Commercial.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3386, 14 December 1889, Page 2

Commercial.

London, December 13. Nine thousand quarters oi Australian wheat (December shipment) have been sold at 85s, and 11,000 more at B<ls 10Jd. At the wool salea prices were unchanged. Tin is quoted at £9olos.

Lacry and Co. report prices for the past week as follows:—Polaloos, 20s to 50s, according to .quality; new potatoes, .£;} to £5; onions, 2d; oats, 2s 5d to 2s 7d ; pollard, 75s to 85s; bran, 70s to 755; oaten sheaf chaff, 85s to 100s; straw chaff, 00s; oatmeal, £l4; maize, 3s to 3s <ld, nominal ; wheat, 8s to 3s Od; fowls' wheat 3s; malting barley, 3s to 3s Gd; beans, 3s to 3s 7d; peas, 8s to 3s Gel; pearl barley, £18; flour, JB9 10s to £10; bacon, Dimock scure 7d; hams, fid; outsidecuro hams and bcaou,ldlower; choose, 3Jd to id for largo size; loaf cheese, od to Did: fresh butter, Gd; salt ditto, 7d, nominal; eggs. Is; turkeys, (is Od; geese, Gs; ducks, 3s Od; fowls, 2s 3d to 3s per pair; figs, 7s Od and 225; dates, 4|d; inferior sorts 4u; apples, 12s; Harcolona nuts, Old; almond nuts, Old; peanuts, 2Jd to 3d ; oranges, 0s to lis; lemons, 20s; cocksfoot grass seed, 2|d; rye grass seed, 2s Gd to 3s Od; pines, -Is Gd to os, . Upper Taueru Road Board.

The ordinary meeting of tlio Board wan held an Pecewber liih, .Present —Messrs C. E. (kkbum-Uoocf(chair-man), J. Rutherford, and J, Miller. The minutes of the previous meetin" wore read and confirmed, Corresnumlence-Frolu Messrs Mo Oonnell and Douglas, re J, F. Ward's property, From secretary of Wellington Hospital, ro Murphy's pro? perty, Froiu Mi T.Price, re rates, and enclosing cheque. From Mr H. Monngban, re rates. From Mr J, Wingatp, stating that the No 1 culvert is in the Upper Tauoru Road Board District. From Mr D. T, Stuart, re special rate, Application from Mr Nicholls for repairs to track, Account from Mr J, Wingato for drawing limber for culverts, SB. Account from Messrs J. Paytou and Co, printing and advertising, i 1 ?s, Account from Mr T, E, Price, stationery, Os 9d, Acoopt from J{r T, Rnrland, wages, .£9.

Kesolved tb.it tte Clerk make application to the C'astlepoint Eoad Board for the 30s granted for work on the Mungapurapura line. That the Clerk write to the Castlepoint Bond J3oard statjng that Mr Nicholls hus made application on behalf of himself and other settlers for £7 to improve tbo track leading to their and jotbjr properties » tie Cst%oiut|

district. That this Board will supply half ,ihe funds if the Castlepaint Board will find the temaindor. That Mr T. Hiii'laml's application for assistance on' the Glcmlonald-Wairore line stand over till next meeting. Tim! lOOOI'i of timber bo ordered for culverts. That 5s be added to Mr Wingate's account, for supplying nails, I wire L; for culverts. • That Recounts amoiiiiimj. to £ls 16s 9d be passed for payment. That the next meeting of tho Board be held on the first Saturday in January. Wellington Items (From Our Own Correspondent.)' Tbinga generally in tho Empire City assume just now a brighter aspect than they have for some considerable time, (Icspiio the fact that tho business fraternity are as much as over given to complain, and tho commercial community present thornselves before clients'with faces as long as fiddles. Outward demonstrations of this description are, however, in no way characteristic of hard iimc-3, and from observations imdo I havelittle hesitation in saying that the summer months will be marked in Wellington by tho utmost prosperity. A certain amount of capital lias, as a nutter of fact, been tnnsfuiral to tho scone of the Exhibition, but this will bo moro than recouped by tho introduction from Australia of capital from those who have formed a fair idea of our lesources and tho fertility of our run) soil by the exhibits appearing in the show now being held in Dimedin. It is sincerely to be hoped that an impetus will be given to ; trade generally by the Exhibition and the visit of capitalists from adjoining colonies. , A pleasant change iii the weather wi,s experienced to day, and instead ! of unwholesome and no less un I pleasant clouds of dust we now have welcome showers of ram, cooling the , atmosphere and rendering the more ; enjoyable the life of those who are i compelled by business to move about ■ in the eitv.

The announcement of the death of fyn'rlo, the champion oarsman of the world, was received here with intense regret, aud as a mark of the esteem in which ho was held by the boating community several hotels in the town have been draped m black, and telegrams expressive of the sympathy felt have been forwarded to the friends of deceased by many holding responsible positions.

The recent communications from London regarding the Bank of New Zealand have caused no little sensation in financial circles, hut it is considered that the ultimate result will not be so disastrous to the interests of the Colony as at first anticipated. The Opera House lias been occupied during the past week by Mr Owe Warner and his talented com pany, whose admirable impersonations of different character! have been rewarded by crowded houses, on each evening, The season concluded on Thursday by the production of Hamlet, the sustaining of the various partn of which elicited the continued applause of Hie large audience assembled to -bid the Company farewell.

A novel and somewhat sensational entertainment will be opened by Kudarz, an illusionist, in the Theatre Hoyal on Saturday evening, which will doubtless attract large uudiencos. The arrangements for tho Xmas holidays are being carried out successfully on every : baud, and many inducements will be offered to country residents to visit tho city, inoro especially as tho Railway Department will run excursions at greatly reduced rates, Business houses are making elaborate displays in anticipation, more particularly in the line of dress, so that country visitors will know exactly what to do with their surplus cash. For the benefit of those spending, however, the lines of _ Benjamin Franklin, may be of interest, which run as follows : "Fond pride of dress s sure a very cur 'Ere fancy you consult, consult your