FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 97, 18 January 1921, Page 10

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

NEWS AND NOTES

auction sales FORTHCOMING FIXTURES, TO-DAY. Levin Yards. 12 noon—Stock Bale. 141 Manners Street. Wellington. 1.30 n.m. Furniture sale (Wheatley and Go.). Pal me m ton North, 12,30 p.in.—-Sale of Romney sheep (Dalgety and Co.). TO-MORROW. Tiritea. Palmerston North. 12 noon.—Sale of stock and implements (Abraham and Williams). . . ” Waikanae Yards. 12 noon.—Stock sale. 65 Matai Road. Hataitai. 1.30 pan.—Furniture sale (E. Johnston and Co.). 297 Cuba Street. Wellington. 1.30 n-m. Furniture sale (Vine and Wilson). Taihape. 2 p.m—Property sale (Ward and Featherston Street. Wellington, 2.30 p.m — *• Property sale (Bethune and Co.). THURSDAY.

Victoria Street, Hamilton. 10. JO a.m.—Salo of joinery machinery (Ellerm and pay). Oruamtita. Taihape, 12 noon. Stock sale (Hoadley. Son, and Stewart). Rangitumau. 12 noon. —Sale of Block and implements (Lovin and Co.). Hastings. 12.30 p.m.-Sale of motor cars and accessories (Beard, Bullen, and CoJ. Makatuku. 12 30 p.m.-Stock r.ale (Hawkes Bay Farmers’). , , Town Hall, Putaruru. 1 p.m—J/ind sale (New Zealand Farmers'). WOOL SALES RANGE OF PRICES AT CHRISTCHURCH PASSED IN LOTS CLEARED Br TalMtrimh—Press Aseoolatloa. Christchurch, January 17. The wool eale was continued on Saturday, the main catalogues c ? n " eluded about 3 o’clock, and the star lots at 8 o’clock. Some choice clips brought good prices, local mills, and Bradford and American buyere competing super merino brought up to ; .uper Corriedale, to 17d.; Down to 13d.; super three-quarterbred, to 15}d. I'ol first Corriedale prices passed at 13td. Exactly two-thirds of the catalogue, sold at auction. A good clearance of the passed-in lots has been made since. On an average, the prices compared to last Monday's sale were:—Super half and three-quarterbred, to Jd. ,to IJd.; better; medium and inferior halfbreds, par to Id. lower; medium and inferior threequarterbred, lower; super crossbred, par to pt. higher; medium and inferior, par to sd. lower. A feature of the eale was ' the good demand for all good quality ■ wools in their respective grades. GEOWEES HOLDING BACK AT DUNEDIN. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, January 17. The local wool sales begin on Wednesday. It is expected the offerings will aggregate 9000 bales. This is a small offering. Growers are holding back in hope of better prices. NEW YORK CRITICISM. New York, January 15. The “New York Times” commenting on last week’s sales of Australian wool in London, points out that it will be interesting to watch how the scheme by which Britain will turn over the holdings to a company representing the growers will work. The odds are -against success. There is so much wool -i... available that it will take years to dispose of it. Meanwhile the expense of carrying the stocks will increase . the cost temporarily. However, the plan may 'have the effect of raising the price of " wool to the woollen mills. The American mills are gradually beginning to work again, though tho spring fabrics demand is light. Lower prices for spring and fall goods are expected— Ans.-N.Z. ' Cable Assn.

.... BRITISH AGRICULTURE ESTIMATES CUT DOWN. London, January 16. Sir Arthur Griffith Boscawen (Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture) is cutting down the agricultural estimates by twp million pounds. Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE FRUIT CROP

PROSPECTS REVIEWED.

: The Director of the Horticulture Divi- ' sion of the Department of Agriculture has received the following reports from his officers regarding the conditions of the fruit crops at the epd of December: Auckland (South.—Apricots finished; •T crops erratic. One large grower at Thames picked about a quarter of the - - usual crop, through adverse conditions at setting period. Strawberries still in good supply, through lat'e rain. Plums and peaches in fair supply; crops medium. Apple and pear crops carrying good average crop. Tomatoes being marketed freely; crops goodWaikato.—Apples, fairly good setting; Delicious, dropped heavily. Apricots, early varieties being gathered. Gooseberries, good yields; good prices. .Lemons, promising well. Nectarines, patchy. Peaches, early varieties being gathered. Pears, good average crop; a good deal of black spot. Plums (Japanese), fair .to medium. Strawberries, splendid re ' vurns; good prices. Tomatoes, very promising. Hawke’s Bay—Apples, all varieties well below the average. Apricots, light, average crop now being harvested. Lemons, promise well. Nectarines, medium crops. Oranges, excellent promise. Peaches, medium to heavy crops of later varieties. Pears, light to medium crop all round. Plums, light. Plums (Japanese), medium to heavy. Raspberries and Loganberries, good average crop, ready to harvest. Strawberries, lighv. Tomatoes, setting for a heavy average crop. Walnuts, heavy crop in sight. Nelson.—Apples, an average cropi Iw maturing. Apricots, a short crop is now commencing to come in. Nectarines and peaches, a vary light crop. I ears, a fair average crop maturing. Plums, Hermosile, cherry, and Evan’s early plums pre being gathered; a fair crop set. Tomatoes, outside plants are looking well, "Though rather late; the bottom bunch is light; the glass-house crop is more than half gathered. _ Marlborough.—Apples, trees looking very well after wet spring; crops will be light particularly Stunners. Apnoots, rather a lighter crop. Cherries, fair Nectarines, light crop. Peaches, light crop. Pears, prospects of a fair crop, but lighter than usual. Plums, light crop. Plums (Japanese), medium crop. Strawberries, gone off entirely, owing to extremely dry weather. Tomatoes, very slow in corning away. Walnuts, very fair crop: black blight showing up badly again. _ . Uotueka.—Apples, only fair crop, running to light' crop in many places Apricots, short crop. Cherries, average. Goose berries, fair lemons, looking well. Nec/brines short crop. Oranges, not grown commercially. Beaches, light crop. Pears, light crop. Plums, light crop. Plums (Japanese), light crop. Raspberries, very short crop; cancs badly attacked by fungus. Strawberries, good. Tomatoes, looktug well. Walnuts,.fair. Gisborne.—Apples, fair to good crops. ■* 1 Apricots, been a fine crop, realising good prices. Cherries, good crop' where grown, and netted, sold locally, at 2s. per lb. wholesale. Gooseberries, scarce; not sufficient grown; deserve more attention Lemonfl, good crops coming forward. Nectarines, fair crops. Reaches, unusually light crops here being gathered.

Pears, fair crop only. Plums, heavy crops. Plums (Japanese), heavy crop... Raspberries, fair crops, few grown. Strawberries, good crops. tomatoes, und r glass good; open air, fair. Walnuts, good at present. Canterbury.—Apples, a goon average crop- black spot showing m some localities;’ grass grub beetle has been severe on foliage in some places. Apricots, a liriit to a medium crop. Nectarines, a -med crop. Peaches, a medium crop; some localities very good; black apnia. peach curl, and silver blight infection bail in some localities. Pears, a good average crop in some localities; generally light to medium. Plums (Japanese), a good crop in mostHocalitics. Raspberries, an average crop; rain tiadly required. Strawberries, crop practically finished. Tomatoes, hothouse, a good crop; outdoor, plants doing well. Walnuts, good crop in some localities. Otago, Sub-district Central Otago.Apples, medium to heavy; in some orchards frost did comfitX-rable damage. Apricots, nrf up to average; considerably reduced bv frost in some localities, but fruit very clean. Cherries, good crops of cherries have been secured. Gooseberries, good. Nectarines, above tuo average except in frosted areas. Peaches, heavy crops in some orchards; output not likely to bo up to the average. Pears, medium to good. Plums, light to good according to locality. Tomatoes, heavy plantings, prospects more favourable with advent of summer weather conditions. Walnuts, good. Otago, Sub-district Toviot.—Apples, good; Cox’s Orange, Dunn’s Favourite, Staymnn’s; and in some cases Delicious shedding fruit freely. Apricots, good crop assured, notwithstanding the shedding mentioned in last report. Gooseberries, good crops. Nectarines, medium to good. Pears, medium to good; William’s pears good average crop; Winter Nolis light, others medium. Plums, mcklfum to good; Tn some orchards very heavy crops maturing. Tomatoes, very few grown. Walnuts, very few grown. COMMERCIAL ITEMS INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday's quotations for investment shares were as follow :- Buyerg gel]o „ .

w uson a lament u io ? — Newton King — 0 19 6 CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs revenue collected at the nort of Wellington yesterday totalled £BOl2 4s. 7d. LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date January 14:—“Wool: Free Australian yesterday: 6500 bales offered, practically all sold: Merino combing, good demand: 10 per cent-, below December rates for free wool, strong demand for Continent; broken fleece and piece rates unchanged. Second' series of wool sales commence February 22. The list of arrivals will be closed on February 11.” HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received tho following cablegram, dated January 12. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. London:—"Wool sales commenced yesterday. Large attendance, hut competition was hesitating and demand very restricted. Government limits are above the market values, and quantity Bold not sufficient to afford reliable indication o’f values, but. compared with December rate?., prices about. Id. lower, on coarse to 2d. on finer grades. This week’s offerings consist of:— “Australian.—Merino, creasy. 13.350 bales: scoured. 2350 bales. Crossbred, greasy, 2200 hales; scoured. IMO bales, "New Zealand.—Crossbreds, greasy. 1700 bales; scoured. 1550 /bales; slipcd. 2700 bales. “In addition. 15.350 bales privately owned wool will be offered for sale, of which 7150 hales Sire Australasian, .balance! South American and Cape of Good Hope."

MINING NEWS WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. Only one quotation was recorded in the minlntt market yesterday as under:— Buyers. Sellers, fed. £ s. d. ]Waihi - t io o STOCK EXGT'ANGE. Br Telegraph—l-rrss a ssocinr.ten. „ , DtTnedin, January 17. „Salea reported—P. and O. (deferred), £355; Huddart. Parker, 395. 9d.

£ B. d. £ s. d. Inscribed Stock. 1938 D.S. Settlement, 5a P.c. — 89 5 0 stock D.S. Settlement. 54 p.c. 90 0 0 Bonds 89 15 0 War Bonds. 1930 — 90 10 0 Bank New Zealand 3 5 6 — Union Bank (cum) 12 2 0 •— Goldsbrouah Mort 1 14 0 — Loan and Mercantile .... —— 93 0 Q Well. Trust and Loan ... — 6 5 0 Well. Gas (£10) 9 17 0 — Well. Gas (pref.) 0 15 6 —— N.Z. Insurance 1 6 0 17 0 Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... 2 0 0 2 10 Westport-Stockton coal . 0 5 9 —- Waipa Coal 0 14 0 0 15 3 Leyland-O’Brien Timber — t 16 6 Wairarapa Farmers (£5) 6 6 0 Wairarapn Farmers (£1) - 1 6 0 Wilson’s Cement 0 16 4 —-