The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-21
A U 5 r r Al A s "A.

The Cold Fields aud Trndc-Americnn Goods
la Market Election News-Annirs in New
Zealand.
The Panams New Zealand and Australian Mail Com.
pany's steamer Rakaia, : Harry Wright, commander,
with twenty seven passengers from Australia aud New
Zealand arrived at Panama the 9th OF January.
Her dates are Melbourne, 10th November; Sydney,
I'd December; Wellington, stb.
This steamer which left Panama on the 25th October
last arrived Wellington the 22d November, after
very favorable passage having held communication with
the Pitcairn Islanders on ner voyage.
The news from Australasia by this arrival is not Of
an exciting character A.teegram from Sydney, dated
December . reports:-A gold field Of great extent
has been discovered at the weddn mountains about
hundred aud eighty miles from Sydney. The gov
eminent officials report that IL will give employ
mont to . large number for three four years !;
sinking is about fifty feet through hard SOIL and the
holes bottomed yielding average OF Eve grains
per dish About 900 miners already the ground
The Legislature is stl in session. The customs receipts
for the month of October reached Goa 1922 nearly
eco 600 Of the receipts during October 1865
The yield Of gold fields indicated by the escort
returns shows that falling OF has taken place during
the year Several failures have taken place during
month, chiefly among houses in the breadstu6s trade
Among them are G. A. lloyd 4 Co, Dibb 4 Co fwho
have branch house at Vaparaso). NJ A. vennan, in
the American trade, and H. II. Eldied Chilean Consul
The heavy losses suffered recently by all who have
been importing foreign breadstuffs and an abundant
harvest throughout the colonies will have the effect Of
checking trade with California and Chile with both
Of which have. for two years past, ranked among
their best customers Freghts for coal, both NJ this
port and Newcastle las for Valparaiso
San Francisco The bark Guiding Star late Queen VIC
toria last from Valparaiso, has been sold here for
Sc 900
The following are the prices OF American imports at
Sydney There have been arrivals fom the Eastern
States during the month and prices Of all kinds OF goods
are almost nominal Small sales OF dried apples
being made at q I'd. 1Od. oysters in pound tins
dull Mt 10s los Cd Iobsters in like packages held
for Is Cd S. Cd. Salt salmon in barrels and halves
steady nj Cd American boots and brogans purchas
able below invoice price. Brooms. doors and sasbes
salable price. For Ames' LII shoves importers
figures 75s. a Sos per dozen. y handled not
asked for Cut nails bring from 2Ss. 30s per key
Lumber has improved. small sales being made at
last months price, Kerosene oil is in
supply and moved off steadily at IS Sd. S. Cd for in
ferior brands: S. 10d. As for best Resin, good 10
bright has been sold at 1Ss. Goa per cwt.
The elections had terminated in Tasmania. The ma
jory OF the members returned pledged retrenc
to suit the altered condition of the colony The
government was virtually insolvent II stopped pay
ment on the LIST ut.
1.-THE East Coast rebellion in New Zealand put
down The governor himself had taken command of the
volunteer troops and the Maori stropghods re-
duced by About fifty rebels had been killed
and large number captured
Tho news from the various gold fields in Now Zealand
was highly satisfactory.