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London, England, 1857-05-05 00:00:00

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1856.

[ PRIOR 41). STAMPED 5 .j

ed. The total amount of coin issued from the Ist
of January to the 7th of March was 84,000 sove-
reigns, and 80,000 half-sovereigns ; total. value,
124,0001. Gold dust received. for the purpose of
coinage, 25,085 ounces.
"The` quantity of gold dust brought down by
the escorts from of February has been 9,289 oz. 17
dwto. 18 a°Ts. ; for the same month of 1856, 7,692
oz. 2 dwts. 16 grs., showing an increase of T,597
oz. 15 dwts.• 2 gr.' on th month.

" T_here is asmall decretse, in the amount of
cr..1.1 dim', received from ti:e Southern old-field,
but' the twat amount brought down shoNI an in-
crease of 10,106 oz. 16 dwis.• 3 grs. in favuur of
1857. Tie quantity received for the first week in
Ma ch was 3,091. oz. 17 dwti. 11 grs., which makes
the total quantity received by escort fromvphe Ist
January to 7th March, 1857, amount to 26,469 oz
14 (Iwts 17 grs.

• The quantity of gold dust received by post, from
the Ist January to the Ist of March, has been 2,509
ounces.

The wool market, has beenfirm during the month
and prices, as comp.rel with the quotations given
iu our last summary, have advanc-d. Superior
clips-have risen from Id. to 2d. per lb., and lair to
goml üb.iut ld. per lb. Tne f dlowitig are the
lat-3st pri es :—Superior clips, Is. 9J. to 2s ; fair
to good, le. 6d. to Is. 8. d. ; grease, 9d to ls. ;
hatitirfatc,ed, ls. 5d to ls. 9d. ; scoured, is. 7d.
to 2s. id. ; sheepskins continue rm at from 7d. to
10d. per lb.

Thy tallow market has been very inactive, and
iota late been broughirboinarket. - Prices mily,
therefore, be consideied nominal. The quot ttioos
3t are given by the brokers show a dec'ine of
therefore,
about 10s. per ton, and are al follows ;—Beef, 441.
to 47/. ; mutton, 451. to 481. ; station, 351. t i 431.
Hides are in great demand. The intelligence of
the high rates ruling in England, received per Sim'a,
cause./ a considerable rise here. A parcel of heavy
bides was sold last Thursday, by auction, at 253.
each. They are now quoted at 163. to 255. each,
which is an advance of 23. to 53. as couipared with
the prices of the first week of Feb.

EXPORT OF COLONIAL PRODUCE FOR THE YEAR ENDING

Bark, 23 tons
Butter and cheese, 242,032 lb
Gold, 42,463 ounces
Grain, Sze —Wheat, 3,093. bushels ; maize,
258,880 do. ; barley, 17,600 do. ; oats,
38,199 do. ; flour and bread, 1.430,016 lb. ;
potatoes and yarns, 293 tons 10 cwt
Hides.—Bullocks' hides, 90,003; s'heepakins,
79 bundles ; opossum, do., 4 do.; lewher
manufactured, 77 packages ; Lather unma
nufacture,i, 381 packages
Live Ptock—horses, 1,948 ead; horned cattle,
2,677 do. ; sheep, 22,103 ; hogs, 225
Oil—sperm, 322 tuns ; black, 13 do
Timber, including palings, shingles, spokes,
trenails, &e
Tallow, 3,865- tons
Salt meat and provisions
Wool, 19,200,341 lb.
Fruit

£175

9 824
138,007

85,517

64,638

54,736
25,355

42 333
137,202
9.999
1,303,070
25,443

£1,895,299
On reference to a similar statement for the year 1855
we find the following enumerations, which we republish
at length, so that the difference will at once be seen :
EXPORT OF COLONIAL PRODUCE FOR THE YEAR 1855
Butter and cheese, 800,864 lb. ... £65,072
Gold, 64,384 z. 14 owr. gre
&e.—%Vbeat, 15,310 bushels; maize,
37,015 ditto; oats and ha'rl,y, 34,852
ditto ; flour and bread, 2,171,008 lb. ; pc-
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tvtoes, 869 tons
Hides, Skins, and Leather.—Bullocks' bides,
54,035 ; sheep and goat skins, 37,390 ; lea.
flier manufactured. 125 packages ; ditto,
unmanufactured, 594 packages
Live Stock.— Horses, 1,282 ; horned cattle,
4,125 ; sheep, 28,052 ; hogs 3 75 107
Oii, 2491 tuna
Timber, incfuding shingles, spokes,
and trenails
Tallow
Salt Meat and Provisions
Wool, 17,670,684 lb.

91,644

42,782

44.227
122,255
22,685
1,078,017

£1,772,810
This shows a balance for the year 1856, against 1855,
of 122,4891.

NEW ZEALAND.

. There is news ft om Nelson to the 14th February.
Several persons hive gone to try the gold diggings
,in 'Massacre Bay, and a few ounces obtained there
were publicly s.)ld on tho 9th. The sale of land in
Nelson province has been impeded by the regula-
tions, which require that new districts shall be
surveyed before any sties are allowed. The Nelson
Examiner cuunpl•+ins of this delay, and the conse-
quent discouragement of emigration at the best
ea ou of the year.