AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 297, 11 September 1919, Page 8

AUCTION SALES

: '.'".' WSTHOOMINQ PIXTOBES.. ;;:';-:::'-''•'" ■'.' TO-DAY. "Bainfton, tXO'p.ln'.-Btook sale (Dalgety and ■'■' .f."-Oo.;'and-Lovln and Co.). j . ; -,13Y .Lambtori' 1 Quay, Wellington, 2 p.m.— - O'aTvor and Co.) ''■'■■' ~?WiKe.. •'Oliffs,'.' Pukearulte-Stook Balo ..,' King). ,~: ~ ' TO-MOEEOW. -''■■■ .ttlanakan.'ill a.m.—Sale of stock and fur- ■'■ -y tiiture ■ (Abraham and Williams and ':-• .' ..Dalgoty and Co.). '* \, ,<B Manners Street, Wellington, 2 p.m.— -.''.-.'■\i .Furniture sale (Endford and Co.). ;; ;/'.;4 ;.:.!■ ■■.- satoeday. '. , . . cSowjj" Hall. : Blenheim, 12 noon-I/and sale '•.' (Devin-and'-'Co. an'd N.Z. Farmers'.. Coop, of Canterbury).' •■."•■ Maine Yards, 1 p.m.—Sale of horses .;-'- ■'■ ttoTln and Co.). ':■ /f the frozen meat trade .•-•'■■ p v.-1 ••■■•■ - — ■— '>PBOPOSED COMMISSION TO VISIT •■■■■■■ ENGLAND. . ,'.;"' _'Br Tolecranh—Press Anoclatlon. '•'■ -'■■'■■ Palmorston North, September 10. special committee which lias been ; vßefc to to consider the question of send- ; jingxlelegates to England to inquire into . :. Ijtto ramifications of the meat trade met ;; (again, this morning, when out of twenty '.''•'.' . frepUee eighteen were favourable to the :]■ mrolect. • but tho Hawke's Bay Farmers' ."' fUiuon. and the Meat Committee of the •;;' Canterbury , Shipowners' \ Union dis- /' ~«ented. The raattor will be fnrthor dis- ' 'yjenissed at the Dominion conference of tho , Farmers' 'Union .at Wellington next '.■/..'Sreefci' 1 . :;.'■: '.''....'"■■ " ; CANTERBURY SHOW ; •' MAT BE AFFECTED BY RAILWAY RESTRICTIONS^ '•''■';' , Br Meiraph—Proas Astociatloii. Chrlslchurch, September 10. ■', Canterbury A, and P. Association ':'■■'■ has decided to approach the Minister of .; for dofinito information regard- ,,; inc..the possibility of the railway restricvj'tions interfering with the November. :■■ .jShowyvFailing satisfaction by corrcs- . ■'wiridenco; it was decided that a depnta- :. tion should wait on the Minister in Welyy Ungtori regarding the matter. ■':'■■) THE HONEY CROP ;;' FoTtHE SEASON. ':.' .'The Government apiary inspectors- have , ; reported to the Horticultural Division of ;.""' the .Aericultural Department on the ;■'• , Brdepects of the honey crop ns,follows-.— /''Auckland.—The Auckland district has ;.. ©XDerienced a rbal good winter, and bess \ are building, up well; : The last few ~- .'weeks, however, have turned rathor cold ond wet causing a severe drain on stores. ■;.;:'\AB'indicatimr the mild winter, it'may be '. mentioned that the inspector has come across two cases of queens being hatch- .' ;ed and mated in June and July. Those ! 'ore now laying'well. Prices remain un- ;'■■. changed.•' ..;.'"'. \'- Wellinsrton.—Conditions are favour- •••:.■ able for laying tli9 foundation essential "■'■ for' a eood honey crop. In travelling : throuehthe country tho inspector noted '■;. 'that nasture lands are showing splendid ■STOwth. and clover is coming pnrticular- .-'•' lv strone.. Fine weather with occasional '•' 'sji.o'we're is,,all that is required to assure : 'jVcood' nectar 'flow. Honey has ceased .'■ 'ttocbmo forward to the grading stores, .['whioh.will, shortly be emptied.by ex- :■' ;cb6rt.omßult.Hneß are now unprocurable. according to quality, is realis- '■'■': imr-.frorh 2s. to 2s. Cd. per lb. V Qhrißtchurch and Du'riediii.—Generally, ine' bee's" have wintered well. Indications at present point to a good season. Excellent: rains • havo fallen in most dis- ■ tricts: ■ Prices are firm. Very little bulk honev forward for immediate wants. Pat honey 6oarce. Beeswax in • Btrone demand, and is quoted at 2s. per 'lb. ;-■ ADDINGTON MARKET . ', Press Aanooiatlon. '■'■'■ ',t/>.;..-7 r Christchurch,. Septenibor 10. ■';'■'.-.'■'At Addington-Market-the yarding of , sheep an<l- cattle was about on with 'that.-at the previous sale. ' Tho general quality of the stock was not so good.. .••Store sheep: Tho demand was weak for .ewesin-lamb,- but there- was fair inquiry . : and a -hardening of prices for good . ' wetnersaud" forward hoggets. Four and iiSitad eight-tooth owes, ISs. sd. to 275. : 'fld.; four-tooth wethers, 275. 3d. to 353. •■'. 6d.; four and'-six-toothi wethers, 2Ss. Sd. ■'. to 365. 7d.;.ewe.hoggets, zis. id. to 305.; mixed-sex hoggets, .IDs. fid. to 275. 5d.; •'■■.''iwether hoggets, 21s. Ifld. to 325. W. Fat cattle: There wero ' 302 penned. :'" The quality, generally was a good deal inferior to that at the previous wle, and .values weakened ,a little. Extra- prime steers, to 155., prime, .£lB to £21; ■■•"■'ordinary, "iSB" 10s. tu £17; prime heifers, ~ Xls-to ,£lb;.oftlinai-y, .£ll 12s. to t £U 10s. V extra prime cows, £21 155.; prime '■■ : - cows, £U to JGI7 10s.; ordinary, ,£8 12s. ■;.■' cd. to mm. . ..»i,:Fafc'slieepji-Thero was a larger yarding, : tut of mucin poorer quality. Values •declined for all except tho good'quality : lines. ' Extra 1 prime wethors, to C9s.; •»rime, 40s. 3d. to 51s. 6d.; medium, 355. b"d., to 395. id.; lighter, 275. to 31s. 3d.; 'j 'extra prime ewes, 545. Gd.; prime; 425. j ■','..*oiSOs.i medium. ;iss. Gd. to 40s. M.;\ . lighter, 30s. to iSs.; hoggets, 30s. 3d. to j : -W&Jd,..: '.■■'■. Store cattle: There was a large yarding, | young cattle predominating. The quali': ity„-was.very moderate, and the demand Was: not.keen:: Two-year-old steors. £8 .'■ i&J.'-to iSlO.6s;; yearlings, £3 176..6d..t0 -.-•-W4-.ioa.'; dry.opws, /, .-,.Vealore;.;,.Good runners, werp again . ; , Bcaxce, and there was a large number of ' rieTvly-dropped calves. Kunncrs, J.'li ss. ;to £6 155.; good.venters. Is. to £i ' ! ....^.'.; : fair vealers,.i'2 2s. to £'i 175.; small 'nnd inferior, ss. to £t. ■-.Dairy cows: There was a moderate ; 'yardin" of mixed .quality. Tho ' demaritt'.'was' weaker, and there was a .-■ drop in '.values. Second and ' third carvers Drought up "to ",£l6 10j.; freshly- ' calved, to 10s.; - heifers, M 10s, to 'wfilO. ,Pigs: There was a small entry of fat ...rags. Moderate-quality porkers were Sightly easier. Extra heavy baconers, ip:£s 55.; heavy, £7 10s. to .£B. 10s.; medium. Xsto ;£B 15a.. equal to 10} d. per lb:!; heavy porkers, M 10s. to xi; medium, .£3 10s. 6d. to M 55., equal to '■': Hid. to Is. per lb.; choppors, £i to dfilO ;■ . 14* There-was a large entry of store pigs/ ' Thero was a weak demand, and . quotations were:—Large, 555. to Gis.; 'medium, 425. to 525.; small, 375. to 515.; '. •'\W6aners, 19s. to <2s. '■ BURNSIDE MARKET i By Telegra/ph—Press Association. Dunodin, September 10. ' 'At Bnrnside' 200-tat cattle wero yard- ' • ed, and the quality was good. Prime : ieavy bullocis realioed d£3o to £3b 103. j : extra, 10s. to M; prime, Ji23 12s. j 6d. 12s. 6d.j medium, JCI9 to £22 ' Na.; prime cows and heifers, .£l9 2s. Od. ] to 17s. 6d.; medium, XU 7s. 6d. to 1 £16; light, iCIO upwards. There wero 1605 sheep penned, a fair proportion j Sjiuff of good-.quality, "and a. few pens ; of extra heavy. Prices were easier by '. 2a. to, 2s; 6d. per head. Prime heavy ■ Avothers, 58s. 6d. to 715.; extra, to 955.; ( - jjrime, 48s. to 575. 9d.; medium, 38s. 6d. j to '445. 6d.; light, 3-ls.; extra prime heavy ' ewes, CDs. 9<l. to 625. 6d.; pnme, 435. 3d. ( to 47e. Gd.; medium, 355. to 38s. 6d.; \ light, 31s. A few hoggets wero penned, ' lealising 365. to 525. Thero was a fair ' yarding of pigs, the quality being good. ' Prices opened at late rates, but eased ' ■ somewhat towards the finish. ] / _ : LIVE STOCK SALES 1 \ —' ■ < • The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile ( ' 'Agency Co., ■ Ltd., report that at their ( monthly stock sale held at To Horo on; - Wednesday, they offered a good entry of:: sieep and cattlo. They quote :-Fat and i forward ewes and wethers, 375. 6d. j for- ' ward condition empty "ewes, 275. 6d.; cull ' etoro oweß, 103. to 16s. 3d.; aged ewes, with ; .lambs, 235.; .'good weaner pigs, £2 25.; i ■ stoTO-pigs* £2 135.; light fat heifers, £9 4s<; , $M cS*s?''£3"lss.-' to' £4' 15s.'; forward condition cowb, £8 65.: eighteen-month empty helfora, £4 ss. to £4 7s. <d.; heifers, ' r.w.b., £5 lis.; mixed-sex yearlings (small), : £2 10s. '■■■'■■■ .: ?ho New Zealand Loan and Mercantllo iigoncy 00./ Ltd., report that at Loviu I

on Tuesday they had a good yarding of both, ahcep and. cattle, and made a e°°d cleaninco at the following prices:—Medium fat wethers, £2 sb. 9d. to £2 fes.; ewes and lambs, £2 6s. 7d.; empty mixed-age ewes, in low condition, 215.; good woolly hoggets, 275. j Bmall hoggets, 155.; springing heifers, £12 7s. 6d.; low condition eighteen- / month empty heifers, £4 lis. to £4 155.; store cows, £5 to £5 10s.; wcaner calves, £1 to £2. /