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Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 528, 5 June 1869, Page 2

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CitKv JJivEit Argus Office, Friday evening. Tiio amount of revenue received at the Custom House on goods parsed for home consumption on. Thirsihy and Friday, June 3 and 4, was £5,08 2a Id. The items were as follows : — Junk 3. Brandy - - - £68 12 5 Twi - - " 52 6 Jlnm - - - 19 1 7 Sugar - - - 9 610 £102 3 4 Gold duty , r -£125 0 0 June 4. Brnndy - - ? £137. 15 4 Whisky , , - 22 9 5 Rum - i - - 45 14 4 Wine , , - - 13. 18 4 Old torn , - , 10 8 6 Bitters ■ ■ - 4 8 6 Absynth'e -. - - 9 3 9 Tobacco - - - 4Q 19 6 Dittos - - * 44 0 Drapery - -. -. 8 19 Sugar -. ■ r 71 211 Sundries - •. : 3J 7 5 £405 \8 9 Gold duty , t .£392 311 Melbourne.— The Arrjus, of the 20th, reports : — Business m the impprt markets has been very dull to-day, no improvement being visible,. In breadstuff's, flour and wheat exhibit no change. Holders remain linn, but purchasers show a tendency to hang back, pending a change in their favor. For Vie- ' torian flour we repeat our quotation of Ll4, and wheat is disposed of at the former figure lof 6s 3d. Maize remains at 4s 3d to 4s 4d. ' Oats brings 4s to 4s 2.1. A parcel of 10,000 cases of kerosene, to, arrive, was sold ta-day on private terms. Currants were quitted at 2>jd, in bond. Linseed oil sold at 3s 9d. Sales in Arnold's ale took place at 9s, and Blood's stout realised 9s Gd. A successful auction sale of 352 packages of tobacco was eff jcte I at such rates as — aromatic, Is OAd ; bars, 10% d ; tens, 8d to B.{d.