" If you want to he well lake care' of your blood " is an aplioripm which a celebrated physician was never tired of impressing upon his palientsj This advice is particularly applicable in our own colony.
CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
(Christehurch Press.) The local grain markets are with out change. There is practically no wheat offering, and there is, litte or no enquiry on the part of millers or merchants, as growers are still asking more' than buyers are inclined to give. Oats arc also very dull ot sale, in consequence o( prices Icing beyond spectators' limits, and no new out side business, is at present obtainable The standard samples of Southland oats were received in Christehurch this week, and the quantity! is\S|(d to have caused some disappoint ment, as not being equal towhat was expected.
The mail steamer Sonoma, which arrived at Auckland on Wednesday Irani S-ui Francisco, brought C 215 sackp of, 'our, There is a scarcity ot peas, and priceshave advanced. Oatsheaf chaff lias also firmed, in fcunsepeiice of the supplies required for the remounts that are being shipped from the North Island to South Africa.
The potato market is reported to be somewhat easier, in sympathy with the recent decline in prices in, Sydney, and the growers are now more inclined to sell.
Onions have also declined in value and '.5 at country stations is now the best offer.
