MELBOURNE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 241, 27 September 1862, Page 4

MELBOURNE.

The Argus of September 18 says:—The extent of transitions in the import marlcet to-<lay has not been great. A parcel of tobacco was offered for s sle by auction, but the trade were indisposed to purchase at tha prices sought for by holders. Messrs. PFrasernnd Cohen offered the cargo of Mauritius sugars of the new crop,, ex Sirius, and a portion of the carco ex Nomade, and placed about 8000 bags. The sale mas well attended, nnd tho biddings tolerably brisk : the prices realised, however, showed a decline of from Ll toLl 10s per ton on the last sales. Tiie prices obtained were as iollow: -Crystals, low grey to eood white, L 37 to L 40 J 10./; low to S counter- sorts, L 32 17a 6d to L 3 3; low rations to good brown L 25 to L3O Ms. per ton. lhe same firm, offered^ the cargo of the Marion, from Colomoo, consisting of a fine parcel of plantation coflee, but none sold. Plantation passed at Hid per Ib, the best offer being 10-Jd per lb; and also disposed of thercareo.ofcedar, ex Brilliant, on the Australian Wharf, at 29s 6d to 3ls 6d per 100 feet. Messrs. Hreigand Murray sold at the Australian WharfSlates, 22 x 12, Lls 15s per 1000 ; do, 18 x 10, Lll 5s do; hay, (all faults), L 3 7s ,6d to L 6 10s per ton; and. at the Hobsou's Iky Bail way, Portland cement (all faults), 13s harS Messrs. 0. S fiossand Co. spjd. on ihe Australian til*?";? ? llie ' Ll3 756d '> 20,000 ft ljin do, ,LU 6s 6d; 2,SGlft 2in do, Llss JOg; DSOUIt liin carpenters' clear, Ll2 17s 6d; 5,000 ft ilia extn ditto, LU .10s-; 2,554 ft lin shelving, LlO 2.d1----12,000ft lin white pine, T. and G. £9 lfi» fid • 11,000 ft do L 9 15s per I,oooft, and itt all 6d; l?,000ft o 6 x 14in- do, l.'s 3d j 2b!S 880 ft o fj&'l6o' 12f ?f r 100 ft J Wack walnut, all faults. 3,574/t ha, and l^n, and Ijin, 30s per lOOit; ash planks. 4,317 ft 3m, 4in. and sin, Ll4 10s per 1 .OOfffc • 6,791 ft do, lin, l.jin, l^in, and 2in, Lls; 2,396 a do' Urn 2m .^Jm, andl &n, Lls 2s Gd; -8,201 hickory pranks, l£m, 2m, 2^in, and 3in, LlB 17s 6d wr 1,000 ft; 132,500 4Ht sawn latlu, 35s per 1,000• 30,000 do do, :35s 6d. Abo, deals, with all faults' 11.x 3, G^d per foot ,• 45,000 ft white flooring, T and G, 13s 9d per 100 f t; red and white do, 11s 6d do • red do, 11s 9d ; white do, 12s 01 do; 1,400 red do, 133 3d do ; weatherboard do, 6 x |in, 83 to 8s 3ddo; 7x3 battens, all faults, at 4d per foot. :