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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2195, 22 April 1874, Page 3

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Money is less in demand and firm. Stock market improving. The apprehended dearness in money market is subsiding. March trade returns show a continued reduction of exports. The corn market has a strong upward tendency. Adelaide wheat at Go's, to G7b. ; flour, 465. to 48s. per two hundred and eighty pounds.

The Planet Uranus Visible.— A correspondent writ 08 to the Wellington Independent as follows :— " Uranoß is now bo readily found, that observers who haro not seen the planet will do well to search for it. At eight o'clock, the constellation Cancer is on the meridian, about one- third up the sky. Between the two bright stars of the Twins, lower down on the left, and the sickle stars of Leo on the right, is a cloudy patch of light in Cancer. Any glass readily resolves this into Blare. A little above this patch, and towards the right, is a bright star of the fonrth magnitude. A little below this is a star just visible to the naked eye. This star is UranusAny glass will show it ; and if on ono night its position be noted with respcot to the other Btara in the field, its motion will soon be deteoted. A telescope with a threo-inch objeot. glass will show the planet's diso of a light blue color. If the observer look a little away from the point indicated he will more readily Bee Uranjis than by looking at it directly." WHAf requires more philosophy than taking things as they com* ? Flirting with things as they go.