AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 186, 26 April 1918, Page 8

AUCTION SALES

FORTHCOMING FIXTUIitS. i ■ ' < THIS DAY. Brentwood Farm' Trcntliam, 11.30 a.m.— Sale o£ milking herd,' etc. (Dalgety and Co.). ; ; ; 57 JPinakorl Eoad, Wellington, 1.30 p.m.— Furniture Bale (S. G. Nathan and Co.). Chamber of- Commerce, Wellington, iui) ! p.m.—Sale of city and suburban properties <H. Ernent Leightou). SATURDAY. Tattcrsall'a Stables, Hastings, 9.15 a.m.— Sale of blood liorses (N.tf. Loan Co.). MONDAY. Beach Eoad, Te Horo, 12 noon.—Clearing Bale of dairy stock and implements i (N.Z. Loan -Co.). • S7 .Willis, Street, .Wellington, 2 p.m.—Sale of shop fittings (Griffiths and Co.). - WAIRARAPA P. & 'A. SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT. Tlio fortieth annual report of Iho Wairarapa and Hast Coast P. and A. Society discloses a • very satisfactory

position, of affairs, especially whtn it js .taken, into consideration tho abnormal i times through which the country is , p4ss- ; ine. <The ; October show .gained the re- ! putatibn of its predecessors', entries in all classes being quite' up to the average. both as to quality and numbers. Iu I cattle., tho entries exceeded the previous • record. Valuable challenge cups were presented to the society during the year I by Messrs. J. and W. Fisher (for grade ; cuttle ulasses), G. H. Eaton (for gradn ( : milking classes), E. and E. B. Eagle (for : moat points in Jersey female classes), i and William Tucker (for the 6e\ving and ladies' work section). The Ford Trophy ■;■ and the Licensed Victuallers' Cup were '. won outright by- Messrs. .W. J. Love- ' lock and Arthur Tucker respectively at : the last show. For the next show, challenge cups and trophies have been pro- ; \mised as-under:—Mrs. J. B. M'lvenzie, j for competition in the cooking section; ■ Messrs. William Reid and Sons, for coin- ', petition in farmers' sheep classes; and I Mr. G. E. Allen, for Komne.v Marsh ' section. Tho butter-fat competition i created great interest," being won by Mr. T. IS. MannselVs Handsome. For ! the third year iu succession Mr. C. Fair-

I brother kindly placed his paddocks at ! the committee's disposal for this compo- ! tition, and Mr. I'. Hodder also placed ' his paddock at the committee's disposal. V The patriotic guessing lonipctition, including tho sale'of Iho bullock, which i was donated l>y Mi-. W. Howard Booth, [ enabled JCI49 13s. Bd. to be haiided over l to the Patriotic Society. Valuable assist- : anco in connection with the competition was rendered by Messrs. J. f. Atkins f'^iad' Joseph Smith, of Wclliiig- ; ton. The luncheon booth was ' managed by the Lady Liverpool and Bed : Cross Committee, who netted a i respectable sum' in nid of (heir • jvar work. A highly satisfactory financial year shows an increased amount ; of assets "in excess of liabilities of JE373 ■ Ss. 9d., which include reduction, of ovei- ;. draft J2146 Us. 3d.,, paid off mortgage 450, debentures, cancelled and repaid .£67 ! ; 10s., new building and permanent ini- ; provements • J!136 16s. Id. Of this i amount J2llO 15s. is in the hall account, I[; and .£262 10s. 9d. ordinary account , . ji Messrs. H. I{. "Buiiny;:Jame3 Sncil. A. fV E.' Anderson, and Arch., M'Phoe have [V during tho past year presented tho <sof oiety with the amount <lue to them on j. debentures..'Some 117 new members were [.'•'' proposed during the year, and after re-. I,- eignations, unfinaucial members, etc., j; have been provided for, the membership i-' stands, at 7&ir-an. increase, of 48. J?iftj-' jv- ; o;w members »re .•rill; ser ring with tbe ■'.New Zealand-Expeditionary Force, and ! 'two have made the supreme, sacrifice durj ing'thb'yeaK Sir Walter Buchanan again j paid the' subscriptions of all these niemi . bers. JJuring the year, Mr. W. A. Pike, ! very active eominittceman, was welI r corned home from, tho front. During j the yeai thirteen members passed away I to the Greut Beyond, including a very ! old and valued conimitteeinan, in the i person.of Ml. George Gaskin.; The green r feed for the past show was grown by the \- society, w.ho, Jiaye. now. leased a-piece ; of ground and will continue, to grow the I crop has already been sown for the coming show, the work having ' been done by Messrs. E. Eagle, junr., W. ; W. Howard Booth. Sevnsr'eral working bees on the grounds last , i ' year >,did. useful service. ' . ■ '

I ' ... At the annual meeting, which will be \ held on Saturday, May 11, Mr. A. E. ;■- Booth will move: "That Sir Walter Buchanan be elected an honorary life mem- ; ber in recognition of tho invaluable W- ' vices, rendered by him to the society ; eince*its-inception." • I ; Mr. H. B. Bunny will move: "That in (■ the interests of:'the dairy • industry, the i , Qoverament bo asked to: prohibit the ex- ,' '- port of. white; pine cimber." , ••. ; In accbrdaii'ce'witE the-rules, twen.ty- ! three members of the committee, incliid- : ing officers, retire, and the vacancies will ;: Tequire to be filled at this meeting. ■ ; '■ LIVE STOCK r " ! - Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. rcI port: We held our weekly sale on April ;• \SS4, there beins a small yarding of bot.h ■ '*:■. uheep and cattlo and a poor attendance :' * <»Mho public, owing no doubt to it being . ' isi-soB day. Prices were as follow:—For-:*.?Sward"-ewes, 205., 219, ad., to 245. 7d.; cull ]'■ owes, 6s. Bd., 95., to 13s. lid.; store cowb, ' £6 10s.; springing. heifera, to £13 135.; wea- : i. ners (small), 10s. to Ms.

; ■■':-.".Messrs. : Dalg'ety and Co., Ltd., Palmersi ton North, report having held their fort- [■■': nightly sale at Taihapo ou Wednesday,! ; when a very fair yarding came to hand. 1 '{■■ Quotations: Dull lambs, 6s. 6d. to 7b.; I" email lambs, Bs., 9a., to 9s. 6d.; fair lambs, i Ms. 9d. to 15s. Id.;-very fair lambs to 16s. ; 6d.; empty store ewed, Bs. 10d., Us., to '<■- 12e.; 4 and 6-year ewes, 225. Id.; small 2- ! tooth owes, 183, IOd,; 2 and 4-tooth ewes,, ■ 245. 7d.; email 2-tooth wethers, 20a. 4d.; medium 2-tooth wethers, 255. 7d.; 18-month .'""empty run heifers, £8 10s. 'Meenrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, '■ report having a good yarding of sheep ' and only a fair'yarding of cattle at their : Palmereton North saleyards on Thursday. '■ There was a small attendance of buyers i and most of the lines offered failed to' '■' ' oliange hands. The following are prices :- ■ Cattle: Springing heifers, £10 10a. Sheep; 1 Fat and forward ewes, 255, 9d.; • good ' empty 'ewes, 17s. 6d.; fat 2-tooth wethers, i._Mv-24ri fat lambs, 21s. 6d.; good rape 1 "lambs, 16s. Bd.; medium lambs, 11s. 6d.; i old rams, Uβ., 15s. 6d. to 265. Hessre. Abraham and Wilham, Ltd., re- ! nort:~At Levin on Tuesday we had small yardingß of stock, which met with fair 1 innuiry, prices being as under :-Forward ■ewK.Z6s.sd., 27b. 9d.; light fat cows, £10 ' 158.78t0re cows. £5 65., £6 10s.; fresh con- : ditloned cows, £7 12a. 6d., £8 55.; 18-inontU : eteors £6- weaner steers, £3 7s. 6d.; wea- ■ heifers, £1 15s. to £2 175..6 d .; station : bMd Hereford and S.H. cows, in calf. £14; i bust fed weaners, heifers.£B, steers £8 75.; bulls, £8, £9 10s.; atoro pigs, 145., 155., 165.; 1 noriers 385., 395., 515., 525., 565., 635. At > -Waikanao on Wedneaday bidding was draggine and wy little stock changed hands, ■ forward owes, 19s. 3d.; small 2-tooth weth- • ev*. 165., 195.; medium lambs, 10s. 3d.. IM. : 3d* small lambs, 7s. lid.; fresh conditioned heifers, £8 75.; store cows, £5 13s. 6d., ' £6 65., £6 155., £7; 2i-yeav steers, £9 10s.; : BJS yearlings, £4 2s. 6d., £4 145.; springinff cow, £10. , „ ... The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile : •'Agency Co., Ltd., report :-At Mastertop on Wednesday we had a fair entry of ! 'sneen The market showed! a brighter ; tone* competition for all classes being '. brisker than at previous sales. YTe miote. : ' Vbed aged ewes, In lamb, Ms.; Rood shorn : Sife; medium do., 133. 3d.; small ! ..da, Ss. 7d. '