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Southland Times, Issue 696, 15 July 1867, Page 2

" Hobart Town Mercury " of the 7tli inst.^ thus refers to what it pronounces to be a promising iievr industry : — '^Tasmania has much. need of exports, and the discovery, of any npyelty of the kind is always a public benefits We understand that Colonel Chesney has been - for some: months ' occupied in experiments: for the* extraction " of illuminating and lubricating .oils, from .a; .natural!/ product of' this .country, and that the result/ of a : number of trials has been satisfactory. The great | difficulty has been to reduce the specific gravity of ijhe fluid, and th&prphlem h.as been solved by the adoption of •a, pryioiple which 4a about; to be | patented an 4 worked 's^ita^eowaJy Ju" thjs

We would call the attention of our readers to the very extensive sale of General Merchandise, which takes place this day, at the stores of Messrs Morison, Law and Co., Esk-street. As that firm are relinquishing business in Invercargill, they have, we understand, determined to clear off the whole of their r>n\aining stock.- The catalogue, which will be fouiid in our other is a pretty lengthy one, and, to get through it, the sale is to commence at 11 o'clock sharp. Mr R. Buchanan^ the auctioneer. - •- --•- We understand that a requisition haa been forwarded to the hon. M Holmes, calling upon him taresignhis Beat as a member of the Provincial' Council of Southland. It is signed by a majority of the-resident electors of "the districtr-he "represents -r.Qt'eranlika — and the .. reason tforA "the - adoption of this course is set forth as being that he has not 'reflected the opinions held by his eonstifruents, especially on the Eailway question; The OtdgoDaily Times, 10th inst.,~says : — " His Honor Mr Justice Chapman leaves for ( Invercargill on Saturday next, for the purpose of trying criminal and civil cases arising .within the Province of Southland." We believe that the Session of the Supreme Court will open this day at 10 o'clock, although no positive announcement to that effect has been made in the public prints. A return of the quantity of gold exported from New Zealand during the quarter ending 31st March, appears in the Gazette -of the 27th. ult' The following are the-, quantities shipped- at different ports :— Auckland, 7350z5. Marlborough | — Havelock, 1260z5. Nelson Province — Nelson,_ i 2704023. Westport, 85700z5. Greymoutb, 25,2830z5. HokitikC 28060z5: Canterbury Province — Hokitika, 65,2420z5. Greymouth, 10,4170z5. Otago — Diinedin, 31,1860z5. Southland—lnvercargill, 21600zs ; Bluff Harbor, 3ozs: The total quantities from the three Provinces exporting most largely were— r39,363ozs from Nelson ; 75,159 ozs from Canterbury ; 31,1860zs from Otago. Of the . quantity exported: from ? Danedin 10,2090zs were sent to England, and' 20,9720z5 ; to Victoria. The total export of the Colony for the quarter was 149,2320z3, and the tot^l quantity since the discovery of gold 3,208.6930z5, the figures for the Provinces being — Auckland 21,522 ozs, Marlborough, 33,28.50z5.; Nelson, 332,1550z5 ; Canterbnry, 722,2240z5; Otago, 2,090, 2280zs ; Southland, 85790z5. The " Oanisru Time's," 9th July, writing upon the subject of New Zealand wheat for the home market, gives the following important, information. It says i — "We have much pleasure in intimating that the experiment of exporting wheat to England is a success; The advices by last mail are certainly very cheering, and should in a great measure dispel the gloomy fears of our New Zealand Agriculturists, ; that they would soon be without a profitable market for produce of this kind. We are favored by Messrs Traill, Eoxby and Co., with particulars of the result of a small -shipment made by thati firm. From a communication received by them we are permitted to make the following extracts, for the purpose not only of showing the estimation in which New Zealand, or father Oamaru wheat, is held in the London market, but also of pointing out the care which should be observed in loading vessels with this article in order to secure immunity from damage. We may mention. that the forwarded by Messrs Traill, Roxby and Co.! was considered a very good one. here : — 'l have had samples of six bags of the forty ; it is a very fair wheat, rather mixed, but free of other seeds. One objection to it, however, is that much of the grain has been cracked in the thrashing. The brokers value .it about 70s per quarter. Of the small lot, I have but a sample from one sack, and that is damaged ; it had been sto-jved against the mast and the jacket ba3. doubtless been a little faulty. , In , any future shipments you should stipulate that no grain should be stowed in such a situation. * ■* * No great alteration in value is expected between this time and next harvest; I therefore wish j;ou had shipped much more extensively. Several cargoes of wheat have been shipped for this market from South Australia.' " . There is no subject that can be more interesting: to the colonists of this Province, than that of a market for their grain. It has become patentthat if farming" 13 to progress, the Australian Colonies must look to a distant market for their surplus stock. England offers a fair field for speculation, and Victoria is taking advantage of the opportunity. The news from home respectiiig'the grain market has had the effect of raising the price of wheat in that and the neighboring colonies of South Australia and Tasmania. The following extract from the " Mark Lane Express" 22nd April, must prove pleasing intelligence to the Agriculturists of this province. It says :— Foreign supplies, both of wheat and other corn fall far below, our necessities, and our resources seem to diminish as the season advances. California; which was to do much, it now seems has only 50,000 tons to spare for exports, or 250,000 qrs ; and ras New York offers better prices, little can: be expected here. Shipments from Australia are very slow movements, and but an inconsiderable arrival can be expected before harvest from want of shipping.. Egypt and the Danube have next to nothing. Odessa waits for arrivals from the: interior. and ! oermany complains of limited stocks on hand. The safety of the growing crops 'becomes, therefore, of more than usual import"ance, especially as we have no substitutes, in preserve, for an Irish demand is clearing off the little maize we had on hand; the rise already experienced will, however, teach,' econ,Qmy,..and induce foregin shipments ; and ifc ia well this has; occured in time enough, to waken/up. - every port I tb,a)fe has anything to spare, A farther rise in

per qr. ; b'ut'|ihe Easter Holidays very likely cause a lull jin business, and > our Cfuture be: infljienced by the arrivals and the state of the' weather. The French markets, though dearer, have scarcely : -risen so much as our own, and this will be serviceable to pur stores j still, there is a change.. The upward movement .has' not been confined to France, but,has'':raached'Blegiumi Holland and Germany, heavy high-mixed wheat not being any longer- -procurable at Danzig excepting in a trifling am0unt. ........ _ .