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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 98, 25 April 1917, Page 6

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL o ■ '' (UNITED MESS ASSOCIATION.—COPiR'fInr.) (ATJKSALIAN'NBW ZEALAND CAIUB ASSOCIATION.) BRADFORD WOOL MARKET. LONDON, 23rd April, There is no market at Bradford owing to the Government prohibition order. THE METAL MARKETS. LONDON, 23rd April. Copper.—Spot, £135 15s per ton; three months, £132 Ids; electrolytic,'£l43. Tin.—Spot, £224 12s 6d per ton; three months, £224 17s Cd. Lead.—Spot, £30 JOs per ton; three months, £29 10s. Spelter.—Spot, £54 per ton; three months, £50. Bar Silver.—S7d per ounce standard. WHEAT. -. ■; ' LONDON, 23rd April. Wheat is in good demand at late rates. ( BRAN AND POLLARD CHEAPER. (Received April 25, 9 a.m.) ADELAIDE, This Day. Tho official rates of produce have been reduced, and bran is £1 5s per ton; pollard, £6 per ton. CHRISTCHUIICH MARKETS. (BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCgURCH, -24th April. Owing to the restrictions that were placed upon the handling of seed wheat very few merchants hold any at the present time. There is still a little wheat offering. There is no change in the oats market. The ending of the coal strike will permit of the coastal tliipping trade being resumed and more business is now being done in potatoes for prompt and May delivery. £4 is still being offered, and £4 5s is offered for June delivery. METEOROLOGICAL WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. WEDNE3DAY, 25th APRIL THE SUN Rose to-day—6h 30m a.m.; sets 6h 7m p.m. Rises'to-morrow—Oh 31m a.m.; sets 6h 5m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday-Nil. THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Full moon « »« ».' 8 1 18 a.m. Last quarter .. .. >. 15 7 42 a.m. New moon .. .. -..22 1 31 a.m. First quarter .. .. .. ,29 4 52 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday—Maximum; Gldeg.; minimum, 52.6deg.; mean, 50.8deg. RAINFALL Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day -O.OOin. „ Total to date during the month—3.69in. Jotal rainfall during March—l.47in. WIND Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—2.7 miles per hour BAROMETER "V Yesterday—3o.l3 To-day—9 a.m., 2M)8; noon, 30.00 NEW ZEALAND ■SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Dull and misty conditions have ruled, with rain in nyiny parts of the country. . Moderate to strong northerly winds have given place to variable breezes since last evening. The barometer has fallen generally, but has risen slightly since early morning in the neighbourhood of Cook Strait TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m. Ther. Station. Wind. Bar. in We'th'r shade Capo Maria V.D.SE f b 2990 63 OF Russell ... ... Not como — — — Hokiansa Heads Not-come — — — Kaipara Sis. Sta. Not come — — — Manukau Heads SWI 2995 61 P Auckland ...Calm 29"92 64 F Tiritiri Calm 2093 <S4 F Kawhia E 1 2988 i) 8 V Tauranga ...Calm Z9"85 03 O Taupo\ Calm 331)3 59 O East Cape ... NB br 3000 68 R Gisborne Calm 2908 C 4 0 Napier Calm 2992 62 BO Castleooint ... SW 1 291)5 63 D CapePaUiser ...SWI 3000 60 R Cape Egmont ... W 1 29'f10 04 OP Patea * NWI 2!l'!)0 65 O Wanganui ...NWI 2999 63 O Foxton Calm 2090 63 .0 Wellington ' ... Sbr 2H)B 55 OB Cape Campbell,.. Sf b 29 S3 5d O •Farewell Spit ... SIS 1 a>W 59 H Westport ... NE 1 29-87 50 O Q Greymouth ... Ebr 2903 58 BO Bealey .:. ... Wbr 3006 48 , U Christchurcb. ... SW I 3012 54 O B=^lf If I |g. Qu^nstown :::cSm 30'oj 50 BO Nu"eets ' ... E ] 3007 50 O Bluff ... "ilOalm 3™ 51 C Wind—L, lign&; br, breeze; tb, fresh breeze; m g. moderate gale; g, whole os^heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather—B, blue sky, he 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 with thick clouds;..!, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; 'V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. , • \ FORECAST At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds—Variable and strong winds ■ Barometer—Unsteady; rising temporarily Seas—Considerable swell between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; 'moderate elsewhere Tides—Good generally Weather—Dull weather with much mist and fog in parts, and rain probable generally, . D. C. BATES. MAIL NOTICES Subject to necessary alterations mails will close at the Chief Post Office as under:— For Wanganui,, New Plymouth, Manawatu, Rangitikei, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and Poverty Bay Districts, per Manawatu Train (Thorndon), ; 7.30 a.m.; mail van, 8.20 For 'Wanganui; also Manawatu and Rangitikel Districts, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), daijy, 3.15 p.m. For Wairatapa District, per Wairarapit train (Lambton Station), daily, 6.30 a.m. arid 3.30 p.m. , . - ' For Auckland and District; also New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Napier; per Mam Trunk Train (Thorndon Station), daily, 12.28 p.m.; Chief Post Office, 12.35 p.m.; late-fee letter-box, Thorndon Railway Station, 1.5 p.m. For Hawkes Bay and Poverty Bay districts, per Manawatu Train (Thorndon), Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 3.15 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 25th APRIL For Southern Offices of.New Zealand, pel Mararoa, 6.15 p.m. For Blenheim,. Havelock, and Plcton, via Blenheim/ per Opawa, 7.45 p.m. THURSDAY, 26th APRIL For Nelson, French Pass, and Havelock,' per Alexander, 4.20 p.m. For Southern Offices of New Zealand; also Qreymouth and Hokitika, per Pateena, 6.15 PDl' FRIDAY, 27th APRIL For Picton, Havelock, Blenheim, French Pass, and Nelson, per Mapourika, 11.20 a.m. For Kaikoura, per Wakatu, 4.20 p.m. For Nelson, Reefton, Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika, per Kaitoa, 4.20 p.m. . For Southern Offices of New Zealand, per Mararoa, 0.15 p.m. Malls for United Kingdom, America, and (11 oversea countries, Including Australia, will be despatched from time i to timo by bast loute without special notification. Correspondence for all neutral' countries is subject to censorship. A. P. DRYDEN. Chief Postmaster. COAL IS SCARCE—USE SAVEO. WASTE of Coal must be stopped, therefor© Saveo should be used to make Coal go farther; Every housewife can get brighter, cleaner fires with only half the fuel usually required simply by adding Saveo to Coal, Coke, or Slack. Saveo costs sixpence at grocers and ironmongers. If unable to procure, write Box 655, Wellington. ■ BALANCE-SHEETS, Reports, Artiolea of Association, etc., printed ejepeditiously at The Evening Post Gcas^ra^ Pliutyjff Hougej,,. . ..■■./