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Southland Times, Issue 571, 28 September 1866, Page 2

The " Okarita Observer" sports the discovery of ci tensive grazing country on the West Coast. Our contemporary thus summarises the information he has received :— " We publish in another column a digest of a diary kept by two men who recently explored a considerable area of back country lying between Bruce and Jackson's Bays. They started from Lake Wanaka, descended the Haast Biver nearly to its mouth, and reascending it, prospected and explored the Burke and Clarke rivers, the former running into the Haast from the southward, the latter from the northward, or parallel to the sea shore. In the Clarke Eiver, •which is behind Bruce Bay or some part of the coast in tliat vicinity, they obtained some favorable prospects, but the chief result of their journey was the discovery of a considerable area of grazing country. They are now again on this side of the country, having come via Christchurch and Hokitika, and if able, or enabled, as they deserve to be, they will probably make an attempt to reach the district in a direct line from the s«-a-board, or prosecute a scheme which they suppose to be capable of accomplishment — the discovery i of a pass from the point which tht-y had previously reached, or some, point more to the north vrard into the Mackenzie country. They describe ' the saddle between the Wanaka and the Haast to he incomparably easier than that between Hokitika and Christehurcli, and are inclined to think that th?re may be an intermediate pass towards tho Mackenzie country presenting no inTincible dullcultjes." ' °

&s. £. £i, v Ax«s — BS3U (duty paid)— Mavkst fe*r#-« Aid, Bass' No.S,|>erhhd\ (new brew) „»„, 0 0 10 0 t , Allaopp's No. 3, do, (new brew) , 0 0 10 0 i, Byass' bottled, qts., per d0zen. .,,.»,„ 013 0 014 0 Market bare, ilkopp'e ditto, do. 012 6 013 0 Nona aSMt hands „ Jeffrey'sEdin.jStone bottles, ditto...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 None. Porter, Taylor' per hhd. None. „ Whitbread's, do. 8 0 0 810 0 „ Bottled, qts., per Duty paid doz., Blood's andMachen's, 014 6 015 0 „ Byass* 014 6 015 0 BuiiiDiNG Matebijlls — Market overstocked — Glass, window, per box, 3rdqua!ity 014 0 0 16 0 Market overstocked — no deirand. Slates countess, per 1000 11 0 0 12 0 0 no demand Flora— Adelaide 20 0 0 22 0 .0 Market not supplied. Chilian 17 0 0 19 0 0 Oats, per bushel 0 410 0 5 6 Market bare Bran, ditto .029 030 Maize, ditto 0 7 0 0 8 0 Potatoes, per ton, 8 0 0 10 0 0 Bricks, per 1000 2 0 0 colonial. Flax, native, prepared... 25 0 0 35 0 0 j Manufactures — j Boots and Shoes 25 per cent, advance ; on genuine invoice. Stationery little demand Candles, mould, per lb. 0 0 6 0 0 9 Metaxs — (market overstocked) — Iron,barandrod,perton 19 0 0 20 0 0 " -hoop, ditto 22 0 0 " pig, ditto None. " galvanised corrugated, ditto 35 0 0 40 0 0 according to goage and maker. sheet, per ton (sold by license) 36 0 0 40 0 0 Tin, plates 25 per cent, advance Hardware, ironmongery 40 to 60 per ct. adv. Nails, Ewbank's in advance American Cut Nails 1 15 0 2 0 0 . • Scarce. " ' Axes (Sharp's 40 0 510 o Natal Stoubs (delivered on board) — marke overstocked Pitch,English,perbarrel 310 0 4 0 0 Eosin, ditto, per cwt. ... 2 5 0 2 10 0 Tar, Stockholm, per brl 3 5 0 3 15 0 „ coal, ditto, 210 0 3 0 0 Coals, English, per ton None. „ A. A. Company's ditto.... 2 10 0 3 10 O None. Grey Eiver 0 0 0 4 0 0 Gunpowder, blasting, perlb 0 16 0 19 No demand. Cordage, Europe, assorted, per cwt 3 5 0 310 0 Manilla, sizes, ditto 3 10 0 3 15 0 Twine, seaming and roping, perlb 0 16 0 2 0 Canvas, per yard... 0 16 0 2 0 OnatEN's Stokes jlhtd Groceries. — Little demand, stocks rather heavy — Candles, Price's patent sperm, ditto 14 0 14 0 Other brands,fullweights 0 13 0 14 „ Light weights 0 13 0 14 Fruits, apples, dried, do. 0 0 0 0 0 0 None. Currants, do 0 0 8 0 0 8| Eaisins, do 0 0 8£ 0 09£ . Bottled Fruits, assorted, 12 0 14 0 Oatmeal, per lb 0 0 3 0 0 4 Eice, Java (scarce) 1 13 0 1 14 0 " Patna, (scarce) 1 13 0 1 14 0 Hams 0 19 0 19 Bacon 0 19 0 19 Beef, per tierce (Melbourne cured) 4 0 0 4 10 6 Cheese, English per lb. 0 1 6 0 18 „ Colonial, „ 0 14 0 14 Herrings, in tins, per doz 10 0 12 0 Sardines, i-tins, per doz. 0 12 0 0 12 6 " i-tins, ditto 0 9 0 0 9 6 Lobsters, lb. tins per do. 0 13 0 0 14 6 Salmon, ditto 12 0 14 0 Matches, per gross (250) Bell and Black's DO 2 2 o Blacking, tins, per dozen 0 3 6 0 4 0 Pickles, quarts, per doz. No sale— None " pints, ditto 0 15 6 0 16 6 Salad Oil, pints, ditto 0 18 0 10 0 ' £-pints, ditto... 012 0 014 0 Sauces, assorted, It-pints per doz 011 6 0 12 6 Lea and Perrins Sauces, i pints, per doz. 015 6 0 16 6 Salt, Liverpool, coarse or dairy, per ton 6 0 0 7 10 0 Good demand. " fine, ditto 7 0 0 8 0 0 Well supplied — Demand light. . Soap, Melbourne cwt... 2 6 0 2 8 0 " Hubson's Bay 2 10 0 2 12 0 " Liverpool— None. ■■■--■-. Paikts, Oiis, &c. — Markets overstocked. — White Lead, per ton... 40 0 0 45 0 0 Linseed Oil, per gallon 0 6 6 Turps, ditto 0 12 0 0 0 0 Whiting, per cwt 0 10 0 0 0 0 Spirits (in bond) — large stock on hand — | Brandy, MartelTs pale, pergalion 0 9 0 O 9 6 „ HennesßyV 0 9 6 010 0 „ Champagne Vineyard, gals 0 8 6 0 9 0 „ United Vineyard none. „ Three daggers... none. „ Ditto, per dozen none. „ Martell's pale ... 1 9 0 111 0 Stocks light, and in first hands. „ Hennessy'sp.do. 111 0 112 0 „ Incase, M.H.W.V. andOtards 19 0 1 10 0 Eum, B. P., 10—12 0.p., pergalion 0 3 6 0 4 0 Supplied. Geneva, JDKZ, or Key, gal. per ca5e......... 014 6 015 0 Moderately supplied. Whisky, Scotch, bulk, pergalion 0 4 0 0 5 0 Whisky, Case 012 0 012 6 Stocks light, with little demand BUGAE (duty paid) — No sale — Loaf; perlb 0 0 7* 0 08 Crushed Lump, ditto... 0 D 6| 0 07 Company's Crystalsper ton 57 0 0 58 0 0 Pieces, No. 1, ditto 55 0 0 56 0 0 No". 2, ditto 51 0 0 52 0 0 Mauritius Crystals, ditto 55 0 0 56 0 0 Sugarhouse Molasses, per cwt 10 0 150 Golden 5yrup,,,...,, 0 0,4* 0 06'