The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1885. THE STATE OF TRADE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2158, 30 November 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1885. THE STATE OF TRADE.

Various opinions are from time to time expressed as to the state of trade, the majority being tb the effect that trade is very dull, though not altogether unhealthy. The causes are also variously accounted for. Some say that it is entirely due to the low prices of wool and cereals, others that'it is to some extent due to a clash between importers and local manufacturers, while yet others ascribe it to over importation. We think that the three taken together furnish about as fair a solution as can he found. The spending power of the. farmer has been limited by the low prices of his produce, aud he therefore employs less labor, and circumscribes tho amount he spends on himself and his family. The rapid growth of some of the local manufactures must necessarily give a check to importations of the same class, and until these matters have adjusted themselves there' must also be an abundant supply in the--market, We need only take one class of goods to furnish an illustration, namely drapery and clothing. The whole colony has of late been over-run with cheap sales, the auction rooms and all other available means being adopted to reduce stocks. Then was scarcely "a price offered that was considered too low, and articles were frequently sold at prices that could' really leave .very, little margin to meet the •original cost after the amount of customs duty Jjad beendeducted. _ These sales are an undoubted proof that the market isoverstocked, but they do not necessarily show that trade is in a very depressed state. They have enabled the public to make many, purchases which they' could not otherwise have afforded, and the low prices in local producehave thus tosomeextentbeen counterbalanced/By degrees stocks will,no doubt,be reduced to their ordinary level, The importer

must realize, if he has uot already done, so, that lie must make allowances for the increase of local manufactures, and trade will then assume its ordinary level, except, of course, that it will be influenced by the ruling prices of grain and wool,

A new advertisement 'from Messrs Littlejohn and Co., the well known jewellers, appears m another colomn.

Tenders are invited by the Public Works Department, .for the supply of totara piles and flooring,

. The meeting of the Masterton Farmers' Club which had been convened for last Saturday afternoon, lapsed'for want of a quorum, and stands adjourned for a month.'

A slight error occuVed as to the number of entries for the Wairarapa Pastoral Society's December Show which takes place oil Wednesday, The number of dot; entered is 49, not 17, and'that of canaries 13,

The Faust Family drew another splendid downstairs house at the Theatre Royal on Saturdays night, and their wonderful performance elicited frequent bursts of applause. Thoy open at Carterton to-night,

Twenty shillings in the pound is nob usually paid by those tvho find themselves compelled to seek the protection of the Bankruptcy Court, the majority of the estates simply leaving nothing, Mr J, H. Oorbett has, however, furnished an exception to the rule, as it is now announced in another column that the Deputy Assignee, Mr Sellar, will pay the full amount of proved debts to-morrow.

Mr F, H. Wood reports the sale of the following sections in the Belvidere estate, CartertonSection No. 14, containing 21 acres, to Messrs W. J. and J. Bond; Section No. 22, 13 acres, to Mr J. F. Manning; and sections No. 31, 32, and 33, containing 160 acres, to Mr Wm. Booth. We believe that only a very few sections in the Belvidere estate are new left unsold.

There was a large attendance at the usual weekly meeting of the Freethought Association last evening, and an excellent programme was gone through, the two principal items being solos on the cornet and violoncello by Messrs Yon DerMeliden and Waud, of the Faust Com' pany, who very generously volunteeredtheir.services. These re-unions seem to be getting very popular, as the attendance increases every Sunday.

Mrs Scott, the lady evangelist held a praise meeting in the Carterton Wesleyan Church on Friday evening, and the building was crowded. There were people from all parts of the district, and of almost every denomination present. The meeting was opened by the Rev J. Ward giving out an hymn from Sankey's collection, in which all the congregation joined. After prayer, and singing another of Sankey's hymns, the Rev J. Ward read the 10th Psalm, and made a few appropriate remarks on the nature of the meeting, which was followed by Mrs Scott asking those who had lately found peace to give their testimony, which was responded to by a great many, including several German and Scandinavians living at Dalefield, where Mrs Scott has been holding services during the week. At the close of the service the Sacrament was dispensed by the Rev J. Ward, nearly 100 people staying.to partake of it.

Dr Bey's now residence at Grey town is rapidly approaching completion, Our local correspondent sends us the following description The building iB hip roofed, and has a circled verandah in front. The frontage is 34ft, and depth 63ft, .The hall is 15ft by Bft, and on the left of it are three bedrooms, and on'theripht a drawing room, 16ft by 13ft. The passage is 35ft by sft. On the left of the passage is a store-room and the servant's departments,.and on the right there are diningroom 20ft by. 16ft, two bedrooms, bath room (supplied with hot and cold water,) at the rear of which are the kitchen and scullery. The former is fitted with a Lemington range. The surgery (12ft by Bft) is entered on tho left by a portico and passage. Attached to it is a waiting room Bft by 7ft; All the passages are arched. Tho doors are red pine, with yellow pine panels, the dados of yellow pine with red pine mouldings and rejointed. The finish throughout is first-class, The contractor is Mr E, Gray, Greytown, on whom- the work reflects great credit. A low palisade fence is to be erected in front,

The Waipawa Mail thus alludes to the depression The depression which has nearly crushed the Wfiipawa district during the past few months, has recently becom'o overpowering. On Saturday ovenlng a family of artistes came to play to the depressed inhabitants of the town, and the latter could only muster to the value of £25 to witness the entertainment. On the Monday a combination of poor misguided circus people came and pitched their tent in Moroney's paddock, believing, in their ignorance of the hardness of the times, that they would get an audience together. Of course the result was, as might have been expected, that a tent, which was made to hold 3000 people, was only patronised by 2400 visitors, these paying an aggregate and insignificant sum of £3BO into the pockets of the management. Well, they ought to have known better than to visit Waipawa in times of the depression, Bub the tale is not yet told. Whilst the clowns and horses were in full swing in Waipawa, the Faust Family had to submit to a paltry. patronage worth about £2O in Waipukurau. On Tuesday evening the circus played again in the depressed town, and had to put up with £SO worch of tickets, whilst the poor Fausts only gathered £2O together in Ormondville. The circus had on the Saturday evening allowed themselves to be slighted with a £77 house at Ormondville, but put up with the indignity because it was pouring with rain, and because of the universal depression which' was known to be raging, The lesson which these two com-, panies have learned during their three nights'stay in the places mentioned has been a sad one; and one that should give them a pretty clear notion of what depression in this colony really means. Reckoning up the figures quoted it will be seen that they took between them an aggregate of £575 during the three evenings upon which they performed.

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

: Venetian Blind and, Revolving Shutter Manufactory. All Blinds guaranteed of the yery best description. Price list, on: application to K•W. Henn (late Henn & Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Factory, ' Wel-lington,t-Adyt.. ;

The Gruytmvn Private-Band has kindly consented, to play at the Horticultural Society's Spring Sl;ow on the - 11th December. ,' i ! 5 . 1

■ Messrs Lowes and lorns find that the sheep advertised for sale on Wednesday, December 1 2nd, cannot possibly reach here from the coast in time, and they will therefore. be held over until the 16th December. ■

Fully a dozen volunteers were to be seen on the new rifle ranpoon Saturday afternoon, busily engaged in clearing aiid measuring the pround, and erecting the targets. It is thought that the range will prove to be a very suitable one, In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning a drunk was fined 10s, with the usual.'alternative) an assault case was struck out, and the 'only civil action! N'eilsen v Wickerson and"Wagland, claim £lO, was adjourned till the next sitting,

We draw attention to an advertisement by Mrs Baumb'er, of the Central I Boot Depot, in which it is stated that a rebate of 2s 6d in the £ willl be made on all purchases effected at her boot store during the month of December, As all goods are marked such a liberal discount as 12£ per. cent, should command customers. The pea scare has reached Masterton. Messrs Price and Dickson are exhibiting a bottle of peas in their window, and the lucky individual obtaining a ticket ; who can make the best guess will receive £lO. Their advertisement will appear in our to-morrow's issuo. .

Sergeant Price is doing his best to rid the town of the loafers that have been infesting it dunn? the last week. Several Jiave been marched out, and informed 'that, they will be prosecuted if they return, while another was fined 10a in the Resident Magistrate's Court, this morning for drunkenness, • An amusing mistake has been inade by several Masterton residents with regard to the subject of the lecture promised by Mr Stout. They took the title to be "Social Science" in place of "Science, what it is," and were loud in their protestations against allowing the morals of the people to be corrupted. It is needless to say they collapsed when they discovered their error.

.A piece of heartless conduct m wit" nessed in Queen Street yesterday. A. boy and several men were ri'ding through the town, leading several dogs. One of the horses trampled on a valuable greyhound, and injured it to such an extent that the poor brute was unable to get up again. The men then advised the. boy to leave the dog and come with them, which he did. A resident in the street who had witnessed the proceedings, took pity, on' the dog and made him comfortable in a kennel, where he died this morning. A meeting of the Committee of the Wairarapa Rifle Association was held at Carterton on Saturday afternoon, xMajor Bunny, officer commanding the district, occupying the chair, It was resolved by a majority of one that the next annual nieeting for prize r flrmg be held at Masterterton on Monday and Tuesday, December 28th and 29th. Soveral committees were appointed to carry out the details connected with the firing. The meeting was to have been the annual one, butit being found that this cannot be held till February, no report and balance sheet were presented.

The services 1 of the Presbyterian Congregation yesterday morning and evening were held in,.tho upper room of the Institute, owing to the church at present undergoing alterations. There was a large congregation on each occasion, Mr Millar Smith, Secretary of the Wellington Young Men's Christian Association, conducted the services, and delivered very eloquent sermons. The'collections morning and evening amounted to £5 2s Bd, which amount will be paid into the missionary account of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

Mr H. Bunny made another display of his animus to Mastevton at the meeting of the Wairarapa Rifle Association at Carterton ou Saturday, but as usual, was unsuccessful, Captain Donald, representing the Masterton Rifles, moved that the next annual meeting for prize firing be held at Masterton, He explained that Masterton had furnished the largest contingent at the last meeting, which was held at Carterton, and if the meeting was held at Masterton, the number would bd , still further augmented. Moreover, the Masterton corps stood second in seniority, and was therefore entitled to take its plade in rotation. The Carterton representatives coincided with this view. Major Bunny, who, it should be remembered, occupied the chair, chose to differ, and spoke at considerable length in favor of Featherston. Finding that ho was making no impression, he made a long and personal appeal to one of the Carterton representatives, and failing to make an impression there, reluctantly pnt the motion, whichwaa carried by a majority of one. The entrance shortly afterwards of two Greytown representees rekindled his hopes, and he was about to put the motion afresh, when Mr W. C. Buchanan got uj'and said that that was not the way to conduct business, The motion once passed, they could not reopen the question. Mr Bunny protested, but found himself compelled to give in. The business of the meeting was then proceeded with, Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, etc,, are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver," This oldestablished, popular medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by all Patent Medicine Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements.—Advi,

In the Exhibition there is one special exhibit, which is greatly admired, namely, the wool mats and portmanteaus made by Mr Field, of Dunedin. The whole of the exhibit has been purchased by Mr Thorburn, the clothier, of Willis-street. Parties wishing to purchase any of the above can now seloc them, to be delivered on the Ist of November.—Advi

Mothers Don't Know.—How many children are punished for being uncouth, wilful and indifferent to instructions ■or reward simply because they are out of health 1 An intelligent lady said of a child of this kind : "Mother don't know that she should give the little one ihoderate doses of American Go's Hop Bitters for two or three'weeks, and the child would be all a parent could desire."