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Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13143, 27 June 1911, Page 1

COMMERCIAL. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. (United Press Association. J Wellington, June 26. The High Commissioner's report, dated. London, 24th June, is as follows :— General: All markets are quiet, with small business doing on account of the Coronation festivities. Mutton: Holders are firm and the demand is chiefly for light weight. Hates have advanced Jd, viz., Canterbury 4Jd; North Island, 3|d. Heavies are somewhat difficult to sell at about last quotations. For lamb a good demand continues. Cauterbury 3fd to 4|d. The beef market is weaker and slightly lower. New .Zealand hinds 3Jd; fores, 2*d; South American chilled beef 2\d to 3ijd. Butter: No change. Cheese: The market is steady, with good demand at latest quotations. Hemp: The market is quiet, but hrm, with no change. The output rrom Manila for the week is 23,000 bales. THE AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. [United Press Association.] _, Auckland, June 26. The members of the Auckland Stock Exchange have decided not to quote lahsman Consolidated shares on the market. This action is the outcome of the refusal of the Talisman Company to, supply copies of important cables and returns sent to the London office for posting on the local Exchange unless the cost of tho, wires was defrayed by the Stock Exchange. Negotiations in regard to the matter have been carried on between the Exchange and the Talisman office for several days past, and the company' has firmly declined to forward the information required unless the Exchange undertakes the cost of the telegrams. At the.present moment therefore there appears to be a serious deadlock. SHARE MARKET. i (Special to "The Colonist.") ' ' Wellington, June 26. Messrs. Harcourt ond Co. report the following sales: — National Banks, 121s 63. May Queens 2s IOJd. Talismans, 49s 3d. Waihi, G6s 3d, 66s 6d (2), 60s 1-Jd. Waitangis, 2s SidQuotations are:— National Banks, buyers 121s, sellers 1225. Trust and Loans, buyers 1535, sellers 155s 6d. j South British Insurance, buyer 71s. i New Zealand Shipping, buyers 232s I 6d, sellers 2355. Loyland O'Brien Timber, buyers 27s ! New Zealand Drugs, buyers' 49s 3d, j sellers 49s 9d. ; Taranaki Petroleum, buyers 16s 3d : sellers 17s. i May Queens, buyers 2s 10d, sel'ers ; 2s lid. ! Big Rivers, buyers 76s 6d sellers 78s 6d. Sylvias, buyers 2s Bd, sellers 2s 9d Saxon, buyers Is lid, sellers 2s. Tairua Mine, buyors 2s, sellers 2s 3d lahsman, buyers 49s .sellers 49s Gd Uaihis, buyors 665, sellers 66s Od I Junctions, buyers 27s 3d, sellere 2/s9d. WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET. (Special to "The Colonist.") Wellington, Juno IG. ; i.ipssrs CV-orge Thomas and Co., roport a strong demand for Nelson cookjyig and dessert npples. Epp's seed lings _ are selling from 5s to 6s 6d Wsishmgtons, 6s 9d to 7s 9d : lord VVolsnloy. 6s 6d to 7s Gd ; Cambridge 1-iwiNs Gs to 7s; Etou-fcni Gs C<] to is M ; l.,nck Prince os to 6s ; DoughnroV> J<l t0 9s Cd > aild Stunners 6s to fs. Cooking pears 6s Gd to 7s Gd; pie melons Cs n snrk : oabb.irro P-, to 8s ■ , cauliflower 10s to ].«s; potatoes 5s M 1 n nvt. : onions 5s Cd a cwt. ; walnuts •;'l i.> Gd per )h; eggs Is ?d to Is Pri a j dozen; fowls 3s to 4s per pair. | AMERICA AND JAPAN. A C.ilifornian gentleman, writing i n a recent number of tho "London Spectator, takes a gloomy view of tho outlook for ■ the United States. Ho writes:—"The white man in California is not holding his own. Tho population is increasing to he sure, but only by immigration, the birth rate being just about equal to the death rate Religion is languishing as a real force hi tho community, and many are turning towards the beautiful niirage of socialism,,while over the western horizon looms big and black the cloud of impending war with Japan. When that war comes it will not be a farce • ionlo r ,Sl )anish Promenade in arms in 1898, but a real heart-stirring and even heart-breaking contest, which in my opinion at least, will awaken the sentiment of patriotism all over the country, and weld tho heterogeneous elements cf our population into a solid coherent mass, from which will spring the real American nation of the twentieth century. Of course we are unprepared for war, as has always been the case in every omorgoncy in our history, and therefore it is probable that the Japanese will do as they please for the first six months, taking Manila and all our Pacific islands, and even landing an army on our Pacific coast; and I think that tho Japanese plan contemplates some such result, with the expectation of making peace after exacting a huge indemnity for evacuating our mainland, much as they terminated their struggle with Russia; hut if such bo their forecast I think it will turn out to be erroneous, for the American peoplo, when fully aroused, will refuse to listen to any humiliating proposals of peace. But our people will rather i insist on carrying the conflict through to its only definite conclusion—the ex--1 pulsion of the invader from every . corner of American soil. I "Let Mr. Carnegie push his peace ! propaganda with all tho millions he i can muster, but no enduring peace can j come until it has been decided who I shall be the ruler of tho Pacific Ocean, and all that is a question beyond the purview of The Hague Tribunal. Further, our work must be done alone, for we have foolishly alienated Russia, the best we can expect from England lis neutrality, France is of small account in thjs case, and Germany would hardly grant aid except at the price of some too onerous concession on our part. i . I There is a record of the payment of ; half-a-crown a pound for potatoes for i the table of Queen Elizabeth, though j at the same time her Majesty obtained . some of the inferior quality for a shilling.