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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 57, 6 August 1885, Page 4

on the 2nd imt., iind tit 10 p.m. was abreast off Sta.iheiis Island ; 3rd. the day opened with strong 'jreezo and heavy head sea fro n 5.5.8., wliiHi increaspjl to a violent -';ilu with tromondous st, i a, rendering tho vessel almost urinnuiago able ; at 5 p.m wus eomp^liefl to run for J shelter to Que-.v; ObarioMo':-; Mourni, where j she ancliored throe; hours lator, leaving again aL G a.m. yestt:i\lay au-.l arriving as above. After discharging the Welliiigton.portioa of her' cargo, the Tamsui-i proceeds to Lvttoitoh and Port dial- I saors. Messrs Johnston and Co. are har agents, i .' • % , A BAD START. ' (UNITED PRRSS ASSOCIATION.) Dunkdin, 'TuesJay . The barque Braemar (Captain Caw.), from Glasgow, with twenty passengers, hfis arrived. " Sliu left Greenock for this -port on February 27, and encountered a terrifiic gale off Isle on March 1. On that day her foretop-gallant mast was; carried away, and later on her spanker gaff also went, which, m its fall, smashed 'the saloon skylight, and did other damage, bonifies . .injurinsj Cuptain Caw, the second officer, nnd the man at the .wheel. , During the {file 'it was impossible to". 'clear the wreckage, which wajsl shiashins' .against, the vessel's side wiiihf ear l r ul; violence. On the following day another fierce gale sprang up. and tjne Vessel was forced to run before it. On the G fch the gale moderated, and she was towed into Stornoway Harbor. The ' second "start was more fortunate. Her passage iws occupied 103-days. , I ' Wednesday. " j irit'elligerice has been received that the. ) Te ••Anau had bad weather on her voyage :M Hobarb,. and some' valuable cattle shipped- died on the passage. They were insured.. . -.. v , :Gkeymouth, Wednesday; •The tJriion Company intend running a weekly service -between ', Dunedin and G-reyrnouth. VThe steamers to be : employed are. tiic x Qniapere, Mahinapua, Korinui. and Graf ton. The ports of call are to bo Omaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, .Wellington, and Nelson each way. ("ELECTRICr TEiiISGKAPH. — COPrUIGIIT. ) SPJECIAL TO UNITED PRESS ASS»CIATION., ■" ■■-;*■'' •■'■.•■■■■. . ' ■ ■ • v London, August 4. The Melboutne Harbor Trust dredge, Melbdurnei bound for her destination; has injured her propeller whiter passing, through the-.Suoz Canal, and is howundergoing; the . necessary repairs .'at Sli^^ ■ 'M'-v •• " : • Irlelibouriie Markets. Melbournk, Tuesday. Wheat, shipping, linn, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; barley, malting, slow of sale, 43 to 4s Gd ; pats, New Zealand feed, steady, but not m active demand, 5 2s 10d to 2s lid .; do milling, fair 'demand, 3s to 3s 1 Id ; do under bond, 2s to : 2s 3d. * Aucklaaad Stock, and Produce Markets. ; MX" ALFRED BUCKLAND'S ; ■■■•.; : REPORT. Auckland, Friday. At Remuera, on Thars lay stcra cattle \yere i* fair quality at lute values. Fat cattle were m full numbers ; 25 trucks received ifrom Waikato: 'Bidding was slow, and irregular for second-class quality, but well-fatted steers, brought near 20s per t looib. : :.; ■ . >■_-. ] Sheep^-Draffc .wethers from Waikato averaged 17s. K . ,; \ MESSRS HUNTER AND NOLAN'S REPORT. „ ■ Horses.^— Therevwas : a niarked improvement m tho. -market last Friday, both m supply and dejnand, as compared with the previou3 we : ek,: but little 'or no alteration m value. :W e quote : Hacks, from £6 15s to £15; light harness, fi-qm £11 tq,JKIS; drauglits, £20 to £25. v I : Wool, Skins, and "Hides—^teady supply, short. ■"'..'[ '[ '. : : -. ' : . Fat Ciittle.-^A good many canio forr ward last ; TuQsday, tho greater proporbJQn of which were local stock, and. pr.ices were m favor of the vend ors as compare^ to the previous week: There! was a,!ioticeable- advance .- m value ranging from iQst6'£l',*per head, realisingfrom 175.t0 22s per 1001 b. ' ■'. ■'■ i ' ■i- \ Sheep.-rSnppiy has. nofc. been a large onie ; tlib de.inand has . been steady at a shade over previous week's values, although 17s 6d was the top price. 'Pigs were very. poor m Quality, and . sold at comparatively lo\y rat 66. / ' . • .■■'"'■ ; markets. Messrs Laery. and, Campbell report for past fortnight, sub jocfc tb wharf dues, car- : tage, &c? :— IPdtatoes, prime Derwents, 655 ; inferior, v 50 3; early seed, 655 ; prime onions, £10 ; oats, Is lid to 2s Id ; milling wheat, 3s ;. feed wheat; 2s 2dto 2s 6df ; mjlling barlcyl nominal, 3s ; barley tailings, 2s ; flour £8 ; oatmeal, £10 15s ; pearl barley, £17 10s ; bran, £4 10s'; -sharps^ £5 os ; hay, £3 ; straw, £2 iOs ; chaff,r-|6B ; turnips, £2 \ hams, B^d ; bacon'," 7Jd ; Uanks and Dyniock's local 'enrers, quite equal to imported article, a farthing • les^.; cheese, 4id to sd; prime salt butter,- --; lid, ready sale : fresh dp, Is 2d ; honey, 4d ; apples, 7s to 8s ; oranges, 7s to 8s ; mandarins, lOs. to lis ; navals, 10s to lls ; lemons; 13s to 15s; pines, 9a ;.green bannnas; ;4s> to 6s ;' preserved do, 7s ; egE's, Is2d, ;. , . ■•■■ - Ifunedin Markets. '"'•-. :'-, -v STOCK. AFat r 123 head yarded at Burn-, side Qii '.'iWe'iJiWsd'ay; the greater portion light-weights and only quality, -with a; few r, pens prime beasts. The moderate sitpply "caused brisker competition than has been observable for some time 'past, 'and good beef brought an advance of quite 2s 6d per 1001 bon last quotations. Best bullocks brought from £3 15s to £11 17s- 6d : others, £5 10s to £8 10s ; cows, £5 to : £8 7s 6d. - Fat Sheop.— 2oss penned, 1184 of which iwe^re,, crossbreds and 871 merinos. Of the latter a few pens were really primo, but the bulk were little better than stores; The crqssbreds were for tho most part good useful mutton, with a small proportion for prime, sheep and about an^eqnal nurnborof inferior. For really ffood crossbreds and merinos competition was animated, moro particularly during the early part of the day, and a Blight advance on late rates was made, ' but as the sale progressed : bidding was j less brisk, and prices were moro m favor of buyers* ■ Best crossbred s brought 13s Gd .to 15s Gil; : 'others,' 10s Gd to 13s ; ! merinos, 7s 6d to 133 9d. I r- ■, ■ HORSES. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., report as follows :— ' The supply tor last Saturday's sale consisted chi-ifly of strong li^ht-h.iriiuss horses suitable for the" trams, for which purpose most of, them we bought-., at from £8 toi'lß-lO.s. For the young ho ivy draughts there is a fair dema iI at quotations, "s : We quote firstcla;s .draughts ■■ at '- from £26 to .£3); mfidiiiai, £15 to £2'/; first-class hap Vs. arid light-harness,' £lO\to meiiiiai £9 to #14 ; light aniwferipr, ,*Bjjp*6; .•'. ■ .-. ■;■;■• ■ ■■'■;■;. -. {