INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 171, 21 July 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

'%/ . V > yy, -.. : AucKLAND^Friday. \ A heavy gale has been blowing/all day, the barometer falling from 30*04 v a'fc midday t0 a9 ''6 now. No damage has been xlone yet; Mr Buckland reports:— Fat cattle, average supply; medium, 23s to 255; choice, 28s to 30s. Fat wethers, average prices, 2*d to 2fd, hve weight. Grown steers, £4 5s to £7. Caledonian shares rose £1 in consequence of striking gold in a new reef; sales, 102s. Moanatairis, £6 15s. Buyera, Bank of New Zealand, £22 ss ; National, 31s. Sellers, South British, 80s. Christchurch, Friday. Milling wheat is in demand at 7s to 7s 3d; stocks low, and millers purchasing second hand. Large shipments of second quality have been made during the week to England On - ships' account. " Wheat stocks ' ' of all descriptions are very low; oat's in brislc demand at 3s 6d to 3s 9d, and country 'demands heavy; flour firm at £17 to £18; with prospect of advanced rates; potatoes. £3; cheese, 6|d; bariey, 3s 9d to 4s 9d; hams and bacon, Bd. Business brisk. Oamaru, Friday. No transactions taking place in wheat, prices .obtainable from 7s to 7aJ6d; oats, 3s 9d to 4s 4d; barley unsaleable; flour, £20; oatmeal, £20; pearl barley, £22 2s; pollard. £6; b.an, £4; potatoes, £3— all f.o.b. 'VX; y ■■:■■• • 'T , Dunedin/ Friday, y - -Mr Bradshaw reports:— Bank ol New Zealand shares, £22 IDs; National, £3 10s ; Colonial; "25s. c National Insurance. s £1 12s ; .South ; British, £4r. -■ , X- - T ; jV • " The number" of shares applied "for on Thursday iir. the Union Insurance Company through Mr Bradshaw was. 3500. [ 'jQ-'v'Tv'i X X'"T T'.T'X .- Saturday. ' Last night Mr Macandrew was 'presented with apurse containing 1500 sovereigns at a public meeting held at the Princess Theatre, at whicn SQO persona were present, including All the leading citizens. The Mayor presided, apd in \ making the pfesentatio*. he , jaid jthat .thirgv.weri^more'.subscription llists ' yet to come in. He made a long speech . (though .politics, were.Jcept out .of .fehe v affair -'altogether;)) ni fthich he sald'that tft-y Public Works and Immigration .scheme..originated_ in the fertile brain 9f_Mr Macandrew. In Mr Maean&rgw ,aaid rfchat hewas goiug to the. .House J witir le'ss'heairfc and hope than he ever went before. He thought that Otago had fallen upon evil times, and that her progression would not be as-great in the future as it ought to be. He wanted nothing jafc the expense of the colony, but he objected to Otago being made its milch cow. If permitted, they could make. all their own rr'lways without any external aid. The banquet which took place afterwards ,was attended by about 120 persons, the Mayor in the chair. The principal toasts ! were -those of "Our Guest," proposed by Mr ;J. Bathgate, R.M., and responded to by Mr Macandrew, and "The Parliament of New Zealand," proposed by Mr George Turnbull, and responded to by Mr Stout., As politics were supposed to be excluded, the speeches were for the mo3t part of a complimentary character. ; At a meeting of artisans and others in the Temperance HaU last night, at which 1000 persons were present, the following resolutions were carried i— " That this meeting of artizans and others desires to call the attention of the Government to the present state of trade, and hereby protests agasnst the importation of rolling stock, steamboats, and dredges required for the public service, and pledges itself to use every legitimate means to stop that importation.'? this meeting views the importation of rolling stock, steamboats, dredges, etc. required for the public service as ah. injustice to us who have -been induced by .the G&vernmeut to emigrate in the assurance of finding constant employment, ';and detrimental-oto the best interests of the colony." " That this meeting is of .opinion that the importation of such L work as has beenreferred to in the foregoing resolutions is unnecessary, and that it can be manufactured .here, ahd that it is fche duty pf the Government to encourage colonial industry."