COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1913, Page 6

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

— «. ; SILVER. By Telegrapn.— Pre;s Association.— Copyiight. (Received February 11, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, 10th February. Bar silver is quoted at 28 7-16 d per outico standard. ADVANCE IN PRICE OF FLOUR. (Received February 10, 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, 10th February. The prioa of flour has advanced sb, -to £8 15s, METEOROLOGICAL. «—« — ,, — _ WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— sh 8m a.m. ; sets 7h lm p.m. Rises to-morrow — 5h Oin a.m. ; sets 7h Ora p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. •Yesterday— Morning, 4h 35m; afternoon, 6h; total, lOh 35m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

J TEMPERATURE IN TflE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 67.6deg. ; minimum, 6l.Zdeg. ; mean, 64.4deg. To-day, at noon— 66deg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding fl a.m. to-day— Nil. Total to date during the month— o.o7in. Total rainfall for January— s.o3in. WIND. Average velocity for the, 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— 2o miles per hour. , BAROMETER. " ~ Yesterday— 5 p.m., 29.93. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 29.86 ; noon, 29.79, NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The barometer has fallen nearly everywhere, and northerly winds have prevailed, moderate to strong generally, bub a galo is reported at Stephen Island this morning. Rain is now falling on the West Coast, and haze and cloudl. ness has increased. Warm and hazy conditions have predominated. , aO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. "• Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D. drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.— Northerly, strong to gale, northward of East Gape and Kawhia; westerly elsewhere, veering by west to south everywhere after from 24 to 30 hours. Barometer.— Fall, but rising everywhere after about 36 hours. Sea.— Heavy between Castlepoint and Kalkoura and in Foveaux Strait ; increasing in Cook Strait and on all the western coast 'after from 24 to 36 hours ; considerable off shore elsewhere. Tides.— High northward of East Cape and in Fovcaus Strait; good elsewhere. Warning signals.— Storm warnings are exhibited at all the lighthouses. Weather.— Unsettled and cloudy weather, with rain following generally, some snow on higher levels in the South, and there are indications for thunderstorms in parts, and much colder weather afterwards.

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