INTER PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 266, 16 November 1878, Page 2

INTER PROVINCIAL.

[PRKSS AGENCY.] Ixvkrcargill, Saturday. Business has improved a little during theweek, but prices are much the same as the last report. Oals have advanced slightly and are now in excess of wheat; good milling commands 4s fid; feed 3s 9d; chaif scarce at £7 to £8; Oatmeal £19 ; of wheat a full supply. A small and very superior parcel realised 4s Bd. but the general quotation is 4s 4d for prime milling and 3s 6d for fowl feed; flour £10 10s; pollard £6bran £5 10s; potatoes £7 to £7 10. ' Doxedin', Saturday "Wheat 4s to 43 2d; oats 4s Id; barley 5s to 5s 6d; bran £5 10s; pollard £5 to £5 10soatmeal £20; potatoes £4 10s. ' The Committee formed some months ago to compel the removal of the fever hospital from the town belt, held their final meeting this week, the object for which they were appointed having been effected. To suit Tyson's convenience the wrestling match between him and Bagg has been postponed till the 18th December. A severe gale has prevailed throughout yesterday and to day, and a good deal of damage lias been done. A vessel was blown from her moorings at the Rattray-street jetty.

Greyjiodth, Saturdn" The Greymouth Coal O""— . . -^ . sold by auction yes*- — •faey'to ¥&ine was for £ i 1 ,800. "" ' -erday by Mr W. B . Mvjsb is the purr* ' J. IJ. Mcltenfcie'of sDunedin ! -aaser, : k't ' u* Tiitaru, Friday, i a tngntiul fatal accident occurred to-dav : when the roof was blown off a houso near' Ormsley's flour mill taking the chimney with it, the fail of the latter causing the instantaneous death of an infant seven months old, and so injuring Mrs Drew, the ' mother, thai she died ten minute after Drew is a respectable man. -Aid the head miller at the mill ft question. Great sympathy is felt with him in hfe sudden bereavement, - . Wellixctox, Saturday. Owing to the heavy gale thai was blowing yesterday only one wire was working on the southern tefegraph line, and both press and publfc telegraphic work was considerably ' ! oe<.".y in consequence. Sailed: Taiaroafor Nel^n'and Taranaki u J T . las 2 eu S^ Messrs Roberts, Houke, Anstew, Woodward, Misses A\ oodwnrd, 1< rancis, Mrs L. Brown. „,, „ . Westport, Saturday. Ihe Reef ton coach met with another exceedingly narrow escape yesterday at the Nino Mile Creek, where the mountain torrent wasbea the horses oil their legs, sWamped he coach, and endangered the passengers'