Bazaar Gazette.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 118, 13 February 1872, Page 6

Bazaar Gazette.

Under this heading a Grey month paper '.publishes a number of amusing items, from 1 which we select the following : COMMERCIAL. The following Trade Report may be relied upon us accurate, having been gleaned from the leading local authorities : Coffee is still unsettled. There are grounds for anticipating a decline. Tea still draws buyers ; a large line of in ferior brand has been quitted to outside publicans, they not being nice to a T. Salt.—Few buyers and plenty of cellars. There is some stir in sugar. Macc is looking up, in consequence of the prospects of the Inangaluia reefs. Hops cannot be quoted since the refusal of the Bench to grant dance licenses, although the bast pockets were picked previously. Jam is tight. Candles and Kerosene.—Stocks light. Raisins.—There is reason to believe they are getting up. Currants maintain the last price current. Soap has taken a sadden rise. Butter (Irish). —Large stock at the Hibernian Arcade. Supplies coming in pats. Hams and Bacons. —Owing to disease ; among swine they have to be cured before ' marketable. Beer, in hogsheads, difficult to move, has j a downward tendency. Champagne is rising. Hock is quiet. The increased demand for brandies has a 1 tendency to raise other spirits. Gunpowder goes off easily. This article always affords a good report. Caps are snapped at. In maize there is an amazing drop. TELEGRAMS. Wellington, 1.45 a.m. Brogden is fitting on the last carriage-wheel ! for the Brunnerton line. j Vogel is engaged oiling the engine. Harrison has discovered that the oil in | connection with the work has been laid on too l thick. London, 3.4 a.m. * Her Majesty invited a few friends to Turkey ; on Christmas Day. Gladstone has moved in the House that the Greymouth Bazaar Gazette be filed in the Commons and Lords. The Upper House has ' negatived the resolution. Dead-lock anticipated in consequence. Inangaluia, 5 a.m. The quartz has run out in several claims and left only solid gold. i A New Zealand mint is about to bo established. Mount Cook, 5 a.m. The inhabitants dined off roast Moa on Christmas Day. It was cooked at the ad- i joining volcano, but the crater was not re- ! lished. S nee thou no m >re tidings to com- ! muuicate. LOCAL NEWS. Valedictory Address to Judge Ward.—So long, your Honor. Rutting on I 1 he Screw.—The Bank manager wishes to see you. Wonderful Instinct.—A cat on Mawhera' Quay having lost her kittens in the late flood was seen to follow a mutton-pie man. Elopement Extraordinary. i\! r Smith's cat eloped with Mr Jones's Christmas dinner. How to Make Sausages ala Chignon.—Get some hair of a moderate length, or let your own grow to it. Lard it well with pomatum. Skewer it with two black pins. They are then done. Garnish it with a bought plait, and serve up with a gypsy hat.