AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 21, 20 October 1920, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

i FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. * TO-DAY. 14-1 Abel Smith Street, 'Wellington, 1(1 n.m. —Furnituro sale (Johnston and Co.). 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington, IO.ISO n.m. —Furniture ralo (Johnston and Co.). 151 Feniiicrston Street, Wellingon, 2.30 } p.m.—Property siilo (J. JI. Bcthune , and Co.). 137 Lambton Quay, AVellington, 2.30 p.m. —Property (Hodgkins, Carver and Co.). 105 Customhouse Quay, Wellington. 2.30 1 p.m.—Property sale (Nathan and Co.). I Rangitikd Street, Palmerston North, II j p.m.—Land sale (N.Z. Loin Co., Abrn- ] ham nncl AYilliams, and Grant Sim). i TO-MOKKOW. ' Trcntham, 10.30 a.m.—Stock sale (Dal- \ get)' (ind Co.). ] Martinborough, 1 • p.m.—Cattle fair ; (Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd.) 1 153 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 1.30 p.m. C —Sale- of books (Johnston and Co.). j Corner Clifford and Tama Streets, Lower \ Hutt, 2.30 p.m.—Properly sale (R. 11. j Leighton). ] 'FRIDAY. } Everybody's Theatre, Hastings. 10.45 a.m. , —Property sale (Will'ams niul Kettly ( and Eoadley, Son and Stewart). : Everybody's Theatre, Hastings, 2 p.m.— ] Property sale (Ilondley, Son and Sfcsw- 3 art, and Roulston and Stanton). J 195 Lambton Quay, AVellington, 2.30 p.m. —Property salo (Haroourt and Co.). "* Homdwood Bush, Gisborne.—Snlo of pedigree cattle and stud sheep (Gisbomp Farmers' Co-op., Gisborne Fanners' ] Meai; Co., Williams and Kettle, Dalgety and Co.). LONDON MARKETS HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED ItEPOIIT. ■ The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated October 16, from. the. High Commissioner for Nov Zealand, London:— - ' Meat.—English is in moderate supply; j average prices are:—Beef, Is. Id.; mut- ; ton, Is. 9d.; lamb, 2s. per lb.; but best quality Scotch mutton averaged Is. lid. and lamb'2s. Id. jvr lb. New Zealand mutton and lamb is in good demand at maximum prices. Butter,—Average price, English, is -E23 12s. per cwt. Very limited supply cf Irish, and quotations range up to ,£25 ss. per cwt., equal to, for English 'Is. 2jd., and for Irish is. (id. per lb. v Cheese.—Business in English is dull up to £9 Gs, per cwt. (Is. Sd. per 11).). Spot price for Canadian white is ,£7 18s. to .£8 2s. (Is. sd. to Is. 5Jd. per l ! b.), and for coloured .£8 2s. to £8 Gs. per cwt. (Is. 5Jd. to Is. 53d. per lb.); c.i.f. price, .£7 19s. to £% Is, per cwt. (Is. sd. to Is. Sid. per lb.). Hemp-Manila market is dulfer, buyers holding back. Prices are lower. "J grade is now quoted at .£67 for July-Sep-tember and October-December shipments. Nf.w Zealand market is firmer, prices stiffening, and good business has been done. High-points October-December shipment sold ,£55 to .£56 per ..ton; fair October-December shipment from i.o?. 10s. to £53 15s. n*r ton. 'Sellers quote high-points on spot at .£SO; fair, .£o+; October-December shipment, .£56 10s. ami per ton, respectively. | Wool.-Brndford market continues dull, and depressed, owing to the absence ot new business, and no indication ot improvement Tops for immediatio delivery quoted nominally at: ««, Cs. Gd.; .jbs. \k 10d.; 10% Is. lid. per lb. A Hull Government pu'blic sales this week 5000 bales of colonial wool were offered and ljiss than 2000 were sold. Merinos, par to 5 per cent, below J/mdon- closing values; crossbreds, practically all withdrawn.