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Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 529, 8 June 1869, Page 2

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(Jkey Rjvek Argus Ollice, Monday evening. I'iie mnounb of revenue received at bhe Custom House on goods passed for home consumption on Saturday and Monday, June 0 anil 7, was £97 Us Sd. The items were as follows : — June 5. Brandy - - - £72 4 2 £72 4 2 June 7. Brandy - - - £17 0 10 Tobacco - - - 8 7 6 i'2s 8 4 Melbourne. — The Argus of the 2Sth ulb. reports : — In the import markets an extremely quiet day has beeu passed. Apart from the auction sales, little or no business has come uuder our notice, the utmost difficulty being experienced in quitting goods privately. In I>read3tuffs, we note the disposal of trifling lots of flour at Ll4 for best brands ; and for other descriptions, offers of less monsy would not be refused. Wheat is not offering freely at all ; and though no transactions can be reported, holders are too independent, owing to the small quantity coming, to accept of 6s, the figure generally offered by buyers for best samples of Victorian or Port MacDonnell; we quote 6s to 6s 2.1. Oats are very firm at 4s to 4s 3d ; a parcel of 4000 bushels New Zealand feeding oats was placed at 4s. There is a very good trade doing in maize, which is moved oft' readily at 4s 2d to 4s 3d. There is a fair inquiry for cornsacks in bond, for shipment. Considerable parcels have been disposed of at 10s 9d, in bond. No further transactions in sugar are mentioned, though it is reported that a heavy sale is pending. The cargo of the Louisa will be offmd for sale at Geelong, to-morrow afternoon. A further arrival is reported to-diiy — the West Indian, from Mauritius — while the Sarah is stated to be on the way round from Adelaide, likewise with a cargo of Mauritius sugar. Sales of tine congou teas for trade purposes have been nvide afc up to 2s. The parcel advertised for public s.ile to-day wf s not offered, the sale having been postponed. Some 3800 packages will, however, be submitted to public competition to-mor-row forenoon. Caudles are inquired for in moderate lots at 10^d for best brands. The timber market will be enlivened by the offer to-morrow of three cargoes of Baltic flooring, the lumber per Marianne and Zouave, while the Oregon timber per Panther vill be dis posed of on Tuesday next. Bar aud iron rod is wanted, and some rather large parcels have been quitted at a full price. We hear of more business doing in liqnids. About 100 butts of medium to fine sherries have changed hands, on terms withheld. Martell's brandy in case has been moved off readily at 243, and we learn that the price has now been advanced to 24s 6d. Hennessy's case ban been placed at 27s 3d. Cen--1 tral Vineyards pale brandy in bulk has been 1 quitted afc 0s 7 id.