COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 829, 10 December 1878, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL. (BY CABUS.) Wkllin«ton, December 9. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aeency Company (Limited), have received the following telegram, dated London, December 7th :—Greasy wool is unchanged; combing, washed, and crossbred is tinner; scoured wool is also firmer. Up to date 100 000 bales have been sold. The sales will close on the 14th inst. The wheat market is flat, and foreign arrivals heavy. Adelaide is worth 50s per quarter ; New Zealand, 445. There is a fair trade demand for tallow. Mutton, 37s 0d ; beef, 355. The leather market is easier ; best sides, 9d.

We have received from the publishers a copy of the " Timaru and Oamaru Almanac for 1579," issued from the Timaru Herald office. The little book is exceedingly well got up, and contains a mass of useful information in addition to the ordinary calendar and diary for the year. As it is published at the exceedingly reasonable price of one shilling it should command a large circulation.

At the monthly meeting of Directors of the Caledonian Society last evening, it was , decided to give a concert under the auspices of the Society, on New Year's Night, in aid of the Oamaru Hospital funds, and a strong Committee was formed to make the necessary arrangements. It was also decided to have a ball and supper on the evening following, and a Committee was chosen to carry out the arrangements in connection therewith. It was arranged to offer two cups of the value of ten guineas each for competition at the annual gathering—one for the highest aggregate number of points in running and jumping, and the other for dancing. Some other business of a routine nature was disposed of, and the meeting closed. A soiree in connection with the Papakaio Church will be held to-morrow evening in Mrs. Dalgleish's barn—tua on the table at half-past six o'clock. ' A public meeting will afterwards be held, when addresses will be. delivered by the Revs,.. Lindsay, Dewsbury, Clark, and Ryley, and Mr. Torrance (of Dunedin). The musical portion of the programme will be rendered by the St, Paul's Church Choir, who have kindly Volunteered their services. Before proceeding with the business at the District Court to-day, Mr. James Familton, who had been fined for non-attendance as a juyor fit the last criminal sittings of the Court, appeared to apply for a remission of the fine, Mr, O'Me.agfcer explained that Mr. Familton had been absent from the Court in consequence of having been galled away to attend his father, who was dying, at Hampden. His Honor accepted the excuse, and remitted the fine.

The revised programme of the Waikouaiti and Shag Valley Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Show, to be held at J?almerston on the 20th inst., notifies that, in seyeral instances, gold medals instead of silver medals are to be given as first prizes. Gold medals v/iJI be given as follows :—Draught horses, entire, * years and upwards ; brood mare, with foal at foot j mare (dry) 4 years and upwards ; gelding, 4 years and upwards. In section H, hacks, clause 42 now reads, gelding or mare, any age ; " weight carrier ;" and in clause 47, the words " weight carrier" are omitted.