Commercial.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3178, 12 April 1889, Page 2

Commercial.

London, April 10. The wool sales are very animated. The sales will dose on the Ith of May. The American visible supply of wheat is estimated to-day at 20,750,000 bushels. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat lor the United Kingdom is 1,856,000 quarters; for the Continent 310,900. The English wheat market has a downward tendency, the Continental is depressed, and the American deplinjiij;, The tone of the latter is *j«F •■."'''' The shares of the National Bank of New Zealand are quoted aUij.'' . s\to TasuftniauWanof OiwiuiUffa

inscribed, bearing interest at;the rate of'BJ per cent, tvill, bo; offered on Tuesday. The minimum is 'fixed at W.Mr F. H, Wood held his regular fortnightly sale at the Tarotabi yards yesterday, and reports &b under: In both sheep and cattle the entries wero in good number and all the yard accommodation was in demand, The cattle, of which there were over one hundred head, were mostly young stock, As regards sheep, ewes of good quality were well represented, but wethers hardly came up to the standard of those sold at the previous Taralahi sale, Prices in sheep showed a slight decline, while for cattle there was a perceptible rise. Dairy cows were enquired lor, but none were yarded. The same remark applies to draught horses; a few backs were entered, but realised low rates, Pigs were on the ground in good number, and all sold at a fair figure. The following prices were obtained: Sheep, forward wethers 7s to 7s 9d, fat wethers 8s to 8s 6d, morino do 6s, fat ewes 7s 3d to Bs, store ewes 3s to 6s 9d; merino ewes, Is 6d to 2s; merino culls, 9d: good crossbred ewes, Gs to 7s 9d; lambs, 3s lOd to 5s 6d. Cattle, heifer calves, 10s 9d to 12s 6dj steer do, 12sto 15s 3d; mixed calves. 13s 3d to Iss; store , cows, 30s to 50s j speyed heifers 80s, Pigs, suckers; 4s to 6s Id; Porkers, 20s. Horses, a few sold at low rates,

MASTERTON HOSPITAL. { The regular monthly meeting of • the Masterton Hospital Trustees was ' held in the Institute on Thursday, 1 Aprilllth. Present: Messrs J.C. } Boddington (Chairman), J. B. Keith, ' B. P. Perry, and Rev. W. B. Paige. The miuutes of tho last meeting y were read and confirmed. 1 The Treasurer reported a credit ( jbalancoof£79 ss2d. Sundry accounts wero passed for ■ payment, The Hospital diary was read, ' The Custodian reported that at the last meeting there were two patients ; in the hostital, who had since been discharged, and that at the present time the institution was free of patients,. In reference to monieß ex-patients the Chairman expressed himself as not at all satified with the present arrangements for collecting fees. Patieuta, he said, wore admitted, and on their being discharged they were allowed to go away without making payment, and the business of collecting the fees was not attended to. In making those remarks he 'said he was quite aware the remuneration to the Secretary was not sufficient to warrant him in giving the extra time and attention required for properly looking after this matter, ' and it would be necessary to make . some recognition for the work, ' A committee consisting of tho 1 Chairman, Mr Keith, and the Rev, ' W. E. Paige wero appointed to go i into questions of ex-patient accounts i and report at next meeting. i The report and balance-sheet for i the year ended'Blst March, 1889, i was received and adopted and ordered i to be published in the local papers. > The following annual roturn was ! read:—Number of patients on 81st :' March, 1888,1; admitted during the t year, 33; discharged, 32; remaining i on 81st March, 1889, 1. Locality i from which patients came, Wairarapa, ■ 30, Wellington, 2, Hawkes Bay 2. , Malos, 83, fevnalos, 1. ! Nationality:—English, 12, Irish 9, Scotch, 1, New Zealand, 5, African, . 1, 'Dane, 1, Australian, 2, Noya i Scotian, 1, Welsh, 2, Total colleo- ! tivo days stay in Hospital, 1560, t custodian and pationts, 2600, indit vidual average days 46, daily ! average cost of patients 6s B|d. ' Mr J, lorns was appointed visiting i member for tho ensuing month, and 1 the mooting adjourned.