AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 220, 11 June 1921, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

\ FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. TO-DAY. 137 Lambton Quay. Wellington, 9.30 a.m.— Meat sale (Jiodgkinß, Carver). Waterloo Road Lower Hutt. 11 a.m.—Furniture sale (Nathan and Co.). 93 Apu Crescent, Lyall Bay, 1.30 p.m — Furniture sale. 2.d0 p.m.—Property sale (Sloane and Jones). MONDAY. 167 Lambton Quay, Wellington. 1 p.m.— Sale of carpets and rugs (Johnston and Oo.k 111 Hill Street. Wellington. 1.30 n.m. — Furniture sale Carver). 195 Lambton Quay. Wellington, 2.30 p.m.— Property sale (Harcourt and Co.). 137-Jjambton Quay, Wellington. 2.30 p.m.— Property sal© (Hodskins, Carver). TUESDAY. Levin Yards. 12 noon.—Stock sale. 141 Manners Street. 1 p.m.—Sale of poultry and motor cycles (Wheatlev and Co.). Bell Block, New Plymouth—Sale of Jersey cattle (Newton King). THE FRUIT CROP PRESENT CONDITIONS REVIEWED. The Director of the Horticulture Division of the Department of Agriculture has received the following reports from his officers regarding the conditions of the fruit crop at the end of May:— North Auckland.—Apples, finished. Demons, moderate. Pears, finished. Oranges (sour), light. The weather has been very suitable for the early pruning operations, viz., stone fruit. Auckland.—Apples: Heavy supplies held in cool stores. Lemons: Eair setting autumn blossoming, but good crop still hanging. Oranges (Poorman), good; sweet, short crop. Pears: Light supply in stores. Strawberries: Plantings proceeding. Poorman oranges nearly ready. There is a strong demand for strawberry plants this season. Lemons are practically a drug on the markets at present. South Auckland.—Season generally has been favourable. Good crops pip fruit with fair prices. Market still well supplied; prices slightly easier. Waikato.—The weather during the past month has been very dry for the greater portion of the time; quite, a number of frosts were experienced. The trees are losing their foliage earlier than usual. \ Citrus fruits are looking very well. i Hawke’s Bay.—All crops harvested. Weather conditions still remain exceptionally dry and milder than usual at this period. Palmerston North.—Apples: Light; all harvested. Heavy crop of Stumers. Lemons: Very fow grown this district. Pears: All harvested l . Good crop. Tomatoes: Heavy ■ crop; finished. A heavy gale about April 22 stripped most of the fruit from trees not picked prioi to that date (chiefly Stnrmers and Washingtons). Apples and pears are very scarce in this district, consequently prices are high, and have an upward tendency. Nelson.—Apples: The harvesting of this crop is completed with the gathering of the Rokewoods and Dougherty. Pears: The harvesting of this crop is now completed. The bountiful crop of 1920 lias been followed by a fair average crop of pip fruit this season. The plum crop also has been fair; peaches, nectarines, and apricots have been exceptionally light. Motlueka.—All fruit gathered and stored. Approximately 35,000 cases of apples and 2000 cases of pears Are held in cool store, besides some thousands of cases held in storage nt individual packing sheds, which it is difficult to estimate. Regular supplies are being sent forward to markets. Mapua—All fruit is now stored. Pruning, ploughing, and! general clean-ing-up work is receiving attention. Marlborough—All fruit is now harvested and for the main part marketed, though some few growers are holding late varieties in anticipation of higher prices. Canterbury.—Apples: Fruit practically all harvested; quality good. Crop was a fair average one. Very free from black spot. Approximately, 54,000 cases in storage. Pears: All harvested. Very free from black spot. Prices low. Approximately, 9000 cases in storage. Walnuts: A good crop. Nuts all harvested. Prices onlv fair. South Canterbury.—With the exception of a few Stnrmers, all fruit is now harvested! Dry weather still continues, and green crops planted in orchards are making very little headway.

MILKING SHORTHORNS

MEETING OF COUNCIL.

A meeting of the council of the Milking Shorthorn Association was held nt Hamilton on ’Wednesday night, Air. A. W. Green (president) in the chair. The Ayrshire Association wrote suggesting that representatives of the various dairy breeds should meet tv ii-ii a view to urging the Department to, reduce the fees for semi-official testing. Considerable discussion took place on this question, and some of the speakers thought the increased fee was preventing many breeders putting their cows under test; others thought tho fee for a single cow was not too much, but where an owner put more than one under test a reduction should be made. Tho president referred to the great assistance rendered breeders by the officials in the testing of their herds, and the increased expenses incurred had necessitated the Department putting up the fees. Eventually Messrs. James Grant and S. Morgan were appointed to represent the association on tho proposed deputation. The members of the association in the Pukekohe district applied for a branch to be formed to take in the northern district. Tho application was unanimously granted, and Mr. A. J. Melville was elected as a member of the council to represent the newly-formed district branch. . , , ~ An application was received from the director of the Agricultural College, Victoria. for information (concerning tho history of milking shorthorns in this Dominion and for records and particulars of cows under test. It was resolved to forward the information applied for. The secretary reported that volume IV of the Herd Book was expected'to be completed at tho end of June. Ihe president stated that full pedigrees would he printed in this issue, and it would be a valuable book of reference for breeders. He read the introduction which would be printed, ns well ns semiofficial records, and wiidl they proposed to insert several photos of tho best tvpe of milking shorthorns. He was pleased to report that the entries for volume V were (coming in freelv, nnd tho stnndard of quality was being maintained. Ho referred to the work of Hie founders of the associntioin. and said they had with them that night Messrs. Clifton nnd Dibble, who had greatly assisted in tho formation of the association, nnd who were both honorary life members. Afr. Clifton expresseel his pleasure in meeting the members, and congratulated them on the splendid success attained. Tho membership had now reached 580, nnd tho entries totalled over 11.000 cows nnd 2000 bulls. Af.r. Dibble also congratulated the members on the progress made since the inception of tho association. The annual meeting was fixed for June 23. al Palmerston North, during Hie Winter Show. The standardising of a type for (he guidance of fudges at A. nnd P. shows caused considerable discussion, and was eventually hold over for the annual 1 meeting to consider.