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Evening Star, Issue 12258, 27 July 1904, Page 6

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The New Zealand Flour-millers' Associafjoti announce an advance in the price of bran for local orders from the late price of £6 to £o 5s per ton, ami for shipment from £2 10s to £3 per ton, f.o.b. For years past the merchants of Christchurch have been agitating for a reduction in the rates charged on the Lvtteltont,urtstchurch line, wires our Cbrfetchurch correspondent. The distanoc between the two termini is less than six and a-half miles, nut the Government persist in ealculatinothe rates ou a basis of seven miles. Laet year the Minister of Railway promised that the calculation should be '.-Jeered, but in spite of repeated reminders from the Chamber of Conterce he did nothing until Monday, when Ire announced that a reduction in pomida.se rates on rartnin classes of»oods wonld be made. As he lias- not thought fit to alter the mileage lie has still left (he grievance unremedied to a certain extent. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE REPORT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. il.Vceived Jnlv 27. ;it 10.12 a.m.) ' SYDNEY. July 27.—Wheat, 3s 1,1 ; chick, medium. 2s to 2s 6d : prime, 2s 7d to 2s 9d. Flour, £7 10s to £7 15s. Oars: Tasmanian white. feedini:, 2s to 2< 3d • Algerian. Is 7d to 1s 3d; Victorian Algerian, Is 9d ; New. Zealand. 2s- 4d : Tartarian. 2s 6d. Barlev : Cape. 2s ; UmdHi tee-ding. 2.s 2d to 2s 3d; malting. Sk' 3d to 5a 4d Maize, prime. 2s. Braa and po!]anl. 6i<i. -Pras: Prussian blue, 4s lo fls orl. Potatoes : Tasmaniati. £1 15s to £1 17s- 6J : New Zealand Rose, seed £4 to £4 ss. Onions: Victorian. £2 5s to £2 10s. Butter., 3d. Cheese. 4id to 3d Bacon. 5d to 61 __ MELBOURNE. Jnlv 27.-Wl.eat. quiet, os flour. £7 ss'to £7 7s 6d. Oats ■ Irregular. Algerian. Is 3d. Barlev. 5« s<l to 3s 7d. MaiTie. Is 10d. Bran and pollard, /vd. £2 to £2 7-= 6d Onions, £1 15s to £2 ADELAIDE, July 27.—Wheat. 3s Id Flour, £7 5s to £7 10s. Bran and polW 7<d. Oats. Algerian. Is 4,1 to Is 5d ■ white. Is lOd. ' THE MARKETS. Press Association—By Telegraph— Copyright. LONDON. July 26. (Received July 27, at 10.0 a.m.) Copper: Spot. £57 8s 9H : three months, £57 7s 6d. Tin: Spo;, £122 15«: three months, £122 7s 6d. Australian wheat cordon? *old „»■ 30, 41 j to 30s 7Jd. ' 5 (Received July 27, at 11.40 a.m.) The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3.285,000 ou.arters. for the Continent 1.7C5.000 quarters, and for Atlantic shipments 72,000 quarters' The share market is unchanged. BALLOT FOR PATEAROA LANDS. .V ballot for hinds in the Upper Taicri district, m the vicinity of Patearoa, took place at, the Crown Lands office yesterday, with thp following results: Section 53, block 1, containing 391 a lr; capital value. £1 ppr acre; 37 applications. —Martmret J. Mulholland. Section 38, block 7. containing 249 a 2r 14p: capital value, £1 2s 6d per acre; 14 applications.— Douglas Charles Stewart. Section 39, block 7. containing 218 a or: capital vahie, £1 5s p«r acre: 37 applications.—James Patrick Herlihy. Section 48, block 1. and section 12, block 2., containing 554 a lr 24p ; capital value. £1 per acre ; 85 applications.—Jase Pottinger. Section 49. bUx-k 1, and section 11, block 2. containing 684 alr 30p: capital value, £1 per acre : 96 applications.—So,rah Ann Mulholland. Section 50, block-.1. containing 354 a lr 30p ; capital value. 12« 6d per acre ; 31 applications.—James Thomas Schrick. Section 51, block 1. containing 382 a Or 32p; capital value. 15* per acre; 55 applications.—Charles Andrew Dougherty. Section 52, block 1, containing 388 a 2r 24p : capital value, 17s 6d per acre ; 22 applications.—Jessie M'Leau.

Section 24, block 6. containing 523 a 2r 26p; capital value, 16s 8d per acre; 7 applications.—Margaret Stewart Carr.