At last we are having. a little fine weather, though it comes too late, forthe bulk of the harvest is irreparably mired and the farmer's have hardly known what it is to have fine weather for carrying the corn, It. is too, distinctly autumnal, enabling all the coal interests promptly to raise their prices, which sailed upwards this week, On the other hand, there - are ' distinct indications that all public providers are realizing the need for cutting prices. The railways are considering whether they cannot drop one farthing per mile off the present high fares; they have not taken the plunge yet, but will do so. Rates are steadily falling, both for hotel accommodation and hotel food. In the entertainment world there is no cut in prices, but one would not surprise me, since the higher-priced seats are not going too well, even in the case of successes. Entertainments are, however, undoubtedly thriving more than for some time past, though this is possibly due to a more virile type of piece. Only the best pays.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.