AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1001, 21 July 1883, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT.] Coursing. Melbourne, Yesterday. The final course for the Waterloo Cup was run to-day, and was won by Rhondathe, Legerdemain being runnerup. Political. Sydney, Yesterday. In the course of a speech at Kaiami to-day, the Premier stated that the Government would appeal to the country if the Land Bill, which was to be introduced during the approaching session of Parliament, was rejected.

Shipping Sailed , yesterday afternoon —Union steamship Rotomahana, for Auckland. The Markets. New Zealand oats, 2s 3d per bushel. There is no New Zealand wheat in the market. Maize, per bushel, 2s rod. feugar Company’s No 1 pieces, L 35 per ton. Adelaide, Yesterday. Wheat is steady at ss. Flour per ton, Li 1 5s to Lll ios; country brands, LIOSS to Lio 10s. Freights on wool to London, greasy per lb, scoured

[Received July 21, 1 p.m.] The Timber Trade. ivikljbouknb, To-day. Messrs C. S. Ross, and Co., of this city, report sales of New Zealand timber, ex Devonport, Mai i Virginia, and Circe as follows : —Kami pine, average prices per looft super, hewn logs, 14s 6d; sawn flitches, 14s 6d; dressed boards, y 2 inch, 3s 2d. Average prices per 100 ft lineal, T and G flooring, 6 x 753 4 x 7s 6d; 4xl inch, 4s; white pine sawn boards, 9s 3d; dressed boards, xos per 100 ft super. The demand for timber has slackened, and the market is weak.