The Wellington Tribune says:—The p.s. Manawatu took on her last trip up to Wanganui, four alpacas, the property of the Hon. W. B. Rhodes, who intends placing them on his estate in the Rangitikei. Shipping Wheat to England.—The following, clipped from a Southern paper, is not a cheering account in view of the abundant harvest, and the prospect of many thousand bushels of wheat being shipped from New Zealand during the year : —“ The Lyttelton Times publishes the account sale of 1000 sacks of Canterbury wheat, which were shipped to England by the Himalaya in June last. The grain, measuring 37271 bushels, cost on board including sacks, sis per bushel, or a total of £835 3s 9d. In London the shipment, includding sacks, grossed £133416s 2d. The London charges, which including freight, interest, market dues, lighterage, landing, delivery, &c., dock charges, factorage, commission, and del credere, came to a total of £450 12s. The net proceeds, therefore, after deducting the charges were £BB4 4s 2d, or 4s B|d per bushel, which showed a loss to the shipper of £5O 19s 7d, being equal to 3Jd per bushel on the quantity shipped.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 153, 28 March 1874, Page 2
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