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TRADE AND SHIPPING.
The bark Thomas Lawrie 294 tons Capt. Ford
arrived on Tuesday from Falmouth 1st Novem-
ber with a general cargo from London—passen-
gers, Mrs. Ferguson and 2 children, Mr. Abbott.
The bark Black Warrior 231 tons, Capt.
Mugford, arrived on Tuesday from Boston,
United States, 22nd November with a general
cargo among which is 800 barrels of flour
passenger Mr. Driver.
On Friday last the river was enlivened by the
arrival of no less than three United States,
whaling ships, coming in for refreshment,
namely, the ship Navy 356 tons Capt Niell,
with 125 tons black and 5 do sperm oil - the
James Stewart, 386 tons, Capt Dougherty, with
500 barrels black and 150 sperm oil, and the
South Boston, 338 tons, Capt. Butler, with 600
barrels black and 400 do. sperm oil.
The brig Ulysses arrived on Saturday from
Mauritius, last from Launceston, on the 28th
ult, with sugar.
H.M.Brig Zebra sailed on the 6th for Ota
heite. calling at Port Arthur in her way.
The Britomart, 242 tons, sailed for London on
Tuesday, with a full cargo of colonial produce,
consisting of wool, oil, &c. Passengers, Mr
and Mrs McDonald and child, Miss Dowling,
Mr Falconer, Messrs W. and C. Rawlings, Mr
Rankin, Mr Grantham, Eliza Atwood, Eliza-
beth Chippett, Ann Crossland.
The Mary Sharpe, 328 tons, sailed the same
day for London, with a full cargo of produce
passengers Capt. Bannister, Miss Lamb and
servant, Mrs Joyns.
The Boadicca, 472 tons, sails this day,
mostly in ballast, for Calcutta - passenger Mr.
Roberts.
The Industry for New Zealand - passenger
Mr. Oakes, and the Asia for Sydney, are on the
point of sailing.
The Eldon is announced to sail for London on
the 1st of April.
Cargo of the Britomart - 204 bales wool, 480
bundles whalebone, 204 casks oil, 16 tons bark,
20 planks wood, and 10 tons scrap iron.
Cargo of the Mary Sharpe - 418 bales wool,
399 bundles of whalebone, 2100 ox and cow
horns, 387 casks oil, 1 cask seal skins, 1 box
curiosities, 1 do books, 3 cases British returned
goods, and about 50 chests of tea.
The price of corn continues unvaried since
our last - wheat from 9s to 10s. per bushel, oats
none, barley from 5s. 6d. to G6s. per do. Mutton
6d to 7d per lb., beef 6d to 9d per do., pork 8d.
Veal, scarcely any in the market.
Hay £6 10s to £7 per ton, Straw £3 to £3 10s.
Wattle bark £2 10s, to £2 15s. firewood 8s,
sawed timber 8s to 8s 6d per 100 feet.
Apples 4s to 4s 6d per bushel, potatoes
£4 10s. to £7 per bushel, fresh butter 1s 6d to
2s 3d per lb. Sydney Cheese 1s 1d to 1s 2d per
lb. Sydney coals 28s per ton, Port Arthur do.
12s per do.
Launceston Corn Market. - The last few fine
days - have enabled the farmers to stook a great
deal of their corn, that has for so long been ex-
posed to the moist weather - which is reported
to us as having done very trifling damage.
Although a great deal of smut prevails in places,
the harvest promises to yield well. Wheat
continues at 10s. to 10s. 6d ; barley 6s to 6s 6d ;
oats 4s. 6d. per bushel. Fine flour 30s, seconds
26s per 100 lbs.
During the week Mr. Field purchased up-
wards, of 2000 bushels of wheat from Mr.
Clayton at 10s, and Mr. White has made exten-
sive sales at the same price. - Cornwall Chron.
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