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THE COLONY IN 1856.
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"Best hay, £7 10s. to £8 10s.
"Second do., £6 to £7.
"Stained, £4 to £5.
"Number of loads for the week, 468; do., preceding do., 425.

"John Butler."


"PRICES OF FLOUR, ETC., AT TOWN MILLS.

"4th of July, 1856.

"W. Degraves and Co.—Fine flour, £22 per ton; seconds, Chilian, £20 do.; Gallego and Haxall, £25; bran. 1s. 8d. per bushel; wheat bought at 8s. to 8s. 6d. per bushel.

"Dight's Mills.—Fine flour, £22 per ton; seconds, £20 per do.; Haxall, £29 per do.; bran, 1s. 8d. per bushel; wheat bought at 8s. to 8s. 3d.

"Fulton and Smith's Mills.—Fine flour, £22 per ton; seconds, £20 per do; bran. 1s. 9d. per bushel; wheat bought at 7s. 6d. to 8s.

"Carlton Steam Mills.—Fine flour, £21 per ton; seconds, £19 per do.; bran. 1s. 8d. per bushel; wheat bought at 7s. 8d. to 7s. 9d. per bushel."



"MELBOURNE LABOUR MARKET.

"There is no material alteration in the price of labour the last week, but wages generally have a