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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 199, 23 April 1867, Page 2

Melbourne.—The Argus of the loth iust, reports as follows j— = The arrival of the. English mail having been telegraphed at an early hour this morning,. business throughout the day became in a measure suspendee). Advices as telegraphed show a great falling off in shipments, and cannot fail to 'influence the markets favorably. Shipments of candles are reported at eighty-nine tons, but it must not be overlooked in connexion with this fact that at least thirty tons of these have already arrived, and as in the supplement of last month none were reported for-Sydney» it may fairly be surmised that little or nothing has gone fe>rward to that colony. Spirits, wines, &c, appear as very light. Shipments of oils have also decreased. Private telegrams regarding teas report the departure from Chiua of the .Shelburne, fov Sydnej. No vessels were loading, hut three or four small cargoes were being prepared for tine colouics, the remainder of the season's congou in the market having been purchased for that purpose. No information regarding shipments coming forward from Calcutta or other Indian ports reached us during business hours. Breadstuffs show an improvement. Flour is decieledly stiffer, though no actual alteration in price is yet reporteel. We hear of some 10,000 bushels of Port MacDonnell wheat having been sold, to arrive, for shipment, at equal to us 2el net, a figure which shows a tendency to advance. Victorian wheat is alsoquoteela shade higher, viz., 4s 9el coys for prime samples. Maize lias been sold, in quantity, at 4s —a slight rise. A parcel of about forty bales of Dundee cornsacks has ehangeel hands at 13s 3d.