AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 270, 11 August 1919, Page 8

AUCTION SALES

FOETHOOIfING FIXTURES. TO-DAY. Beach RoSd. Te Horo, 12 noon.-Sale of stock and impldments (N.Z. Loan Co.). Brougham Avenue, Wellington, 2 P-m. - Sale of fittings (B. Johuston and Co.). TO-MORROW. Hobson. Street, Wellington, IOiO n.m.Furnituro Balo (E. Johnston and uo.). Ifonovaio, Cambridge, 11 a.m.—6ale or - pedigree stock (Farmers Co-op. Auctioneering Co. and Bnfgety and Co-)-45"Manners Street, Wellington, 2 p.m.Furniture saio (Radford and Oo.J. : .TODITESDAY. Bangitikoi Line, Palrileraton North, 12 • noon-Sale o{ stock and implements (N.Z. Lona 00. and DaJgety and Oo.). Waitamao Yard?, 1 p.m.-£tuck sale (Abraham and Wifi'iMns). 105 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, ZjJi .-placate ol city properties (S. u.; ■ Nathan and Co.). • , Koto Koro, Petone, H.ffl.p.m.—Suburban ■' proporty sule (A. L. Wilson and Oo.).

JUNAWATU FARMERS' UNION 'INQUIRY INTO HIGH PRODUCE '■ ' PRICES URGED. (By Telograph.—Special Correspondent.) Palmerston North, August 10. ' At a meeting of the Palmerston North branch of tho Fai'iiiors' Union on Saturday tho following remits camo up for consideration:— From Levin: —"That it bo- a recommeridation to tho Provincial Executive to arrange for <l committee of. iarmers to ■undertake o. publicity campaign per medium of the Press on behalf ol tJio farmera, in view of the misconception entertained by the average city consumer, and to place l;ho exact jwsition of the farmers beSare tho pubno and answer any question raised through the Press regarding tho cost of production, aud farmers interests generally, and combat the erroneous ideas so widely held by those outside the farming community." . From Tiritea:—"ln order to confute the erroneous impression treated in the puDlio mind by the inaccurate speeches <uid writings.of extremists, the head office of the union be requested to prepare a . statement giving , a list of all ' farm products, and showing against each of them tho farmers' selling price and the cost to tho public. . Tho difference between these two prices will provo that it is not tho primary producer who is doing the profiteering. That tho union place such figures bolore the Government with a request that inquiries bo made and steps taken to prevent'an undue diflerenco in the prices, as instanced- by wool sold oft' the farm at Is. 6d. per lb., while knitting wool is retailed at 12s. per lb., or, say, bacon rand hams. Mr. J. A. AlTeavey, in speaking to tho remits, said lie had heard farmors roundly abused for being concerned in putting uptheoost of living, but ho failed to see where,farmers as a oody were conoerned in tho exploitation. Ho quite agreed that public discussion 111 the newswas desirable, aud he would suggest that as many of thoso interested' in farming pursuits were not accomplish-ed-writers 6ome of the very best men obtainable should be secured to place the case.froia their point of,view before the public,' Mi I .'Hubbard (Tiritea) said that something should be dono to show where the profit was made between the raw material and tho finished product. There was no doubt excessive profiteeing took placo somewhere, aid tho matter should bo looked into and the blame put on the Tight shoulders. He instanced the rise in the price of boots. Growers got very littlo .more for their hides than they did before tho rise in price of l2£itliei\ Littlo good hod been dono'hy the Royal Commission on the cost of living, and it .was quite time that the question was tackled in a pro l per'.manneT. Drapers' olearnig sales announced that they wero selling at 100 percent.' reduction, and this lie could not'.undOrstand. Mr. Hubbard pointed out that hams and bacon now cost abnormal pricos, out of all, proportion to the price of pigs. The remits were approved by the meeting.