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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 143, 4 November 1912, Page 8

The Dunedin correspondent of the Lyttelton Times states that an appreciable rise in the value of hides was the feature of the recent auctions at Dunedin. The sale was one of the keenest ever held in the city, mainly owing to the outside market having improved, also to the comparatively short offerings of the previous week. The advance was from y 4 d to y 2 d per lb all round on hides, and Id advance 011 calfskins. Three lots of hides brought lOd per lb, and one lot lfly 2 d, a figure only once before realised in the Dunedin market, and that was for one hide some time ago. Eighty-one selected black oppos*um skins fetched the high price of ten shillings each.

Will the war be confined to the Balkans, or will it spread? If the European Powers become involved, practically the whole world will be at war. But we don't mind if the taste for Crescent Tea spreads. It would not surprise us to see it, because Crescent Tea has a delicious flavor, and it is unsurpassed at the popular prices, 2/-, 1/10 and 1/B.—Advt.

The following sound advice should be heeded by men, young men, all men. In the office, store or workshop, RUSSETTA CIDER is a delicious beverage. Its excellence is in its purity; it is made from the juice of the finest apples, and pure «nne sugar. All hotels and stores, 5