WEATHER REPORT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2953, 16 December 1916, Page 12

WEATHER REPORT

AT 4 P.M. YESTERDAY. Qape Maria vail Diemen.—N., light; barometer, 30.02; thermometer, 78. l''ine; sea smooth. Husscll.—N.W., light; barometer, 29.97; thermometei - , 76. Fine; sea smooth. ifanukau Heads.—W.S.W., light; barometer, 29.97; thermometer, 80. Fine; sea smooth. Auokland.—2T. r fresh; barometer, 2J.96; thormometer, 75. Fair. Tararanga.—N., light; barometer, 29.95; thermometer, 76. Fail'; sea smooth. East Oape.—N.W., fresh; barometer, 29.94; thermometer, 73. Cloudy; sea rough. Gisborne.—N.W., fresh; barometer, 29.88; thermometer, 80. Fine; sea smooth. Port Ahuriri—N., fresh; barometer, 29.81; thermometer, 85. Fine; sea moderate. Castlepoint —N.W., light; barometer, 29.82; thermometer, 78. Cloudy; sea moderate. 1 Wellington.—N.N.W., fresli; barometer, 29.62; thermometer, 65. Gloomy. New Plymouth—N.W., breeze; barometer, 29.91; thermometer, 74. Fair; sea moderate. Oape Egmont—U., fresh; barometer, 29.91; thermometer, 72. Cloudy; sea mod'erate. Waaganui—W.N.W., breeze; barometer, 29.88; thermometer, 80. Fair; sea moderate. Farewell Spit.—N.W., fresh; barometer, 29.93;' thermometer, 64. Showery; sea moderate. Oape Foulwind.—'W., light; barometer, 29.92; thermometer, 84. Showery; sea rough. Greymouth—N.W., fresh; barometer, 29.86; thermometer, 67. Overcast; sea considerable. Stephen Mand.—W., fresh; barometer, 29.90; thermometer, 62. Gloomy; sea moderate. Oape Campbell.—N.W., fresli; barometer, 29.72; thermometer, 70. Cloudy; sea. heavy. Kaikoura.—Oalm; barometer, 29.53; thermometer, 74. Fair: sea smooth. Akaroa Lighthouse.—N.W., fresh; barometer. 29.62; thermometer, 80. Fine; sea smooth. Port Chalmers.—N., fresh; barometer, 29.28; thermometer, 66. Fair; sea moderate. Nuggets.—W., moderate gale; harohieter, 29.60; thermometer. 57. Oloudy; sea rough. Bluff.—'W.S.W., fresh; barometer, 29.68; thermometer, (0. Showery; sea heavy. D. O.,BATES. Meteorological Office. "Wellington, December 15, 1916.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson' and Co., Ltd., l'ahiatua. report on their cattle fair, held on December 13, as follows;— We offered a full yarding of cattle to a good attendance of buyers from Uawko's Bay, Wairarapa, Manawatu, Wanganui, Main Trunk, and local surrounding districts. Wo regret that through a shortage of drovers that our yarding of threo and four-year bullocks was 400 short, but we have to report a good dearanco at slightly easier rates as follows;— Fat and forward cows. £10 Is., £10 10s., £10 Us £11 25., £11 135., £12, £13 ss„ £14 10s. 6il.' : cows and calves, £9. lis., £10, £10 55., £14 ss„ £15 55.; store cows, £10 to £12- fat heifers, £12, £12 10s„ £13 Is.; two-year heifers, £7 10s., £8 55., £9 10s.; yearling heifers, £5 18s.. £6 55., £6 17s. 6d.. £7 45., £7 10s., £8. £8 10s. 6d.. £9 25.; yeai'liu<» I'.A. heifers, £11 lis.; two and a half and three-year bullocks, £12 4s„ £12 19s„' £13 lis.; 'eighteen-month steers, £10 Is., £10 2s 6d., £10 10s., £11 10s.; yearling steers £6 - .£7, £7 155.. £8 12s. <d„ £9 15s. Messrs. Wright,. Stephenson, and Oo Ltd., report on their Waipoua stbek sale hold on Wednesday, as follows;—Wo sub' mitted a very small entry of sheep and a good yarding of cattle to a fair attendance of buyers present. The cattlo which comprised chiefly female stook, did not meet with spirited competition. Pricos ruling wero as follow:—Sheep: 6toro •wethers, two-tootli. 31s. Id. Oattle- Fat cows, £12 10s. to £13 7s. 6d.: forward cov™ £10 2s. 60. to £10 176.; store cows, £Sw s ! store heifers. £9; Holstoin heifers, sivtepn months, £7 10s. ' lccn

Quirk's Lighting and Engineering, Ltd of Austrlasia, announce that thoy have now arranged to manufacture their Patent Safely Aair Gas Machine in IVew Zealand. The demand for t'heso machines in New Zealand lias been so irret that it warranted opening here. Over 5000 homesteads in Australia are lighted with the "Quirk" system, which enables the use of gas stoves, bath-heaters gas irons, etc., similar to connecting with a town gas supply. Tho company are prepared to fulfil any number of orders with loeally-mado machines forthwith. Quotations for machines only of complete installations by forwarding full particulars of requirements to L. M. Quirk, c.o. United Service Hotel, Christchurch.