MAIL NOTICE

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 34, 3 November 1934, Page 10

MAIL NOTICE

Via Panama Out Monday SAMOA, NIUE TUESDAY Malls will ne closed at Chief Post Office, Wellington (C.l). (except Parcel Malle), ami between 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Te Aro (C.2), and Wellington East <C.3). Post offices as under, except late fee, nacket and newspaper mails, which are closed half an hour before 'be lime of closing ordinary ii-t'-r mails'— SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 3. Chatham Islands, per Tecs, from Lyttelton (Maori). 6 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 6.45 p.ni. Late-tee box at gates to ferry wharf. 7.30 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5. Great Britain. Ireland and Europe, for correspondence specially addressed "per Tamaroa": also Central America, Jamaica, British. Frpuch and Dutch Guiana, Venezuela, Republic of Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile aud Bolivia, via Cristobal, per Tamaroa from Napier, 4 p.m,; C.P.O. late fee. 5 p.m. Parcel mail, 3 p.m. Mails reach Londou approximately December 9. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 6. Apia. I’ago Pago aud Nine Island, per Maui Pomare, 2 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 3 p.m.. Parcel mall, 1 p.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9. Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Straits Settlements, Egypt and South Africa, per Marama, 1 p.m.; C.P.O. late fee, 2 p.m, Parcel mail 11 a.m. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS (Arrival times approximate only) November 3.—S.S. Mariposa from San Pedro via Auckland: English aud American mail for Wellington: 242 bags, 72 parcel receptacles. Due in office. 8 a.m. November S.—M.S. Brisbane Maru from •Melbourne: Australian and beyond Australia mall for Wellington: 34 bags; 6 parcel receptacles. - ■ November 6.—S.S. Marama. from Sydney: Australian mail. November 7.—M.V. Wanganella. from Sydney, via Auckland, Australian mail. "November 12.—R.M.S. Maunganui from San Francisco: English and American mail for Wellington: 230 bags; 34 parcel recepNovember 14.—S.S. Ruahlne from London: English mail. ’ Mails which left Wellington on October 3 via San Francisco arrived at London on October 31. THE CHRISTMAS DISPATCH. For Newspapers. Packets and Parcel Malls. Per direct steamer for Great Britain and Ireland; also parcels-for Europe, will close at Wellington on November 10. Due London December 17. J. M. McLEAN, Chief Postmaster. Saturday, November 3. CHEESE MARKET FIRM Good Demand For Butter

A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., received cable advice from J. and J. Lonsdale and Co. (London). Ltd., ns follows:— Butter: Market firm. New Zealand, 71/- to 73/-; Australian, 71/- to 73/-; Danish, 103/- f.0.b.; 124/- landed. Cheese market steadier. N.Z. white 53/6, coloured 53/6. Cabled advice received by Mr. G. A. hl ills from A. J. Mills and Co., Ltd., London, gives the following market prices as ruling nt the close of business on Thursday:—Butter: The market is firm. New Zealand, finest, 72/-; firsts, 70/- to 71/- (cold stored 1/- to 2/- less) ; Australian, choicest. 727-; first grade. 70/-; Danish (spot), 118/-; (f.0.b.), 102/-; Siberian. 66/- to 67/-; Baltic States, 72/to 74/-. Cheese: The market is firm. New Zealand white and coloured, 53/to 53/6: Canadian white and coloured, 52/- to 53/-. Samuel Page and Son, Ltd,, London, report to Dalgety and Co., Ltd.:—Butter: Market firm. Danish, 112/- to-124/-(118/- to 120/-); N.Z. finest salted, 71/to 73/- (69/- to 70/-); Australian finest unsalted. 71/- to 73/- (68/- to 70/-); finest salted, 71/- to 72/- (68/- to 70/-); Australian G.A.Q., 68/- to 10/- 1 (65/- to 67/-). Cheese: Market firm. N.Z, white, 53/- to 54/- (51/- to 52/-) ; coloured, 53/- to 54/- (50/-): spot price for Canadian white, 52/- to 54/- (50/- to 52/-); coloured, 51/- to 54/- (50/- to 51/-). Last week’s quotations shown in parentheses.

FROZEN MEAT TRADE Lamb Market Easier Henry S. Fitter and Sons, Ltd., have received the following cabled report from their London office: —Lambs: The demand is moderate, with the market ritther easier. Wethers: The reduction in prices has improved the demand. Ewes: There is a better inquiry in the market. Beef: Good demand at present prices. Pork: Larger supplies have caused prices to weaken. Trade generally is slow, owing to heavy supplies of fresh meat. Prices are quoted as follow:—New Zea-, land lambs: 2's, 6 5-Sd. to 6 7-Bd.; B‘s," 6 3-8(1. to 6Jd.; 4’s. 5Jd. to 5Jd.; secondary lambs. 6d. to 6 3-8(1. New Zealand mutton : Sniall. 4 3-Sd. to 4 5-Sd,; large, 4d. to 4 3-Bd. New Zealand ewes: Small, 3 3-Sd. to 3 5-Bd.; large, 2}d. to 3 l-Bd.' New Zealand beef: Ox hinds, 3d. to 3 3-Sd.; ox fores. 2 1-Bd. to 2 3-Sd. Argentine chilled: Ox binds. 4 id. to sjd.; ox fores, 3)d. to 3|d. New Zealand pork, s?d. to 6?d. Australian lambs (new seton’s). sjd. to 7tl. Argentine lambs. 54d. to 6Jd. (Quotations for lamb do not include prices Lor selected down lambs.) Wellington Poultry Market Prices of live poultry in the Wellington markets this week are quoted by. Townsend and Paul. Ltd., as follow:— Fowls: White Leghorns, hens, 2/3 to 2/9 each; cockerels, 2/- to 2/3: pullets. • 3/6 to 4/-. Blac'k Orpingtons, hens (heavy), 4/0 to 4/9 each; hens (medium), 2/6 to 3/3; cockerels (heavy). 3/to 4/-; cockerels (medium). 2/- to 2/3. Ducks: Indian Runner, young, 3/- to 3/6 each; old. 2/9 to 3/3: White, heavy. 4/- to 4/6. Geese: 4/- to 5/- each. Turkeys: 9tl. to lOd. per lb. Bank of New South Wales The transfer books of the Bank of New South Wales will .close for dividend purposes on November 15. Gold Mining Returns Bv T»legrar' " - ' •••—:- ion Dunedin. November 2. The secretary of the Goldfields Dredging Co., Ltd., reports that the return for the week ended to-day was 350 z. 3dwt. for 87 hours’ dredging. 'l'he Bell Kilgour return was 19oz. The return at King Solomon mile was 570 z. 12dwt.