AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
' The following table exhibits the estimated c average yield per acre of wheat, oats, and barley, m each Road Board district, with " the general average for the province, taken p from the General Government returns : —

The following table exhibits the grosi estimated yield of wheat, oats, and barley ii 18 each Road Board district, with the tota •f yield for the province : —

[ The following table exhibits the gross r estimated yield of hay and potatoes m each > district: —

WOOL REPORT.
Messrs Miles and Co., under date 29th January, report : — Since the departure of the last mail there is little to note respecting oar market Reports from the Continent con tinue favourable, there is ratherjmore busi ness doing m Yorkshire, and there have been some enquiries privately. The mildness of the winter has tended to diminish the sale of winter goods, and manufacturers of flannel are desirous of decreasing their stocks ; still, our market looks firm, with a tendency to some improvement. Arrivals to date are as follows : — Bales. New South Wales and Queensland ... 5,094 Victoria 27,786 Tasmania 387 South Australia ... ... ... 5,933 Western Australia — New Zealand 1,525 Cape of Good Hope 12,978 Total 53,703 and m addition, 12,000 to 13,000 bales held over from last sales?

CUSTOMS REVENUE.
Revenue collected at the Port of Timaru, for the mouth of Marob, 18G9 : — £ a. d. Spirits 500 3 11 Tobacco 45 12 G Wine ..." 31 (5 10 Tea 32 9 0 Sugar 40 0 10 Measurement 73 4 9 Weight 12 8 7 Fees under Arms Act ... 2 16 0 Other Duties 3 2 0 £741 4 5

The Timaru Herald. SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1869.
