PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 8, 3 September 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr. David McFarlane has been elected chairman of the Wanganui Gharnber of Commerce. Mr. H. Okey, M.P., who was in New Plymouth for the week-end, left this morning for Wellington. A London announces the death of Mr. Samuel Lolcridgo layor, the Well-known composer. Captain C. Shawe Jias been appointed aide-de-camp to Lord Liverpool, states a London cablegram. Mrs. W. Cannon and Mrs. L. Pen. horthy left by the mail train this morning for Napier and Rotorua, on <a holiday.

The death is announced from Auckland of Mr. W. P. Auld, who accompanied McDonald.Stewart, the explorer, in his 18(31 expedition across Australia.

Mr. James H. Pauling, manager of the Masterton Implement Company, and formerly of Ashburton, died at Masterton yesterday, after a short illness. Deceased had taken a. prominent part in the local body work of the town, and was a justice of the peace. Mr. W. L. Wagstaff, of the teach-

ing staff of the Central High School, New Plymouth, has been promoted to the charge of Tongaporutu and Ohukara half-time schools. He will take up his duties early next week. Inspector A. Newton, who has ben in charge of the Dunedin branch of the Department of Labour for th" past two years, has received word that he has been promoted to the Auckland branch, vice Inspector Shanighan, retired'. Inspector Browett, of Christchurch, will take up Inspector Newton's duties in Dunedin, while Insp"c~

tor Willis, of New Plymouth, goes tr in place of Mr. Browett. - inspector Bayley, of Napier, will_j>roto Wellington to take charge there.

One of the passengers by the Maitai, arriving at the Bluff yesterday, was the Rev. J. Watts Ditchfickl, who will commence n three weeks' tour of the Dominion in the interest of the Church of England Men's Society. During the voyage Mr. Watts Ditchfield suffered severely from dystenterv and sea-sickness, and his medical adviser would only allow him to lie seen by the Rev. Mr. Swinburne. Anglican minister at the Bluff. Mr. Watts D'tchfield will probably be laid up for sercral days.

COMMERCIAL.

THE CUTTER MARKET. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.. (United Press Association.) Sydney, September 2. Butter has been reduced by Gs a Imndredwe —it. THE WHEAT MARKET. London, September 2. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the'United Kingdom is •2 2/0,000 quarters, for the Continent 1'830,000 quarters, Atlantic shipments 339,000 quarters, Pacific ml; total for Europe 1,275,000 quarters, Argentine 130,000 quarter,, Russmn 340 000 quarters, Danubian 100 00U quarters, Indian i26,00J quarters, Australasia 57,000 quarters. The market is steady but quiet. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received the following cablegram from their London house, dated August 30:— Frozen meat: The market shows increased firmness for mutton, is steadier for lain' 1 -, and there is a fair enquiry for beef.

LONDON MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and .Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. and Reduced, have received the following report from their London house, under date J uly 25Cfi: —• ■\fyool._There was a large attendance at the opening of the third series of sales on 2nd inst., all sections oi the trade being fully represented. The bidding on Home and Continental accounts was general and spirited, wnile America also competed for suitable lots of crossbred, and as compared witn preceding sales closing rates, values for merino were about 6 per cent., line and medium crossbred 5 to 7.j per cent, dearer, while coarse grades ol the latter ruled par to 5 percent, higher, With the progress of the sales, under the inlluenee of keen competition between United States operators, values for greasy line and medium crossbred further improved, while coarse grades also hardened, the catalogues day by day being well cleared. During the last few days the bidding on the part of the American section has been less active, with the result that the extreme prices secured in the earlier part of the sales are not obtainable, but in other respects the market shows little or no ciiange, tne position of certain leading descriptions, as compared with second series closing rates, being as follows: Merino greasy, 5 per cent, higher; crossbred greasy, fine and medium, L, to 10 per cent, higher; merino scoured, par to 5 per cent, higher; crossbred slipo and scoured, 5 per cent, higher; crossbred greasy coarse, 5 per cent, higher; crossbred lambs, par to 5 per cent, higher. Owing to the slow discharge of vessels and the disorganisation of work at the docks consequent upon the protracted strike of the lightermen and transport work ers, the delivery of wool to the show floors has been carried out with con siderable difficulty, and in consequence it has been found necessary to limit the daily offerings. Little, if any of the wool ex certain vessels was available for cataloguing durng the earlier part of the sales, and it is possible that some quantity may not ho to hand in time for inclusion in the present series, which as at present arranged will terminate on 2nd August. Tallow.—The strike of transpor. Workers still continues, and it has only been possible to hold auctions on two occasions since our last report—viz., on third and 10th inst. At these there was a limited demand at late rates to 3d per cwt. decline. Very little business is being done privately, as the export trade is at a standstill, but few small lots for Home consumption have changed hands at current values. The outlook is not at all encouraging, as, whilst users are doubtless shortof the raw material, we Tear that tin demand later on when stocks are available will not he sufficient to absorb the large accumulations at presen. prices. In Australasian few offer. l have been received, and prices tend in buyers’ favour, whilst even the dis tant positions are difficult of sale. iv< quote ox warehouse:—Finest mutton 33s 6dto37s per cwt; fair to good mut ton, 35s to 365; edible beef, 35s 6d to 36s 6d; fair to good, 34s to 34s 6d

Frozen Meat—There is but little improvement to report in the position aregards discharge of vessels, and delivery of; meat from the docks, tin strike still seriously, interfering with business. The incidence of hot weath or has tended to curtail the domain 7 for all descriptions of meat, and price; have tended in buyers' favour, mutton having better maintained its position than lamb. Supplies of the latter have proved ample for requirements, heavy carcases being difficult to sell. Frozeii beef has been in small supply, but in sympathy with the lower prices rulina for chilled, values have declined. W' quote: Scotch and English meat, 7d to 8.W1; Canterbury sheep, 3fd to 4§d : North Island sheep, 3sd to I.Jd; Australian sheep, 3fd to 3fd fnom.); River Plate sheep, 3j[d to 3fd ; New Zealand ewes, 3£d to 3jfd; Canterbury lamb, 5Jd to 6Jd ; North Tsiand lamb. 5Jd to 6d; River Plate chilled beef. binds 4|d to 4Jd; do. fores, 3|d to 3UI; do. frozen hinds, 3fd: do. fores. 3*d to 3Jd; Zealand beef, nonoffering; Australian beef, hinds 3 : j 1 to Id; do. fores, ?M to 3fd per 11), off the hooks at Smithfiold. 15UTTER AND CHEESE. Following is a copy of the report, dated July 26th, received by the N.Z Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. from their London house:— Butter.—The Moravian, from__Aus tralia, lias arrived, with 1025 boxes. Australian salted meets a slow sale. Continental descriptions commandini the attention of buyers, but iinsalted. which is extremely scarce, is souglu after and prices are firm. New Zealand descriptions are in small compass, and business is confined to retail transactions from stocks in second hands. Choicest butter of all doscrptions is wanted. Siberian : Some 36.000 casks arrived tin's week, and in spite (if the increased quantity the market continues steady. Danish has met a good demand in the northern markets, a clearance having been effected at advanced prices. Yesterday the official quotation was raised 3 kroner. French: Prices continue firm, with a steady demand both here and in France. Irish is firm, but trade for this deseript/on is on the slew side We quote: Victorian, 100 s to 108 s ocr cwt. ; New South Wales. 100 s to 10K:;; Queenshnd, 100 s to luSs; New Zealand, 110 s to 116 s; Danish, 125 s to 1265. The above quotations are for salted butter onlv.

Cheese.—The market is slow for all descriptions, and (lie considerable quantity of boated cheese lauded from the Rnahine has not tended to improve the pos'tion of New Zealand. W" quote: Caandian, white 63s to 655, coloured 64s to 60s ner cwt; New Zealand, white 61s to 665, coloured 65s to 66s per cwt.