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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 3, Issue 10, 5 February 1892, Page 3

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George Thomas & Co. report wholegale produce prices as follows:—The Millers' Association have reduced the ralue of roller process brands by £1 per ton ; no information as to the ■Pinal cause of the reduction is to hand. New season's oats are being offered at jalues on a par with last year's rates. The protective New South Wales duty on bran and pollard is commencing to be unpleasantly apparent, and large stocks are beginning to accumulate in millers' bands, while prices show a ifrious reduction, especially as regard, bran ; the impost on maize is also found exceedingly harassing by the growers at Poverty Bay and Bay of Plenty, atd to'tffect sales in the local markets very tempting offers are submitted. Oniona are temporarily scarce, but the market will be fully replenished next week. We quote roller flour, £l2 10* to £l2 15s; btone do., £ll 15s to £l2 ; whole fowls' wheat, 4s 4d to 4s 5d ; broken do., 8s 6d; pollard, 80-*; bran. 65s to 70s: wbeatmeal, £11; prime short oats, la lid to 2s ; long to medium feed, Is lOd to Is lidI; oatmeal, £9 10s ; oaten sheaf chaft, 60s to 70s ; maize, nominally worth 2s 9d; feed barley, scarce at 8s 3d; peaal barley, £ls ; blue peas, 3s 9d ; split peaa, £l4; beans, 3s 9d; Dement potatoes, 60?; kidney do., 60s; onions. £6 10s ; factory cheese, 4£d to sd; sa t butter, 8d to 9d; fresh do.. B±d to 9d ; eggs, lid; bacon and hams, 6|d; fowlp, not in good demand at 2s 6d to 2s 9d; ducks, 3s 6d ; geew, 4s 6d; and turkeys 7s per pair. The fruit market has been filled to overflowing with supplies from all quarters, an I prices are ruling at very low rates. This is especially the c*se with bananas, apples, plums, cucumbers, and tomatoes. Fungus is easily sold at 2£d per lb.

At F. H. Wood's sale in the Wairarapa about 30 horses wre dispoied, of ( at prices ranging from 4to 40 gtnneas. Voliigeur was passed in at 75 guineas, and the broud mare Mascotte at 80 guineas. Fat sheep, ewes, and wethers mixed, sold at 12s to 12s 4d; 2-year-old heifers, 57s 6d; store cows, 57-j 6d to 60s ; cows and calves, 62b 6d.

p. .... T London, January 30. ' There is Btill spirited ccmpctition at the wool sales, and prices are unchanged. Inferior sorts show no imDroYeraent in prices, but tlie bulk of "g-oured aombings are a trifie better. There is, a strong competition on ihe ; i4rt of the American buyers lor comling and greasy sorts. The bulk of the Arawa's fictory- : made butter realised in London 120 s per cwt., and dairy made 104 s. Cape peaches are selling in London wholesale at five stiillin gs each.

The great American jumping horse : Filemaker, is usually ridden by a lady, ' Madaine Marantelle. It wis slie who was on his back on November 21st l«it, at Chicago when the world's high } jump record of 7ft held by Elmira j . was equalled by the horse. Filemaker j failed several times before getting oyer the bar, and when he did succeed he , dashed at the jump at full speed. A ra'.her novel social was held at J*ukoure last week, bays the Eawera ( Btar. It w:s called a "basket social." 1 No charge was madi tor admission, but each of the Indies brought a basket containing supplies sufficient for two, and the lady'n name at the bottom. ;Th>baskets at supper time were submitted for sale Ly auction, and the fcriyerhad to eat his supper with the lady whose name was at the bottom of the basket. Son a of the baskets brought large prices, the aveiago price being nearly five shillings. ? Britain has already annexed oneteventh af the globe, not reckoning tracer, and holds one-fourth of the humau r.ce under her sway. Her foreign possessions are 65 times larger tha» her own area. For the purpose of supporting labour and assisting strikes, co operative works are to be started in London. ..! Co-operative bakeries and omnibuses , Aave already been decided upon. A cemus taken in Liverpool on a recent Sunday at the various houses of worship showed that 63,000 persons i attcnled church in a population of over half a million. A bar of iron worth £1 worked into horse-shoes is worth £2, made into needles it is worth £7O, made into penknife blades it is worth £657, made 'into balance-springs of watches it is worth £50,000. The Wellington Fruit-Growing As,s, sociation, with a capital of £20,000, haa been registered. The Association has aeoured a largo tract of land at

Salisbury is in favour o! taxing the mortgagee and the debenture holder.

Householders resident in (ha country districts are often at a loss to know which is the best place in Wei in ton for linoleums, floorcloths, carpets, curtains, quilts, table-cloths, able-covers, cretoris. damasks, &c, &o„ and all other articles of house furnishings. For the following reasons, the reply would most emphatically be Te Aro House. First re-son, all our goods are splendid value, having been bought in the best and cheapest markets, not only direct fiom the makers but from the most renowned manufacturers. We buy therefore at the lowest posßi le prices, and every customer reaps a corre pondtng advantage at Te Aro House, Wellington. Second reason, our goods are invariably wol { selected. We make • specialty of floor-cloths, lino'euiias and carpets Our styles, designs mid colorings are not onlv in the most perfect taste but re superior to anything to be seen elsewhere. For these things it is not easy to rival Te Ho House, Wellington.