CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3412, 28 November 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Last night.

O,ne,of the largest scores made in the Hagley Park ground, was put together to-duy in a match between Ashley County and'a club known as Wanderers. The latter scored 311, of which A. M. Ollivier, the well known cricketer, made 141. The first wicket did not fall till 236 were on the board, and Ollivier and W. Milton were in together fire hours getting them.

H. S. Smith has ceased to act as manager of the New Zealand Company. £fo reason is at present assigned for this change. Arrived : Star of India, Sunbeam, and Emily, from Newcastle. Bishop Hednood administered confirmation at, ltangiora yesterday to 130 candidates.

At the annual meeting yesterday of the Selwyn County' Council, the Hon. J. Hall was re elected ( hairman. The Christ church Horticultural Society intend holding their rose show on December 2nd. The coming meeting of licensed holders to be held to morrow evening to consider the recommendations of tho Wellington Conference, regarding the abolition of wine, bci-r, and general licenses is creating considerable interest, and is likely to be largely attended. The late rainfall is reported as being warm and seasonable.

As giving some idea of how the time is wasted at the present session of the Anglican synod, a whole hour was spent over arguing whether a comma or semicolon should be placed after „a certain word.

Kathleen Fowler was charged this morning at the Police Court with the larceny of a brooch valued at £8, belong* ing to Alice Muloneby,. of Wellington. A pawn ticket for the property was found in accused's possession. On. the application of the police, she was remanded to Wellington to bo brought up on November 29th.

Business in the grain market has been very dull. Transaction are firm. To day was tiue, and the damp weather

appears to have broken up after affording a^ood supply of moisture io the light lands.

Wheat:_ Not many gales can be noted in wheat; prices unchanged aud range from 5s 10d to 6s. Oats continue depressed ; salt's confined to irade parcels ; values are if iinything weulcer. Feed Is 2d to 2s, milling 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Flour quoted at £13 with a mod-.-iatc business. Grass seed : The crop will soon be ready for cutting, and the yield it is expected will exceed anything hitherto known; Cocksfoot is also offering, several large parcels being brought forward without a deal resulting, buyers' and sellers' ideas of value being wide.of each olhor. Dairy produce: Cheese at s.*d to 6d; butter in good supply 7d to Bd. At the Addington yards on "Wednesday 4125 sheep, 872 head of cattle, and 35 pigs were yarded for the week's supply. Sheep: There was a large attendance of the butchering trade ; shorn sheep 11s 6d each, good do. from 9s 6d to 10s 6d each. We quote 2d per lb as the average of shorn sheep, fat lambs 6a to 6s Bd, inferior 3s 9J. Cattle : Fat, 25s per 100 lb. 600 store cattle were penned, but on account of the scarcely of buyers the bulk * were passed in unsold, v