THE WOOL MARKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2151, 21 November 1885, Page 2

THE WOOL MARKET.

The prico of wool is showing a steady improvement, and we are pleased to learn from a cable message received this morning that there has 'been a rise of from five to ten per cent, upon the prices realized at the preceding sale. There seemsHo be every reason to believe that the advance is not merely a'temporary one, not only from the tone of the reports,. but from tlie opinions expressed upon the subject by experts.

The next Census of the colony will bo taken on Sunday, tlio 28th of March next. Mr 0 Petersen, carrier between Mastcrton, Mauricevillc, Eketaliumi and Pahiatua, has an announcement in another column.

The Masterton Freothought Socioty holds its usual weekly meeting to-morrow evening,

A meeting of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society will be held at the Club Hotel this evening to consider resolutions of which notice lias been given. Mr F, H. Wood announces that ho will hold his next fortnightly stock aide at Bay's yards, Tavatahi, on Thursday next, the 20th hist. Present entries include 04 head cattle, 200 sheep, several horses, and pigs. Mr John Kay, tent and cover maker, of Queen-street, Masterton, has an advertisement in our columns calling attention to his large stock of tents, tarpaulins and oil-coats,' of which he keeps an assortment at the lowest prices in the best quality, - The Standard reports that there was a free fight recently in a railway carriage going over the Rimutaka, and that the compartment was besmoared with blood, The cause is said to have been an attempt to rob a drunken man, one of whose pockets was found to have been turned inside out, Tho New Zealand Government has appointed no less than twenty-one Commissioners to the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, If every British possession were to follow this ridiculous example on the base of population, thero would be no room for visitors in the exhibition building. The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board of North Canterbury has passed the following resolutions: —(l) That thero be a uniform rate over the whole district for the maintenance of Hospitals. (2) That application be made to the local authorites to pay the amount required by the 15th December next.

A most refreshing rain fell yesterday evening. It was Brought on by a very strong North West galo shortly before sunset, and lasted for nearly three hours. As tho wind died away, the rain was succeeded by a calm, both crops and gardens should be largely benefited, This morning the wind changed to the southward, and light showers are falling at intervals.

Of the £82,400 voted last session for opening; up roads through Crown Lands, £30,000 has been already expended. The Times says that the Hon. Mr Ballance, Minister pf Lands, is fully alive to the importance of making the Crown lands of the Colony available for settlement, and rightly considers that tho making of roads through them is highly essential. . During tho present financial year some thousands of miles of roads will be made.

Featherston has just experienced a very rough week. A heavy north-west gale blew day after day, and the residents had the satisfaction of finding that not a particlo of dust was left on ,'tho streets. Even loose stones were blown off. Yesterday it was at times impossible to walk against the fierce gusts, which were strong enough to cause vehicles to travel without any other motive power. The rain which cleared the atmosphere in Masterton, no doubt, had a similar effect in the southern portion of tho valley.

Messrs Rising and Oox, of Carterton, the well known furniture manufacturers, who had the misfortune to have their premises destroyed by fire some few months since, have erected a new and commodious warehouse and factory on the site of the late building, and are now busily engaged making up stock for their show rooms, which they intend opening with a good display of imported iron and brass bedsteads of the latest designs. The full particulars will appear in our advertising columns as soon aa tho show rooms aro ready.

The Victorian Crown Law officers (writes tho Melbourne correspondent of a contemporary) have been somewhat unfortunate of late in their endeavors to purify the moral and religiousatmosphero of the The prosecution of the young man Wilkinson, arising out of the admissions made by this too-much-wedded telegraph operator hi a recent divorce suit; has ignomjnjously. broken down. The question in regard to tho validity of the 3,000 and odd marriages performed by the "Reverend" Nicholas Kinsman has been raised. Mr Purvea, who appeared for Wilkinson, was able to .prove to the proceedings in connection with tho marriageccremony being invalid, and the ceremony a nullity. If the contention of the learned gentleman should turn out, on further investigation, to be correct, there will be quite a rush of illegally ipde husbands to the Divorce Court, In a well considered article on tho subject of freo trade v protection, the Canterbury Press says" There is one fact in connection with the adoption of a protective policy which deserves to be kept prominently before the public at the present time, The advocates of protection argue that such a system aims at the encouragement of local production, while'at the same time the duties imposed will provide the revenue required to carry on the government of the country, They would have us believe that a protective tariff can offect both objects at the same time, to tho mutual advantage of the manufacturers and the Government, A little consideration, however, must satisfy any fair-minded person that no such 'results can be produced. A tariff furnishes reyenuo heqauae the goods on which the duties are levied are imported into the country, If the public cease to import those goods it is clear that' no reyenue can be derived from that source, at any rate, To pretend, therefore, to impose a tariff wliich shall be purely revenue producing, and at the same time protective, is to talk utter nonsense. It will be said, of course, in reply to this, that it is not desired to put on suoh a duty as shall exclude imported articles entirely. They are still to be permitted to enter the country, only the outside manufacturer is to pay aJarger sum than before to the cost of maintaining the machinery of Government in the colony, as the Treasurer puts it. All experience proves, however, that it is not the outside manufacturer who pays that extra sum, but the local consumer,

. A valuable silver cup, presented by Mr Joseph Williams to the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Society, ia now on view at his shop in Queen Street, where it is calling forth goneral admiration,

It i 3 notified in ; another column that applications for the discharge of J, P. Ramsey, and T. A, Dillon, bankrupts, will be made at the sitting of the District Court to be hold on the 9th December.

Intending exhibitors at the Horticultural Society's Spring Show are reminded that entries close on Tuesday night. For the convenience of intended exhibitors, the Secretary, Mr W, B. Ohennells, will be in attendance at the Council Chambers from 7 to 9 p.m - A slight error cropt into our reference to Messrs M. Caselborg and Co.'s new advertisement yesterday. The discount of half-a-crown in the pound will be given until the last day of the year, and not until the 21st of December, as stated. Tho "Progress" Temple of Juvenile Templars was instituted last night at the Temperance Hall by Bro C, Holdaway, assisted by Bros Dixon and Carpenter, Owing to the rain there were not so many presentaswasexpected,Aboutl2boysrollcd up and were initiated as members, after which the following oflicers were elected: —W.C.T., Bro A. Baillie; V.T., Bro Prangnell; W.S., Bro'Evornden; W.M., A. Pickering; 1.G., Bro Prangnell'; 0.0. C. Graham; Chaplain, E, Holdaway. Tho officers were duly installed, and Bro Holdaway gave a few words of advice and encouragement to the hoys, and formally declared the Temple opened. lor some time past thero have been rumors in different parts of the Wairarapa of pieces of gold bearing stone having been found at tho foot of of the western ranges. We (Standard) know for a fact that a few gentlemen in Greytown for a long time past, have been prospecting that quarter in a simple way, and a piece of stone found in the Waiohine river was sent to Dr Hector for analysis. Tho report upon it was of a most satisfactory character, the per centage of gold to tlie ton being large, The party have not said much about this, and have been waiting for fine weather to prosecute the search, when they intend to go out, probably accompanied by a practical prospector, Loud and numerous were the complaints heard in' Masterton this morning by intending visitors to the Taratahi-Cartorton races'because the train arrangements were entirely unsuitable. The first race had been set down to start at noon, and as the nearest train had been set down to leave Masterton at 10 a.m., and the run to Olareville lasts only halt.an-hour, those who mado the journey by rail had the pleasant fact before them that they would have to hang about in damp weather, with damp grass under their, feet, for fully an hour and a half before the first event could come off. We think this could easily have been altered without a penny of extra expense being incurred. Tho 10 a.m. train is air extra one, and does not go beyond Featherston, No ono would have suffered serious inconvenience if it had been delayed for an hour, or even an hour and a half, while a large number of people would have found it a great convenience. The Wesleyan District meeting was brought to a close in Wellington on Thursday. Mr T. A, Weston, the Greytown circuit steward was welcomed by the Chairman. Tho sum of £loo' was voted .for the Scandinavian Mission. From a contemporary we learn that the district contributions to tho Foreign Mission Fund amounted to £24 17s 3d ; to the Supernumeraries Fund, £129 18s 9d; to the' Contingent Fund, £OO 7s lid;and to the Children's Fund, £lO3 19s sd. Attendants upon public worship were returned as 5085; churches and preaching places, 43; ministers, 11; local preachers, 38; class leaders, 28; members av:d communicants, 1000. An interesting and instructive paper upon the year's returns, wasreadbytheßevJ S.Garlick. TlieSunday School returns gave a total of 25 schools, 2271 scholars, 195 teachers. The various libraries contain 3203 volumes; and it is a noticeable fact that no less than GOO of the scholars are members of the Band of Hope, as against 280 last year. Upon the motion of tho Chairman, it was , resolved, after some conversation on the subject, "That, in the opinion of this meeting, the time lias come when the attention of the Church should be directed towards'the adoption of means calculated to preserve the social purity of the masses, and secure better legislation on the subject." Tho Rev W. Baumber was elected Conference rourcscntativc. The session then dosed.

The Archbishop of York, adressinga congregation of men in York lately, said there was no vice in ancient Greece or Rome that Oristendom could not parallel. The finest crematory in America is to be erected in Buffalo, New York. Its appointments will be so sumptuous and so comfortable that it is thought that people will to die to patronise it. A photograph of a French train has been taken while travelling at the rate ot 42 miles per hour, Some slight blura appear in the photo; otherwise it is very good. Tlietrainappearsto.be standing still,

Never before has tho millinery display been greater or more stylish than it is at present atL. J. Hooper and Co's BonMarche, and it would indeed be a strange pocket that could not be suited at tliis establishment, for a hat can be obtained here from the modest price of one shilling up to two or three guineas. Those in search <jf reasonably priced dresses and silks will find an immense assortment to ohooso from, and a firstclass dressmaker being employed on tho premises, leaves nothing to bo desired. Wo should recommend all purchasers of drapery and millinery to pay an early visit to L, J. Hooper and Co., Bon Marche.—Advi,

Cough, Colds, Bronchitis, tfcc,, are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver." This old : established, popular medicjno, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by all Patent Medicine Vendors. Sec testimonials in advertisements.—Advt.

in the Exhibition there is one special exhibit, which is greatly admired, namely, the wool mats and portmanteaus made by Mr Eield, of Dimedin, 'Die whole of tlio exhibit has been purchased by Mr Tliorburn, the clothier, of Willis-street. Parties wishing to purchase any of the above can now selec them, to be delivered on the Ist of November.—Advt Venetian Blind'and Revolving Shutter Manufactory. All Blinds guaranteed of the very best description. Price list on application to R. W. Horn (late' Henn & Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Factory, Wellington.—Advt.