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(From the- Sydney Jlfoi'nniy Ifauihl.)
MELBOURNE. - Thursday, Jan. 4. To-morrow will be observed as a day of humiliation and prayer on account of the drought. It is believed the observance will be general. Dennistown Wood, rejected at Villiers, will contest Maldon. Aspinall, defeated at Grenvillo, goes to Portland. Almost every seat in the second batch will be contested.
Business generally is quiet ; but there is a very brisk trade demand for wheat and flom. The latter at unaltered rate. 9s Gd accepted for about half of the Othello's cargo of California;! wheat. Californian flour sold at L 22 oh to L 22 10s. Currants firm at Gd. Ilcnncssy's brandy sold in considerable parcels at 275. Bottled stout still continues in heavy demand. At Clough's wool sale, to-day, 1240 bales catalogued, and 900 sold. Prices : Greasy, 9d to ,12d ; half-scoured, 16d to 25(1 ; fleece, Is[d to 21-Jd. Qualities below average.
Friday, Jan. fl. Today has been generally observe.. as a fast day. Business was entirely suspended, and the churches were well attended, The Minister of Customs jssuod yesterday a* notice requesting all persons requiring a refund of duties to prefer' their claims, paid under the rejected tsirin", excepting those who have taken legal proceedings against tho Government. Weather sultry.
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West Coast Times, Issue 100, 12 January 1866, Page 3
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