TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 124, 23 October 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

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Wellington, October 22

The Douglas is being towed in by the Luna. She has 4G5 immigrants, and is out 111 days. Ir, is supposed that she was outside the Loads some days ago. but was blown buck by the gale. Mr James Smith,' late auctioneer, is the successful tenderer for the right of advertising upon the Wellington and Masterlon railway. Mr George Hunter, M.H.R., has formally de(lined the invitation to become a candidate fertile mayoralty. Napier, Oct 22. Arrived—Helen Denny, eighty-six days from Glasgow, with 258 immigrants, all well. She had a tine passage. A hoy named Langham has been sent by the Resident Magistrate to the Catholic Industrial School, there being no regular reformatory, for four years, for placing a piece of woo l on the line of railway here, and for other offences. THIS JJA TS TELEGPAMS. Wellington, October 23. The Douglas was towed in late last night and placed in quarantine. She had a very rough passage, and there was much sickness amongst the children. Thirty-one deaths occurred, chiefly from measles and whooping cough. There are still twenty cases under treatment. Mr Foster, chemist, died at an early hour this morning. His death was caused by mortification of the leg. Dunedin, October 23. At the first sa 1 e of new season sugar, yellow crystal realised £2B 15s ; finest brewing, £32 15s to £3l ; fine yellow, £3l 10s to £33 7s (id; finest yellow, £33 ss; finest white, £34 10s to £35; finest snow-drop, £3O 5s to £3O 7s Gd. At the sale of Mr G. M. Bell’s Waimea Shorthorns at East Taciri yesterday, the highest bids were for the cows Queen of Butterflies and Ruby, realising 325 and

290 guineas respectively. Both animals were knocked down to J. E. Kitching for Joseph Clarke of Moa Flat. The cattle realised 4,700 guineas. The estate, comprising about 400 acres, sold at prices ranging from £ls to £2O per acre. The sale was one of tho most important ever held in the colony, breeders from tho North Island and Canterbury being well represented. Victoria also had buyers, but the whole herd was secured for New Zealand.

Prime beef, 40s to 45s ; medium and inferior, 30s to 35s ; prime crossbred mutton, Gd per lb.; do, merino, 5d to sid. The grain markets remain firm, wheat more enquired for, milling samples, 5s to 5s 3d ; medium and inferior, 4s 3d to 4s, Gd ; fowls feed, 3s Gd to 4s ; malting samples, barley, 5s to 5s 3d ; medium and inferior, 4s to 4s 3d ; oats continue scarce at 5s 3d to 5s Gd. [FROM OUR DUNEDIN CORRESPONDENT.] At Mr Bell’s sale yesterday, the following stock was bought for Canterbury : —Bulls : Prince Imperial, 125 guineas, Mr Threlkcld, Christchurch ; lied Prince, 55 guineas, Hay Bros. Bull calf: lloyal Butterfly, Hay Bros. Cows ; Waimea, third, 95 guineas ; half, fifty guineas ; Jessamine, ■ seventy guineas; red Jessamine, GO guineas; Mr Bluett. Heifers : Formosa fourth, 70 guineas ; Bridal Flower, 75 guineas, Hay Bros ; Wild Rose, 35 guineas ; Air Bluett. The proposal to establish billiard rooms in connection with the Athenaeum, is to be submitted to a general meeting of members. The Vire visits Lyttelton on her return from Wellington.