NELSON.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 801, 6 April 1853, Page 3

NELSON.

Thb Weather avd HARviST.-^Our last notice ofthe weather 'was oh t£e 12fh ultimo. From that (kite to the 16th, a few light showers fell, bat from the 17th to the 19th it rained very heavily. The weather then cleared up, and continued fine until the evening of tile 4th instant, when it again commenced raining, and has continued doing so at intervals since. During the rains of the 17th, 18th, and 19th of February, a considerable quantity of grain was lying cut, and in a few cases the wheat suffered, but not we believe to any extent. The favourable weather which followed saw the greater part of the harvest saved, bat there is still some grain to cat, as well as to carry. The present harvest is the latest we have ever wit* nessed here at least a month.

by Markets.—There is now little if any old flour in the market, and new wheat is therefore in demand. As but little has yet been thrashed, the price may be quoted at about ss. 6d. to 6s~ 6d. for small samples. Barley is in demand at ss. 6d. per bushel, jmd oats are bringing 4s. 6d. to ss. Cheese sells at lOd. to lid. per lb., butter, Is. Apples are plentiful , at 10s. per bushel.—Neiton Examiner, March 5.

Land Sams.—The sale of land which took place last Monday at the Land Office, realized about £750; This is the largest sum which has ever been received at any one of these sales. For some of the lots there was considerable competition, and the prices realized were doable and treble the upset prices. There is a growing demand for land in this settlement, and both at public and private sales there has lately been a considerable quantity disposed of at

steady increasing prices. . Richmond FAia.-^The periodical cattle fair was held at Richmond on Monday last. In consequeuce of the late harvest the attendance both of buyers and sellers was limited, nevertheless a good share of business was done, at fairprices. —Ibidj March 12.