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Southland Times, Issue 12121, 29 April 1908, Page 3

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WHEAT AND FLOUR. By Telegraph.—Press Association. -Copyright. LONDON, April 27. The nuautlty of wheat and llottr afloat tor thi Ul|lted ',■„,.,,;,„ is equal tp 3,450.000 and for the Continent 2.106, Atlantic shlpiuents-79.000 uuarters; fuclllc, 16.000 quartern. SHAW. SAVILL & ALBION CO. LONDON, Arril '■>■ Brctlvsd April -■■ !) 33 P-'»-Tho*Shaw, Bavlll Co.'s balance-sheet shows a ,„,,„< ot 1=25.795. The "Port recommends that a dividend of o per cent, be paid and that '-•■--' oi carried forward. BANK ItATC REDUCED. niSKLIN, April : ' ; - The Berlin lank rate has been reduced to Ave [)cr cent. MININO, Per United Press Association. DUNEDIN. April !3. /lock Exehango sale: Alexandra Lead, tin. WAVERLKY ESTATE. Reo<lers arc reminded ui the sale of sections In the above estate this evening il V p.m., In the ~- M CA . uau. Kelvin St Mr J. Ilollowa), .. v.-:! submit 75 sections for public sale, The sections are said to be the pick ot \\avorle>. :, suburb which bids fair to become very popular owing to its healthy situation, and In close proximity to Invcrcaruill. At the former sab' not a single section tailed to tlnd a buyer, and even keener comp. litlo . Is anticipated at tin, , a i t , The construction of the roads Is in the hands of the contractor. The low upset o: '•"0 on each Bectlon should tempt buyers. In. payments are as follows:-Ten per cent cash and then 2s 6d per week with intere3t St 5 per cent. COMPANIES REGISTERED. The follow:-.:.- local registrations appear In thi last Issue ut the Mercantile Gazette :- 1. W. RAYMOND AND CO., LTD.— Registered April 10 .is a private company. Registered offlce. Invcrcargill. Capital, £IO,OOO, divided into 10,00" shares of C 1 each. Subscribers: I. W. Raymond, U'.'W : S. Kice, l : A. S. Cookson, 1 : >., i.. i: lymoud, I : Sarah Raymond, 1- all ot invereargill. Objects : To acquire goodwill and assets of the business of I, '.'.'. K.ijmond and Co.. and to carry on tin same. JAMES MACALISTER AND CO, LIMITED.— i : April bi as a i riva u company. Registered oiilce, Invtreargill. Capital, £15,000, divided ln»o 15,000 shares of El cash. Subscribers : James MaeallstCT, 13,155; J. W. Wlllett. IS73—both of Invereargill. Object : To acquire and take over as a going cone«rn the engineering business ol Jas. Macallster anil to carry on thTHE GRAIN TRAFFIC. The grain returns an cabins nfl steadily. The amount carried on the Southland railways during tje week ending 25th April was Zj,li'i bushels, as against 35, nil bushels during tho previous week, ami 18. 111 bushels during the week bofor. that. The amounts ol grain carried during tb corresponding three weeks of last year were, re-

spectively, -4,i>i7 bushel-, 59,5c*5 bushels, ami 31,153 bushels. It will therefor, be seen tha» the trafllc In grain this year has been eorrespondlngli heavier all rouud than was tin rase last year. The following com paratlve statement stun..-, the amount carried up to datr. an.! the ainounl carried during the same p-riod last ;-ear :- - 1918. 1307. ltu..ie is. Ilushels. Total to-s-at., ISth April :'7 :"-. sat., 2»th April 553,r.|s Hon., 20th April ?,.W> Mon., 25nd April 3,DS'J Tins., 21st Apr.i 7;..- Tues.. 53rd Ap. 3,701 Wed., 22n I Ap. ~;.'', Wed., 21th Ap. 5.00; Thur., 53rd Ap 6.67G Thur.. 25th Ap. 4,000 Fri., 24th April l,Sf's Kri., 26th Ap 3.510 Sat., 25th April 5.H03 Sat., 57th April 3,845 Total 253,425 VALLACETt 'V.'X ijTi it 'K SALE. The Invereargill St.a-!; Agents report Living held tie it- lortnig't t'.y sale at these yards yesterday, wlien there wei'i gcod yurdinga In all classes. Tiie f;it i:itile, taken nil through, were a superior lot ;.. lust saies entry, out the market was decidedly Hat, utte rates being -si.rcely maintained, an I inferior sorts were not saleable excepting to praztur.i at low rates. Store eatt'e, with the exception of dairy «'ow; a: profit and forward sorts suitable for turniping. wore very dull of sab-, numbers being passed in unsold, The s'line might be slid of the sheep, which were very "draggy," considerably mors than half of the entry being ;.i .. Ed In, although everal lots afterwards change:! hands. Fat faith—|::s yarded. Llast heavy bullocks Li" to »> !',.s, K i cs Mis to tT, lighter to £">, best spayed cows and heifers tT to t". 15s, lighter to CI. Store Cattle—272 yarded, ■• and 3-yr-nld steers £1 7s lid to t'3, smaller t'l' 15s to £1 15s, l v -:iii..iilis do. ::'•* to 255, calves 7s b'd to INs, dairy cows £8 to to, heifers j,, calf CI lUs to IBs. Fat Sheep—lf.J] penned llest heavy wethers His to 20s Kid. medium 17« to ISa 6d, ewes JUs to lis, lighter 12s 6d to 9s, lambs 1 Is to 1..-. Store Slieep—3S4fj r>enned. Wetliers 16s lid to lis. 2-tooth ewes 18s 7d to Iss a.l. A nice 10l of Shropshire ewes were passed at Ills 6d, sound-mouth ewes IF.s Id to 7s 7<l. old ewes at boiling irici -. lambs 11. to 13s fid.