AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 47, 19 November 1919, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

; • ' ' ■■■' rOETHCOMING FHTUBES V TO-iDAY. ' Otaki Yards, 1 p.m.-etock sale (Abraham . and Williams, and Dalgety and Co.). Western Hutt 1.15 p.m.-Furnituro aalo (E . E. Leigliton). lambton Q-uay, Wellington, 2. 30 p.m.~ Suburban property sale (Hnrcourt and ■"■ 0p.).-: . TO-MORROW. £' Belfast Street, Wellington, 10 a.m-Sale ' ' of building material (E Johnston and ; ••■ Co.). Pahiatua. Farmers' Yards, 11.30 a.m.- ■ Cattle sale (Dalgety and Co., N.Z. Loau . Co., and Wright, Stephenson and Co.). ; • . • • FRIDAY. ■ liambton Quay, Wellington. 11 a.m.—Suburban property sale (liarcourt and , Co.). !■ CANTERBURY PRODUCE ; . '-. MARKET By Teleeranli—Press Amonintion. • ' .Christchurch, 18. Tho holidays during the week liavo J dislocated 'busines in grain sand_ produce ■' lines.. The demand for some lines has firmed. Oats ore in stronger demand, and h. Oil. to 4s. 9d. per biu-liel at.country stations 13 now ofFeriut, , for good ' heavy duns. However, supplies are very Ecarco in black oats, and sales have not .been, by any means numerous. A grade Gnrtons have also finned, and up to -is. 6(1. is now obtainable at country stations. The- demand for chaff continues keen, and £1 os. per ton can be obtained at handy ; country stations for good bright heavv ; oaten sheaf. There :3 an unsatisfied de- ; rnand from Auckland and other North Island ports for chaff, but lack of shipping keeps the transport of supplies down 1 to small proportions. Chaff would in- : crease beyond the price quoted, but for this disability. There is 110 milling whent ■ offering, and fowl wheat is also practically unprocurable. Oatmeal has gone up <£Si per ton, and is now quoted at X',lo per ton in 2Mb. bags. There has been ' a slight revival in the potato market. duo to the extension of permission to . export until the 30th of tho month. Them ■ is also eome inquiry from Wellington. JSferchants, however, are not operating tf> more than a minor extent, old tubers be- ■ ing in such a condition at this late Benf>oll that handling them is risky business, piu'ticulfliC}' for export. Several eight to : fen ton lots have lien offered merchant* during the pnet few days at .£9 to .£lO per ton, with n6th ; ng doing at tho latter price, and very little at, the former. •• The market generally, however, lias firmed h ehnde, and up to .08 15s. per ton about represents the maximum of buyers' qffern,