LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 11 April 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the Tui Street Mart, to-morrow, Messrs Ward an'd Co. will offer a very large consignment of cotton goods, including towels, calico, etc. Also a lot of toilet goods, besides 1800 cases of fruit, including apples, pears, grapes, and the usual lines of excellent furniture. Prices for fat stock at the Westfielcl markets on Wednesday were equal to the rates realised at last week's sales. Choice ox beef realised £2 lis per 1001 b. ordinary to prime quality beef fetching from £2 6s to £2 10s, per 1001b_ Wethers realised from £1 7s to £1 18s 3d, ewes from £1 3s to £1 13s 3d, and lambs £ to £1 Bs. Bacon pigs realised from £4 5s to £6 6s.

The Trentham Dominion Scholarships Art Union is now being energetically supported throughout New Zealand. Every 1/ ticket gives a chance of winning substantial prizes, whilst every shilling spent on tickets goes to the splendid cause of providing scholarships for the children of New Zealand's killed and disabled soldiers and sailors. Tickets are on sale everywhere at 1/.

The question of freights from Britain was referred to in a cablegram published last week. A Dunedin merchant interviewed said the subject is of great importance to New Zealand. At the beginning qf the war freights from London were in the vicinity of £lO P er ton - ®° on after the armistice the rate dropped to £7. Th e latest jidviecs in Dunedin by mail intimate that the rates are reduced to £3 .10/ per ton. Previous ft> the war. freights were at £2 but merchants in the Dominion are inclined to think that, though a further reduction will be made, it will not be a large reduction, because it is realised that ship-owners must work their steamers at an increased cost, due to higher wages, the greater cost of coal, and other enhanced charges.' ' r