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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 616, 28 December 1869, Page 2

Melbourne.— The Argm of the 2oth inst, reports :— Business at the close of the week has not evinced any improvement on the dulnf-ss which characterised the earlier part. Sales to-day have, in consequence, been of very little account. Trade in breadstufts is confined to supplying immediate wants. Flour .continues to lie disposed of in small parcels at Lll 10s to Ll2. Wheat is very firm at os 3d for beat Adelaide descriptions. Maize is ntendy at 3s 9d for trade purposes. There is no inquiry for parcels, the prices offered for quantities being too unsatisfactoy to admit of any chance o,f leading to business to present, Country orders for oats still kpep clmpmngin. We note as a result a gowl demand for fair samples at 3s 93, to 3s 10<l. Cornsackd are pnee more coming into notice W« hear of fair-sized parcels being quitted at 12s. Kero, sene oil is very firm. We understand that as much as 2s 2d has been paid for a line of 1000 cases Devoe's. There is nothing whatever doing in dried fruits, currants a* well as raisins being quite neglected. Quotations for good fruits are very firm at 4£d. Sardines are scarce, and wanted. Halves have been run up, 1 0i, an,d for qnarters, 5s 9d ib required. Blasting powder is without much notice. Sales of outside brands arc reported at S^d. New hops ('69 Kent's) are now. coming forward. Sales of prime parcels are effected at. Is lOd. Prepared opium finds buyers at 255. The clearances of gold effected at the Customs during the week amounted to 28550za. The total quantity exported since .the; . beginning of the year has been 1,682,58y0z5, of which 265,1870zs were transhipments from New Zen land. The total exports during ' the corresponding period of last year amounted to 1,881. 175. >zs, of which 251,0820zs were the produce of New Zealand gold fields.