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Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 750, 15 December 1870, Page 2

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MxiniiTlTra.—The correspondent of the " Argus," writing from Fort Louis on 0et.15, wys:—T hnvo to announce that the Sugar crop, now nnprtvae ing its end, eiiown daily of lfw abundance than was anticipated, owing to'the B» ; Vere ''drought from which the Uigur v>laitt\atip}in hn ve snucred. On \ he otfher hand, prices an- gooVI, and a large quantity of the ."tuple his.ohi)Tig«*t:*hands fir shipment to r your colonics. Uorobay and I'runce. There c»n be no doubt that the yield will show a reduction of <>Ter 30 per cent, as compared .with tliat of las* year. The following arc our

quotations for different qualities of sugar:— Finest white crystuls, G.OOdol. to 7.25d01. per 100 lb.; second quality do, G.OOdol. to 6.85d01. do; cargo crystals, G.40J01. to G.OOdol. do ; yellow do, medium to fine, 6.25d01. to 6.60d01. do ; very fine yellow counter, 6dol. 25c. to fidol. 30c. do ; good to line do, 6dol. to Cdol. 15c. do | low to medium, Sdol. 75c. to Sdol. 900. do; low to fine rations, 4dol. 50c. to sdo'.. 50c. do. H.M.S. Cossack, wliicli arrived here some time ago. is still kept in Port Louis harbor by order of our Acting-Governor, and here she will remain until something more is known of the Course of events on the Continent. It is reported that the Belliquese, a French man-ot'-wur, which wus here quite recently, litis captured a Prussian merchant vessel near Aden. News has reached this from the Cape of the further discovery of several diamonds of very large size at the Yaal River. One weighing fiftysi', carats, and named the King of the Vaal, is said to be worth £II,OOO. The cultivation of sugar in New South Wales and other parts of Australia is creating a good deal of attention here 3 and articles from many of the Australian papers bearing on the subject are reprinted in our journals for the information of the colonists. - A vessel has already left this with a good many planter passengers and some sugar machinery, bound for Queensland.