MELBOURNE.

Southland Times, Issue 1812, 28 October 1873, Page 2

MELBOURNE.

1 ' The Argus of the' 2oth inst. reports :— Bakers' lota of- flonr continue, to be, moved off at op to £li lss. For parcel*, however, £14 5s is generally^asfced, thongh;m some instances £14f 2s 6d would not be refused! There is still very little wheat offering V the few small parcels which >cbiild be got hold of have, howeter, beeji quitted •t 65.3d.t0, 6a sd, and the market is firm at these quotations'. In oats there is ho new feature ; feeding-sorts maintain quotations at 4a 6d to 4s Bd. Maize is steady at **» Dat we have nothing to add to the business lately reported. Cements i<»r© jsteadily 'moving off ; a parcel of 600 /barrels : best brands has changed hands on private terms ' —a concession on our quotation of 22s 6d was, ' we' taffderstand, allowed, however. Candles are .in fa.trj request for, trade purposes at 11 id, but no large lines are got rid of. Cornsacks are not saleable over 12a 3d. Woolpftcks have been quitted at 3b 7d to 3s 83. Quicksilver is saleable in moderate lots at 4s 8d to 4s 9d. In liquids, brandies, r being without. the excitement of, any fresh telegram from England, are easier ; Hen» nessy's 1872 more especially is now offering at 9s lid in parcels, and 9a 3d for smaller lots; Hennesay's case can likewise be had on lower terms/holders, being willing to sell at 3os. Rum, 10.0.p,, has advanced, the stock being so much; .reduced; we .quote as much as 4j for best brands. Messrs ft. GoHsbroogh and Co. report under 'date October 15 as^foUows : — ~ i .;"; WooL^Pendtng the opening of the sales there : '^^o business doing. Our first auction will be ' neld'bn Wedriesday, the 82nd inst;, and we shall bare a large^ quantity to offer, including a number of thelbat^Biverintf^ilipS./ (Before 'that dale th^ i^EjßgUmbi.xaaiij will { no. doubt .have; arrived, with" and jft^ditibnal pjrden, \ coppequcnfy . .^^^^mpetiUoh willJbV^c^u^ of tn f ' ships idr, < the-Februair' J Bal^ f are'iri^Bnded to leave before the' dale of the 'first sale, some of then) haying decided to wait specially, and thus secure - f> ttrger^ freighti!.^ "There 1 win -be ample -time 1 fo 'sbipmente to the February »ale«np to the seeoni growersi wil 1 have the chance of J; realising at ie^veml of tho •uctioD.sales bflre, . and: itflltbevable. toarrango for shipment should they decide , on the latte • Bheepskinß.— We Hffifr alspbsed of a large quantity by auction duiing the week at about

1 late prices, tiz., butchers' skins, 5s to 8s each ; I extra large sizeß/Ss to 9b each ; Bnd station dried, i from 5d to B*d perlb. t Hides -are in lair demand, the local tanners having t«*W the week's supply' at satisfactory prices. Ox hides are worth from 23b to 33s each, cow hides 14s to 22s| eoch, jwet salted 4*d to s*d per lb, and calf jskin* Id M* % i : „ 9V% . TaUow.^-At puf ; s^le\on Tuesda^ we soli 230 casks, of 'all sbrta,! toMie local and shipping trade; Prices^art by s no lfieam^firm, more particularly for lower qualities.^ TKe: following may be taken as market quotations — Mutton, ±aa lU3 to £34 10s ; beef, £31 to £32 10s ; mited, £30 to £32 10s ; and inferior, £25 to-£88~p«-tonr