DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 76, 3 April 1908, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

Live stocks statistics published in the last Gazette show that tor (lie yeer 1907-8 horses in New Zealand increased by 10,198, cattle decreased by 35,451, swine decreased by 1145. sheep increased by 875,301. The New Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union has decided to pay io'j per l!> for butter fat supplied during the past month. The Stratford Dairy Companies pajcj out for February milk £15,594, a decrease of nearly £3OOO on tlje amount last year,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report having received the following cable from t!uir London office:— Wool.---" As compared with last sales'closing rates, prices are lower by about 10 p, r eenl. I'i.r lambs, greasy Merino super and fine Crossbred wool. i .ower by aboiil I_c per cent, for medium and inferior M<. rino and scoured Mcrion.o super. Lower by about 20 per ecnl. for coarse and Medium Cross-bred. There is a want of contid., nee in the bidding, and large withdrawals." The next sitting of the S.M. Court at Te Kuiti is fixed for April 13th. Tlie following tenders have been received by Mr J. T. lletet for the erection of a hall at Te Kuiti ; lliiehco.ik and Moody £00;' 1/s, .!. Mclndoe £BBS 10s. Morda.unt and Bailey .fN.Lv J. J.'Lee £825 Pes (accepted). For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Creat Peppcrmcnt Curtis (xl. & 2s Od.

The annual inspection of railways has just been completed by the officers of Deparment. and the King' Country lengths came out reniarkabiy well in in the award list. The length from Puketutu to Mangapcchi has been placed first, while 1 lie Te K uili Pukctulu length is second. Other sections to claim attention are Taumarumii, which was highly commended, and Te Puhi to Kio Kio, which was commended. An interesting feature in connection with the awards is (he fact that those portions of the Main Trunk line, which were recently characterised by MrT. Wilfonl, M.P.", as dangerous have been awarded the highest places on the list. The annual nnviing of Te Kuiti branch, the X.7. Farmers' Union will be held in Mr Mussen's office, at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday evening next. During" the past week a very large quantity of grass seed has been landed at Kawliia, and the shed accommodation was again found to be totally inadequate. The launch owners have had a particularly busy time, as the shed had to be cleared immediately -in fact sonic of the seed had to be stacked outside on the wharf. (hi Tuesday the Claymore's cargo included 108 sacks of sctd, and on Friday 125 were discharged from IheWaitangi and no from ilie'Lainui. It is estimated that the total of these shipments is over 2opo bushels, valued approximately at £3OOO. Pusincss in all lines is showing marked activity at Te Kuiti and Mr Philips, the well-known painter and deeora.ior. iv-iiiies. in another column that he has taken i; to his partnership i Mr L. Morgan and Mr S. I-obbinson, I and (lie linn will lu neefoilli be known Jas C. 11. Pliiiiips a.ud Co. The many friends of the Rev. S. Spencer will be pleaded to learn that he is makii! 1, a good rceow ry from Ids severe illness. Mr Spencer hopes to be able U> Lave the sanatorium at the em! of (Ins week', but will probably have to remain under the doctor's care for time afterwards. The new railway station lor Te Kuiti is progtv.-: iug apace, and will probably he eompVted in two or three weeks. The buiMing c >vers a spa< e of about 00 feet b.v I S feci, a.nd will contain ihe oiiiee, luggage room, ladies' wailing room. '\ he si 1 uci ure is being built w if h tie.- b e'k iaeiae; the platform, as it is ini'. nded i- ■ lengneii to the other side oldie lines as soon as certain adtcrais <;):■ in Ihe yard can be under taken. For bronchia! Coughs take Woods' Creat Peppermint Cure. Is o ] and 2s <xl. The annual meeting'of the Maniapoto Rugby Union wiil he held at Te Kuiti on April ißih.and it is (expected a full attendance of delegates will be present. There is every probability of a good season ahead of (he Union. A number of new players have come into the district and there is a probability of Mangapcchi entering a team. Otorohanga is also likely to affiliate with the Maniapoto Union, and in that event there is ample seme' for some of the most in I crest iug foolball yet seen in the district. New advertisements appearing in this issue include those of M. Noble, of the Waipa, Makciv. IV Awamulu, and. Mrs Mathcson. of 'fe Kuiti. it is also notified that Mis Mathcson has been appointed an agent for the Chkonicu-'. 1 i A brisk business continues to lie I done in Te Kuiti town sections, the I latest transactions reported through j Messrs Young and Co. being; the sale J of sections from Mr Archer to Mr I Zobei. and from Mrs Line to Mr Pravitzki. ol Taranaki. As will be seen by e.dverli-cment in another column Me-.-a-. Pahs iv and Co's representative ink ink- 11 iling the King Country at an early dale. With, the expansion of siiiiemcni m our district there is big field for enL rprise, and as Messrs Dalgety and Co is one of (he largest lirnis'in Australasia it will be recognised thai there is ever)' reason to anticipate good business for the firm. A writer in the London 'I imes says lie cannot see why the- prices ii{' wool have fallen so considerably, up lo.jOper cent in tact. I'here is no woo) in manufacturers' hands, and merchants have less than usual, for during the high prices ct' List year both were buying only for their immediate needs. Here we have then (he aiiomab of a bare market and cheap wool, owing, of course, to the extreme stringency of the money market, caused bv the withdrawal of gold to America, and during the linaneiai ciT-js. There is little or no woo] in A, mei ica and al- j though there are large stocks in hand I many mills a.re closed. Later 011 . Americans must comeinto the market for their requirements and thai will raise prices. d'rue, even crossbreds have fallen because the fashion has run to merino fabrics. Mui that docs not warrant the slump at last sales. The advice given is that prices are likely to recover later can It is to hoped this will prove true, for the fall which has taken place means that one million pounds sterling will be docked oil'the spending, power of New Zealand if pi ices continue as at present. Woods'Creat Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails, is (}d &3s(x| T