MELBOURNE.

Southland Times, Issue 1344, 6 December 1870, Page 2

MELBOURNE.

Thti.Jlrgu* o£ the 29tif ulfc. reports : — In. the import market .business has .been dull and inactive, and transactions, with the exception of sugar, have not keen*' of inucfi account. In breadstuiSs cnnsiderable-dulnea^prevailsfjsalba of flour are. limited to the -disposal > of trade par- • eels at dBI2-15s:per .ton,.or 12s 9d pepcental} secondary brands can bo purbhssed. at £12 :10a, or 12s 6d per cental, and for small lots, up to £13, or 13s per cental; continues to.bfi obtained;: Wheat i§ steady at 5s 6d to 5b 9d per bushel,, oi 9a 2d to 9s 7d per cental. FoiNew Zealand we quote 5s 2d per bushel,; or 8s 6£d per centaL Oats are steady, and good-sampleo 3s 7d n prei%^\nm'g'ukgfeSo:»aTsF f are saleable a^ 3s 5d per bjislieV °?- ? s , G && P er centaL Mares is quitted at 4s Id,' Or 7s 3id per cental, for quantities, 1 while trade, parcels :firid' buyers at 45.2 d per bushel, or 7s. s|d pec cental. Thereiß aTbetter enquiry for- good: old^and leatyi descriptions of teas at Is, at which figure several: i parcels have been cleared off.; A ;cargo of-Mau-. ritius sugar, consisting. of .4642 bags,' ;was ; offered yes£srdaj,:and.tbough:s good- attendance of the: trade was secured, the sale dragged very .consider-, ably, the biddings were .without any. spirit, and: the prices obtained likewise.- barely -sustain late quotations,, a . circumstance to be wondered -at. when the advices to hand.are taken, into account.: Abeufc4ooQ bags- were disposed of -i 36s to. 38si: waa.got forimiddlrng/to.fine.yel]ows r '3Bs,to 39s 3d for grainy/brewing' sorts, and 38s 6d to; 39a for. middling to fine whites Dates from Mauritius to the 29th October j-epqrt Jhat what little business was doing was at.the_rate of 7.25 dol for white, and holders were refusing 6.75d0L fbiryeW low. Gox>4 to jlpw browns quoled at 5.50 dol. to .6doL//In : iiquidsj sales of 30 per cent. o.p. rum are mentionjedat 4s; f> , •:, , : ..- .