Thursday and Friday was as fol- " -lows :— ThursrUy, August 2, £13^ 15.3 *? Fri, day, August 3 £151 5s Id. '•■ L -'l. " '^Export entries for gold V ere passed; as ' follows :— 4ooooz, Bank of New SouthWajes . „, 7600z 15dwt, Union Bank of Australia? ' ' The tone of the trade during the week }ias been much firmer, and a considerable.basi-- - pess has been done, iv articles qf every-xlay - consumption at improved, rates, Buyers "hav.e b^n active purchaaera far the new rush at Saltwater, and a fair- business has likewise been done with the up-river storekeepers. Breadstuff's have i mproved somewhat in value, Vith 8* *IP r^ tendency. ■.•* Adelaide flour

may baiijuoted L 26 "to L 27 pw ton ; r Chri 3tchurch rind Dunedip, L22to L 23. Of Califprnian and Chilian the market 'is bare. In horsef eed, a fair, business hag been dpne, The "stockofoatsis light; and 8s pep bushel, has been obtained by auction, .with a still upward' tendency, The market is well supplied with chaff, -which may be quoted X23 to Lg4 per ton. Bran has been disposed of afc auction at 2s 7d to gs 9d per bushel. Inprpvisions, hanis and bappn maintftin their value, and tho late disposition to force sales 'is no£ now discernable, Sinclair's and Coey|s are value ■at Is Bdtp Is 9dper lb. Qood butter brmgs iull rate 3, and for prime -samples gs 6d.to 2s 7d per lb is demanded. GaflJlea arc rather more pjenti'iil, and art value Is B'ito Is 9d per lb, Good medium teas are saleable at Lslos toLG per halfrchest. Sugars are un-' altered,, in value, "i'auritius brown crystals; ,Lso.tp L 52 per ton, duty jjaid; white do, Ls3to L 56, as in qua]itjr. Wanes and spirits are in fair request. - The stocks of pale brandies jn bulk being very light, fair prices are> obtainable,. MarteU's and Hennessy's cannot fee bought under 10s 6d to lls per gallon in bond:; second brands, 9§ 6d to 10a, -Geneva is likewise light -in stock, an 4 .is saleable at 62s 5d per case, duty paid, Good "port wines are in fair request syfc LBtoLIQ \)ex qr in bqnd. o a s e ale and porter are still in slow sale, and cannot ba quoted over 16 to 17sper doz, duty paid, for the best .brands "of the former, and 17s to 18.3 for the later.