AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6963, 12 March 1884, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[RKDTER's TELKQRAM.] ' BPOFFORTH AND THE AUSTRALIAN *■- TEAM. ■ Melbourne, March 11. It is now. finally settled that Spofforth joins the Australian team of cricketers. The latter : proceed to Adelaide to-day,, and will leave there for. England by the P. and 0. steamship Sutlej on -Saturday next.. - .. ANOTHER; FIRE IN ADELAIDE. Adelaide, March 11. A firei- occurred ..'last night at .Mr. Chance's jam works, .in this city. - The whole- premises were destroyed,, and .the loss is set down'at ,£IO,OOO. THE HAUROTO. Sydney, March 11. .Sailed; ■■ this evening: The- ■ Union steamship Hauroto, for Wellington. M THE WEATHER IN NEW SOUTH . WALES. V Sydney, March 11. Heavy rain fell over a large part of the country districts to-day. ; f THE WATERLOO TR AGED XV Sydney, March 11. All the prisoners who were arrested in connection with the Waterloo tragedy have been acsiuittedt

[Received M*rch U, 10.5 p.m.! MELBOURNB GRAIN MARKET, s, , - Melbourne, March 11. The Melbourne manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand reports of the local grain market as follows :—Wheat, 3s lOd to 3s lid. Market firmer. Malting barley dull and drooping, and prices barely maintained. To-day's, quotations are 4s to 4s 6d. New Zealand oats in firm demand, at 2s 4d to. 2s 8d for feeding, and 2s 9d to 2s lOd for milling qualities. New Zealand oats, under bond, slow of sale, at 2s 3d to 2s 6d. ; Owing.to full supplies, oats will probably rule low. this season.