VICTORIA.

West Coast Times, Issue 680, 28 November 1867, Page 2

VICTORIA.

The "Argus," of the 18fch insfc., reports :— There ha 3 been little animation evinced in the import markets, and few transactions of a speculative character have come under our notice. In breadstuff's, owing to the advanced rates required by holders, no sales of flour have been reported ; wo quote from Ll2 10s , to Ll3 for Victorian. 5i There has, however, been a good deal of 'inquiry for wheat for shipment, but in consequence of the few parcels offering, no business of importance has been transacted ; a small parcel of about 1600 bushels of Tasmanian was sold early in the morning afc ss, being the only sale effected. Maize from Clarance River is offering freely at 3s. but Sydney maize, in sound condition, cannot be bought under 3s 2d. Candles are beginning to move off sfceudily at ll£d. Teas do not excite much notice ; sales of good common congous have been made at Is 4d j a line of medium, in chests, was quitted afc Is 7d ; and fine mediums in half-chests have brought 2s. In sugars, trade parcels ara quitted at L 33 10s for- brewing crystals. We notice that the balance of the Alrhymist's cargo, 5400 bags, will be offered for public sale on Tuesday. The importers of the cargo of sugar ex Wallaroo have, "however, decided on withdrawing that cargo from the market for the present. In oilmen's stores we note sales of Tainsli's jams in quantity at 9s Gd. Linseed oil commands more attention, several parcels having found buyers ; a line of 250 drums of boiled alone was placed afc 4s 9Jd j ! a couple of hundred drums half-boiled aud | half-raw realised 4s 9d. There is a good deal of inquiry for hops on speculation as well as for trade purposes ; a line of 400 pockets of the 1865 crop was taken up on private terms, and subsequently some forty pockets wore refold afc 2s 6d. Ormond cigars are wanted, and 40s has been offered for the only parcel held in fche market, without being responded to. Thirty-eight packages of aromatic tobaccoes, consisting of pounds, half-pounds, and fancy, were placed privately afc up to 2s. At

ruction, fc\ 'sfc in ftv'ty condition brought Is 4id io Is s§-d, a^oirat'cbalf-po-rndsrea^sed Is 9£d, aromatic po- nds sold &b Is Bd, ore 1 , fancy n<; 2i Cd and 2s 4id. A Bb'p-nent of SCO ke^s of American cat noils clunked ha^ds at a figuvo scarcely up to late quotation s. Soles of Machen's s.xufc continue to beeS'ec' id afc equal to 9s 3d.