COMMERCIAL.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 185, 21 March 1867, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

CfIRKTCHuitOH. —^O-JjyttelU)n Tlme3 of ' tlie l^say^- ; -J^; ; ' \ ■; :: ' : : -^ ; ': : "-\ : W^ tlie lQadin^hoiises of thi*s : city, Messrs Thiel, Mj'tton a«d*'t!o. A circular was issued by them on Tues^lajv announcing tlie fact, and. calling .a. nieeting.;.of . creditors on . Monday next. ; ~ ; -.;■■•',■■' :'\;'\. T: '' ' : \[ ."..■-#•■■'■.'■ Melbourne. — The Argus of the 13th inst. regpris as follows ;— .. ... ..... ,;,.._.;: lnihe import markets business maintains a quiet aspect: In Adelaide fiour there are no sales to report ; the market is quite-bare of supjjlios, and the /Ooorong; the latest -arrival from South .Australia, had scarcely anything /on .boar^..; '-Trade'sales'of Victorian flour are mentioned: ; at LIV 10s to Ll2, iFov wheat tte demand continuGß brisk, there being.buyers in the uiarket to a muoh larger extentfHhan/ what is now offering/Some 4000 brishels of Port'MacDonnell wheat changed hands ' at up- to 5s .1 We also hear of abontT.4ooQ 4 , bushels of Victorian wheat having been plaaed at 4s 6d, Oats are moved off slowly at 3s 3s to 3s 6d. Prime samples of barley/ suitable for seed, .have been placed at 3s 3d to 3s. 6d. Maize has been disposed of at 3s 9d .to. ;3s lOd, by auction ; trade sales continue to be effected at 4s. A large demand has sprung up within the last few days for boots and shoes, and considerable transactions have been effected at improved rates. Shipments to arrive and on the spot, to the extent of L 15,000; have been quited privately. This is a rather unusual circumstance ; goods of this description being generally sold under the hammer. Genuine well assorted invoices are now well worth twenty to twenty-five per cent advance. & parcel ofsi}g^^jg|gMj tainin&j^^jtfflHPjPVß^^Rerras fully susg^P^^fiesales. A consignment of ten of Miintz metal has changed hands for export, at 9£d per lb. Malt is quite neglected; we, however, learn of the sale of a parcel of BQQ bushels, at 11s in b^^' Under the hammer, candles, in! faiiltyilSlindition, were disposed of at Is 2^cl to l^SHi) and sound parcels found buyers, at Is 2|d" to "is 3|d, net cash; Tho Neva Company, this afternoon, announced a reduction in the price of their brands of a penny, the rate now required being Is 4d. In kerosene oil no actual sales have come uuler our notice. Trausaotious are, however, said to be pending on account of another market. In liquids, we note sales of Preston whiskey at close on 9s 6d, A parcel of 300 cases JDKZ geneva has been sold at 10s. In Hennessy's case brandy we note a marked decline, sales being freely made in parcels at 225. Some 800 cases of Duuphy's stout, sold all faults, realised 6s. The cargo of sugar, per Danish ||eauty, will be offered by x>ublic sale to-morrow. In timber we 'note Bales by > auction of the Western Chief's and Atalauta's spruce detils, and 20,000 feet clear white and liOOjrcd deals, ex Morning LigLt ; also, 74,000 slates ex Beatrice. '