AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL.

North Otago Times, 17 August 1865, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL.

Under this head we have absolutely nothing to report. The attention of farmers and others in the distiicfc h.is been for some time centied in the annual Ploughing Match, which comes off to-monow (Fiiday). at Muddy (..reek, about thiee miles on the northern load fiom Oainaiu. The other gre.it nnmml event— the Agiicultural and P-istoial Association's show— is also fast approaching; a piogiamme of the prizes will be found in our adveitisiug column.

DUNEDIN. — Trade has relapsed into a quiet condition. So little is doing at the piesenfc moment that we have scaicely any. lung of interest to record ; and until after the depiutuie of the mnil, business will in all prolialulity remain quiet. No auctions of any iinpoitiuice have been held. Quotations for all staple commodities remain substantially unaltered.— Daily Times, 16th inst. , HoKITIFCA.— Messis J. Jones and Co. lepoit aa follows: — Fat Cattle. — Messrs Mori Won and Gai forth introduced 130 head, which were sold by them to the tiadu at KM to Is pei II). Mr Geoige Bidgood brought over 35 head, and sold them at the Grey rush sit 2s per II). Fat Mieep. - -We commenced on the 1st «f the month * hy disposing of Mr Goodsall's sheep from Nelson— 38 ewes at L3 10s, and 43 wedders at L2 15s. On the 10th, a consi mment of 49 wedders fiom Nelson, at from L2 JOs to L2 16s. On the 14th, 37>» wedders were introduced hy Messrs Tapgart and Co., end submitted by us, but only 40 were^ disposed of, at 45s per head; the balance were afterwards sold by us at the ( rev, 37s fid a head all round. Pigs.— We placed MrDixonto lot— 14, ex Quiver, from Ctufcerbuiy— at from L4 to L5 ; and Messrs Milhurn and Itennison's, 16 at fiom L4 10s to Lll. Hordes. — A lule market, with a great demand arising for good liraughttrs and pack to, cuiawd Vjy the great rush to the Grey, and another rush, down south.