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CO3M1I3HC1AL.
The few showers --[ rain which fell yester
day were gladly welcomed by fanners, mm
will be Iwncllclal lo the gra.,s. The bleak
atmosphere that accompanied the change Is,
however, detrimental to the young gran*.
Potatoes havo slightly improved in value,
and are now woilh up to £2, Wheat is
worth from 8/H to !l/(i, and thoro is a good
quantity coming forward. Tho Herbert took
2,')0 bugs to Lnunceston from Stanley yester
d.iy. and thnrc Is a quantity on the llurnie
wharf awaltinc shipment. Outs arc quoted
at 1/(1 j liwis, 2/3. Fresh butter Is quoted nt
1/1 for factory made, and 1/. for best dairy
made ; there is a good deiuiiiid for potted,
numerous purehahei being made at I Id, ami
there Is every indication for a furthei
advance in the price. Ducou is scarce ui
fi'um lid to 7.1 ; hams, 7d and 7J.1 according
to (innlity. Eggs, 1/. per ilozuu for guaiau
tced lots. Apples are telling ui fruui itr, %,,
8/0 i quinces in a/li.
Potatoes, are still on tlie rise (states the
Devonport paper of Thursday), and were
engerly bought yaiterdny at*£2 n/. coiibi'.
queut on advicLS of an improved tuiii: pre-
ruiling iu the Hydney niaikcl. In oats we
hiunl of no actual iI.-j in priec, but t'ne lum
ul the market Is nuch as to 1'iad at khIul-U
fur u slight advance, A ctmsiiSer.'ioliMiimi,
lity of wheat is coming forward, but values
remain as last, quoted.
Our Stanley correspondent, wrote on Thms
.biy : — I'liinlirs to-iliy took 70 tons putai ie»,
«ldpped by K. Plummci ; ,Sr. tons, E. Kield
CEdginton and Co.j j and 20 toun, 0. T.
.Smith. Tho Flinders is ..xpwted back on
Saturday for another consignment,
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