MELBOURNE.

Southland Times, Issue 673, 22 May 1867, Page 2

MELBOURNE.

ft 'By ' til© Ejjmbnt, we are ' iq receipt" of Me a of Viotoriaai papers to r 'tß.e i i3tK 7 inst,, wo take" the following items of commercial from- ; Bhe Atgaa't— In th^e iniportinfirketeibaßiness throughout the flay hajß ; woTO an eiceedindy quiet aspect, for thSugn 'aliTides regarding shipments are looked Vf oa with a fftToraWe eye, there has bea» little g$

no- excitement. In breadstuff?, transactions are confined to purchases for mere trade purposes, at £11 lOsr for Victorian flour. Of wheat there are no sales; prices, however, remain unaltered. Tobaccos are very firm, and have an improving tendency. The sale at the bonds resulted in the "disposal of 190 packages of twists. . Low qualities; were quitted at sid., and other descriptions, according to condition, were disposed of at 9d to fl's Bd. > The tens and sheepwash were withdrawn. Privately, however, we understand that some 200 boxes'of fine tens, ex Caroline, have been placed at up to 16i, and further sales are pending ./Teas meet with a free sale. A line of about 600 halfchests of medium congous changed hands at fully up to late quotations. By private telegram, dates' have reached us from ,Foo-Chow to 9th March (instead of 24th, as usual), which report business for the. season at an end, but no further news is given than that brought by the Venezuela. In kerosene oil we hear of some 400 cases of Downer's haying been placed at 2s. Bd. . Currants are decidedly easier, and .sales are .mentioned at prices ranging from 4£d. to4£d. There has been a considerable demand for candles for export, and owing to'ithe small, quantities at present to be met with in bond, higher rates in -proportion than those" realised for duty-paid have been ; obtained. About 600 boxes met with purchasers, in parcels, at Hid. iv bond. Sales of fine cheese came under our notice, at 15d. Woolpacks are stated to have been disposed of at 4s. White starch is firmer, and holders now ask 7d. In liquids, we hear of Hennessy's case brasdy having been purchased at 265. .• Ten per cent. o.p. rum, in hhds., has been quitted, for trade purposes, at 3s. 3d. A parcel of Otard's pale : brandy, in quarter-casks, has been- bought, terms withheld. The rice intended t6 have been offered to-day by auction was withdrawn owing to the arrival' of the mail. Advices • forwarded by telegraph speak-favour-ably as to shipment. The "Wolverine, reported last month as loading at Calcutta, is the only departure thence for this port. > There was nothing loading at Calcutta. Stocks' ;were light, aud prices were firm. . =. ..: •;. . •'■ \