AUCTION SALES

Dominion, 14 August 1919, Page 8

AUCTION SALES

•;"-■••- -FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. •'?-■■'■ : "-.• TO-DAY. ' itar'iinboT&Hgh, 11 a.m.—Sale of ntock and •':•'implements (Wairarapa Farmers'). Fa'gane Yards, • Sanrion, 1.30 p.m.—Stock :<• 'sale (Dalgoty and Co., aud Levin and ..,,:Co.) Dundas StTeot, Seatoun, 1.30 p.m.-Purni- .' '.' tiiro sale (Ijjircourt xmd Co.). . 105' Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 2.30 ' " p.m.—Sslo' of city and euburban pro- .-' i.perties (8. G. Nathan and Co.). ;•.:...■•-•.'••■. TO-MOEROW. 45 Manners Street, ■Wellington, 2 p.m.— •■;' Furniture; Bile (Radford and Co.). ' ; C MEAT TRADE '. ..■;■' THE ENGLISH MARKETS. Ej TeluicraDh—Press Association. '.'•:■ ' Auckland, August 13. , Tho provincial executive of tho Auckland Farmers' Union resolved unanimously to urge the Government to ap.'point- exports, to inquire into tho- wholo .position of" the mejit trade, and endeaTour to arrango with tho Imperial Government to release Dominion produce at a price that will put it in the hands of retail' butchers without profit or loss, and, further, to" report to the New Zealand Government what steps should be taken in regard to markets of New-.Zea-land produpe ajfer the W/ation of-the \ commandeer. '=WANGANUr AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION DECIDES TO HOLD SPRING SHOW. tj Teleirapii—Preeß Association . ■.•;;. .:. Wanpanui, August 13. ,The WaJlganui Agricultural Associa-. tion to-day decided to revert to tho system of holding' a spring-show. The v .proposal to wind up the association waa ' r defeated. Tho president, Mr. .W. J. Poison, tendered his resignation on the ground of inability. to devoto the necessary time to the spring. show. ' .: SHORTHORN BREEDERS' " ASSOCIATION - ' ANNUAL MEETING. By ; Tcleffraph—Press Association, < I Ghristchurch, August 13. 'The annual meeting of the i\ T ew Zea-' land Shorthorn Cattlo-Breeders' Association was held to-day, Mr. E. E. Alexander presiding. The aniinal.report stated that the membership of the association totalled 160. Mr. Alexander was reelected president, and Mr. John Deans (South Island), and Mr.. H. Gascoyne (North Island) wore re-elected members of ■the-council. It was decided that after July 1, 1919, breedors must tattoo or firebrand all animals, -used for breeding ■purposes;. and that the tattoo or firebrand bo included in tho pedigree and ■breeding returns. Shields for competition in 1919 were allocated as follow:— North Island: Masterton, Feildhig, 'Hawke's Bay, Auckland, and Hawera. South Island , - Christclmrch, Dunedin, In'verciirgijlv Ashbur'ton nnd Gore. / It was 'decided tliat it be a recommendation , to "tlle'Gbvern'melit; that breeding cattlo'submitted- for public sale should bo tested as , to their soundness. ! '