EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27551, 20 November 1950, Page 4

EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

FROM THE FILES OF THE ©tago ©ail'? Whites DUNEDIN, NOVEMBER 20, 1865. Our commercial reporter states that the condition of things on the goldfields is satisfactory, and the increasing population, together with the extended use of superior appliances, is perceptible in the amount of the official returns. The market for fat stock has been only moderately supplied with either cattle or sheep recently, and prices obtained show a decided advance on last month’s quotations. Fat cattle have been selling at £l4 5s to £24, equal to about 50s per 1001 b; fat sheep (in the wool), at 20s to 275, equal to about 51d per lb; and shorn, at 15s to 17s, equal to about '4Jd per lb. Fat lambs have changed hands at 15s each.

The quantity of gold exported from the Province of Otago during the current year to this date is 220,6890 z 3dwt. The quantity previously exported is as follows: 1861. 187,6950 z; 1862, 397,6020 z; 1863, 580,2330 z; 1864, 455,9270 z; making a grand total since the discovery of the goldfields of 1,842,1460 z 3dwt. The escorts have brought down the following quantities of gold during the year: January 14, 19.9520 z 15dwt; January 28, 10,0560 z 3awt; February 11, 10.715 oz; February 25, 11,3090 z lfJdwt; March 10, 12,G790z lldwt; March 24, 11,9110 x sdwt; April 7,11,4910 z 2dwt: April 21, 95070 z sdwt; May 5. 87230 z; May 20, 77450 z lCdwt; June 3,66630 z 14dwt; June 16, 90140 z 13dwt; June 30. 84240 z ISd'.vt; July 14, 83780 z lldwt; Julv 29, 8G370z lOdwt; August 12. 80lhnz 15dwt; August 26, 10.3140 z lOdwt; September 8, lO.llOoz 6dwt; September 22, 83400 z Idwt; October G, 01270 z 13dwt: October 20. 7*2770z 15dwt; November 3,8330 oz; November 17, 34680 z 16dwt; —total, 215.1950 z 16dwt.