MESSRS. SULLY & WARDELL'S REPORT.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3405, 15 June 1868, Page 2

MESSRS. SULLY & WARDELL'S REPORT.

Messrs. 0. Arthur and Son report : — Potatoes, 3s 3d to 3s 9d per cwt. ; early kidney potatoes, 8s ; "\ashleaf kidney potatoes, Id per Ib. j cheese, 64<i per lb. ; bacon, 9d to 10|d per lb. ,* but er, 8d to lOd pur lb, j oatn, 3-* 5d per bushel kerosioe ; 3s 3d pec gallon ; fowls, Is Id to, 2s 6d e»ob.

> The general O|>ioi»n of those who have bad expe* rienct) in qmtitz-reeiing is that the richneu of the Thames goldfielifs is an established f <ct : we can but state that, judging from personal experience, it will undoubtedly^ proTe so. Owing to many causes, the Hbaremaikeo is decidedly dull, though we hare sold danng tbe past week iuteiests in claims having ma'ehiueiy adjacent. Thore are buyers for shares in clams that have a fair show and facilities for getting qpartz crushed. We strongly advise thone miner* who can manage to hold on to their olaima to do io, for the majority will be amply repaid in the upriug ; for trials eudured during tbe eusumg winter. A. good many claims on the Hape and Karaka Creeks' are turning out; very good quartz and, judging from' specimens shown us, we expect soon to ace a better inquiry for sba es in the aba v« local, ties. Magnificent, specimens are t<> be seen at our office taken from the Lucky Hit prospecting claim; situate between the head of Waiotahi and Karuka Creeks, lhe stone is similar to that taken out of Sweeney's and the Harp of Erin Claims. We congratulate the fortunate shareholders upon their «p eudid prospects. The fait of such rich stone htmog been found »o far inland proves that the field is extending, and offers sufficient inducement to prospectors to continue their , search in the same direction. From Hastings and Pjuriri favourable accounts are daily being, received ; but m *ny olaimholders are compelled to sell shares iv fiist-clasi claims for want of funds. The great drawback to the full development of these district-t is the absence oE machinery ; we trust, however, thid ' Will sonn be remedied, ai there ia n<> doubt ihe speculation will prove a paying one. We must state that it ia advisable for buyeis to have the opiuion. of a practical miner before making their investments, as, in several instances that we know of, injudicious purchases have been made by relying on the representations of those who have h«d little or no experieuce in mining matters. 'I he following are a few interests for sale in the undermentioned claims ; — , City of C >rk, Waiotuhi Creek, quarter sleeping, £40 ; Benuigo, Moanat^iari, full share', £30 ; Great Britain, Moaoataiari, full share, ,£200 ; imke of Cambridge, Waiotahi, full share, £35 ; Kougb^andRe«dy, Moanataiari, full share, £70; h'tir of the South, Moanataiari, half workiug, £150; M^lahide, ,<Mo»natai»ii, half slnepiu^ x4O ; Cuckoo, Waiotahi, full share, £60 ; Star of Auckland, Madman's Gully, full share, £50 ; Golden 3tar, VVaiotabi, full share, £30 ; Sweeney's, W»iotahi, quarter equal, £200 ; Kegnlia, Waiotahi, fall share, £100; Uity of ."-lelbourne, Waiotahi, full abate, £70 ; Per»ev«rance, Messenger's Hill, full share, £50 ; Point in .View, Moanataiari, h*alf sleeping, £l»0 ; ribootiirg dtar, Moanatainri, full share, £500*; Break o' Day, Waiotahi (fi'«t class m^ctiinery on the groun <) equal half, £130 ; Full A1o»d, Tapu, equal half, £360. Auckland agent : Mr. F. Killing, Queen-street. bhortland, June 13, 1868.