COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 82, 4 October 1910, Page 6

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.

WHEAT. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. (Received October 4, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 3rd October. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,165,000 quarters, and for the Continent 2,685,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments, 125,000 quarters. The total shipments to Europe during the week amounted to 1,675,000 quarters, including 69,000 quarters from Argentina, 785,000 quarters from Russia, 294,000 quarters from the Danubian provinces, 162,000 quarters from India, and 87,000 from Australasia. SILVER. Bar silver is quoted at 24|d per ounce.

METEOROLOGICAL ♦ WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— sh 21m a.m.; sets 5h 58m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 5h 20m a.m. ; sets 5h 59m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 2h; afternoon, 35m; total, 2h 35m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. New moon -..i 3 8 2 p.m. First quarter 12 1 10 a.m. Full moon 10 1 SI a.m. Last quarter 25 5 18 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, Ol.Zdeg. ; minimum, 54.8deg. ; mean, SSdeg. To-day, at noon— s7deg. RAINFALL. For the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 0.671n. Total to date during the month — 0.67 in Total rainfall for Septeber, 0.60 in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hour! preceding 9 a.m. to-day— B7 miles. BAROUETEB. Yesterday— s pm , 29 71. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 20.56; noon, 29.51. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURB. The barometer fell very low in hte South yesterday, and has also fallen elsewhere. Northerly winds, strong to gale, have prevailed everywhere, and heavy rain has fallen in many parts of the country, especially during the night. The rivers are flooded in Westland, and considerable seas are reported on all tlio western coast. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. TOOK OBSEUVATIOBS TAIKN AT 9 A.M

Wind. — L, light; br, breeze; ( b, fresh breeze ; in g, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale, of exceptional severity. Weather.— ll, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; .0, overcast, the whole sky covered witb thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally, R, ram, continued ram; S, snow; T, thunder; U> ugly, threatening appearance. FORECAST. At 0 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds. — Westerly winds, strong to gale, will probably prevail, and veer to southerly in most parts of the country after about 20 hours. Barometer. — Fall slowly everywhere, but there arc indications for a rising barometer after about 20 hours. Sea.— Considerable and increasing on all the western coast; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— Good northward of East Cape, and high on all hte western coast and southward of Timaru; moderate elsewhere. Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, East Cape, Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Foulwind, and at Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island. Weather.— Cloudy «nd unsettled weather, with' rain, is piobable generally, and riverb flooded on the west coast southward of Cape Kgmont. D. O. BATES.

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