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Grey River Argus, Issue 957, 21 August 1871, Page 2

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Gkby Eiy.Bß Ar.Gps Office, Saturday evouing.. The nmonnt of revenue received at the Cistoott on goods paaaed for bouio consuraution to-day was £38 2s Od.

Mkujournk.— The "Aryii* of the 10th roports as follows :— Business m tbo imporb markets yesterday was extremely languid, and disposition to operate oxteusively being effectually checked l.y the prevailing uncertainty 1 regarding tho tariff. In broadstuffs, transactions are still very limited, although a slightly improved freling may be noted. Heat brands of ictorian flour arc still quoted at Ll6 per ton, and a line of 50 tons Adelaide flour has been placed at LIG per ton, duty paid. For wheat there has been rather more inquiry, nnd a small lot of 300 bags Adelaide found a purchaser at 7s, while for a line of 211 bags New Zealand medium quality wheat, 5a G 1 per bushel was accepted. Oats have also been more in demand, and a parcel of 1000 bags ordinal y New Zealand feed oats have been placed at 3s sd, while some 400 bags inferior was let go at 3s 4d per bushel. Maize continues dull, and cannot be quoted over 3s 8.1 per bushel for prime samples. For malt there has been more iuquiry ; chiefly, however, for duty-paid parcels, and we learu that fully 100 tanks of last season's malt have been taken up at an advance on recent sales. Iv oilmen's sto.res, we learn that an invoice of 450 packages, consisting of Colman s, Batty's, and Why brow's goods, has been placed at very satisfactory rates. . Currants continue* to bo disposed of in fair parcels at Old to 6id per lb, duty paid, according to qualityi In sugars ho salts of importance c:m be recorded, only some 300 bags counters to middling whites having boon disposed of at frqm.L33.to L 37 per ton. ->Vc learn also that the «argo of the Esinei\<lda, consisting of some 7000 mats, advertised for sale tomorrow, is postponed until Monday. In kerosene tbore h:\3 been but little doing, but we understand that of the 15*700 cases brought by the Agra, 4000 cases have been sold to arrive. Of tobaccoes, privately no sales can be reported ; under the hammer, however, 211 packages were quitted at the following