FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 8

FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

WELLINGTON SHARE LIST

e . aove from, th e daily o&cial lists of-thoWelling ton-Stock- ' Exchange

THE SHARE MARKET. i A quiet .tone' pervaded '.the market,' and 'the 1 . business i ecorded wils confined ■ to' 1 a' sale' of Union Steam shares at .£ll6s. 6d. There weris comparatively few buying and selling quota- 1 tions National Banks, buyers £5, ex div., Wellington Trust:, and,: Loan, sellers ,£7"7s ; Wellington Gas, .£lO paid, bujeis JBI6 12s fid , : £5 10s..paid,, buyers iill 10s.; New Zealand-In-Burance, buyers £Z 14s Gd , ilanauatu Ralls, ,J buyers ; fNewv" Zealand: : Shippinfc ; . bujerp, i.6 12s 6d , Wellington Woollen, ordinary,. sellers' £3. 35.; Westport Coal,. sellers ib -W6. ',6d.; :W.estport-Stocktoni Goal, buyers ■ nn' 1 n i ' 4c1.,. D.I.C, preference, buyers20s. 9d. /...Nqtv. Zealand Portland- Cement, buyers •: £I:Bs".j;Nevr: Zealand Candle, "sellers ,£IQ lOs. j 6dl : ; .. biiailand s r ordinary.-: and:- preference, sellers 19s 6d. A <.'• --iyOsdfV^') • n^OTv)'« y 0

: > |^;Thk;||&ixg;MAKK^ • • rfales 'of Talisman\afc £2 35.-3d. and £2 3s. 6d. trere^. reported.;-■V.iTlus - company..'•will-.-: thii6 - year" pay dividends quarterly, a matter which shaieW'^eatly^appreciate. l . .* :Yest6rday's V'. ; '.vQUQtatidns';»werß;- as.;uhaeri~y,' ? .-i? : v* : -\. Buyers. Sellers. Sale „ . &s. d. £'« d. £ s d. Talisman 23 0 2 3 9 2" 3 6 Waihi ... 8 14 0 r 816 0 - langiaro — o 0 7 — Big Eiver .. ~ — 115 0 — • •' • -r: TAIJSIfAN ; EETtJENS. ' .-. .] :. • The value of'Ue gold won from'tha Talisman Consolidated-. during the past', year* • . amounted t0\;£218,992, as against .8184,486 in the previous year, showing an increase of JE3i,506, or not quito 20 per : cent. . The returns each month, for.thepast two : years compare 'as under .— S"v':-K-® T £ £ January 12,500 18,216 'February 12,315 16,662 .-' '^aroh.;;... •: 11,599 : 17,675• April 11,343 17,296 May 16,979 18,909 J™ o 17,517 18,881 1 , J .W , 18,506 , 18,020 August 15,335 2-MOT . beptember .. ...\ 14,930' ll.S&i ; October 18,655 17,489 November 20,768 23,174 . December 1 14,039 16,316 ' < get the following.— ' «£ •■■To December, .1898,... . ... 39 875 To Decembei, 1899 35)317 To December, 1000 ... . ~.1 1 ., 28*645 To December, 1901 16 765 . To-December, -1902 ... 24-'2G3 To December, 1903 58'095 To December, 1904 [ 84826 To December, 1905 129 088 To December, 1906 15** Oil To Decemebr, 1997 igi^s Xo December, 1908 ... ' ... .; 218,992 WELLINGTON MARKET KEPOET. The Now Zealand Farmers' Co-Op. Distn--■C»- ni 1 , c 1" - jepiort as follows^—Mkizd,. ss. ; ss. 3d;; barley.;, feed.4s : c? r . s '' ,^ a P 6 - sej&.jM- ,3d.;..maize,' crushed, ss. oT ; f t - 2 n s ;'? d ' ; '0-2s. 6d,oats, .crushed! :2s; ? wV .° £i 10s-: straw, .£3 10s,\ pol-' ;. : , lard, ,£7,_105.; bran,:,£6; barley 10s:.;= V- .-Buctqsine, v ton; linseed, oil 'cilce, •'Eeniiine. 1 ■'■: ; 15s^P£ r .-;£ wt: ; V.? e E-''■ '°i n i,' ?°t?toe's, r£S: to* '£6; 'perVtJhf; : onions,". ■v>... SfJ' —e> 4?, Berjton; butter,-separator, 9d; to: " W? a ' -d. - ; t,°.;.Bid. per- lb.)'eggs, .freshj'7W^fe?nws^i s ~ ?>.'sd. ! i bacon,: sidesi "■£?.'? 'to 100 s,.4Jd.i.' baconers, '4d.j jhoppers i(heavy), 3d. :per :Ib.; beeswax, 'Is': 6d.';' fungus,. 4jd.; wa ttuts,:sd.:pef'lb.;' cabbage:,2s.i : .■. per.sack; canhfiower, 55...-, per sack; carrots/ 1 . rhubarb, 2s..p€r dozen; black;currants, 7s. 6d.':; peaches,-to 4s, ;• plums,.. 3s:"- to 4s.' per thalf-'-&?h r rl S, ' 6 f'- to;7 f- Kd - P e , r half-case.:'.Poul-: ■ ; K ■ -< J ' CDo^ere ' s r' 43 " , to ; !sin : r l table hens, 4s. Gd. to Ss ; ducks, ss. (id.; geese lid. per lb., livo or dead*, weight. 1 •••

Custom's revenue.to the amount of i£2lii i7s 4d. was collected; at Wellington yesterdayf ' \ LIVE STOCK SALES Messrs Dalgety and Co, Ltd, report -At our _i?almerstoii sale yesterday wo. had only a small entry -of sheep .and'a medium entry.of cattle,, all.. of which; met; : with' .and were .sold at • auctbn, With 1 the, exception of two. pens.- • We-.quote!—Sheep :vEape'lambs : shorn, Bs.. id,-; aged,ewes, shorn;.. 75.; lOd. Cat--tie: Empty heifers; Bs.; 18-months-heifers, •SJ 8 '"'" Bs. 6d.; 2}-year steers, « in 3 ' ye « « ee J!' ?? < Si"?®" steers, £3 io lOs., .£5 1i5..6d., to £5 ICS.; 30 empty cows,- : Messrs. Dalgety and, Co., Ltd., report havine held a stock .sale in the New - Zealand Loan and- Mercantile; yards, Ek'etahuna,;' on January 1.. Owing to : the' very', wet', weather Very few : Jheep .were yarded, but.: cattle" were :in up to idvertised.; numbers,;; and;.sold.l well. ' Quota.ions rSheep—2 and 4-tooth wethers'; arid. eWes,' Us. JJd. • Cattlpr-3. and,4-year bullocks, M 12s. M. to M-lte.; 2 : year, steers, -£3 15s.;'.light; fat .' OW S> ,ss. to .£3 10s.; 15 to 18-inonth steers, £2 25.-to JE2 15s: • ' Regarding fheir , Teilding sale- yesterday' Messrs. Dalgety. and , Co.' report • a good ' entry -jf sheep and .a fair yarding of cattle;. Rape ; lanibs ■ ■ were.;in .goud. demand.' ■Air pens sold. Quotations:—Cull Iniiibs, '35." lid., to 4s.' 7d : aediarn-lambs, to Bs.i. forward lambs',' 9s. '6d,

9s. 7d., to 10s.j 2-tooth ewes, lis. 9d. Cattle: 6d.; cows, and calves, : to, i! 2 ,11s,j bulls,. to £1 ss.

','.Messrs: > Dalgety'?and!'Co'r,"XtdU:'held■ 'their. r Friday,' when,,only-.ai- medium, entry.caifl'e for 7 \ ward.,There.jw;as a;large attendance oi buyers' and ,all.stock'fojiridjreaay'. sale at.'the-'followirig pri^B':^tb6th;-.ey&v'42s.. i lis. v6d.';' bull- ewes! f Bs".i 3d'.'-;'' '18-riionth Hereford cows,! .425.-- -to ,-sl's. : -springing ■ cbws, '955.; - slip pig, 12s. tp 19s, 6d-

li McssTS. -Dalgety ani-Goi, 1 Ltd., report on their' 'Levin' sale ns follows offered a.fuH' ing! of-sheep and. cattle. All sheep o£fered. i\-erQ ■sold. either' at auction 'or- im'mediately- after-': ?wards|; arid. only'a-fe-W>s'ifiSll:' lots : of" cattle,''vrere ijassed.;' AVo, 13s!, 6d. :,ward. wethers;';.l2s.' t 3a.';.isto're i Vwethersi IDs;- to' Us.-W; j-. balfbred', wetlibrsi'; }osi'-:'6(l,; • mixed- 2* ..tooths, Bs. 9.'d.:'.:tp'.9L,-9d,;';lambs,r-8s; 3d.;,forward ewes, ; '9s.'-:Id.;: cullers, -7s.' '4d'i; 'store,bullocks, «£6 j - bullooks, 1 J64 ! 2-vear * w er l V 4?, r s -' > W '3$ it?fyear'; 'eiriptyi; heifer's, 105.':6 d,; others, yearling- : st'eers,:'26s.' : J°i. : ?o s; storevcow's, 'Si/to 'i 3 MBsi} yearling' heifers, 245.: tp-;275 ; , 6_d._- •.; '. '

-vTlie Neiv^ealand-Lban : aEdSrorcatitile: Agency on-- -Srlda»'>, therei: jjas/a; 'Wedium: entry/pf - sheep .aiifc oititeJ which .mefc-infch. 'a{g6o'd. demand.' Rape lambs-' £°M, j- cull ewes,-4s>' 5(1.,t0. 55,; fat;?ew&,; 10s. j .rape);lahibs;':sh6rn--9s v :;,oa.*s!j.f:ia.-v'- Southdown j/riiiis,-; 3., guirieas<- l td'ji. guines; 'Soutbdown', rams,'?fi -'guineas {. -fel •-'i 6 teers, l ''>£2'.2k 6d.Kcows'and--'calces' £2--18s.;-/forward, cows,. fat -cows'-195.2-year, steers;v*^2:4?s:-fcb6lls,'.2sa';'to' v; Hudson; And: ;MwrMt>', report :^We : i lipid - •M r ; ,t'usual<6ale.-. ofpigs' L'em • i yesterday. / > ,y?Wf;.iW.MWs*Mt'*ert' compelled- to' consequently" ,wc had yesterday," 203* 'J]g?;prallylosses'cbmiagvfoHrard." .A' fiie"lot i o fr'Po r jf6rs-.'Were;:yajded;;'but;Voiftng"f6;tiio'large ; 'eSgier; alffiiraett ni? --nn C-^^^rSj: 3^... i 8a., ! 345/r' l ieavy'' por&ers'•> 11?. to_lss. 6d. e sold a -very fine lot of pureiDeyon;; s weaner3-:frdraV''2o£' -6d; , to~:3^'i-Gd ' * WELLINGTON-WOOL SALES

■ -?, he , t J was -held; .Street-; Scaoolfooiri/when ; the. Associated; Brokti*: offered" oafalogues' ' to g. r abo^^poo:jjale 5 ; 1 jj2£: attendance .tradewere represencedj'.ther.Br^d^ord. opQratoirs Aieihe' 1/ of ; .wob] to: be shown^tested,.the'papaoity ;df,. : tbe Utoro a&. i>hVes :&rfii; .easier, ,but\coirse,' : '^ d! i' i^®W^'->:®r^bi!eds\.r.:werev.V:|a i for .that..^competitiotti,from,:this section 'of the' as at ;-W? n i l - f; '^ arid oddments .y.ere .in } demand, at -a v slight ; 3300 bales,, of.-,which;; 2ooo,vbales , have,-: at"the time, of writing, been sold;- . /."'.--: -, °. and accd?'di'nely <; : ° attentipn';of.fbuyer6. : ' ;.;We' 'are ;P??P^ d a: rpostj!satisfac-' ' ,on te'^K^^ssive'.reserves imposed ; ■ IJr W, of prices^ivas~ ■. V/, Merino ). . J? , d> SuMr-balfbftd'y:;.-^-;^...,S » Medium,halfbred- ... ; "* 7iS wl Super crossbied 73 to 10 Medium crossbred '-.v- • '• filfn '-"i* Heavy arid rog-6tained"orbsss- ■ Sxip^^s^:v:t®; X:i: ,Medium;:'an<K'c6arte-; efto v..5 .'to : 6'' .Locks,-, oelhes-rand-'pieces ... 2Jto 6J . Other noteworthy, sale l ) were ■- — , . ' .. F over.NiJcau. Bay,, super halfbred, lid. lb? •• JJ super halfbied, IOJd lb ; IB halfbred, 9}d Is i'. ""fvOddstone, merino,. BJd. lb.; EJR' * venn a m:super . Ebmney, 10 lb.'HH : ..spper i -'B|d. lb. r 'jfOA ■ SH O^u re l .v ogge J s ' ,lp t0 7^d Glendower;' , Jioggqts^up,:to '7jd;. lb.;. Glendower/ over: Tini, lambs, 83d;'. •Sy, S, mo m' a "-.y el ?' I . BU P. er -."crosforea,. Bd. to B}d. lb., Flag Creek, crossbl-ed, 7Jd. to 7id; ,Ib.; Aivapiripin, crdssbred,'7d. ; to 7Jcl* lb • Z oyer Oeta, ' coarse GJd to' 63d. lb ; Tyntesfield, halfbred; hoggets, :9d. lb.; M bver Burnview, halfbred, 9d; lb.; : CG' over Tlrunn Mibred,- 9d. lß.j ERS Strong*6rossbred, 7d.-to : 'W- lb. ;• • ~'• . ■;, ..

Messrs. Abraham . -and Williams, Ltd/, reP°S ! TtTb® - third'; sale " of the 1 series ■ was held 1 onmn i? y i' ™ hen 'Catalogi)eS-comprising 20,000 .bales, were- offered to; a fa;ree- attendanoe of buyers..representing Home: arid ■ Coritinen tal nouses. Our catalogue comprised an; offerim? ot' over 2000. bales, ■ a 'great' deal \tjf 'which was heavy, in condition- and ; off . new;country.'-■ This dlass. of' wool, _with. the-' brighter coarse .wools sold- very well'indeed,, and prices. wer«i* fullyv up' .toJa'st, sale's ;rafes:^'lt was in : the better "class of wools that any change in prices was appar-ent-Bright free'wools not realising' within- a halfpenny .per lb. of..prices vruling at ..last sales. This. was-geherally .accounted-for by. theabsence of American competition.' , Laqjbs' wool:was in fair dgfiiand, and all bright good length woo! brought good . value. . Our,; highest prico for lambs ( was B}d.: Competition' .lower sorts 6f wool, 'bellies,'-piedes, ;efc.', tfas'keen, Sntl prices were at a good leveL WB. Bold' a,

big proportion of bur catalogue under the hammer, aud expect to quit further lines at passed-in prices. Some of our sales comprised the following brands :-7-Riagahuri, 5 bales, A hoggets, 91d.; G bales, B hoggets, Bd.j 6 bales, A ewes, 7Jd. ; 2 bales, pieces, *s|d. j W over Femlea, 43 bales of bright, free crossbred, jf ,Bd.s 19 bales, hoggets, at GUI.; 7 bales, lambs', 6}d.; HS over Otiraai, 26 bales, log-stained, at 6sd.; KJC over Kara, 19 bales, medium crossbred, 7sd.; 3 bales, lambs', SJd.j EC over 0, U bales, medium crossbred,' 7d.; 8 under eyebrow, •6 bales, ' Southdown, • B£d.; COG over W, 43 bales,-coarse crossbred,. 6Jd.; RICP, 5 bales, bright medium crossbred, 7id.; EL over S, 19 •bales', medium ; crossbred, 7id. j NWI,-20 bales, ; inediuin.crossbred, 7d.; 2 lambs', Bd.

Levin and Co., Ltd., report:—At tho third sale of the season, held yesterday, 20,000 •bales were offered by the Associated-Brokers— otir catalogue-representing 3600 .bales. There . -was a full attendance of buyers, and bidding ; ;was very,spirited. A-noticeable feature of the sale was the absence of the extreme high prices which were offered at the December sales for lines which were suitable for America. There were operators present for American account, but they were not apparently prepared to force prices, and, therefore, bright well-grown parcels showed a decline of*Jd, to |d. For medium.and coarse; crossbred the market showed ! little change, especially wken it is taken into 'con-. ; sideration that wool is heavier to-day thau .it was in the December sale. Inferior imd shabby wools were rather hard to sell}., and must'be 1 quoted Jd. lower. Lambs' wool.was wellcoinand- realised, up to BJd. -for the'best parcels. . ,Ouf best" sales; were:—TAS,. 20 bales, Romney,'«lOJd.; JB, Colytori, 9 bales, Roinney, yd.; 3 bales, Romney, 9Jd.; Clifton Grove, ,60 bales, Romney, B£d. and BJd.; Ravensiwood,. 43..bales, Romney, BJd.; HCW/Tawera, 49 bales,' Romney,-, 9sd.; HCW/Tawera, 21 ; bales, Romney, BJd.VVC, 20 bales, crossbred, Bd.; Mahaki, 20 bales, crossbred, 7sd. j.Waimanu, 29 bales, crossbred;-83d.; AVaimanu, 24 bales, cross-,' bred, 7d.; : Moroa,'3B bales, crossbr'edj.sid. - *- It must.be borne in mind,..however,;that the •pulk-:bf the offerings,; not; equal :to , the. above clips; and it may safely be said ; that the average prices realised would, be about 6jd. to : 6ad; v;»' following is the range- of prices ■ " ]•' v 'V. ;. . December. To-day's ! .. - j . ; Sale Prices.- Prices. " (1) Kalfbrede' ,'.j-9'.'t0.10 '' Bi'to ■9} (2) Superior filie, crossbreds-'9; to 10£'' 9 'to:10i (S> Medium.crossbreds '7 ~to 8f ~ 7 "to -, 8$ (4) Coarse - , ;'6i" to - 7}'" 6i* l .to •.7 : (5) Inferior/, crossbreds *'.... i£.to <G£. 5 to 6 (6V Pieces'.r'and bellies 3 ■ to 'to;- 6 • (7),:Lqcks''vx -...; - -... ... 1, to 3 ' 2-to .3 . (8) Lambs'•,wool,' good-l.i; v . ■ : 7 ;to \BJ (9)-Lambs'wool, medium 6 tb '65 (10) Lambs'..wool, inferior • "> -•.< •\\ » £. ; and: seedy : to>sJ •.v.-;iressTß.-.' Murray, -Roberts;, and*.-Go.-' s report'-"as •follows-For- the third .sale. of. thevpresent' season. a . very •, good offering r; was v catalogued;' over "20,000 bales : being shown. , • As : is' usual at this . sale "there; was V very large -attendance of buyers, • who, •' finding'. that the .growers for", .thb most' part were willing to, sell,--bid eagerly for- oack Jot. .The; bulk of,. the offerings lver.e o£ ,the' snrt: vlsßally appropriated ;by ford trade, there, being, a fair • sprinkling- of medium good halfbreds,- and bright lustrous crossbreds and Romneys. Tlieso latter,' however, were not, in the same keen demand as -at ith'e December:salej'-'and prices may be quoted ; fiilly Wy, be l°»', similar jvopls; sold: last month. ; ' The bnlk of the lialfbreds were taken'by Continentalibnyers, whoi'competed ; keenly' for. l them. '. ; For 1 '- lj r!ces /'^' cre t>ii 1 par,'. or thereabouts, with last sale, while' ordinary iliediiini coaTse. crossbreds may ue quoted s Jd. dearer. Wo sold about ,1 5. per cent, .of our catalogue at .auotion,. and hops to 'effect' a -faif. clearance later," but. m °F- l le y ' values placed on- some lots by growers. .'we: should have sold, almost : iWJ loj. m ; our jpaialogue:':.-.Pieces'- and bellies iVfWO 'i? €r y-Keen; competition,: one lin'e : -'.6f . ™ißiDßr'up tb.;7dii :: otlieEfaots . sol (ing:-up tOj Sid'. and ,6a.'. We quote 'prices as .followilerino, fair- to' medium, ,Bd. to M,;per lo.! Balfiired, medium to' good,'.9d.' to' 10{d.' •P" !?.• > Halfbre'l, .inferior arid, earthy, ,'6Jd; to 1 ■light,■condition,Bld.„to ; 9Jdj 'per, lb. ?• 'medium,, and Eomrie'ys,..medium, 7d.: to ;Bd. .per' lb.;, Crossbred,, jnferior:and,shabby, sJd.i to-6d;■ > ■ P| r ; lb.';.-cpar66. crossbred aridlLincalii' bright,',; 7d. -to. 7*d.' per lb.; -coarse.;cr6ssbred:iand'.Xiu--' coin,; inferior', tb medium,'- s^d. per - lb.'; crossbred, 1 . 7Jd.' to - BVd. J ' per'v,lb" :: ;Xambs, fine, bright, Bd.;to'BJd;-per/lb/i'Lairibs,' ■ ?'^2? "id; . 3??% 4jd. t0.,7d,' per. lb. ;:.piet6s,-,:coarse;. 4*d.-'to-§M-! P er :,|b-r belles, 4id.';to: s}di.'-p6r.lb. ;.:locks,' ; • 2ia.- to. 3id.- • per. lb.: .. ; f., v v> Z United: •; Asiocm.tipni Mi.;- and., th« ■,Waii l a'rSpkV'Famd'f.s'^ , C 6 -: ,"|«ra»ve. Assocjahon, Xfdii rep'ort ,as : followsj+-' sale 'of the seafeoil.wafe-:h^lS:in' • :W?. - .9ir™. e 3 r ..Str««t Schoolrooriiv.resterdafe'ihere ' .was, a iarge .attendance- of. buyers:.and,bidding .was.-brisk.': Tiß'-cdmbined cataloguisg offared'-by ' ■ a total 'of ■ 20,060'bales,iVwhich' is' a. reoord; ■ ''Fiiie \crossbjrfeds and ..'superior., linW .'prioe? recordadVat preT. l pus^ ; sAle-'-in'-December miedium ; arid-' coarse ' crossbreds sold -at-abbut 'same ' 'range.-pf- pnees.; . lamt>s^'.wb6l vWe' : ! quoto ,7jd:''i.tot 9dii : ''4na > ? orossbr^d-and;»Eomriey v ,- 7}d.;a6. Bjd,;;.:medium'. crossbred (clean-and skirted), 6Jd..,t0 73d."; hehvyi ; conditioned . and', co'arie.! Jcjbssbred.Vsd.-' ■ to; ed - ' ' gained,, ,4Jd.-, to:. 55d.; ■; ;lambsi; 6d. : to 7d. ; belhes and : picccs,',3d.ito, 5d.-> v >_ / ' !

- LUJNDUIN MAEKETS 1 iMessrs;;:^ttalg<*tyv and Co., received the-following cable, messages from their : London house, under date of January 7:-.- ' • ,: V Tallow.—Since 1 bur-last 1 wire prices are un'ohangecV. : There is d very small demand-' for' best: descriptions,, the demand chiefly being, for low.'and inferior descriptions;.. - -vEabbitskiris.—No'material change'- in prices "is" expected .at: next -sale's, .;.when, 2800, balesv'areii likely to bs offered. •': - - ■ ■> • ,v v' Meat.-—The- market for" frozen, beef is I very, .dull, ; i and -any-i.change Viri«'prices. :is -mii favour -. of : '.buyers.':.. .-IT6r ; ;. frozen . mutton'.- thersj is 'a. poor/demand: at., uiiohanged ; priCes.:.i' , .The. frozen lairiu. market is.-very dull, and prices' are' unchanged ..except -/oi; - heavies, ,'which'v are' , from': jd. to;s-16d.,'per. lb. lower. - . . .:.. THE WHEAT MARKET. - I;i ; - (BY, TELEGItAFH PRESS ASSOCIATION— COrYRIG111 ) , ~ , London, January 7. ; teen. ; -thousand '.C[uarters of. --Ausljaliari ,-wteat, shipmeriCfhaverbeen'" . sold; at, per. quarter.-,' r;„., ■; ■ ". CHRISTCHDRCII GRAIN MARKET (B.*-•TELEGUAI-H'—rRESS ASSOCIATION )•' • • Christchurch) January 8 ,- t .is little grain, business- doing: locally since the holidays. Inquiry, for wheat or oats, is! small, .arid, beyondshowing one'- or -.t\fo samples .pf'barley, and 'Algerian' oats there • is': '•no new-grain'yet'offering, and no prices are' yet "quoted. ' The; cutting ;of grain crops- sofar is confined to-a few,.paddo'cks-of:early oats and barley, brbken; .weather has. inter--fered --vvith v carting. - operations.. - The onlW sale - of. old > wheat;.; reported f during . the; week: was, a; small lot of Hunter's at. 45.,,2 d...- Some' temples -.of -ryegrass'; have.ibeen offered,; but,-iti is-| mostly .- first,-:out. ,'- Its„ quality is - not- very; good, :'and, rione. too ■ clean.No price, has.: yet' been'fixed. / ' : ~ WANGANtJI'S EXPORT TRADE-. " • 8." ■Eiports^frb'm-Wanganui.last year-,:included. ;8,231,i361b.'.'-'of ' wool, ;:,valued, at' .jG241,99i,-' -as' against: 7;B3 ( 3i64slb';''in' thb previous: year,- valued -atj i335,194.-:-Other.'exports last -year' were., three million: white iiine, 175,000: carcassesVoffrozen :.lairib;- ; 47;500 : or' mutton, and 1 14,803cwt. ofvbeef. viThe total'-;value of.' the exports''was ,£368,770. -'.-.'.'ir'-' '. '" : ■ ■' ' 'I

'.- Judge .'.Parry - found: means ofienliveriment' in* the' Manchester.; County CoUrfc recently.' "One policemah, is better, thaii any number of; friends;" was his-commentary during the discussion.of a -psint':of law. /"Some silver-: grey prize rabbits had. died, on the way from Manchester to Hamburg. ' They had been giyen some., food ;.by/the. ship's cook, .'and an; actiori'Vas brought'against; the carriers fot damages.. "It seems very suspicious,':'' thje Judge .said,"that tho' rabbits • should, get nehr the cook." The explanation'-having ■been given- that: the eventually thj-own-'overboard, as the Germans would not allow dead creatures of that kind to be landed, his- Honour . added'"You - seo ■ it might lead to. serious political results." The gaiety: of. the proceedings was, increased when the cook stated : that in l order to 1 keep the rabbits quite safe he placed them- "in the hospital for-sick emigrants." '

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