LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1935, 29 November 1884, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH. — OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Horse Sales. Auckland, Friday Night. At Buckland's, to-day, the MusketHatred two-year-old colt was purchased by Mr T. Craig for 4l guineas. Azim and Sir Garnet were both passed in, failing to fetcli the reserve. Vortex was offered at Hunter and Nolans, but did not find a bu>er.

Sharemarket. Sales, to-day.—Cambria, 17s to lls 9d; , Darwin, 10s 9d to 10s ; Queen of Beauty, ' 13 Btl to 2s ; Moanatairi Extended, 2s 2d ; Prince Imperial, 18s to 21s.

Produce Market. Wholesale : Butter, fresh, 8d ; butter, salt (scarce), 9d to lOd ; cheese, good factory, s£d to 6£d ; Canterbury ditto, 5d to s|rd ; eggs, per dozen, Is ; lard, per bladder, 7d to 7£d; bacon and bani9(L provincial, 6d to 6d ; hams, 8d t'oMfcH bacon in cloths, 9£d j bacon and hams in equal numbers, 9£d ; hams only, ll£d.

A N'i:*ETr-:mo-YEAE-OM> lady in New York is just learning to play the piano. She says that a woman who can't play some sort of an instrument nowadays stands but a poor show of getting married. Care will kill a cat. The care must be exercised in taking aim. It is extremely difficult, however, to hit one in the dark with a boot. In Glasgow there is ono public house license to 69 families ; one school to 707, one baker to 279 ; one butcher to 448 ; and one dairyman to 413. Mb R. A. Proctor, in' Knowledge, make's a curious and interesting statement. He ha 3 got hold of a household price list of some firm of distillers which reveals a secret of the trade.' In this document occurs the following passage under the head of. " Spirit Flavours:— " The attention of consumers in Australia and India is particularly called to theso very useful and excellent flavours'. One pound of either of these essences tp\ fifty gallons of piain spirit gk 'will make immediately a fine brandy or old Tom, without J;he use of a still." . This is followed by'^a' liat/'of price* of these " flavours I ,''' '»nd' 1 4l ttien follows a similar one o^'WineVAromas.'' This is decidedly a lively )6olcou^ for travellers, especially for those'^ho have a preference ,for. certain vintegfBV'i/ v ' iJ ; "^ l EAsir-Y^xovkN'.-^lt'ii^'eWily proven that malarial Tfev«rs,v.constipattony/torpidity of the Hver andl i^idnets^ gppiffaLdgbility, .nervousness and neu'algic aijmenti.yierd.readily to this great distvisj conqueror; 1 Hdp^- Bit tprji;- It repairi tbc ' ra,Tages of ■, disoui'/by, conV^rtint 'the .food into >"richblocd;an^f|^j^|*fiowi life^iMld vigour to