CABLE NEWS. INTERCOLO N I AL .
, BRtsnANEjiSaturday., .-> Eighty-six diggers from Cooktown haye , bern imprisoned for fourteen days' for illezally \ obtaining passages. Many look as it they h"»*d suffered severe hardship, on the Pa'mer diggings. Nearly 300 diggers have returned ' trom the rush to Townsville Stdnbt, Fa^urdiy. . The following are the market prices: — Brandy, in ca. e, 3*^B to 365, quart 1 , 735; very firm. Kerosene, is easier at Is 6d; in bond. Rice, remains unaltered. Wheit, Bb; Oatß, - 2b 6d to 2b 9 1. The arrivals from Nf w Zealand to-day are likely to affect the market. Monday. , Melbourne statistics show a large increase '■ in the yield of wheat last year. Two attempts to throw a train off the Government line are reported. Arrived — Arawata and Northumberland, .Sailed — Otago.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 122, 15 May 1876, Page 2
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129CABLE NEWS. INTERCOLONIAL. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 122, 15 May 1876, Page 2
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