LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1638, 3 January 1906, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

i i:,v (Per Press Asooclation.) . Wellington, last night-*® l Tho Drparime -t of Industrie)! & Dtt . Semmeioo has rcceivoj the following oublcgrani from the High CommieaiotvC* for New Zealand : Tbe mutton market *? firm, Stocks on hand ato light, and bole firmly by a few. Theio is an endeavor amongst holders lo raise the price. averogo prico to-day for Ounteibury - ton is 4il per lb ; Dunedin, Southland, » r jW.M.E. aad Company, and other Nok* leland mutton, Sftd. The lamb market’.'quiet, Australian iamb being in l at S supply and of good quality. River PR 1 _ shipments are incrotsicg. ■ New Zoalar” stock in store is Ldug roduced. age prioo to day for Now Zealand Canterbury brand, was 4}l ; other bra»' 4,',-d (nourn fl); Aus-t alian lamb, 4 ; Argentine, 3J I. The bief market is '4 dull. Supplies, of River Plate chilled aro heavy. Hindquarters BJd, forrquar'ers 2£d. Tbo avorage price to-day for Nev..-~ Z?aland biudquirters is B|l, forcquarAj. 3d. The butter market 1b very £rcoi ut. excited on account of the foiling off jf shipments, The supply is short of tbe dj mood. The price of the choicest Ne. Zealand’; butter to-day is 1183, Daniel 1245, Argentine 114 s perowt. The ohefil market is firm at 625, and prices contiuu to advance. Tho hemp mrrket is vs firm, and there bai been no aheralio 1 since last quotation. During tbo year ended Sundt 12.754,238 passengers were carried Wellington electric tramways. The championship tennis tourname

was concluded this afternoon- Hea rain fell all the morning and the cour. were decidedly soft. Fisher and 1* Ward beat Swanßten and Miss Powdrei in the semi final round of the combing .* championship doubles, 6—4, 6—4. W tbo final Parksr ani Miss Nunßly beat Fisher end Miss Ward, 6—3, 6—3, and won the championship. Miss Powdicll beat Miss Ross >n tbe final of the ladies handicap singles. Tbe ladies’ hanSifipp doubles fell to Misse3 Powdrell and Ob inf* bell. The oombined handicap dou>' N weto won by Kiycr and Mist Berkley. Dunedin, last nigb‘

The Otago golf elub’.e tournament v. continued to-day. The club’s chatnpio ship was won by J. Hatoll (Wang<*’"‘ .with sfi aggregate score in tfe«4aaw/' <v of 317, G. H. Maoewan being seeoy/ 357 i The third round of the profsis.. match was got off. The prize was V by Cuthbert, of Wellington,. with aggregate of 339; McLareo, Dune 346 ; Herd, Christchurch, 873. A wrestling match took place torn between J. H. Tonkin, of Victoria, an * J. Scott, for .-£SO and the championsbii v New Zealand, in catch-as-catch-oan etc Scott secured two falls and won. He tl challenged Weber, tho winner at the C donian sports daring the day. ' J Auckland, last nigh; Three bodies from the wreck of

Kapanui were recovered to-day. One \ an Assyrian hawker named Fletoher. S other body is supposed to be that of Carter, deck hand of the Kapanui, anti third is unidentified. In each case dec., position is so far advanced as to ms identifioat’on difficult. * .