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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 993, 2 October 1871, Page 2

Melbourne - -The Argun of the 14th says : — A very moderate amount of business has been transacted in the import markets today, but sales generally have, so largely partaken of a retail character as to have excited little, if any, interest whatever. Breadstuff's show no animation. Flour is offering at Ll4 10s to Ll5, according to quality, but only small lots are disposed of. An attempt was made to quit an Adelaide country brand at auction, but there was nothing sold. Adelaide wheat was at the same time got rid of at 5s 1 Id. About a thousand bushels prime Adelaide, disposed of privately, were placed at 6s net. Feeding grains are very quiet. Oats, according to sample, are held at 8s 3d to 3s 7d for good feeding to good milling. A few odd parcels have been quitted at our quotations. Sales of maize hare been made at 4s, the market being thus a, shade easier. Quicksilver meets with a good deal of notice. We hear of about 150 bottles of a late arrival having bnen quitted at prices rising to 3s l^d. In teas, little business has corao under our notice. The sale of the Australind's shipment of about 4000 packages congous, to come off to-morrow, attracts some attention. Sugars are in slow sale, chiefly owing to so little being in stock. We observe, however, tbe arrival of the Kalahome from Mauritius, announced this morning. This vessel brings dates from Port Louis to the 6th August, but there is no n«ws yet to hand. It is supposed that she brings the first cargo of the new crop. The Francis M illy, whose arrival is also reported, is from Penang, and her cargo, which consists of about 6000 bags sugar, 800 bags rice, and 360 bags black pepper, is advertised for auction sale on Menday next. Seventy cases Braby's iron, 2(5 Ruage, were taken up at L 27 17s Gil to L29--7s (id. In liquids, we hear of the quittance of a considerable shipraeut of Tennent'a ale at 10s.