CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2939, 2 July 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, June 26. In the House of Commons last night Baron do Worms announced that the Government of New Zealand had agreed to join the Sugar, Bounty Convention. Threo thousand persons were present at the Coloniul Institute conversazione last night, including Lord Knutsford, Mr Chamberlain, and Baron do Worms. In tho House of Commons the licensing clauses of the Local Government Bill, have been rejected hy large majorities,". --;:..... ...;.. .;;.._._ Berlin, June 29. The Emperor William has made many changos in the officers of the household, and also in the army and navy. Sydney, June3Q, The Government have withdrawn the subsidy for rabbit destruction owing to the methods adopted being ineffectual in their results, and hare abolished tho Inspector of Rabbits Department. Brisbane, Juno 30. Inconsequence of the hostile attitude of the Ruropean population, all Malays at Normantown have been sent to Thursday Island. The reported discovery of gold at Pine Creek turns out to be a " duffer,"

Messrs Lowes & lorns' Stock and Produce Report for June. At nil our sales during the month sheep of all clusses have been in fairly good supply, and without one exception changed hands at figures that were considered payable to both grower and dealer, mid upon each occasion have shown a slight advance upon previous sales, the principal demand throughout being for wethers especially stores, their figures being hotter in proportion to the fat, wliichis accounted for by the favourable season for grass and turnips, and in the absence of store wethers, empty ewes where of good mouth and largo framo, lnwo advanced inpri.co. Ewes in lamb have not advanced at tho same rate, yet their values havo improved, ' In lambs we jl«||MlyMt, The .market, one halfpenny per lb, The' following aro the rates obtained : Fat wethers, heavy,- OHlti-to lOs'lid," or.2d per lb. li> fat owes some exceptionally heavy lino ones reached 9s Sd, but the average piico obtained for 60 to 701bs was about 8s 6d. In store wethers the supply has not equalled tho demand, consequently their figures ranged high, and in many instances 9s 6d has been obtained for forward wethers for turnips, but 8s Gd to 8s lid were the averago prices. Good empty ewes made from 6a Cd ton's; owes in lamb, according to quality, Good young ewes well formed in lamb making 8s Gd, ordinary 5s 6d to 7s, old, 4s to ss. In merinos a great many have passed through the yards, which is accounted for by the fact of nearly all flock-owners going out of this 'ype of sheep. Ewes made from Is Gd to 2s fid, small wethers 33 to 4s Gd. In Lambs, n few good Lincolns made Gs 3d, but culls ranged from 3s to 4s Gd.

In Cattle, it is gratifying to see that although thoy have been neglected for tho past two seasons, they havo at last been enquired for, nnd we aro pleased to report that all those entered sold, with a genoral enquiry for stores. Beef has also improved in value at least Is 6d to 3s per IQOlbs. Dairy Stock has not materially altered in value, although quiet heifers for dairying, nnd springers wero quickly disposed of. Wo placed a few pens of fat bullocks at £s los or 133 Cd to 14s per lOOlbs; fat heifers, £3 10s, or 12s Cd to 13s per lOOlbs. Good steers for fattening were enquired for, those placed making 60s to Cos; small, 50s; yearling steers, 30s to 355; calves, 15s to 18s; quiet dairy heifers ranged from 40s to 50s. In Horses, wo regret to say that very little improvement has takcu place, and very few sales effected, any sold being for farming purposes, Good useful farm sorts, whether mares or geldings, found puichasers at figuies ranging from £l4 to £l6; a few light harness horses making from £8 to £l2, while hacks were mostly neglected, In Pigs the market has been very bare, those coming into tho yards being in most cases very small, and making from Gs to Ss, while porkers wero very scarce at 14s to 10s, or about 3d a lb." Potatoes.—The outlet in the shape of the Sydney markets of late caused this article to mako a sudden rise in value. TUtiv price in Wellington jumped up from 42s Gd to 60s, causing a corresponding rise in this district from 60s to 80s, at which figure we quote best table sorts. The grain markets have been very steady, with an upward tendency, oats rising in value 3d. per bushel, their figures being 2s 3d for sound feed sorts, and 2s 6d for best seed, Grass seeds have shown no appreciable riso during the month, nor do we expect many sales to bo effected until the. snring soViojt .' >