LATEST TELEGRAMS. (By Electric Telegraph. ) From Our Own Correspondent.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 48, 3 May 1884, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS. (By Electric Telegraph. ) From Our Own Correspondent.

Auckland, Last Night. A. great five occurred at Coromandel tliis morning resulting in the complete destruction of three houses — Barrett's Hotel, Faulkner's store, and an empty house wcie all totally destroyed. Oolehrook's store narrowly escaped. A small quantity of furniture was saved. Sir George Grey left on a political tour in the Smith in the Manapouri to-day, and will p'oliubly begin uddresses nt Invereur^iU, and speak at Duncdin,(Jhristchurch, and other cities on his way back. The New Zealand Tobacco Company commenced operations at their factory todny. A steamer passed Russell, bound South, to day, probably the British Kin», 3559 toijs, Jiom London. She is 40 days 11 hours out. She has a considerable number of passengers. Sales, to-day :— lmperials, 16s 6d to 16s. Sellers : Caledonian, 9s ; Queen of Beauty, 2s. Te Aioh-v stocks not quoted. Cattle report, Newmarket yards, Tuesday : Butchers' pens well filled, competition good throughout, but there was no noteworthy alteration in value ; dairy cows were not in quite so brisk demand, and except for good animals, previous week's rates barely maintained ; store cuttle unaltered. Sheep plentiful, well fatted maintained their value, but store sheep relatively lower ; wethers selling at from J)s to JOs 6d ; ewes, 6s to 9s ; wyt hevs sold to butcher at from 12s to I,os 6d ; hiinbs, Us to 12s Gd. Pigs are scarce.