COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 20, 25 January 1915, Page 3

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

SHIPPING. LUhkbd Pbkbi AaSOOIATION.] (Received 9 a.m.) Sydney, January 25. Arrived, Saturday: Cape New York. '•■' :<irt " ,'„ ~ -Arrived: - Shipton Castle from New York. '-•■-'' Newcastle—SaiDed: ■ Lauderdale, tor Napier.

N.S.W. STATE FISHERIES. Sydney, January 23. The State is purchasing in England three trawlers at £BOOO each. After supplying the, Government institutions, the balance of the fish will be sold to the public. N.S.W. TRADE FICUES. Sydney, January 24. Xcw South Wales imports for 191-1 decreased by £869,246 and oxporfo decreased by £3,793,547 for the same period. .

THE COLONIAL SUGAR COMPANY (Received 9.50 a.m.) Sydney, January 25. The Commissioner, in refusing the Colonial Sugar Company's application to increase the price of sugar, point, ed out that the Company/ produced SB',Q69 tons of sugar in New ■ South Wales and Queensland, and purchaset 189,801 tons for refining purposes therefore, it appeals that if there was any increase in the price of sugar produced in Queensland, the compam would receive the whole of the increase, and only one-sixth of the canegrowers of Queensland would receive any benefit from the increase of the selling price. The evidence tended to show that the .Queensland cancgrowers do not receive a fair share of the profits.

NEWS FROM H.M.A.S. AUSTRA LIA. (Received 9.&0 a.m.) Mclboii "ie, Janna y 'Jo. Mails from the battleship AustCalif are expected within a few days, anr will he the first communication foi threo months.