WELLINGTON NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 840, 14 March 1903, Page 2

WELLINGTON NEWS

THE PRICE OF BUTTER. [BY TliLliaitiPH. —PIIEM ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, last night. Under date of 6th February H. C. Cameron, Dairy Commissioner, London, reports the demand for New Zealand cheese to be steady at 63s 6d, and for special parcels at 645, almost equal to the best Canadian. The present high prices and the short supplies are likely to induce the Canadians to make fodder cheese. Shipments of this lower value article probably somewhat affects the price of New Zealand. Prices for butter have fallen week by week, and choice New Zealand is now realising 100 sto 102 s. Danish butter is Ss higher, immense and increasing imports of Russian butter making a marked impression on the colonial trade. The comparative slump in New Zealand butter is in no way to be attributed to its quality, which stands as high or higher than ever in the estimation of the public. ARGENTINE EXPORTS OF MUTTON The Government commercial agent at Buenos Ayres reports that it is caicula.ecl that the three freezing companies in the Argentine Republic during tne year just ended exported 3,429,222 frozen sheep, and 830,213 quarters of beef. This is lar ahead ot all previous years. The agent states he has received several enquiries for butter box timber, and the Department of Industries is sending samples of white pine with c.i.f. quotations.

NEW ZEALAND FRUIT. Very satisfactory news has been received concerning the trial shipment of New Zealand pulp. About 950 cases were sent to England by the Karamea. This pulp was sent forward by the Motueka Fruit Syndicate in order to test the market. Messrs Weddel and Co., of London, consignees, in a letter to the Government Biologist, states that the pulp met with a good reception, practically the whole shipment being placed at £3O per ton. They regret, however, that too large a proportion of the tins were burst owing to an inferior tin plate being used. Mr Cameron, Produce Commissioner, confirms the statement of Messrs Weddel and Co. in regard to tho tins, but says the quality of the pulp was above the average.

MR SEDDON’S CRITICS, Mr Seddon, when interviewed regarding the comments of tho Westminster Gazette, cabled to the colony last night, said that probably the paper was making its remarks on the strength of something which had been cabled Home of a misleading character, as he says has been done in the past. It would, he thinks, take a wide stretch of the imagination to stretch what ho really did say into the abuse of the English money-lenders.

GREATER WELLINGTON. A poll of the burgesses of Melrose on the Greater Wellington question was taken to-day, the proposal for amalgamation with the City being carried by a majority of 295 votes. The voting for amalgamation was 435, and against 140. There are 1800 names on the roll. MANAWATU RAILWAY.

At a meeting of the directors of the M&nawatu Railway Company it was decided to recommend the payment of a dividend of 3 per cent, for six months, making 6 per cent, for the year, and to pay a bonus of two shillings per.share out of the undivided profitß.