Commercial.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3424, 1 February 1890, Page 2

Commercial.

. Londow, Jan tiary So;sy; The quantity of:wheat: and .flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,804,000, The Amerioaii visible supply is estimated at 82,000,000 bushels. Australian and New Zealand Mortgage arid Agency Company four and a half per cent debentures are quoted at 103.

Laory and Co report prices for the pant week as follows Potatoes 20s to 60s, accoi-dinc to qualities ; new potatoes 508 to 70sonions 6s'; oats Is lOtl to 2s; pollard : 75s to, 85s; bran 70s to 7os; oaten slieuf chaff 85s j oatmeal ;£l2; maize 8a to 3s 4d, nominal; wheat 3s; fowls' wheat 3a 9d; malting barloy 8a to 3a . 6d;| heans 3s; peas 3s; pearl barley £18; ll'iur i9.10.ij bacon, Dimock's cure, 7d; baths 9J; outside' cure hams and bacon Id lower; cheese 3|d to 4Jd for large size; loaf cheese sd; fiesli butter ,7d to 8d; salt ditto 6d, nominal; eggs'Jdturkeys 7s; geesess 6d; ducks 3s'9dfowls 2s9d to 3s per pair; oranges 9s to i2s Gd; lemons 12b to'l ob ; cocksfoot grass seed 21d : rye grass seed 4s to ssf rape seed 16s; meadow fewnu 1008; pine? 4s Gd to 6d lo JO2l.

" The committee of thl?Wanganui Jookey Club have soundod■# note of i warning to several cluba throughout New Zealand. We (Eeieree). have often yoridercd at tlifi impunity with which olub3 whoso'programmes were passed by the Metropolitan Club of their, respective districts have been afterwards permitted to add a race to such, programme without a word of dissent from'the governing, liody who had approved of their programme. But the Wanganui Jockey Club have now stopped in, and, by asserting their authority -albeit in a mild way -have nipped in the bud all future attempts at additions to programmes already - approved of. The cause of their so doing was a protest lodged against a horao at one of the country meetings under their on the ground that by running in one of those additional races lie Imd run in ah unauthorised race, and was therefore liable to disqualification. So far as we can learn, the committeo of the Wanganui Jockey Club, haue not derided thp protest; but a reference' to the Keferee's " official column" shows that at a special meeting last Friday they decided that thb owners of all horses which started in extra races at the Mulls, Mauawatu and Momohaka meetings should be lined ill (if called upon) for running in an unauthorised race. The proviso "if called upon" practically robs the resolution of all its punishment, foi' it is not likely, wo should say, that the offending owners will be called on, unless in the event of their repeating the offenco, It is as well bo be merciful in these matters when the opportunity offers. It is evident that the Wanganui Jockey Club's coinmittoo simply wished to show that there wore certain powers given by the Rules' of Hieing, and that there were certain rules to be abided by in the interests of the proper government of the Tart This being so, and they having given utterance to the decision quoted in our "official column," clubs will be cheeked in tho pernicious praotico of adding extra races to their programmes, and should any of them still persist in doing so owners who may run in such races will know that they will render themselves and their horses liable to disqualification. 1

8 Is the Mel Tower Safe ? The London correupondent of the Freeman's Journal Bays: " The shutting of the Eiffel Tower for the winter, for the execution of, 'necessary repairs.' is a step calculated to ° cause unpleasant sensations in the ° minds of tlioso confiding tourists who '• ascended its dizzy height under tbi firm conviction that it was as perfect I in construction and as securo in every II particular as the Arch of Triumph, 3 The gentlemen who are financing tho > tower are not likely to have thrown 1 away tho possible receipts for the 1 next six months for any but a very 5 sufficient reason, and no mere 1 trumpery defect in tho structure i could have impelled them to that ' sacrifice, The question whether the 1 Eiffel Tower is salo is being eagerly ■ discussed both here and in Paris, ' mid there is a sharp divergence ol 1 viow among experts on the subject,. 1 The story that after every storm cartsful of rivets were picked up at 1 its base in the early morning is manifestly the invention of some ■ Yankee envious of Paris possessing ! the highest tower in the universe; but if M. Eiffel's handiwork comes to grief, it will not ba becauso it is ■ faultily riveted. The real question is whether the foundations are securo, and on that point there is some grouud iov doubt, It is a positive fact that for the last month or six weeks of tho Paris Exhibition tho great concrete blocks which encased one of the four feet of the tower-the firstfoot on the right hand flowing from the Trocadero—showed signs of being rentasiihder, and the crevices so formed-two or tbreo inches i broai-were filled in and concealed I with fresh cement more than once, i The flooring of a wooden house < erected on tho same footgijt so muoli l out of the plumb that Wedges of i plankiug six or seven inches deep had ] to be introduced at ono end to keep i it straight. These flaws wero un. i doubtedly caused by some .displace- ( mont or subsidence of the concrete t blocks, but tlid officials of the tower i stated iii reply to enquiries on the i spot that theso concrete blocks were I more for ornament and finish than i anything else, and that they afforded' \ no support to the tower, If there I was no strain on them, the defeots t that appeared -are all the more inexplicable ; but the dosing of the d tower induces a Btron'g suspicion that a the statements of thp.officials were a not reliable, Meanwhile the public p will be curious to know what the s repairs are which H. Eiffel considers o necessary. a

Sand-Bindmg Plants, The following letter from tho Tubmanian Mail may bo of use to those on the lookout for sand-binding plants i-Sir,—l am tmtoh interested on reading in your agricultural notes of this day's issue the remarks on the marran gross. On a portion of the Norfolk ("oast,'in tho: Old Country, which I knew intimately for many years, tho coastline consisted of sand-

hills of 20ft to 85ft in height. Jn some places - complete sand-drifts were formed by, winds from N.E. to E.S.E. tapering i|i lpght from the' crest of the bills, and running fif inland/ But wfiero themarran grass 'clothed tho 1 sand hills I liavq 'aden"excellont barley fljjd otbor coroal orop? growwitliin a few feel of the base of the sandhills. The varying" Bet" of the tide on tlufc , tyst occasionally exposes an almost

vertical section of the sandhills, in ' which may be traced the fibrous roots of the marran grass peuetratnig fully • v 20ft thiough the saline and arid / medium., I attempted since my settlement here some years ago, to procure ; some of the seed for the benefit of ; neighbours, but, through tho negli gence of correspondents, failed. It J would be a am r certain., .!>• to those wliosoTands'snffer from sand-"; '■*{} blowing if they,could'.procure ,either ■. rdots' ('which' iire indestructible) 'or seeds; It spreads quickly on the sand 1 but will not oncrcach on the better ,'M soil,' Any East Norfolk uan will ( j bear mo out in this statement of its - value, Possibly it might bo obtained |from. Mr S.Aviary,PortFairy.N.S.W.,'' i —Yours, &0., Claude W. Roberts, fi > j B.A, . ■ ' THE CZAR IN DISTRESS. * " Oncaiy lies flio head that wean a crnwii." . . s ■ A journal published at . Muiiioh ■ ; announces, apparently an- V thority, that the recent illness of the Czar, which was attributed to an attempt at poisoning .him oil the part., V; of.Nihilists,' is due to an attack epilepsy. The Czar, it is stated, ii. * subject' to. such attacks since the : , „ occurrence of the' Borkk railway wliich ■ .li 6' fa: escaped with lijs life# Such are tho tidftigs conveyed\by 'cable.: Kpilepayv:LS nuist.be'regai|fed:ns tineof the-most': f|| The origin of if ;np^^ hereditary]; sudden alarm; griei?i';promoted|]k.; ; anxiety, or disorder of the mind. - In v . this instance, itberoforo,; the disease > cannot come ai a'surprise, and-it is painful to contemplate that this:' despotic ruler, laboring - uuder an ; intractable, disease', may at any time sway the dostinies of Europe. Ever since his accession to tho throne, ' Czar Alexander II has been made a living target, whom Nihilists thought it ft privilege to strike down wLhont compunction, Considering the many attempts, that have been made, it seems almost inexplicable' that tho Russian monarch escapod with his lifa. If. as the poet says," a sinful heart makes feeble hands," we have an explanation, ' but it is by no means less remarkable that dynamite. explosions, .and infernal, machines equally missed their mart, > •. while the,escape.of the.lmperial llj family from tho railway disaster was ' nothing short of marvellous. While deprecating these attempted assassinations, many cannot withhold; their sympathy with these 1 faliatio: • ! victims, who laboring under the idea that they deliver the country from an autocrat, attempt his lifo and sacrifice their. own. Vain effort I In most instances of regicide, the: sceptre went into younger and stronger hands, Czar., Alexander , . died a'violent 'death, yet'tho Czar still lives. 15ut ho is now'broken down physically and mentally. What a lesson lies in his fate, fraught with such bitter experience, for do we not see in every day'life continually depicted results of anxiety ;• or s overwork among'all.classes-and'condi-tions of mon ? The eloquent advocato of peoplo's rights, the fervid preacher of tho gospel, tho miriner exposed to the ragos of tho storm'ami sea, the - mechanic bent double in his workroam—all aye liable to disease. Most diseases, it is known, emanate from disorder of kidneys and, liver, . The, problem of health lies, therefore, in v. the wisdom of restoring these organs to their proper action. There js a ' . remedy slnoli rejuvenates tlie' ; odn- :! iih Btitution, and slayppffthoencroaching "-j® inlirinities of tigj'l' 'Tiiat remedy is ' Warner's Safe Cure, Read tho annexed attestations, , , which will dispel any doubt. ■ v Mr Hugh Taylor. M.L.A states ;-- Parramatta, N.S.W., December.'Oj 1 - 1889,—Per ■ three or fomv years' "|s have suffered most severely from rheumatic pains in the loft side and foot, (or whioh I took a number of jnediaal preparations without experiencing any amelioration in any condition. Now, twelve months w'nee voiir remedies were favorably intra- .. ■ duced to ihy notice.* After using (jiie .' * bottle of Wahnek's Safe Cure, followed by ono bottIcVVARNER's Safe Rhcumatic Cure, talHvin conjunction with one vial of tho Safe Pills, my pains promptly ceased, and tlierf has been no reaction of my complaint to the present timo " The Rev.. Jos, Bowes, Cbartors Towers, (Q.) testifies under j date < September 12th', 1889: -"'For the ' past ten years I havo suffered greatly from disease; of the liver- and pains, v,\ m region of the liver and heart. I y also was affected with indigestion ./ and its train of complaints, for wliijb/ I took a numberof medicines witliOut

deriving any benefit. Six myths' ago I first heard of '(lie merits of Warner's Safe Cure, when I procured it, with the result that fifteen, bottles,.. i have almo n t entirely removed my'' v suffering, whiclrat times has beou .. most intense," '' :> Mr James Smith, Master Mariner, Bind Point, O-y soys:-',' F.or 20 years I have suffered from disease of the kidneys, causing periodically suclii >7 severe pains in the back, hips ''and' ' thighs, that I folt entirely prostrated. My digestive faculties wero so weak that I was ofton unablo to retain any food in the stomach. My urine was loaded with sediments, and micturating wis accompanied by sudden onsets • of pain. In .the evenings swelling of tho lcwor.;extomities of : my.limbs set in, subsiding again in tho morning, In this miserable condition,physically with no prosppot of recovery, I corninenood the use of ; .Warner's Safe ; " Cure and Safe Pills, After the use of a few bottles I was amazed at the result, for my pains vanished, and my. water became perfectly clear. I have consumed somo 24 bottles of Warner's Safe Cure with .about 10 vials of tbfo Safo Klls. My health is better than at asy period during the post two decides." Mr John Oliver writes as under dato Sydney, January 0,1890 :-I am a mechanic working the electric light at Robert's Hotel, and owing to the precarious nature of ray calling have suffered from obstruction and swelling of the liver, disorder of the kidneys, and its .concomitant complaint, Buoh ; as wandering pains, dizziness, and i unbearable headaches, I have tried many medicines to no purpose, After the use of five bottles of Warner's Safo Cure, with a few vials of tho Safe Pills, my Buffering was a thing of tho past." Thus the efficacy of this wonderful remedy is daily borno out by the Vffi ovidence of grateful men in every sphere of life—for disease is no respecter of persons; all are subject to it, from the humble peasant to the privileged few who wear a coronet or an Imperial Crown.

Anqthef new intjuatry has fining op in Hamilton, natilfely, bpat>mildji)g; fir j. Salmon' liaa established ii boatbuilding shed on tlio river banjc! just the traffic bridge, aml'uj. ready has a good deal of work itj hani ,