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chiefly used. Upon part of the ship canal and along 19 miles of the Sweet- 
Water Canal plantations of trees have been set out, extending back about 328 
tet from the water line; these trees are intended asa screen to check the 
Vance of sand from the desert ; among the trees planted are the Eucalyptus 
paucy pe. A system of irrigation by fresh water has been organised for 
these plantations, the water coming from the Nile by the canals excavated when 
eS ship canal was being built. So far the results are encouraging.— Engineering 
ws, 
Statistics. 
QUEENSLAND EXPORTS. 
Return showing the quantity and value of station and farm produce 
ies from the port of Brisbane during the year ended 31st December, 
| 
—_— Quantity. Value. 
ieee oe ae ee _ Le a — — _ PRES tee aoe Ween nee nl 
Ib. £ 
Batter he ent! doar a Ore ee i a ora | ee 1145664 49,017 
SCT rmma aiee stoi ey et dee EO LSE UR 9179 194 
WRU ce ieee tr teee 9 Jat eA de 777,630 21,728 
Lee eles ot Hell Se AS Ye igre Glee 239, 609 8974 
a ae i 1,153,072 
Hil, ach Se St ae eee i: 3,409,274 
ge CHUUSIN TG I esi baer Nk hve aie BBE nel ce _ 698,627 
fsitiramen Wo and frozen n: es we on “ des aneliog 
ENTE SNES (aa ee Mee ne ban a 93,077 
QUEENSLAND PRODUCTS IN BRITISH MARKETS. 
LATEST AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
Borrur.—Choicest, 102s.; finest, 98s.; choicest New Zealand, 100s. to 
‘5 choicest Danish, 112s. per cwt. 
CirEse,—American, 58s. per cwt. 
Per euGaR E15 10s. to £16 10s. per ton; German beet, 88 per cent., 9s. 43d. 
10g 
Motasses.—5s. to 6s. per ewt. No Queensland molasses in stock. 
Rrce.—Patna, 13s. to 22s.; Java, 13s. 6d. to 26s. per cwt. 
92 Corrnr.-—Finest Coorg peaberry, 92s. to 120s. per ewt. ; Ceylon plantation, 
to 116s, per cwt.; bold blue, 58s. to 80s.; Santos, 88s. to 50s. 
Arnowroor.—42d. to 1s. 10d. per lb.; Bermuda, 2s. per lb. 
Wirear.—a6s, to 30s. per quarter ; 3s. 3d. to 3s. 9d. per bushel. 
fain Gixgir.—Calicut, rough, 28s. perewt. Jamaica: Finest, 110s. to 140s. ; 
98s. to” 65s.; fine, 99s. to 100s. per cwt. 
