Second Edition TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 April 1915, Page 3

Second Edition TELEGRAMS

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EIRE AT PUKEKOHE

Auckland, This Day

The plumbing shops and workrooms of T. E. Skinner, at TiikeKohc, were gutted by fire early this morning. The building was in close proximity to two recent fires, and there are suspicions of incendiarism which are causing much uneasiness ,e.specialy as the hose used by the brigade was cut wlien the alarm was given. Skinner's property was insured for £'200. He estimates his loss at £400. The building was valued at £300 and was owned l>v the Bradbury Estate. It was insured Tor £100.

BOOKMAKER EI\ED.

Jolm "Weston was fint■ rI C 1 ()() and posts for bookniaking in an hotel.

LABOURER COMMITS SUICIDE

Hastings, This Day

Thomas HopweJl, aged 34, a labourer, recently arrived Irom Duuedin. committed suicide by cut'tinjr his throat h ith u razor last night. lie leaves a wife and three children. '

SOUTHERN PRODUCE MAR-

Cliristchuiek April 20. The local wlieut market is lifeless at present. -Merchalits are not operating, ant! only an occasional salu is mado to tlio millers. Oifers of Os 3d at country stations have not been accepted, but sales have been mado at 0s Jd tor Hunters and Tuscans Tlio Southland oat crop is now on the markt)t, and is being offered at lo>wcr prices tlmn those now ruling in Canterbury, and consequently any business that is doing with the North island is going to the South. Although some of the Southland crop in the late district is not yet ripe a considerable amount of threshing -has been done in the earlier distiicts. As with the wheat crop in Canterbury the oat crop iu Southland has made a wonderful recovery since the Now 'iear. One farmer who then tried to sell liis crop ior sheep feed has since threshed fiO bushels per ac;-e and two other farmers have yields of 123 bushels per acre, while there are n number of instances of 90 and -100 bushel crops. The ruling prices now in {southland is 3s 6d on trucks. -The efforts that are bcinpr lllac | e to sot . ||re the potato crop while the weather is fine have caused an over-supply to come on the market, and the price is consequently weaker. The Auckland market is easier in consequence of supplies going forward from Canterbury, and at the same time local growers ate placing their late crops on the market. Sales have been made this n-eek at £3 15s and £3 17* ~d by North Canterbury growers o.'tt<>nshen£ chaff is linn and is now quoted at £6 per ton at conn I ry stations. Factory butter had advam-ed another Id per lb. a"d IS now quoted at Is .V! wholesale.