ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 727, 2 April 1853, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the New-Zealaxder, Sir, —Will you permit me to call your attention to an omission in your journal, which I believe only requires to be pointed out to be promptly remedied. Whilst you on every opportunity quote the state of the Sydney and Melbourne markets, and call particular attention to the value of New Zealand produce, you neglect to quote the prices obtained in this market for sheep and cattle. As the attention of settlers is now particularly directed towards the breeding of sheep, for which this district is admirably adapted, and which, if followed up, must soon add very largely to the value of our exports, and whilst of the numerous vessels now resorting to this port for cargoes, many arrive in ballast, it would be well if .it were known in the other colonies that for a considerable time past the prices of sheep here have been from 18s. to 225., and these generally old culls. The only cargo of young ewes lately offered, (500 per JVii~ Ham Hyde ) sold at 18s., and such was the demand, that I feel certain, as many thousand would have sold readily at the same price. Sixty-three head of cattle per same vessel, realized £5, and nine calves (weaners) £3 10s. per head, and at the last Otahuhu market, lambs sold at 19s. Now as the price of sheep in the Sydney market, quoted in the New-Zealander of the 20th ultimo, is from ss. to 95., I think that profits varying from 100 to 200 per cent, would be a sufficient inducement to owners and masters of vessels visiting this port to put on board a few hundreds of good ewes for which they would meet a ready market. Trusting you will excuse me for calling your attention to this point which I deem of great importance to the interests of this colony,—l am, sir, &c., T. Henry. Mount Prospect, April Ist, 1853. LWe quite agree in Mr. Henry’s views on this subject, and before we received his letter had made arrangements by which we hope to remedy the deficiency in future. The Sydney prices are interesting to many readers here who have no other means than through their own local papers of becoming acquainted with them ; but, m ad-, dition to copying those, we fully concur in the propriety of giving Sydney readers information of the good market which Auckland presents, and is for some time sure to present for their stock.— Ed, n. zr\

GOLD. To the Editor of the New-Zealander. Dear. Sir, —There have been one or two. arrivals from Coromandel this week* I have had since Adamson’s lot—ozs. dvvtfi. grs, 1 10 4 3 0 22 2 9 0 7 15 a There seems some hope to be entertained, that when the natives shall have received their first quarter’s payment, according to the existing arrangement, that the district may be extended to Mercury Bay and over Paul’s land to the northward. _ I do not know upon what ground this expectation is founded, but it seems to prevail. Your’s, &c., A. W. HansardAuckland. April 1, 1853.