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Grey River Argus, Issue 107, 18 September 1866, Page 2

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Tub Grey Eiveb Argus Office, ' Monday evening. The amount o,f revenue received at the Oustoms on goods cleared for home consumption on Saturday and. Monday \vtis as follows i— Saturday, September 15, £2041259 d; Monday, September 17, £68 Ss. Hokitika.— The West Coast Times of Satui day reports as follows : — Business for the current week has fully met anticipations, orders from the up-country districts haying come to hand freely, and have kept our wholesale houses well, employed, We have no material change, to note in value of leading articles beyond, a decided firm tone in quotations for every day staples. This feeling has been rather in, creased rthan otherwise by later news from Victoria, per Alhambra. Our stocks are light, and, witli an increasing population, prices, must still nearer assimilate to those ruling in. neighboring markets, to allow, after charges, a trade profit. There has been a better feeling in t the flour market, stocks being light, holders have been firmer — L 22 for Adelaide, and L2l for Cliilian, are now the prices wanted and obtained since late Victorian quotations (on a firm market) — say, for Adelaide, LIG ; .Californian, Lls ss. Holders here have shown no disposition to sell, anticipating better prices. Oats are scarce , and command a high figure, say 10s tol ls per bushel. Supplies supposed to be close at hand, may ease the market; but in the absence of arrivals higher figures may be anticipated. Bran is in good supply, at 2s Sd to 3s. Chaff has been freely offered, ami realised L2O, Provisions and oilmen's stores are not so firm. At a sale held at one of our principal., auction marts, (his week, the following prices were realised, giving a fair reflex of our market : — Neva candles, Is 3jjd ; other brands, Is 2fd ; crushed loaf sugar, 7d; bottled fruits, 15s 9d to 18s } jams, English, lls Gd ; colonial, 11s ;-salmon, lib, 21s: ditto, 21bs, 30s; hams, York, Is 4Ad ; bacon, colonial, Is Id ; raisins, Cape, 9i<l; muscatels, in quarter boxes, Is 14*1 ; currants, Sd ; can-away seeds, Sd pej lb ; pearl barley, 3Ss Gd per cwt ; split peas, 335; -green peas, 2Ss ; oatmeal (Bencraft), 355 ; castor oil, half pints, 10s per doz ; salad oil, 12s Gd ; sardines, halves, 14s. Gil, ami sundry other goods, which were freelytaken {it good prices. Melbourne.— The Argus, of the 7th in*, reports as follows :■— . In the import markers an exceedingly quiet day has been passed, the contrast between yesterday and to-day being most marked. Considerable anxiety 'has been evinced, and numerous inquiries have been made, respecting the announced stoppage of Philip Levi and Co, of Adelaide. ,We may state, upon undoubted authority, that no bank in tliis^ colony has anything io do with their business, their account having been kept with the South Australian Banking -Company, Adelaide.. In the market for breadstuff's flour maintains a firm aspect,- though the bnsiness done is rather oh a moderate scales Sales of best Adelaide flour have been effected at from LIG os to Ll6 10s, according to brand. We also henr of trade parcels of Californi an flour being disposed of at Lls }os. Wheat is firm. We do not, however, hear of any large transactions being effected. ' A parcel of 2000, bushels Chilian was quitted at 6s Id, short terms.. Sound maize is held for. prices ranging from 4s 4d to 4s Gd. One parcel of about a thousand bushels was placed at 4s 3Jd. Salt is difficult to move. No-sales .of coarse have comic under our nptice, but we learn of

Li $ having been disposed of at a ghade under n6. Cornsacks continue to be disposed ofin quantity at 13s, all offering at tbjs figure being readily purchased., on speculation, About forty bales changed hands to?day at our quotation. - In liquids we learn of sales of Blood's bpttled stoiit at 10s 3d,to 10s Gel. For a small parcel qf Whitbreael's stout L 6 10s has been accepted. Transactions in Hei . nessy's case brandy ganie under our notice at full rates.> Fnrther sales, of kerpsene oil have transpired at 3s Gd, anel as some large importers, liaye been cleared out /pf late ? there is more desire to purchase evinced. Trade sales of yellow brewing prystals are reported at L 36. Patna pee is disposed of amongst the trade- at from,L2.S to L 2? 10s, The auction sale of oilmen's stores did not result satisfactorily, a great portion pf what was offered not having been sold ; and in many cases a clecl?ne on last week's prices ]iael tp bo submitteet to before sales coulel be effected. Ai)EJ,ai.de..— Latest telegraphic advices quote wheat at 5s 7d.per bushel ;. floiirniuch elepressed, and little business doing. The liabilities of Phillip Leyi and Co,, are stated to be L274.00Q. -