The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-26 00:00:00

in the great scarcity of flour at all the Chili=
ports, which has now been put beyond a doubt by
later concurring advices. So great seeths to have
been the competition along thelvesti3oast to obtain
the very small quantity of flour which a large
demand for Australia and the Brazils has allowed
to remain, that the price had advanced there to
11; dollars per 2-quintal sack—an unprecedented

value in Chili.
Depending, as we now do, until the coming in
of the new harvest, altogether on the supplies we
may receive from Chili, it was to be expected that
prices would rise on receipt of the news above
referred to ; but a rise was established by holders
fa

r quicker than was at first foreseen, on account
au extensive demand setting in, to supply up-
untry stations and most of the diggings, 'which
pear to be simultaneously running bare. From
;4 the price quickly rose to £37, at which it
nained for several days—advanced gradually to

inadeq

to the present-demand On them,

late, in fact

will have, in all probability, to advance still

from the neighbouring colonies, we

nothing to expect, and no large arrivals from
Can well take Place before a month -or six

Of Wheat the market has been almost entirely
►are during the whole of the present month, and
aillers would buy almost any sample that came to
aarl«.t at 16s` 6d.

In Riee'a very spirited business has been doing;
a demand for Patna, for Bendigo, and Mary.

borough, has been very large, and all the stocks in
the town have been cleared out at from 231. to
25/, the price rose to 281. Supplies to a considerable
amount, however, having been lately received, by
the Undine, from Calcutta—as well as from
Adelaide and Sydney—the price has somewhat
declined, and cannot be quoted higher to-day than

Oats we can notice no improvement for fin(
to California 6s to 6s 6d could be made, but

Scotch

none at present in the market
in neglected, and may be bought at 55.,
most holders ask 5s 6d. Barley is quite
e, and 4s per bushel is a sufficiently high

£273,026

IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND CUSTOMS REVENUE
for the week ending Oct. 20, 1855
for the week ending Oct. 20

if Imports over ExportS for week

263,792

£9,297

Imports from Ist January to Oct. 20, inclusive.. 07.918,689
Exports from Ist January to Oct. 20, inclusive 9,827,202

Excess of Exports over Imports since Ist January £1,908,513

Customs2orevenue for the week ending)
O
£26,080 1 6 ct.
Total customs2o revenue from Ist January } £793,876 6 10
to Oct. . .

Amount of gold export duty for week end-
Z 7,768 3 5
ing Oct. 20
Total duty from ht May

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MELBOURNE, 24th October, 1855.—Although the spring
has fairly commenced, and there is a revival in trade, yet the
improvement, except in reference to a very few articles, is not
so decided as was expected. This, we believe, is mainly owing
to the unfortunate state of commercial affairs in Sydney, where a
sort of crisis, little inferior apparently in intensity to that which
Melbourne has just passed through, has commenced. This
ke that of Melbourne, having arisen from over• trading
and over-importation, it is certain that a great portion of the
surplus, in, the shape of bankrupt stock, will be forced upon
this market ; and in this way the material revival in trade and
confidence, which was so confidently anticipated, will be
retarded. While we record, however, this unfavourable cir-
cumstance, it is right to note that it is greatly counterbalanced
by others of a decidedly favourable character. We allude
more particularly to the extraordinary development of our
golden treasures, not only by the operations of quartz-crushing,
formerly mentioned, but by the discovery of new gold fields,
where the alluvial deposits bid fair to equal those of the far-
famed Ballaarat, Mount Alexander, and Bendigo. The
principal gold field of recent discovery, is at Fiery Creek, a
stream which rises in the Pyrenees, considerably to the west-
ward of Ballaarat. About 50,000 persons are said to be already
on the spot, Some specimens of gold, silver, and copper, of
most extraordinary richness, from quartz reefs at Steiglitz,
about 25 miles to the north of Geelong, have likewise been
exhibited. Very little is known of the extent of these reefs,
but those who have visited them have conceived a very high
opinion of their value.

- We have farther peculiar pleasure in reporting favourably
of the extent of cultivation, and of the highly promising
appearance of the crops throughout the whole of the Australian
colonies. The harvest commences at the end of next month,
and should it turn out as good as may at present be fairly

13, and have a most ireponar

st not overlook the fact of the new constitn-
ed by the James Baines. The establishment

system of government has had a most
neral

develop.

and th,

ity, of Canada and the Cape of Good Hope, and we
doubt that similar effects will result from a similar
e in Australia.

y remark, with reference to trade generally, that
•

wand is no* so brisk or extensive as was antici-

ales of merchandise generally, have, within the
)eing at an advance of 10 per cent on the prices
have been gladly taken at the commencement of

11 American merchandise, except furniture and
lied to the season, has been cleared from first
rive ; so that such goods are much wanted at the

We subjoin our usual remarks on the principal imports.
LIQUORS—Brandy : purchases of this article for the
.erior have been recently made, and invoices have been sold

to arrive. The best brands have advanced about 3d per
gallon, and, in consequence of diminished imports, are held
firmly at our present quotation. Runt : There is very little
doing. Geneva : The stocks of good Geneva are getting low,
and few shipments are reported. Old Tom : The best is in
fair demand. Inferior qualities are quite unsaleable. Port :
Medium and good qualities in bulk are in demand, and realise
improved prices. Good Cherry in bulk has also advanced.
Light NN ines : Though few transactions have as yet taken
Place, there are new inquiries for all kinds of light wines.
Good Claret has advanced. The stocks of Sauterne on hand
are generally inferior, and good quality is wanted. Muscatel
wine is unsaleable. Malt Liquors : Bass's sound ale realises
£lO per hogshead. There is a considerable quantity of unsound
ale in the market, and the stocks generally beavy. The prices
of good brands range from £8 lOs to £9. Bottled ale can
only be sold with porter in the proportion of a fourth. Stout,
both in bulk and bottle, is advancing. There is a good
demand for the latter, and the imports are not at present equal
to the legitimate consumption. There are inquiries for cider
and syrups, but no transactions reported.
TOBACCO, CIGARS, &c—Of the best brands of tobacco, there
is a small stock, and prices are advancing. Honeydew and
other kinds are well supplied• Sheepwash is worth 8d per
lb. In cigars there is no change.
GROCERIES, OILNI-_,N.B STORES, &C.-The imports of
candies having greatly diminished, they are held more firmly,
and some sales have been made at an advance on last month's
prices. Pure sperm are scarce. Coffee : The market is
getting bare ; email shipments are coming forward front
Sydney ; but fine qualities are very scarce, and prices are firm.
There is no native Ceylon nor Chicory in the market. Rio
Coffee is unsaleable. Fruits : Dried Apples are very firm.
Currants are in demand, and prices have improved. Turkey

tins are very scarce, and have realised is Id per lb. Jams and
jellies are advancing. Elemo and Cape raisins are scarce.
Walnuts are worth 5,1 d to 6d ; Barcelona nuts, 5d to 6d.
There is no sale for American bottled fruits. Hops have
slightly improved. Good Kent have been sold as high as
3s 3d, and Belgian is 6d to is 81 per lb. Pickles are inquired
for. Sauces generally are lower ; hut Lee and Perrin's, being
,uitable for a warm climate, are saleable. Cleves and peppers
are scarce ; small ~t11,;,11i-; hive been frnrn

1. There is

I no rock slit in the market. Soar,
aproving. There is no sale for Steel

white (feather), nor for salt water soap. Sugar : fine sugars
have slightly declined, the stocks being heavy. Tea is firm at
our quotations. There is little good tea in the market. Half
and a quarter chests are wanted. Sales to the trade, of
Congou, arc reported at higher rates than our quotations.
BREADSTUFFS—The promising appearance of the crops in
the Australian Colonies prevents speculation, otherwise prices
would rise. It appears that the stocks of flour at all the
diggins have become bare simultaneously, and large
quantities have been purchased in town, and forwarded to the
interior. At the same time information has been received of
a vessel in Adelaide having failed in procuring a cargo in
Chili, and having loaded with barley. The market is therefore
firmer, and likely to remain so until the end of the year, when
the new crop may be expected to furnish supplies. Consider-
able purchases have been made by Melbourne capitalists of
Adelaide wheat of the next crop at 6s. to 7s. the per bushel. In
meantime there is no Hasall or Gallego, nor Adelaide
flour, and the little Chilian in first hands is held for £4O.
nasal' and Gallego would readily bring Bs. per barrel. The
present price of wheat is 16s, the market very bare. Split
peas' oatmeal, and potatoes, have declined. Sago has ad-
vanced. Rice is again advancing. There is now a large con-
sumption of this article here, and the market speedily rallies
after a depression. norsefeed—Oats are still extremely
depressed, the stock being very large, and our hay harvest is
now in progress. Chilian barley has also been overdone, and
is not readily saleable. Chilian beans—Sales to the amount
of £3OOO to £4OOO have been made at 4,id.
PROVISIONS.—There is rather more inquiry, and sales of