OTAGO.

Wellington Independent, Volume XIX, Issue 2096, 27 August 1864, Page 2

OTAGO.

(From the "Daily Times," August 20.) The despatch of the English mail yesterday, occupied the attention of most business men ; and to-day there seems to be qulto as little disposition to do business, even at the aution rooms there was an entire absence of life. Flour. — A" transaction is said to have taken place today for one of tho Northern Forts. 40 toni Adelaide, at c, price equal to £24 10s terms. A few tons of Hart's havo also been sold at £25. The cargoes of the Louis and Miriam, from Auckland, and Trader, from Adelaide, are to bo held for the present The Chilian cargo, per Ismyr, advertised for Monday, will test the market At the half-yearly meeting of the Otago Fire and Marine Insurance Company on the 23rd July last, the meeting authorised a number of shares to be placed in the market We have authority for stating that theie are now all taken up, and the share list is consequently closed. ' Wo are informed that Mr w. B. Miller has iold Bun 205, Taieri Lake, the property of Hossm Studholm Brothers, containing 40,000 aores, with 8000 sheep, to Meßirs Main and Gardiner, for £16,000.