COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 255, 24 September 1884, Page 3

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

. We yarded at Awahuri yesterday 150. head of cattle, and only 75 «he«p (Fat wethers) We sold as follows: —Beef,' pririiei JEB 5s • nseditim, £6 si ; fat cows, J>6 ; store cows, 21 10s to £2 ; weaners, JEI to £1 ss ; yearlings to lß months, £16* to £1 12s 6d j 2-yr and 2$ yr^ld steers, withdrawn at £3i 10sr dairy bows, JB3 10«, dull of sale. The sheep, prime, quality, were withdrawn aVl4s. A strong demand exiatf ;fjor 3 and 4-i i-old.

The altered tenders for the erection of Mr Park's new warehouse and- residence were opened yesterday and that of Messrs France and Stubbs accepted. The contract price being £1004 14s 6il. We understand the extras m connection with this building will be the laying of concrete lagging m front of the new establishment also the fixing of hotwater apparatus; ■ w '" To get the whole of the alphabet into a short sentence of five words is something out of the common — but here it is— '.'John quickly extemporized five tow bags." Mr Pharazyn intends to appeal against the decision of the Wellington R.M. j The Married Woman's Property Bill has been read a second timein the Legislative Council. Mr Macandrew has given notice that he would move that arrangements be made for providing unemployed persons willing to work with ten-acre allotments of Crown lands iv the vicinity of the labour markets, and that ton thousand acres of Catlin's River bush lands, be set aside as special settlements for. Highland crofters. ' • Sir George Grey has given notice of a bill to provide for Justices of the Peace m New Zealand and her dependencies being elected by the people. The debate on the Financial statement i was continued till 11.30 last evening and is likely to continue, to all appearance for some time longer. The Brindisi mails, datedjdelbourne, August 12th, were delivered m l]ondon, last Monday. ' ■ Mr Thomaj McEwan's tender has been accepted by the Dairy Company for j fencing and draining at factory Long-! buru. • The Jane Douglas leaves Foxton tonight weather permitting. She arrived this morning at 11.30, • . . Meßsrs Stevens and Gorton's next Peilding sale is advertised for Tuesday next. We believe Mr Harbott has kindly consented to undertake, the training of the boy choristers for All Saints choir. Mr Chas. Mitchell has been appointed agent m Pahnereton for the United Insurance Company. A notice from the Wellinton agent appears elsewhere. Messrs J. and R. Meuzies,contractorß, Feilding, are inviting tendons for metaling roads near Feilding. All information required can be obtained by application to the contractors on the works. ; By a special to the Standard received as we go topreßs,' we learn tha,t H.M. .gnnbont, Wasp, 4 guns, has become a total wreck on the coast of Donegal, Ireland. Fifty officers and crew were drowned. ■