SHIPPING NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume I, Issue 27, 12 July 1851, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED. • July 11, brigantine Return, 90 tons, King, from Wellington. SAILED. July 8, barque Sir Harry Smith, 408 tons, Raymond, for Port Philip, in ballast. IN PORT. Ship Duke of Bronte, 500 tons, Barclay. Longden and Lc Cren, Agents. Ship Jane Dixon, 325 tons, Whitwell. Longden and Le Cren, Agents. Barque Steadfast, 534 tons, Spencer. Alport, Agent. Barque Endora, 40S tons, Gourlay. Longden~ and Le Cren, Agents. Brig Raven, 170 tons, Bell. Longden and Le Cren, Agents. Brigantine Pauline, 106 tons, Cain. Longden and Le Crch, Agents. Brigantine John and Charlotte, 93 tons, Lovitt. Pickett, Agent. Schooner Salopian, 40 tons, Griffith. Master Agt. Brigantine Return, 90 tons. King. Schooner Rapid, 20 tons, Williams. IMPORTS. In the Jane Dixon: —lol2 sheep, 8 head cattle, 2G horses, 1 ton sugar, 1 ton flour, 10 half-chests tea, 7 bales sacks. In the Raven: —37 horses, 76 tierces beef, 10 casks bottled beer, 1 case saddlery, 2 horses, 31 boxes candles, 6 tierces beef, 10 boxes soap, 5 ton leather, 2 drays, 1 chaise cart. In the Eudora :■ —s horses, J H ton hay, 500 sheep, 2 horses, 1 dray, I cask beef, 3 horses, .8 casks porter, 8 do. Ale. 44 calves, 1 horse, 2 casks wine, 25 brls. sugar, 8 casks herrings, 12 do. bottled ale, 1 case saddlery, 1 dray, 1 set harness, 2 horses, 1 cow, 1 calf, 150 sheep, 9 casks beef, 50 cases Geneva. LYTTELTON MARKETS, Retail Prices, Julyl2' First llour, 40-s. per 100 lbs.; Bread, per 21b. loaf, 9d. ; Beef, 7d. to Sd. per lb. ; Mutton, 7c/. to Bd. perlb.; Pork,7i£. per lb.; Fowls, per pair, 75.6 d.; Ducks, none; Fresh luilter, 2s. Od.; Salt butter, 2s. Od. per lb.: Potatoes, 4/. 10s. per ton ; Eggs, 3s. per doz.; Cheese, New Zealand, Is. 3d. per lb.; Maize, ss.Od. per bush.; Ale, 6s. per two gallons; Ham and Bacon, none; Firewood, per cord, 225. to 305.; Sawn Timber, l(is. to 18s. per 100 ft. WELLINGTON MARKETS, July 7. First Flour, 30s. to 355. per 100 lbs. ; Bread, per 2 lb. loaf, Bd.; Beef, 3d. to Gd. per lb ; Mutton, 4d. to 6d. perlb.; Pork, 4d. to 6d. per lb.; Fowls, per pair, 45.; Ducks per pair, 55.; Geese, ss. each ; Turkeys, 7s. each ; Fresh Butter, Is, 6d. ; Salt Butter, Is. 4d. perlb.; Potatoes, 6s. per cvvt. ; Eggs, 2s. per doz.; Clieese, Is. 6d. per lb.; Maize, 3s. 6d. per bushel ; Bran, Is. ber bush.; Ale 2s. per gallon; If am and Bacon Cd. to Bd. per lb.; Firewood, per cord, 16s. to 245. llobart Town Markets. —There is little doing ■ in wheat; we have beard of a purchase at 3s. per bushel. Oats have been sold at ss. (id.; barley is eagerly purchased at 6s. 6d. per bushel. — Courier, 6th June. Launceston Markets.—For the information of our country readers we may state that after our • paper went to press on Saturday, sales of 150 tons of flour were concluded, at an average price of j£2l per ton. Extensive transactions in wheat also took place at. 9s. 3d. to 9s. Od. The latter figure may be considered the nominal quotation for wheat this morning.— Examiner, 9th June. Adelaide Markets, May 22.—Wheat, 7s. to 7s. Gd. per bushel; flour, from £18 10s. to sgl9 per ton; oats, 7s. ; bran, Is. Sd.; pollard, Is. lOd.; barley, Bs. per bushel. About 2000 sheep were sold on Wednesday, at from Bs. to'los. Gd. ; there were also about GOO or 700 of an inferior description. The stock of cattle for slaughter was still very limited, 36 head only were brought in, which sold at 14s. per 100 lbs. Cape Markets, April 3—Flour, American, 355. per barrel; Adelaide ditto, 18s. and 20s. per 100 lbs; Cape wheat, £1 2s, fid. to £1 4s. per muid of three bushels.