COMMERCIAL. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. [PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Evening Post, Volume LXVI, Issue 55, 2 September 1903, Page 6

COMMERCIAL. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. [PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

(Received September 2, 9.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Wheat — Chick, Nesv Zealand, 4a 9d; milling, South Australian, 5s id; Argentine, 4s Bid. Fiour, £12 10s; Marutoban, iia 15s. Oats, i\'cw Zealand and lasmanian feeding, prime, 2s 6d to 2s 8d ; milling, 2s 10U. Barley, 3s 9d to 3s lOd. ilaize, 3s 7d to 3s 8d ; Argentine, 3s 2d to 3s 4d. Peas, Prussian blue, Os 9d to 7s. J3ran, B£d to 9d. Pollard, 10s to 10.j.d. Potatoes, Circular Heads, to £2 15s; New Zealand, Early Rose, £7 to £7 10s. Onions, i! 2 10s to £3. Butter, best, Is to Is Id. Bacon, 8d to 10id. [The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer,' and do not represent tho slightly lower values obtained by recognised brokers.] MELBOURNE, This Day. Wheat, imported, 4s lOd to 4s lid. Hour, £11 15b. Oats, Algerian, Is lid to 2s 3d; Now Zealand B, 2s 7d. Maize, 3s. Bran, 9£d. Pollard, lOd. Potatoes, £1 5s to £2. Onions, £1 10s to £2 ss. ADELAIDE, This Day. Wheat is quoted at 5s 3d to 5s 4d at port, with a tendency to ease. Flour, £12 to £13. Bran, Is. Pollard, Is 2d. The Telegraph Office advises that the Madagascar cable has been restored. Whilst a lad of about 14 years, named William Ford, was cycling along Vic-toria-street at 1 o'clock this afternoon, he came into collision with a lorry opposite the premises of Messrs. Hammond, Redstone, and Price. Tho boy was thrown and the wheels of the vehicle, which fortunately was empty, passed over his legs. He was attended to immediately hy Dr. Mackin, who bent him to the Hospital. The residence of Mr. R. Isaacs, M'Far-kne'-street, was broken into early last Saturday evening, during the absence of the occupants. The thief broke a pane sufficiently to allow him to put in his hand, turn the catch, and open a window. A quantity of jewellery was stolon. Messrs. W A. Sim and F. R. Chapman, both of Dunedin, are considered locally to be probably the close&t up in tie "running for the practically vacant puisne judgebhip. Mesons'. T. Cook and Son/ of tourist fame, forward us an excellently got-up illustrated hand-book for travellers in Great Britain, via. the Midland Railway..

A very cold southerly wind was experienced in toun to-day, though the Heather was fine. There were occasional Ihreatenings of rain. The shade temperatures at 9 o'clock this morning were : At Auckland, S4deg, Wellington 48deg, Christchurch 42deg, and Duneuin 37deg. The conference of representatives of the New Zealand Federated Boot Manufacturers' Association (Messrs. Frostick, Coles, and Bridger), and of the Federated Operative Bootmakers' Union (Messrs. Arnold, Cooper, and Aggers) was continued to-day. The work of the conference is expected to be concluded this evening or to-morrow. An exchange states that Mr. John Wilkin, second officer of the Waihora, writing from his ship at Penang, gives rather a gruesome account of happenings on board in connection with cholera and bubonic plague, chiefly the former. On the trip from Penang to Singapore and Hongkong, with 700 Chinese coolies on board, seventy-six died. Thence they went to Amoy and Swatow, taking back to Singapore 850 Chinese, of whom 187 died on the journey. " The chief and myself," writes Mr. Wilkin, " have to do the undertaking business. Coming down this time we heM to land our passengers in quarantine. Took twenty-four from Singapore to Penang, and landed two alive on the quarantine island — same complaints, with beri-beri thrown in. We are now lying in the quarantine ground, and are likely to stop here for another ten days — that is, if nobody goes under in the meantime. Although this is a good and comfortable ship, and we have a first-class captain, we are all pretty dissatisfied, and as soon as we are able to go ashore we intend to interview the owners, and see if they cannot send men to attend to the corpses. . . • . We were all teetotallers in this ship -until a week ago, and then the doctor in Singaporb put twelve gallons of gin in our fresh water tanks. Our tanks hold 8700 gallons. Tea, coffee, soup, and everything has a suggestion of gin about it. It is simply horrible, an>i we are all longing to get ashore and have a fill up at the waterfall. " Dr. Neligan, the newly-ordained Bishop of Auckland (who arrived from Auckland last night), and Bishop Julius, of Christchurch, and Mrs. Julius (who arrived from the south this morning), are guests at Government House. An inter-club game was played between teams from Napier and Aorangi (Wellington) Hockey Clubs at Miramar this morning. A high wind militated against good play. The Aorangis won the match by 5 goals to 2. For the winners, E. Wat- , son scored 2 goals and M. Simpson (captain), I. Haybittle, and M. Heath 1 each, and for the losers Jardine and Rutherford were the scorers. i A meeting of the Executive and LegisI lative Committee- of the Municipal Associj ation will be held at the Wellington City Corporation Offices at 10.30 to morrow morning, to discuss the Municipal Corporations Bill other measures. To-morrow, at, 2 p.m., Mr. W. F. Shortt will Bell n,t his mart, Willis-street, tho whole of a cabinetmaker's stock-in-trade. The goods are all of the very best workmanship, and will be sold without reserve. Catalogues may bo had on application to the auctioneer.