The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-12-03 00:00:00

THE STATE OF WE OOLONIE&

(Nola J. W.S dyer & Co.'s circular of latest Intelligente.)
Vicroara, Sept. 27—A slight improvement in trade.
I Breadstuff', firmer. Flour El 1 10s. No wheat offering;
price nominally 4e. 156. The wool season has not yet
commenced, but shearing ham become general in the
Riverina districts, and the clip will soon be in the
brokers' hands at Melbourne. The rapid increase of
stock haa induced the starting of several companies for
boiling down. The labour market is, as a rule, tolerably
well supplied.
NNW SuUTH WAY. YR, Sept. St.—lmport market well
I supplied ; prices still unremunerative. Export market
brisk, and last month's rates maintained for produce of
all kinds. Business in wool quiet. The mines of
Araluen are paying well. A ruah has taken place at
Birganbil, near Bathurst, where gold is said to be
plentiful The lloulburn district has been vi-ited by
the heaviest fall of snow ever known there. Kangaroos
are becoming so nunieroas in the runs in the Western
district as to destroy great quantities of grass and
lessen the carrying capacities of the country. Squatters
are offering fld. per head for their destruction
SOUTH AUSTRALIA, SOS. 2K—Business still dull. The
scarcity of Teasels continues. Prioes for wheat advanc-
ing, now 4e. Bd. Flour firm at 1:10 15s. to Ell. The
exports this year to 21st amount to 81,455 tons of
flour ; for a 'haller period lest year the quantity was
30,156 tons. Harvest prospect, favourable.
QUARNSLASP, Sept 21. —Commercial matters ;
a steady business continues to be done. Sugars and
flour have receded. kspoeta from Rockhampton
diggings satisfactory. Cotton reports not quite so
satisfactory, owing to the absence of rain for the past
, few weeks; this, however' has been favourable for the
cutting of sugar can. The supply of fat cattle is
I large The ruling prices for stock; ka, at present are,
prime bullocks, E 4 to ; prime cows, E 3 to r 4 ;
medium cows, El 1. Ikl. tot 3; store cattle, two to
six years. ink. to E2Be,; fat wethers. Be. 9,1. to 11. ;
good saddle and light harness horses, £6 to £l5 ; heavy
arsug t horses, EIO to £24.
'Vi wszx AUSTRALIA, Sept. 27.—Trade generally
continues doll. Flour, EV to 114. Timber trade
reviving ; some important orders in hand. The weather
has been favour.ble for agriculturists, and the condition
of the crops is promising. shearing has commenced at
Champion Kay The clip is expected to prove greater,
and the quality superior to the average.
TASMANIA, . apt. 25.—Commercial matters quiet
The increase in sheep throughout the colony has been
large, and shearing operations will shortly be com-
menced _ _

--km ZEALAND, September 17th.— Wellington :
Platinum found near Hokitika ; the discoverer reported
that he could wail% out Hoes. per dap—Ns/am : Rich
diggings have been discovered near Collingwood.
Mum A slight improvement in trade. There have
been meetings of the unemployed in Dunedin. A
deputation had an interview with the Secretory of
Public Works, who promised employment at road-
making at is. per dayH!
Okri Or Goon Holm, Oct. 19th —Huainan has
sheen some signs of improvement during the past
math, but is not so active as had been anticipated.
Weather most favourable for agricultural purposes.
Owing to low prices realised for wool in I.ngland,
little has been done during the nitiath.
Nara', Oct 15th.—Trade limited. An immediate
investigation of the mai fields is to be made under
the superintendeace of the Surveyor General. Govern-
ment about to offer rewards and concessions for the
disoovery of minerals: rl,OOO to be offered (or gold.
Rains have fallen throughout the colony, and the
coffee and other plantations look fresh and vigorous.
Ama gems ktErVinin- Burma 4 yrs', Oct. 11th.—
Rosiness is tolerably brisk. In the country districts
&ham* is now going on. The export of gold still
continues. A mall cetancia in the district of
lbs
lase been purchased by some Engli.hmen
the land said for ti,ooo sterling the 21inerilex1Ple,,
the sheep with the wool on at five Per "la
The export of wool shows a very cooside le Increase
lime last year. The wool trade with Foglaied is OD
the isaresee.