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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 184, 19 March 1867, Page 2

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Grey River Argtjs Office, Monday evening. . The amount of revenue received at the Custonis pn goods cleared for home consumption on Saturday and -Monday was as fol/ lowg • i-r-Saturday, March 16, £141 Is Cd'j Monday, March 1.8, nil. BRiQHTQN,r^-The Brighton Times of Satur- , day reportsTtne, sale by auption during the week of merchandise at the following rates :— Potatoes, 10s and 12s Cd per cwt ; butteij Is 6d and Is 7d ; porter, 75s to 78s per case ; hams, Is 5d to lsMOd, according to brand and qualitj' ; bacon, Is 2d and Is 4d ; onions, 3d; tea, L 3 5a and L 5 5s half-chests, boxes tea, 295; sugar, 6|d and 7d ; claret, 40s per case; salmon, sardines, and sundries at fair prices. Melbourne.— The Argus, of the 7th mr stant, reports j-- . In general trade business has been unusually quiet to-dfty, and even for. trade requirements the demand bjas been p.f the most trifling .character. Iv breadstuffs there is no sign of improvement; flour, however, maintains a firni aspect, owing ; to tlie few parcels vpffering. ; First Adelaide town brands are quoted at LI? I to Ll3 ss,' and couritry brands are .quitted, at LI 2 to Ll2 ss. Wheat is neglected; ' Feeding grains do not attract the slightest notice, ;and the result of the sale to-day best bespeaks the condition of the market. About 20,000 bushels of oats arid barley were offered under the hammer, but the auctioneers did not succeed in placing more than a hundred, bags pf each, at the low figure of 2s 9d, and the remainder was withdrawn. 'Jhe j^rgc-'s cargo of Mauritius sagar, " consisting of over 4000' bag?, was offered by public sale. There was a large attendance of the trade, who readily responded to the call for advanced rates, aud the whole cargo, to within 200 bags, was cleared off at au improvement of 20s per ton ; 26s to 27s was realised for browns, 35s to 37s was obtained for medium to good counters, and 40s 9d to 43s for -middling to fine white crystals. There i has; been more enquiry for oil, cnl we' hear of about 1000 cases of Cosen's,' tolaud, haying changed hands at, 3s l^d in bond. Candles are far more buoyant, and though holders show more desire to make sales, buyers are not inclined to come forward ; small parcels are disposed of at ls'44d. In teas' we note the sale of the entire cargo of the Jan Peter, amounting in value ; to about L 25,000 or thereabouts, in one line, on terms withheld. A shipment of Smith and M. 'Lean's Scotch ,co r ;gated iron has been disposed of at L 27 for 2ts,giiage, and L 29 for 28 guage. The quality of the iron is said to be superior. In spirits little business has been brought under our notice. A few small parcels of JDKZ geneva have been placed at 10s, white a trifle under was accepted about 1000 cases, Sales pf 39 per cent." o.'p. rum, in hhds, at 3s 3d, are also mentioned.