AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 11, 8 October 1919, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

.'.., FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. ,:;...:. .. TO-DAY. Waterloo Quay, Wellington, 10.30 a.m.-Un-claimed" goodß sale (A. L. Wilson ana ..Co.).' .. Government Insurance, Wellington, 2 p.m. —Laud sale. 805 Lambton Quay, Wellington. 2-30 p:m.City and sutmrban property sale '.Longmore and Co.). Feathcrnton Street, Wellington, 2.30 p.m.- i ■Suburban property sale (J. H. Bethuno | ""and Co., and E. C. Renner). j 'S.l;: /to-morrow. ! Halt Eoad, I'etone, 10.30 a.m.-Machinery ■sale (B. Johnston and Co.). Dominion Avenue, Wellington, 11 a.m.— Land, sale (Vine and Wilson). ■ .. JTansa"liao : ' Yards, Pahiatua, 11.30 a.m.—„-i ■ Stock sale (Wairarapa Farmers'. ', Weraroa, Levin. 12 noon.-Salo of pedigreo cattle (Dalgety and Co.), ....'..'■' FEIDAY. J7 North Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington,! ' p.m.—Eurnitnro sale (H. B. Leighton). ' FRUIT CROP j './PROSPECTS REVIEWED. ' Officers of tho horticulture division of the Department of Agriculture report as ■ follows regarding the condition' of tho fruit crop at the end of September:— North Auckland.—Apples: Bursting into bloom. Lemons: Heavy blossoming generally. Nectarines and peaches: In full blossom—very heavy. Pears: Heavy blossoming, many varieties. Plums (English and Japanese): Exceptionally heavy . blossoming. All citrus are showing for heavy blossoming. There are indication's of a very heavy stone fruit crop.' The weather has been rather cold and unseasonable, causing a slight cheek to .growth. •'Waiteniata—Apples: Pair supply/still held in cool storage. Lemons: Good show spring blossom most varieties. Nectarines, peaches, pears, and wlifins (English): Heavy blossoming. Plums (Japanese): Very heavy blossoming. Straw- ..' berries: -Forward. Orchardists continue, to keep their work well in hand, the ■weather conditions .proving favourable. Peaches, nectarines, and plums and seye- . ral varieties of pears aro in full blossom, j '.• Apples are showing very well in the cluster. Good rains have fallen.-' ' - \ Eden County.—Lemons: Good showing ..'■spring blossom. Oranges (sweet): Finished; (preserving) heavy blossoming. Peaches are in full blossom—a very heavy shew. Market .gardens are looking ex- ';■ ceptionally well. •'•■ 'Auckland City and Suburbs—Lemons: '-. Improving. Nectarines and peaches: , 'Heavy blossoming all round., Oranges ■' (sweet): Average blossoming; . (preserv- ■■'■ ing): heavy blossoming. Gardens throughout the suburbs arc a mass of blossom, • stone fruit trees being especially heavy. • Auckland South.—Favourable weather conditions have made prospects of stone 'fruit crop much above the average. Pip ' fruits also showing abundance of 'wellmatured buds. Tomntoes being planted . freely. House plants showing good crops. Potatoes are being sold from Pukckohe at Teco'r'd prices, but they would pay grower : better if allowed to gather more size and '■■'. weight before sale. V" Waikato—Weather conditions during the month have been very favourable for fruitgrowers. All stone fruits have shown • much blossom and should set well under ■ 'above conditions. All dormant spraying operations have ceased. Apples and pears ... are showing 6igris of.life and promise ''■well.' Strawberries aro looking well and ■woujd benefit by a few warm showers. •Poverty Bay and Hawke's Bay.—Promise of a very heavy crop all round. Ex- . cellent show'of buds and "bloom. No frost ■:■ so far during flowering season. liaini - fall of year equal to average so far. '■:■ Wangaimi.—Apples: Winter pruning ■niid-/spraying completed; ,: 'spray.ing'ibr. black spot. Prospects of a heavy crop. Apricots: In full bloom. ': Cherries-. Prospects good. . Gooseberries: • Prospects good. Lemons: Fair average '•': crops.' Nectarines: Good show of blos- /-..• som.;. Teaches: Good show of blossom. '■K Pears: One mass of bloom.' Commenced spraying for black spot. Plums: Good ■ show, of.'blossom; cherry plums setting, ■well." Plums (Japanese): Heavy show ; of blossom. Strawberries: Every pros- : pect or good crops. Tomatoes: Under :'•' glass—fruit setting well. Wellingtpn.r-A month's fine weather has enabled the orchardist and gardener to mako uninterrupted progress in overtaking delayed winter work, though much baslstlll. tribe done. Stone fruits havo blossomed profusely, and other trees are showing, active growth. It is yet too early .to .venture a prediction of the pron-ubid-crops!:' .Nelson.—September -bos been a seasonable .month with moderate rains; a close .-.-interest" has' been taken in the mntter of : ofcliard/Spraying,and a great deal of goad work'has been doue. Apples: Treea breaking into blossom. Aprl-1 !i,co&: Blossomed well; a-very fair setting ;''•''■ of fruit is expected. Cherries: Trees aro just coming into flower under favourable /circumstances. Gooseberries:. A full crop of berries have set. Nectarines and 'peaches: These trees have blossomed well; the' prospects are abovo the average. Pears: The trees will soon be in full bloom with a good showing. Plums: Jnp- ■ aheso varieties blossomed. well and with improved treatment a better sample than ■usual may be expected. European sorts are flowering.moderately well. Tomatoes: , Plants under-glass have'opened their first bunch of blossom, and outside plantingis now under way. • Some very fine plants aro going out this season. Motueka—Strawberries: A considerable area of new.planting of these berries has been made. Tomatoes: Planting is now being carried on outside. : Mostly all classes of fruit are showing very heavy ' bloom, and there is every prospect of a . heavy crop, in this district. Winter oil spraying is finished and growers are now applying tho fungicidal mixtures. . The rainfall during the month has been very light, and more rain is 'needed. ' _ Canterbury.—Growers busy with spray-ing.-for various diseases. All varieties of trees..show great promise, of heavy crop, pears especially blooming very' profusely. . Slight frost early in month did little damage to early blooming apricots • and Japanese plums. Christchurch City and Suburbs.—This jiionth commenced with a fall of snow , and has been followed at intervals with '" frosts. Some damage has been ■ done' to the early flowering varieties of fruit trees—apricots and plums. Blossoming of all fruit is verv heavy, and ','indications point to heavy crops, but owing to the liability of lato frosts in this district tho fruit crop is more or less ■uncertain. South Canterbury—Apples: Buds swelling. Apricots: Frosts holding back the blossoming. Gooseberries: Looking .promising. Nectarines: In sheltered situn- " tioiis blossoming freely. Pears: Lnto ■ varieties in blossom. Plums: Blossoming freely. The rainfall during the month has been very heavy and frosts aro still general. The ranges aro heavily clad in snow. Spring spraying has been considerably hindered by Hoods. Stone fruits are blossoming freely, especi- ■ ally tho Japanese plums. In the Ivuiw district small birds are doing great damago to the buds on tho apricot trees-. . Otago.—Apples: Now in tight cluster -stage, prorniso of good crop. Apricots <. • Most of bloom now gone, fmit appeaTs to be setting well. Cherries: Somo varieties iuet coming into bloom. Nectarines: Early' sorts just in bloom. Ln.te sorts appear to have run to leaf a good deal where tho growth continued lato . into the season. Peaches: Most varieties in full bloom. Pears: Just beginning to bloom, likely to be heavy. Plums: Some varieties in full bloom, all others well forward. A heavy fall of snow occurred on September 21. the mountains being-as well covored as at any timo dur- ., ing tho winter; but with the mild weather now prevailing it is hopod it ■ win soon clear and a bumper crop of fruit be harvested tho coming season.

liavo an upward tendency. The prospects generally indicate n fair season. Wellington.—'i'he honey crop prospects are practically tho same as my last report. AH honey has ceased to como forward to the grading stores pending the new crop. No 'bulk tines ate available. Prices aro as previously 6tated. Christchurcli and Dunedin.-There is every .prospect of there being another record season in the. South Island this vear. Generai'.'ly tho bees have wintered well, and beekeepers aro extending operations. Splendid rains have fallen, and these will havo a good effect on the clover pastures. The market is hare of supplies, no bulk honey offering. A few small'consignments of 11.1'.A. honey are cchiing forward. Pat honey is scarce; beeswax in strong demand, 3s. per lb.