AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 44, 16 November 1920, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES, | TO-DAY. 141 Manners Street, Wellington, 2 p.m.— Furniture and boot sale (Wheatley and Co.). MartinborouKh. 2.3Q p.m.-Cattle fair (DnlKcty and Co.). . , „,„ 105 Customhouse Quay. Wellineton, 2.30 p.m.—Property ualo (S. Geortto Nathan and Co.). Levin Yards— Cattle pale. TO-MORROW. 50 Pipitea Street, Wellington, 1 p.m.-Fur-niture sale (Vine and Wilson). 38 Majoribanks Street. Wellington, 1 p.m.,— Sale of horses, harness, etc. (Townsond and Paul). 153 Lambtou Quay, Wellington, 2.30 p.m.— Property sale (A. L. Wilson). . Ekotahuna—Supplementary cattle fair (W.F.C.A.). Levin Ilacecourso-Salo of racing mares. Pahautanui Yards.-Cattlc sale. TnUIiSDAY. Itaetilii, U a.m.-Tiniber sale (Freeman Jackson, Ltd.). 105 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 2.30 p.m.-Property sale (S. G. Nathan and Co.). Chamber of Commerce, Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 7.30 p.m.—Property Bale M. Ernest Leighton). Woodward Street, Fcatherston.-Sale of stock and implements (W.F.C.A.). Pahiatua.-Spring cattle fair (Jt.Z. Loan). LONDON MARKETS HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received the followine cablegram, dated November IS. from tho High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:"Meat.— English in slow demand, and prices lower owing to a largo supply ot Dutch selling at Is. 3d. to 1?. i\A. per lb. English mutton, Is. Gd. to Is. Bd.-per lb.; lamb, only a few Scotch available at Is. 8d to 2s.'per lb. l New Zealand mutton and lamb is in active demand at mnximum prices. No chilled beef on market ■ this week. Small supply of New Zealand beef selling at last quotations. Hinds, tOld.; fores, 7d. per lb. ' ."Butter.—Enelish in fair request, at prices up to. £'& K". per cwt. (4s. 7M. per lb.); Irish unobtainable during this weok. No licenses .have been issued for Ebinment from Ireland where thero are amole supplies. Pries nominally. .{25 15s.' to .£26 per cwt. (4s. 7d. to 4s. 7?d. per lb.). If shipment is resumed, price is pxnected to quickly slump. '.'Cheese.—Trade continues very fclow; demand luis not improved. English, £8 15s. to £9 per cwt. (Is. 03d. to Is. 7Jdper lb.); Canadian demand for spot is not good. White, .£7 14s. to .£8 pen cwt. (Is. 4sd. to Is. .Id. per lb.); coloured, .C 8 to £8 4s. per cwt. (is. sd. to Is. 51d. per lb.). Quotations, e.i.f.. are firmer for prompt shipment at .£7 18s. to .£8 Is. Gd. pel cwt. (Is. 4jd. to ,Is. 5Jd per Hi.). Latest offers, best-coloured-October make, JX 13s. per cwt. (Is. Ud. uer lb.). Canadian stocks in London November 12, 110.335 boxes against 52,5!)" last vear; New Zealand, 2SGC acrainst 4123, but liberal stocks are held elsewhere on Government account from ' which monthly allotment is made. "HeniD—Manila market is firmer. At the beginning this week 'J' grade Sep-tember-November shinment sold ,£G4 10s. Market closed dull, with less inquiry, and November-January shipment sold »£G3. New Zealand market is miiet. Limited business early this week, when highpoints October-December shipment sold at J!. r )4 per ton. It has since sold at ,£53 10s. per ton. Other quotations nro ni<nnt same os last. week. "Wool.—Demand generally indifferent. This week's offering have consisted of. and next week's will consist of, as follow :— Australian. This week. Next week. Merinos— Hales. Bales. , Greasy 12.350 1!).(!<10 Scoured 2,150 3.050 Crossfcveds— Greasy 8,900 12.150 Scoured 030 1.950 Now Zealand. Crogsbreds— Greasy • 5.450 7.200 Scoured l.fiOn 3.950 Sliped 2,200 4.000