SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12043, 15 May 1901, Page 4

SHIPPING

JOftT CHALMERS, i TfliSiS ot let lionf. ' MAI. Full Moon ... ... 4th 5.40 ».m.. L>st Quarter ... t., 12tk 2.8 at. 111. New Moon >.. 18th 5.8 p.m. First Quarter 25th s.lo'jj.ml Apogee • ... 2nd 8.0 p.im Perigee 17tli 7.0 p.m. Apogee ... 30th 5.0 a.mi ' Sua rises 7.27 a.m., sets 4.42 p.m. • THE WEATHER. May 14.—8 a.m.: Wind S.W.; weather fine. Noon: Wind 8.W.; weather overcast; 5 p.m.: Wnd S.W.; weather dull. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer . _ 30.28 30.28 30.26 Thermometer ... 38 56 56 INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL ItEPORTS. i (Per United Phess Association.) WELLINGTON*, May 14. The following are the 9 a.m. weather re : jorts from Australian stations;— Perth, May 13.—Bar. 30.60; cloudy. Hobart, May 13.—Wind N.W.; bar. 30.20; cloudy. . . Sydney, Slay 14.—Wind W.bar, 30.40; fine. The following are the weather reports from Now Zealand stations at 5 p.in, Mamikiu Heads.—Wind E.', fresh; bar. 30.26, ther. 62; gloomy; sea smooth. New Plymouth.—Calm; bar. 30.29, tlier. 64; gloomy; tea smooth. Wellington.—Wind N.N.W., breeze; bav. 30.28, tVor. 57: fine. Wo^port.—Wind S.W., light; bar. 30.33, iher. 54; fine: sea smooth. Kaikoura.—Calm; bar. 30.11, ther, 52; fine; 'sea smooth. Oamaru.—Calm; bar. 30.08, flier. 50; overcast; tei smooth. • Bluff.—Wind N.W., fresh; bar. 29.97, ther. 57; gloomy. At Hobart and Albany the pressure lias | increased, but it has decreased slowly at Sydney. Low pressure from the WHI is dlic on the meridian of South Cape on the 17th inst., and a low pressure near Norfolk Island is travelling to the south-eastward. HIGH WATER. Slay ,15— a.m. p.m. At. the Head* ... ... 11.47 0.13 At Port Chalmers ... 0.27 1.27 • At Dunedin „ ... / — 1.12 1.43 DEPARTURES. Strathgryfe, barque, 2196 tons, D. M'Aityhie, for London. Neill and Co (Limited), agents. Invorearcill, s.s.. 123 tons, Mathiesou, for Invercargill, K. Ramsay, agent. Waikare, s.s., 1901 tons, Richardson, for Bydney, via Auckland. J. Mills, agent. . Passengers: For Lyttelton—Misses Way J2), f Andrews. Mesdames Lo Keoiift. Davies, Messrs Jones, Wakeley, Hiugo, Davie*, L» Keong. Tor Wellington—Miseog Strachan, Busliy, Patterfon,' Mesdames Patterson (2), Wade, Fillingham, Whitby and.family, Harris, Cavossa, Burt. Mintosh, Stysrhe, Messrs Patterson. Fillinsham, Tnruer, Ritchie, Wilkinson, Neill, Clarke, Whitson, Wharton, Stephen Eon. For Napier—Misses Corbett, Stock (2), Mrs Bennett. For Gisborne— Miss Stevenson. For Auckland—Misses Holmes (2), Wright, Campbell, Mrs Patterson and boy,. Messrs Holmes, Eastwood, Heney. For Australia—Mesdames .lolly. Hunter, Messrs Jolly, Hunter, Necs (2); and 10 steerage far all ports. • KXPKOTED ARRIVALS. - From Glasgow.—Lizzie Bell, left February •From Liverpool.—Campliill, barque, left March 3. From Sydney (via Auckland). —Zealamlin, May 19. From Sydney (via Wellington).—Westralia, May 18. From Melbourne.—Mokoia. May 15. From Auckland.—Moura, May 16. From Kaipara Heads.—lsabella Anderson, schooner, end Enterprise, left Mav 14. PROJECTED DEPARTURES For Sydney (via Wellington).-rMokoia, May 16. For Melbourne.-Westralia, May 20. Tor Auckland.—Moura, May 17. For Wcstnort.—Corinna, May 19. For New Plymouth.—Upom,'May 27. MOVEMENTS OFDUiEOT STEAMERS, TO AHI1IV?. At Auckland.—Delphic, lett London April 5. At Wellington.—Rakaia, left Loudon about March 30. due about May 19. l'apanui, left April 26. Cereda, left New York April 23. Gothic, left London April 16, due May 27. Waiwera. left London May 10. Tekoa, left London May 4. At Port Chalmers.—Buteshire, about May 30. Bechuana, from New York, due May 18. Lynalder, from New York (early). TO DEPAKT. From Wellington.—Paparoa, May 23. Tokomaru. May 25. From Lyttelton.—Tongariro, May 25. HOUEWAKD BOUND. • liaramea, from Auckland, April o. Kumara, fiom Wellington, April 12. ' Rangatira, from Port Chalmers, April 12. Slar of Australia, from Wellington, April 14, Whakatane, from "Wellington, April 17. Wakanui, from Wellingtpli, April 27. Mamari, from Wellington, May 10. Maori, from Lyttelton, Mav iO. _____ SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AIX'KLAND, May 14.—Sailed: j/failandia, for the south. Passengers for IJunedin—Misses Dawson and Smith, Mcsdamcj Dawson. Coughtrpy, and Smith, MARSDEN POINT, May 14,-Arrived: Sarah a'nd Mary, brigantine, from Dunedin. KAIPARA HEADS. May 14.-Arrived: Brisbane, from Lyttelton.——Sailed: Isabella Andepn and Enterprise, schooners,' for Dunedin. WELLINGTON. May 14.—Arrived: Tokomaru, from Lyttelton.—Sailed: Moura, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers: For Lyttolton-.-Misses S.vmons, Sneddon, Adams, Mesdanies Bruce, Symons (2), Sneddon, Carson and 2 children, Ferguson, Rev. Mr M'Callum, Messrs Cherry. Denniston, Johnston, Hutchison, Hanes. White, Henry?, Robertson, Clements. Dicker, Carson, Duff, Warsley, Fleming, Richardson. Overdnle, Master Ferguson. For Dunedin—Misses Lusfc, Glasgow, Hellyer, Mrs-Cuthbertion, Messrs Cuthbiertaon, Gerald, Seville; and 17 steerage.—Sailed: Wasdale, ship, for London, LYTTELTON, 13.—Sailed: Toroa, for the Chatham Islands, BLUFF, Mav 14.—Sailed: Warriuioo, for Melbourne; Mokoia, for Dunedin. • THE' DIRECT STEAMERS. The Whakatane (from Wellington, April 17) left Monte Video for London on the 12lli inst. The s.s. Invercargill sailed for Invercargill yesterday afternoon. The s.s. Waikare steamed down to Port Chalmers yesterday forenoon, and left in tho afternoon for Sydney, via Auckland. The s.s. Whangapc leaves for Wettport to day to load for Sydney instead of going jnto dock, as originally intended. The s.s. Indramayo, from New York, is not coming to New Zealand now, having transhipped her New Xeaiand cargo at Melbourne. The s.s. Bechuana, from New York, via northern ports, is cxpccted to arrive here ahrtut tho end of tin's week or the beginning of next. The directors of the SilveVton Tramway Company have declared an interim dividend of 2s per share, payable in Dunedin- on' and aitor Monday, June 10. • ■The four-ma°ted barque Sliathgryfe. Captain D. Sl'Ritchie. was towed from tho export pier, Port Chalmers, to sea yesterday forenoon, and sailed with part of her original cargo from Svdney for London. During liis stay in Port Chalmers Captain M'Ritchic made many friends, who unite in wishing him a safe and pleasant pasfago home. Up to noon jresterday, besides taking in n quantity ot grain, etc., in the New Zealand Shipping Company's splendid fteamship Tongariro hart taken in 2479 crates frozen rabbits, 6225 lambs. 515 quarters beef, and several bales of rahbitskins. She is ex pcctod to leave at noon to-day for the north. OVERLAND PASSENGERS. Through TIMINS. From Dunedin for the North.—Mr E. Dawson, Miss Inncs, Mr P. It. Dix, Mr F. W. Duval, Dr Masou. From tho North for Dunedin. —Mr fj, Armstrong, Mr T. Mackenzie; M.H.R., Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.R,, Mr Justice Cooper, Mr _R. Slater, Mr S. Brown, Mr I'red Tietjens, Miss D. Tietjens, Mr L. W. Pavletieli. Miss Ethel Duncan, Mr W. Palmer, Mr A. Cooper, Mr R. Vincent, Mr D. Barron, Mrs Branson, Mrs Coxon, Mr John Hay, Mr and -Mrs Gardiner. COMMERCIAL. , Daily Times Office, Tuesday evening. The amount of revenue collected at tin Dunedin Custom House to-day on goodi eleared for consumption was £1710 3s Id. The sixty-seventh annual meeting ot the jA'cprietors of the Bann of Australasia' rfas held at London on the 28th March. Tho Kwl of Lichfield, who presided, pointed out that an increase of -net profit from £119,870 to £151,455 liad been secured in tho pas! . year. Out of this £50,000 had been added

to the reserves (now amounting to £925,000), £20;000 had been written OfF hank premises, an increased dividend of 10 per cent, was and £14,000 was carried forward. Regarding this colony, the Chairman said:— " In New Zealand—that fortunate land that knows no droughts—the conditions liuve been uniformly favourable, and the position there shows a surely increasing prosperity, alt tho more substantial from being steady •amj gradual." Dr Drysdalc, formerly of Port Chalmers, in moving a vole of thank* to the directors, having expressed his gratification at the satisfactory state of the bank'? affairs and at the good acrounts from ihe colonies, said that New Zealand was to his mind the finest (.111111117 111 the whole world. INVESTMENT STOCKS. TW Dunedin Stock Exchange report sales ot shares in ihe following companies yesterday: — Commercial Property, is; Godwnrd'a Spiral l'io, Is 3d. The following are yesterday's quotations: — Bank of New Zealand—louvers 12s Gil, sellera jH.'ITb fid. National Insurance—Sellers 10s 6d. Standard Insurance— Buvt-rs 17s (id, sellers .17.-! 9d. New Zealand Shipping—Buyers 15 139. Lake Wakatipn Shipping—Seller* £1. "Westport Coal—Buvers li ]3s. sellers i;i ]7s Cd. Trustees r.xceutnrs—Buyers It lis. Mosgiel Woollen—Sellers It 2s Cd. Godiyard's Spiral Pin-Buvers Is ;iil, sellers Is tld. The Otago Stock F.Kchange report sales o[ •hares in (lie (ollom'iig companies ycstenlsv: — Commercial Property, "a lUjd; Mosgiel W'collen, H Is Cd. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. The export returns show an apparent fulling oft to a considerable amount for the March' quarter, but the cause, as we shall fncfciitly show, is entirely in the reduction which has taken phuv in the valuo of wool. ,Tl|« figure* for the quarter, compared with the coiresponding quarter last year, and deducting <|<ecie, which, however, is of very small amount,' are as follow: — March quarter, JftOO ...£5,290,834 March quarter, 1901 .. 4,584,059 Reduction £700,145 Coal shows an increase of £20,012 (£48.734£28,722); gold an increase oi £76,8t>0 (£450.100-£373.220): silver an increase of £4028 t£12,889-£8861); kauri gjim <1 rather remarkable decrease of £68.825 i£61,125£1X9,951T/,, which is a decrease 110111 iu quantity and value of more than half; it probably arises from shipments being kept back for some unexplained reason. Timber is steadily growing into an important export. , The ji:crcase under this head is £14,506 t£75,370-£60,861). The dairy industry is elill on the lite, and now Uil.es fourth place on the list. Butter shows an increase uf £19.549 t£33J-979-£335,430): cheese ao inciease of £19,906 (£122.865-£102,959). Frozen , meat once more shows an important increase -£122.SSt (£668.932 £516 098): sheenskius an iiici'OKe of £13,229 (£76,790-£63.561): tallow . a decreas.! of £23,632 (£90,206-£113.768). And now we come to the principa'. item of nil. wool, and hete is (ho main falling' olf in value,"" thoueh the quantity is not very imu-Ii less. 'I'he decrease is £842,457 ; 1£2,097,259-£2.939,716), or about 29 per rent., , the decline in quautilv being only 4 per cent. The \alualijn last year was about 8d per lb; this year rather over 6<l. The only consolation we have is that the good ; |u ire obtainable for our imilton has to some extent made up for the loss on wool, hut now minion is declining also we fear t:ie outlook is rather bad fur the pastoral interest, and that, nfler all, is the haekhono of the tolouv. Agricultural produce shows a slight inrrcise of £5455 (£29J,lfi?.-£'.92,6t7). oats showing an increase of £13.000 and 1 wheal a decreiise of £8000. lioither shows a decrease ot £7878 (£"3,437-£31.315), and phoriniuui a fulling off of 110 less than £81,043 (£37,733-£115,7£6). Large a.s our expoi'ls are. we cannot but admit that a large part of them—namely, wool and grain ' —are produced withonl profit, if not at a considerable loss, and tho prospects foi the future are by no means rosy. There is, it ' is true, a general appearance of pro-perily, but if nur chief producing industries Woine unprofitable this will not last long. Imports have lx-gun to respond to our largo exports, the increase on the quarter lieiii'i £557,733. Auckland figures for an increase of £194.U2: Wcllinglon an increase of £120,141: Lyitelion on increase of £92,039j and Dunedin an increase of only ' £66,253. But. again, the particulars of speeio are un'wounlablv omiltfd from Die ' return. In this return the growth of Auck- " Iniul imports is surprising. Ihe figures bein<( ■ the higiieM in the colony—£B?7.?.sS; Wei- ' lington (oining next with £771,606: and yet • Auckland has been, generally regarded as possessing the Viist re-onn es of any of the provincial districts. Are its traders capturing bu«ine<s heretofore done by its southern competitors) 11EEF SUITABLE FOR THE LONDON MARKET. THE MAXAWATU A. AND P. SOCIETY'S PRIZES. ' At the annual show ot the Mtnawatu and 1 West Coast A. and P. Society, held at Pal- ' inetston Noitli in November lost, prizes were offered for fat cattle classes which attracted ' some attention. One class was lor a single bullock for shop purposes, calved since Ist July, 1697. The bullocks v.-ere to b> judged a'ive, but were to he slaughtered the following day, weighed, a:ul judged in the presence of two stewards, and further prizes awarded toi (tie carcase. There Were three entries. A Here- ' ford Steel (lt8) entered by Mr .Tames Stuckey was awardel both alive anil dead prizes. A shorthorn steer (14G) entered by Messrs M'Hurdv ' Hros. secure:! second pr:s" alive, but wh'ii killed Mr J. Stuckcy's other Hereford steer (U7) was considered better, and took second prize. 1 Tho carcases wero .sent to London, where this 1 latter steer (117) was considered the best beef. .In class 57, best pen oi three fat bullocks, 1 calved since July 1,1897, and most suitable for : freezing and the London market, prizes wre , given on the results of judging in the show - yard, while the other prizes were to be awarded on the report of the London agents to whom the cattle were consigned for sale on owners' ar- ' count. There were four entries, and the judging ' olive resulted as fouov/s:— Mr James Stuckey's ' Hereford steers (151), 1; Messrs M'Hcrdy Bros. ! shorthorn steers (149), 2; Mr -Tomes Ktiiekev's Hereford steers (152), v.h.c.; Messrs M'llaxdy j Bros,' shorthorn steers (150), h.c. The cattle, ar well as those previously referred to, "'ere ' sent to the National Mortangc and Agency Company for disposal iu London. The man- ' ager oi the company has forwarded to the encioty reports from Me»sr.{ Weehlel and Co., 11. Hanson, and H. S. Fitter and Sons, showing that Mr James Stuckey's Hereford steers (151 and 152) were placcd first and second by them. Messrs Wcddel and Co.. in their report, say: — "No. 149 (Messrs M'Hardy Bros.' shorthorn I steers, placed second alive): A useful lot of s beef of gool quality, but t Bhado (00 fat at ordinary times, though such beef would meet a icady sale during the Christinas season. The . animals, 110 doubt, looked excellent in the show paddock, but as is not infrequently the cose t with such show stock the (matters were too ~ w'a%iSftiV:from a Smithfield salesman's point of view. No. llfl (Sfessrs M'Hardy Bros.' short- ■ horn steers, which were h.c. alive): A rather irregular parcel. The fculk of the beef was of ® good Eelling quality, hut a small portion of it was not quite'up'enough in condition, and this 3 latter can only be described as middling to plain quality. No. 151 (Mr,. Tames Stuckey's Hereford steers, placcd first alive): A reilly prime sample of beef in every respect, well 1 bred, well covered, and full of excellent meil e without being disproportionately f'\t. The butS dieting had been carefully done, and the condition was altogether satisfactory. This lot was y decidedly the host, and was accordingly awarded :1 first prize. No. 15'2 (Mr Stuckev's Hereford 1 steers, which were v.h.c. when alive): The beef 0! this mark, taken ns a whole, was very good i- indeed, though c-r.e or two of the quarlcrs wore > not quite so well' finished' as those of No, 151, y and this rather spoilt the evenness. Xevorthe- [. less the quarters evidence that tlicy had bn«n _ cut from well-bred, meaty bullocks, and this * parcel was adjudged second prize." Mr 11. Rawson, commenting on No. 151, says:—" Better beef (or the London trade it would not h° possible lo find, lining small, n choice quality, well-finishrd, very compact, and plenty of meat in the loins—perfect beef in even- way.'.' The comments 011 No. 15'2 are o'i ' B the lines of Messrs Weddel's: "One body not '> quito up enough in quality, but as 11 parcel, : very fine meat, and quite suitable for London. '• Xo. 119: Very fat and wasteful, but a very good class of bullock; shade too heavy for London; notwithstanding this, is good beef." Xo. 150: This parcel 'is toe hi-j; snd cumbersome, some being coarse, not compact enough, and slight of mcjt in lcins." Messi* H. K. Fitter mid Sous, in their re- |\ port, say:—"Xo. 11!): Very good quality and very well finished: would sell well at Chri-l-I mas time, but rather large and wasteful for j. ordinary sale. No. 150: I'.iir quality, but rather _ large ami coarse. No. 151: Excellent quality, 1 nice size, well povere:!, very even lot. No. 152' Very good quality, nice size, and Very meaty, ;* but hardly as well covered as 1"M lot." r A letter from the London ofliee of the Xa- !> tioiial Mortgage and Agency Company aerom '< panving the reports mentions l-hr.t Mr Rawson is one of the most experienced salesmen in the Smithfield market, with n thorough knowledge of cattle and of the meat trinle. .The London manager quite endorses all (lie remarks inude on the different entries. It may be added tiiat those who reported 0:1 Ihe dead meul had 1:0 idea how the prizes had been given when the it animals were alive. 1« ; *• ' SALE OF GELDIXO. e Mes?-r* Matbcson, Prain, and Co. report )uvt* soM, behalf of Mr Janirs Wyilie, Oiit--0 rum, a 'mngnilicont gelding to ihe weli-known it Jinn of Messrs and Co. (Liuiiicd), fit 0 a highly satisfactory figuro. The goldiug is an ?t niiimjtl that will tftkc a lot of beating, and so cj will the prico.

CLEARING SALE. Messrs Matiieson, Prain, and Co. Teport: — We held n clearing-out salo at West Taieri yesterday on behalf or Mr «liio. Devcanv. It being known that the sale was an absolutely genuine one, and ulso that Mr Deveany had u lot of very superior cows, it was not surprising that there was a vcrv attendance. Th"? weather heing line and tho atork good, jI was little wonder that the sale was one of the records—if not the record—lor the district. Tho hverage of close on £7 for a herd of milkers .cpealtK for itself. The top price wafi X'lo, afld several ranged from £7 lo £0 7a Cd. There was also e::ee!lent competition for the celebrated Clydebank progeny. A two-year-old geMiug realised i2G, a yearling entire colt I'2". and a filly foal (still with its mother) but tho cnimnls were really .splendid, and showed a lo:- of breeding. A line of young cattle (calm to yearlings) rejli c etl £IGd, and Ihe animal reaponsil»le for them (a fine shorthorn bull) 15 guineus. Implement?, etc., brought good average priee?. POST OFFICE NOTICES. Mails rlos? at the Chief Post Office, J)unedi'i, subject to any ncceisaiy altmtionA, as under:— Overland, Xorth, daily, 10.Q0 a.m. Lfctf letters, 10.45; also on the mail van up to 11 a.m. Books Mid newspaper*. 10 a.m. Lste-fee letters muit heir, in addition to the ordinary postage, Id. Tlff'ItSDAY, MAY 18. For northern purls of New Zwlaml anil Austrnlian Colonics (except Taiinauii), per itokein, id noon. FRIDAY, MAY 17. For Lyttelton and Christcliurcli, per Moura, at 2 p.m. • WEDNESDAY, MAY 2:'. SAX FRANCISCO MAIL SEItVICE. For Northern l'orts of New Zealand. Samoa, Sandwich lsluudj, Japan, Philippine hbuds. United States of Aiuericii, Canada, South America, West Indies. United Kingdom, and Continent ol Europe, at 10 a.m. Book packets and newspapers ut 0 a.in. The above mail will close at the brunch Post Oflicc, North Dunedin and South Duuediu. and lioslyn, for money orders and legislcred letters at .1 p.m. <ui (lie il«t, letters at !»."') it.in., and newspapers ut 5 a.iii. on the -'-lid. At the Vort Chalmers office' at S.ii R.m. on the 22nd, money orders at I p.m., "rc?i-lered letters at 5 p.m. on the 2h.1. Due iu London June '22. Money order* close at J p.m. ar.il registered letters at 5 p.m. oil the 21.51. Parcel* for Canada nml tiie United States of America close at U.IKI a.m. on the 21st. Mails for Durban (South Africa), via Albany, per Inclntiaiilow, close at l.V'telfon at 10.111) a.m. to-day (Wcdne.'diiy), .Did are due in Durban about the 19lh June. Mails for Cromarty, rity*e»nr I'oint, and To Oneroa will close at jnvercurgill on the lGth at 10 a.m. Mails for Norfolk Island will close ai Auckland on the Jotb at i p.m. Mails for Noumea and Fiji close at Sydney on the 2 , 3 nd May. Mails for Fiji c!o;e af Auckland on the '.Mill at I p.m. Maiis for Rarotonga and Tahiti close at Auckland on the Hh Junc at 4 p.m. Mail* fur 1'o;i;;a. San.ua, 'and Fiji close at Auckland on the 3th .luiic at 4 p.m. NEW SYSTEM..Combii'.fd collcction and delivery boxes. For information apply at Chief I'ost Office. ' Note.—The postage uu letter" lo Australia will rcui'im aL twopence, letters prepaid one penny will he surcharge;!. The public are cautioned against enclosing insofs in newspapers. Discount stumps at one may b* procured at stamp counter. C.P.0., on nilplication for a qunutity ot not less than 5». Thrse stamps cannot be u?cd for letters or (elegrani!. I'ocM hnoV.lc'. 1 ! contiininj Is and 2s M worlli of penny atainps are r.oW o:i sale at the C.P.O. counter. Wosttru Australia has now agreed lo accept printed papers at n halfpenny net So::. E. Cook, Ciiief I'osimasler.