AUSTRALIAN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4990, 25 April 1889, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

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(Received 9 p.m., April 21th.) THE MARKETS. Sydney, April 24. Wheat, chick feed, 3a Gd to 3s 8d ; New Zealand milling, 4s 5d to 4s 9d. Oats, feed, 3s 3d to 3s Gd ; seed, 3s 5d to 3s 7d. Peas, 4.3 3d to 4s (id. Bran, Is. Pollard, Is 14d. Maize, 3s Gd, Onions, £l3. Butter, New Zealand, 8d to Bkl ; local Is fd to Is <Jd. Cheese, New Zealand, Gid to 7id ; local, Gjd. Bacon, local, 8d to B|d ; New Zealand, 9d to lOd. Hams, New Zealand, 10|d to Is. Melbourne, April 24. The holidays have interfered with grain business, and there are no market quotations to report. Adelaide, April 24. Wheat, shipping lots at Port Adelaide, ss; farmers’ lots, 4s 9d to 4s lOd ; for outports, 4s 7d to 4s Bd. Flour, roller-made, £lllos to £l2 5s ; stone-made, £lO lus to £ll. Bran,lid. Pollard, is to la Id. New Zealand oats, 4s 3d to 4s Od. THE LUSITANIA. Albany, April 24. Arrived—Lusitania from Plymouth. Passengers for New Zealand—Mr Bendey and Bliss Hill. THE PUKAKI. Melbourne, April 23. Sailed—Pukaki. (Received 1 a.m., April 29th ) A BIUITUN FUR PROTECTION. Sydney, April 24. Contingent with the Colonial Treasurer moving the introduction of a Bill in the Legislative Assembly to provide for the sale of suburban ’hyids-to extinguish the

existing deficit, Mr Henry Copeland,

member for New England, who was returned on the Protection ticket, has given notice of motion, “ That in order to meet the deficit an ad valorem duty of 30 per cent be imposed on fancy articles, carriages, jewellery, drapery (except cotton woollens), glassware, furniture, and other articles, such duties to cease when the deficit is extinguished.” The motion is considered practically a vote of censure on the Government. SHIPPING. Newcastle, April 24. Sailed—Janet Nicoll for Lyttelton. BOILER EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE. Melbourne, April 24. A boiler at the works of Messrs Pitt and Company, safe makers, at Hotham, exploded to-day, and wrecked the building. The son of one of the proprietors was blown to atoms, and a workman named Ryan was very seriously injured.