The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-04


In last summaries abstract q The agri
cultural returns Of uecu q tho twenty districts
which the colony i divided. since then two more
ties have been finished and the remaining four arc so
completion that their contents may be given approx
maicly.
fore. In round numbers folows:-5,2ss cultiva-
tors farming Loss 600 of land, ~ which 20 100
were with wheat n 600 with oats and Is. with
for hay the remainder u the ground being occupied
with potatoes barley maize gardens, vines aud tobacco,
the yield 700 OO bushels Of wheat p bushels
the acre $40 bushels Il IS TO the acre and
81 900 tons ri hay about ton and quarter ~ the
This result Is most gratifying In sS5-56 there we're
only t5 600 acres IN cultivation, and in the previous
year only I.7ls. In South Australia last year there
:o3 AS under crop, that nearly equal
our great agricultural neghbors and next year We shall
ha,e passed them from the vgur with whrh farming
operations being pursued We may safely cal.
calculate that there will be 10000 under crop
year.
land still maintains very high price. AZ a govern.
sale recently held at Crewck near Baarat, fair
agricultural land rather badly situated regards
ket. sold at from f3 81 "a per acre Crown land eight
miles from Melbourne. o very Interior quality, sold two
days ago NJ average Of ESQ per
iron the Melbourne Gdset's, published the sth Of
August gather the suhjoned particulars Of the
a.es and assets and Of the capital and profits OF the
banks Victoria for tho quarter ended the 3oh ~ June,
1857 IN the shapc of liabilities have notes IN crcula
ton c. ,33olla is I'd bills IN circulation, fe772 los.
81 balances due 10 other banks sSiT 5si i3s I'd dc
posts not bearing interest Is ooo III is sd deposits
bearing interest 1850 $50 lie ID: making the total lia.
btes 900 3po lis I'D ON the side Of assets we find
property A2si TsT l3s cd notes and bits of other banks
s1Go $50 iss balances due from other banks 81 02gol
is. Sd, government securities, Et09t110 liz. VI.
all debts due tho hanks, e. ,4Oo,6 $50 1ss. 3D.,
showing total nf assets amounting TO fi2,1T3,Tl2
lis. 81 Under the general head &c capital and
profit have the amount of capital paid up set
down AZ Is 32s 3Tp. the " ast dividend ranging
from . g. 20 per cent. the amount Of last dividend
can s37 Sc and the amount Of reserved profits f ele
Toe At.
Melbourne s now lighted hy gas We take tho follow.
ing from the Argus ~ the lIth " August-The streets
this city lighted With gas for tho rst time last night
and tho event convivaly celebrated by the Mayo
of Melbourne and his friends the Criterion Owing
which separates the standards from each other the gene
raj effect brilliant had been generally enti.i
rated M the time the light given a nmeasurably
superior that " tho oil lamps which have been st
pcrceded Ivy this mode q Illumination The event how
ever, constitutes epovh in civic history.
MARKETS.
SYDNEY. August l0--flour firm, thout alteration in
price liquids little easier but holders disposed 70
SCH in any quantity except At full parcel 81 eagle
and lion ncgrolead tohacro from the United states had
been nearly all disposed Of NJ advanced prices Speculative
buyers the market but the trade and dealers
uurtd all that likely e. arrive of marketable brands
sugars with small sto and anticipated short supply az
Manila we're expected advance considerably Tor both
raw and refined In groceries little dong buyers with
holding Purchases until the weather sufficiently set
tied 90 admit o better supply Of carriage ~ the utc
rtor Tie quantity Of wool cold Tor the week ~ bales,
Wa larger than that offered during the few previous
weeks and uf tho los excited much competition,
pr,,s being dec o. nrmcr Eighteen balcs % superior
svvsred ns AAi tgel.1ed = I'd p9r II hsss, l. hed