Commercial.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1634, 4 December 1874, Page 450

Commercial.

LONDON. Produce Markets.—From the Bank of New Zealand we have received a copy of the following produce telegram from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, dated London, 12th Nov., 1874 :—Wool.—The sales will close on 4th proximo, op to date 80.C00 bales have arrived. Lambs—Market easier. Tallow. —There is less trade demaud. Market quiet. Leather.—ll,ooo sides Australasian have been sold since last report. Trade demand good. Preserved Meats.—Boiled beef, without bone, 2-lb. tins, is worth 7£d per lb. There is a fair trade demand. Wheat.—Mirket flat. Copper.—Wallaroo is worth £96 per ton. New Zealand Hemp.—Coutiuues dull of sale. Kauri Gum.—Stock according to last returns, 1,000 tons. A Strange Requiem.—A little girl in a French cemetery was observed siaging over a tomb the Casta Dim, On her retiring, she said to the observer that was the favorite air with her mamma. Selfish to the Last.-Barthe, the French dramatic author, was remarkable for selfishness. Calling upon a friend, whose opinion he wished to have on a new comedy, he found him in his last moments; but notwithstanding, proposed to him to hear it read. " Consider," said the dying man, "I have not above an hour to lire." "Ah," replied Barthe, " but this will only occupy half the time "!

Duty and Reward.—As the ignorant perform the duties of life from the hope of reward, so the wise men, out of respect to the opinions and prejudice of mankind, should perform the same without motives of interest. He should not create a division in the understandings of the ignorant, who are inclined to outward works. The learned man, by industriously penorming all duties -of life, should induce the vulgar to attend to them.