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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 22 May 1914, Page 8

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{Phess Association. —Copyright.) (Rec. May 22, 10.55 a.m.) * LONDON, May 21. Silver is at 26 7-16 d an ounce. Waihi shares 43s 9d to 46< 3:. ; Talismans 36s 3d to 38a 9d. . Bank of England returns Loin. £341201.000 : reserve £25.721.000 ; proportion 'of reserve to liabilities. 4.5.60; notes in circulation, £28.6c&..000 : public deposits. £19.509,000; other deposits. £39.456.000; Government securities, " £ll;047,OCO: other securities £39.891.000. : SYDNEY. May 21. The week's wool sales closed with ctrontr competition for all good classes at late full advances. Inferior sorts were in • less request." but scoured went to 4 d, a record for the season. •U'STRALIAN GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. SYDNEY. May 21. Wheat 3s KTd to 3s 10V1 : flour. £8 to £8 ss: oats: Algerian feeding. 2i to 2-; 2d ; milliner. 2~ <>d to 2s 4(1 : bar.e_\ : English, 2s 6d ; maize, 3s 8:1 to 3s Sd ; bran and pollard, £5; rsotatoes, lasmanian, £6 10s: onions, Victorian. £8: butter, selected. 104s. secondary 90s to 945; cheese. 9id ; bacon. Sd. ADELAIDE. May 21. Wheat, 3s IOAd to 3s lid ; flour. £9 to £9 ss: bran, fs lid; pollard, is 2A<I. (Rec. 9.20 a.m.) .MELBOURNE. This Day. Wheat. 3s lid to 3s brail £5 ; pollard £5 10s ; barley. Eiglish malting 2s 11 to 3s 3d. Cape 2s Id t<"> 2s 3d: oats. Algerians Is 9d to Is lid; maize 3s 8-id to 3s 9d : potatoes £2 lOs -to £5 : onions £6 15s. MT. LYELL RETURNS. (Rec. 9.20 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Mount Lyell returns from April 16th to May 13th inclusive are—26,300 tons of ore treated, producing £42 tons of blister copner. containing 536 tons of copper, 38.360 ounces cf silver, and 724 Ounces of gold. WELLINGTON MARKETS. (Special to "Mail.") Townscnd and Paul, Ltd;, report : ■ During the past 10 days the weather here has been very wet ai'id windy, which lias caused a temporary dullness in the demand. With the return of fine weather we expect the market to' improve considerably, and higher prices may be looked, forward to. Present values : Pears.—Winter Nslis and Winter Cole, extra choice, 9s £d to lis. good 7s to 8s; Keitfers. extra choice 6s to 7s 6d ; other dessert varieties, extra choice 8s 6d to 10s 6d, good 7s to 8s ,- cookers, choice 5s to 6s, medium quality at relative rates. Passions. —New Zealand choice 8s to 10s; Australian 12s to 15s half-case. -Cucumbers! —Choice 3s to 5s per halfcase. Cape Gooseberries. —Choice 5s to 6s balf-case. j ' Quinces. —Choice ss. to 6s 6d case. Walnuts.—Choice 7d to lb. Tomatoes.—Well coloured, extra choice sound. 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; medium quality as-per sample. " Apples.—Jonathans, extra 7s to 9s, good 5s 6d to 6s 6d, medium 4s to 5s ; ■Golden Russets, extra 7s 6d to 9s, other fcd to 7s, good 5s to 6s; Delicious," extra 7s to Bs, good 6s to 6s 6d, medium 5s to 5s -9d ; other choice dessert varieties 5s 6d to 7s 6d. medium at relative rates j Alfristons, Washingtons, Lord Wolseleys, Munroes and other similar varieties, choice 5s to 6s 6d ; Sharp's Red Rymere, Hooper's, choice 4s 6d to ss; Epps 4s to •45- 6d, medium- quality at relative -prices, j Chestnuts.—Choice* 3d iper lb. Grapes.—Choice Is Id to Is 3d per lb. ; Potatoes. —Choice table varieties ss' <?wt'. medium samples as per quality. ■Onions.—Choice 5s 6d to 6s 6d per I cwt.. medium samples at relative rates;; pickling onions, choice 4s 6d to 5s par, • cwt. " j Marrows. —2s cd to 3s. i Pumpkins.—Extra choice ss,to 6s, me-1 drum 3s 6d to 4=". : •Cauliflowers. —Choice 9s to 12s, medium 6s to Bs. Cabbages.—Choice 4s to 6s 6d. ' .Carrots.—3s to 4s 6d. Parsnips.—4s 6d to 6s. Beetroot.—3s to 4s 6d per sack. Lettuce.—ls to 2s. Eggs.—Fresh 2s to 2s Id, preserved Is 4d to Is sd. Piemelons. —5s - per sack. Poultry.—Fowls 2s 9d to 3s 6d : ducks 4s to 5s pair; turkeys iCd to Is :pcr lb dead weight. Dressed poik.—7o's to SO's to 100's 4|d to 5d ; suckers 4i<l to per lb. _ (Special to "Mail. ') Laerv and Co. report : We strongly recommend consignments nf choice cooking apples, the market being bare-at present. Dessert pears and apples of prime quality are also enquired for. \ ' " : Apples.—Choice Alfriston, Munroes, Five Crowns 5s 3d to 5s 9d ; Jonathans, well coloured 6s 6d to 7s. prime 4s 6d to 5s ; Cox Orange and Ribstones of best quality are in good demand. Pears. —Winter Nelis 5s 6d to 6s ; 'Coles ss-3d to 5s £d half-case; Vicars 4s 6d to Quinces, —Choicfe yellow 5s £d to 6s. j - Cauliflowers. —10s to lis per sack. Eggs':—Fresh is 10d, preserved'ls sd. STOCK AND SHARE LIST. (By .Telegraph. —Special to "M&J. ) WELLINGTON, This Day. Mr A. T. Bate, of Wellington,.reports• the Wellington Exchange at noon to-

(Specie! 1 to "Mail.") REEFTUN. This Day. Mos~rs M Mahon and Leo. sliarebnikeu'. report mi tin' share market as at

Xatal i.o-dav has over 1200 miles of railway, giving a proportion of one mile of railway to ovcry 30 squaro niilcs c-i territory, "llii? now doyiutions now 111 course of construct ion will have the effect of reducing the journey fn 111 Durban to •) ohanneshi: rg i:'o:n 24 to 15. The Viceroy of India opened the new docks at Bombay. A message i.i cOll- - was sent by the K:ng. who. a s Prince of Wales, laid the foundationstone in J. 905. His Majesty declared that the chicks "are constructed on such a scale as to constitute Bombay one of tile finest ports in the world. An In vorcargill resident lias received a letter from Belgium, in which the v l iter states that labouring nun in the country districts work ten hours a day for two to three shillings. -Generally, he said, there was great distress in Belgium caused largely by the drinking habits of the Tjeople. Many before reaching manhood became drunkards. .Strikes were r.ot rare, but the higher the wages the more was spent in ain and ale. which costs threepence halfpenny per half litre. Their hours of work were from 6 a.m. to 12 noon, and 1.30 to 7 p.m. On Sundays and holidays they amused themselves with football, cycling, shoot' ing with bow and arrow, and billiards, and in the winter they patronised theatrical and circus performance's. The Sunday previous he was at a menasrevie which included 42 lions, wonderfully trained. There were also 20 elephants 25 lions. 12 tiger.-. and a number ot other wild animals. He asked if there weie any flying machines in New Zealand. and said they were numerous in his country. In France.the -day before he wrote, an aeroplane carrying 16 passengers made a flight. this being a world's record. He had just lead ing in his paper, which was printed in the Dutch language, that ther<\ was a scarcity of servant girls in Now Zealand, and there were dozens he knew ir> Belgium who would eagerly accept inducement to proceed to New Zealand an-d obtain the high wages ruling.

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