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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 317, 12 August 1848, Page 1

ON SALE,

Ex "LADY LEIGH," " ALPHA," and

" OSPREY."

VAN DIEMEN'S LAND NEW FLOUR of the First Qiiality at £14 10s. per ton, in small quantities.. Apply to RIDGWAYS, HICKSON, & Co. Wellington, 2nd August, 1848. TO ARRIVE PER BRIG "NELSON," Daily expected from Manila direct. "|43£? TONS Pampanga Sugar, assorted M.\MK9 qualities 10 Tons Coffee 10 Tons Rice . 5 Tons Rope 10 Hogsheads Rum

250,000 No. 4 Cigars Apply to RIDGWAYS, HICKSON, & Co. W ellington, 25th April, 1848. :

ON SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED. VERY superior Old Bottled Port and Sherry Wine Figuera White Wine in hhds. and quarter casks Sicilian Red do. in do. do. . Madeira Wine in quarter casks Champagne in 1 dozen cases Claret and Hock in 8 dozen cases By ass' and Dunbar's Bottled Ale Bass & Co's well-known No. 3 Ale in hhds. Negrohead and Cavendish Tobacco English Hops, Liverpool Salt, Lump and Crushed Sugar English Cordage and Whale Lines Spunyarn, Amberline, &c. Anchors and Chain Cables, Bar Iron Hoop Iron, Ash Oars , Paints, Paint Oil, Bleached & unbleached Canva3s Nos. 2@7 Yorkshire Flag Stones, Stoves, Ranges, &c. Also, Per " NELSON," direct from Manila. Pouchong, in chests and half chests 1 Tongbi in chests, very superior v Tea Hyson in Catty boxes J Coffee, No. 3 Cigars in 500 and 1000 boxes Patent Cordage and Whale Lines RIDGWAYS, HICKSON & Co. Wellington, 26th April 1848.

To Merchants, Shippers, and Others. MR. WILLIAM HENRY CUTTEN, Auctioneer and Commission Agent, at the New Settlement, DUNEDIN, Otakou, New Zealand, will be happy to receive Consignments to sell by Auction or on Commission. May 31, 1848.

TO IHE PUBLIC. "OOOK, CARD, JOB, and every other -*-* description of Printing, executed with neatness and despatch, at tRe Office of the "Spectator," Manners- street, Te-Aro, at moderate Prices.

SIGNAL STATION.

MOUNT ALBERT.

The following are the Signals vied at tht Flag Staff at Mount Albert. A Square denotes a Ship, ") When th* ACross " a Barque, 23&SL A Circle " a Brig, { '"*"? eth \ ' A Triangle " a Schooner, {**£/*£ A Diamond " a Cutter, I *?„ ff e LAQ A Parallelogram" a Steamer, J lowered. Remarks. — A White Flag at Mast Head de notes a sail in sight; when the class is ascertained, the descriptive Signal will be hoisted at the Yard Arm. English vessel of war, Union Jack at Mast Head. Foreign vessel of vrar, Union Jack at Mast Head, with white Pendant. Government brig, white Pendant under descriptive Signal. When a vessel is at anchor, either inside or outside the Heads, the flag is lowered to half mast. A vessel in distress, or on shore, descriptirt signal half mast. Fore and aft schooner, a triangle hollow in he centre.

Wellington Ma rx'ets, Retail Prices, Aug. 12, 1848.— Fast flour, £16: 0 per ton; Bread, per 2 lb. loaf, 4*. ; Beef, 6d. to 7d. per lb. ; Mutton, 6d. to 7d. per lb. ; Pork, sd. to 6d. per lb. • Fowls, per pair, 45. ; Ducks, per pair, ss. ; Geese; 7s. each ; Turkeys, 7s. eath; Fresh butter, Is. 9d. ; per lb. ; Salt butter, Is. 4d. per lb. ; Potatoes, £4 per ton ; Eggs, 2s. Od.per dozen ;-Cheese, New Zealand, Is. Od. per lb.; Bathurst, Bd. per lb. ; Maize, 3s. 6d per bush. ; Ale, 2s. per gallon ; Ham and Bacon, 6d. to 7d. per lb.; Firewood, per coid, £1.