COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 65, 14 September 1911, Page 6

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

TALLOW. ■y Telejnph.— *r««* A«wciation.— Copyright, {Received September 14, 9 a.m.) LONDON,- 13th September. At the tallow eates, 1384 casks were offered and 1283 sold. Prices reached : Mutton, fine 39s 9d, medium 365; beef, fine 36s 3d, medium' 34a. METEOROLOGICAL _—„.+■■..„,.„..... WSUUNGTdN'S WEATHER. THE SUN*. Rose to-daJ^Sh 66mn.ni,; sets 3h 3?m p.m. Itisea to-morrow^jh 54m a.m. ; sets 5h 39m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 2h 20m; afternoon, oh sa; total, 21i sin. THE MOON, (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. first quarter ,« ... ... 1 3 61 a.m. full moon .. mi ... 0 3 2" a.m. L.ißfc quarter ..< «. ••< 16 8 21 a.m, I New moon 38 2 7 a.m. First quarter SO 10 38 p.m. | TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, eideg. ; minimum. 4?.Gdeg. ; mean, 54.3deif. I To-day, at noon-*62deg. ; RAINFALL. I For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m, to-day— 0.20 in. Total to dale during the month— o Klin, Total rainfall for August— l.B6in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day-4? miles per hour. SAROMETfiR. Yesterday-= 5 p.m., 29.fi", , To-day—9.3o a.m., SB.?*; noon, 29.7(1, KEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOtTRS, Unsettled and cloudy weather has been gene, ral, atid rain has fallen in most parts of the country, causing moderate freshes in ROffle Of the west const risers. , Variable winds have prevailed, moderate to strong, the predominating directions being Westerly northward of Kawhia and East Cape, northerly changing to south-easterly thence to fiokitika and Ljitelton, and southerly backing to northerly during the night elsewliero. Very heavy seas are reported between Cape MarJa van Dieroen And Kaipara, TO-DAY'S WIATtER, frsm observation g taken nt 9 *.»,

Wind.—L, light; br. bi'eeze; i b, ire»h breeze; m g, moderate gstie; g, whole or heavy gale; ■», gale of exceptional severity. Wea.ther.-*B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; (J, clouds, passing cioudb; D, drilling run; V, foggy; G, giootuy, dark tf either; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, ofefdaet, tue whole sky covered with thick clouds; £, passing sh{r*ers; Q, squally; 11, ram, eohtiaued raia; a, slow; T, thunder; v, ugly, threatening appear anc; ; Z, hazy, FOBBCAST. At 9 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.— southerly, nloderate to strong, north« Ward of New Plymouth afid East Cape; southeasterly thence to Kaikoura and Hokitika.; northerly winds elsewhere. Barometer,— fiise slowly northward of East Cape and Kuwhia; little movement elsewhere, but probably falling after about 16 hours. Sea,— Rough northward of East Cape aud bettteen Oastlepoint and Kaikoura; considerable on all the western coast; moderate else-where. Tides. — Good northward of ast Cape; high on all the western coast ; moderate elsewhere. Weather.— Raiti! is probable about Cook Strait and on the east coast of the North Island, and unsettled ttea-ther at times in most parts of the country. Note.— A storm area appears to be approaching from the westward, and a very low baw meter will probably occur in the South after about 86 hours. D. C. BATES.

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