Wheat.

Manawatu Herald, 30 May 1895, Page 2

Wheat.

— »■ — " A cargo of old South Australian wheat now afloat has been sold at 27s 6d " says a London cablegram. In itself it isn't much, but like the leaf in the dove's beak when it returned to the Ark, it is a promise of a better time. Twenty-seven shillings and sixpence a quarter oi eight bushels, is only a trifle over 8s '5d a bushel with freight "charges off that. ' We 1 -suppose that wheat has been cheaper the past twelvemonths ..biftri tv^.ever ktfown before, but the average rake r we have 1 not to tiatfdf 'However in 1898 the highest price touched was only 28a 9d and the iowe&ji 2^ gfl'givisgt*: mean ofV2&r 7d ani3L;^h[ai ; IB:4he lowest sum. ever recorded jn kond&n, ■ Ip,l 884 wheat was 8i,73 lP.d the lowest to/ that , date and hasbfaljeiJiQVery y«ar'sinc«, ag in--1885 it was 88s ; in 1886, 30 * lid ; in 1887, 82a 103 ; in 1888, 81a 6d ; in 188^ 803. ld^f h* 4Boo, 81s 3dV in 11891,' 85s 9d; and in '1692i;38s «4, >:,,il ..'.«■.'.--»:-..■,:. .«.• ■' > : , .*>>■>- Wheat rising In value -at this seasoß-of; the. year -will give encouragement to farmers -to prepare? .their land for the crop and will thus be of much use in creating some employment. Wheat rising means a rise in oats, but not in exactly a proportionate amount. An impetus over the world to grain growing means a larger demand for binder twine and we may be fortunate, though -tkis.ia not necessarily so, inseeing a little life given to the flax industry. Though bread is the staff of life and many would like to see it -as low, as possible, yet its rising to a price which Will yield a fair return to the grower will be better for all in the long run. Jf farmers can aeoure a payable return from their land they will ha enabled to employ labour, which relieve the pressure of farm hands in the competition in other branches of labour, thus helping all. In the old days in England the price of wheat ruled the rate of wages, but in this colony the unfortunate mistake has been made in thinking the tillers of the soil should pay one regular wage whether the crops paid him or not. With such a handicap farmers are naturally shy of risking muoh outlay, and thus labour has had to stand idly by, waiting for a rise, which, we are thankful in being able to record, has taken place. Landowners for more than a year have 1 had everything against them, and depression has been severely felt over the country, if prices improve, [ activity will prevail. The ex--1 periehoer w« haw bjeo through

should be sufficient to illustrate very plainly that the prosperity of the colony depends wholly upon the success of the occupiers of the soil, to whom every assistance should be rendered.

In the coiti'ae of a sei'mon last Sundjiyt Dr Pai'ker, the well-known Congregational divine in London, urged tliat England Bhould attack Turkey and h'ce Armeniafronl her bonds, 'f he r£v. genlldriian said it would be a most holy and righteous war. Dr W. G. Grace scored 257 for Gloucester in n match against Kent. This is his second innings of over 200 in less than a fortnight. A Parisian journal states that a majority of the Chamber of Deputies has agreed to sitppoi't a motion calling on the Government to demand that Great Britain shall evacuate the Nile Vale immediately. . One of the latest additions to the London Zoological Society's gardens .is a. live kiwi, and a New Zealand duck. Double the time of the sttn's rising, and" you will have -the length Of that r)articiilav : nighl; double- the tiriie of its settiilg, and you will have the length of the day. The Ho'rr. Mr Ward fs to leave Englatfd' on Saturday. The djrec'torg of the Bank of England will rejoice and be glad. • The'Go^ehiment.'&i'e ovdevhlg a : liew. babli? stedjnei' at Spnie, to cost J5LG.000. ..; Whai is.themeaiiing of -the mobilisation of the Japanese i!ee» at; Formosa,? We trust OBr.Cal©njai-T*#ftßurerjhftß not been, ruffling their feather^ and .they, are 'Ihei'e*, pr*Dariit for regrr^alfc *■'•;:• 'To-mortpw Mesfers Gbrton <Xr Son '"'hold W itock ialeatPefUlJfagr. Their .Sahion »al» ; be^Bld-bri Titesaiiy;, iJ '; . . ;. . ' .; -T. h»*Jt>ea,Y4ast; of ano^- known for, J7 vear« occ.Ul'^eil. In ; tfle Tft||ft«iui d.^ict on . Tuesday. Jf >s, aver, foot d^ji In-^sieveirftl PlftCed V .. ;f ■„'•■.., \:\' •..•/, ... . ■ .' '_- there ift-:A plttnt. iri ianltiica called the .: life plani, hftCftuse.it is cJmost impossible to kill it or any portion^of it. ' When a leaf.. is cut oil' and hung, up hy.,a-string it sends out white,, thread-dike- roots, gathers moisture <from tbeiftir-Rndjbegins to gi'ow new leaveß. Jlv^n vhen pveaned and packed away In a botanist's lief barium it has been known -to • outgrow the leavesof the book in which it was plft§ed % - -T^R brlly- ■wtty-ttj- 4iill it i« bj the heat of a hot iron or by boiling water. A funeral ceremony of a novel character has been celebrated in a village near Amiens. The- deceased was passionately fond of card playing, and during the last few years of his life did little else. 13y the terms of his will a pack of cards was placed in his comu, which was borne to the grave by the |four best card players in the district. While on the road to the cemetery a halt was made at a cafe at which the dead man generally played, and the mourners had a game of picquet. Everything being thus carried out exactly as the deceased had directed, all those who took part in this strange proceeding received a certain sum of money out 6f the estate. Anyone framing a will after the above fashion in this district would undoubtedly direct a euchre party at this interesting time, for it is all the rage this year. In The Christian for March 21, the deaths of 17 persons are reported whose average age was 73. The united ages of 7 of these amounted to 599 years, giving a.n average age of 85 years each. The Bishop of Worcester, who is weak from a receut illness, sent a wreath to be placed ou the coffin of the late Rev. Dr Dale, the eminent Congregational Minister who died in Birmingham, England, on March 13, and wrote that if 'he had been Well enough he Would have been at the funeral. Dr Dale succeeded the late Eev. John Angell James about 30 years ago. Tenders for river embanking are advertised for by the Mukaka River Board.

Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders aud Son's Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza ; the relief instantaneous. In, serious eases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, soaldiugs, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy — no swellings— no "inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, "Inflammat ion of the Lungs,- Swellings, &c, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Djsease of the, Kid- ; aeys and Urinary Organs.. In use at all hospitals and rnedtoal clinics ; patronised '% His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma, at Internationa) Exhibition, Amsterdam^ Trust in this Approved article and eje<Jt~ all others.— [advi.] " ' '. '■ ■ To thdrqughly reduce hod prepare the stock previous to , the partnership stock* taking sweeping reduc.tions'wili be made in all Departments, the l stock rrfußtbe reduced by- £15,000, and this splendid Drapery Slock at Te Aro^ House will i>* offered to, ttie public fit 1 m6Bt tempting priced. ' J • •;■ '■■'fiftriy in the year Mr Smith admits to a : partnership in hig; bu^iofss-a commercial gentlemen' who h^3 lon^ been associated with the London baying for Te Ard House. •' Te Atbßoasehas long^ held ' the tiremi«r ■position as the " Leading -Family Drapery •^Wehflase,",an4 further-developments are now taking place to inaugurate the ,year--1895. The announcement made in another par* of this paper that a sale of greater magnitude than over yet attempted by Te Aco House is now being held should arrest the attention of ereryone in this part of the Colony., Heads 6f families, storekeepers, settlers 4>arefulihoußewiveß, young and oVd,rich and. poor, alike will save heaps of money by making their purohases at the Great Partnership'Sale, now going on at Te Arb House, Wellington. • "