FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 234, 28 June 1921, Page 8

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

AUCTION SALES FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. TO-DAY. Allen Street. Wellington. 10 a.m. —Meat aide (Townsend and Paul). 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington. 10.30 a.m.— Sale of erockery (Johnston and Co.). Kaiwaiwai, 11 a.m.—-Salo of stock and implements (Wright. Stephenson). Levin Yards. 12 noon.—Stock ealo. 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington- 1-30 n- ra .~ Sale of damaged cargo (Johnston ucK CoJ'. 137 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 2.30 p.improperly sale (Hodgkins, Carver). TO-MORROW. Goodwood Farm, Caniltriiae. 11.38 a.m.— Salo of Jersey herd (Farmers' Auctioneering Co.). Manakau, 12 noon.—Sale of pedigree Jersey sattle (Dalgety and Co.). 29a Molesworth Street, Wellington, 1.30 p.m. —Furniture sale (Bruee and Co.). Ridgway Street, 3V anganul, 2 p.m.—Land sale (Duigan and Co.). Allen Street, Wellington._2 p.m—Sale of felt base floor covering (Townsend and Paul). Featherston Street, Wellington. 2.30 p.improperly sale (Bethune and Co.). THURSDAY. 137 Lamtbon Quay, Wellington. 1.30 p.m.— Salo of clothing, boots, etc. (Hodgkins, Carver). WOOL SALES INCREASED PRICES AT ALBURY. Sydney, June 27. There were 3000 bales, plus 750 previously passed in offered at the Albury wool sales. All were sold, increases in prices ranging from 10 to 15 per cent. Press Assn. SOLDIERS’ SETTLEMENT BALLOT By Telegraph—Press, Association. Gisborne, June 27. A ballot for sections in Wbarekaha soldiers/ settlement, better known as the Reeves estate, Tolaga Bay, was held to-day. There are fourteen sections, and the successful applicants all reside in Poverty Bay except two. Section No. 8 was drawn by W. C. Simmons (Hastings) and Section No. 9 was drawn by Garry Owen (Hastings). LONDON MARKETS Messrs. Dalgety and Company Limited report having received the following cablegram from their Ixmdon house under date June 24:— . “Butter.—Market quiet. Danish, ~s. lower; New Zealand, 1935. to 19Gs.; teir inquiry. Australian, 1475. to 17+s.; slow.’’ “Cheese.—Market has improved owing to dry weather in the United Kingdom and Canada: We quote present value of New Zealand cheese: Coloured, 9+s. to 100 s.; white; 98s. to 1065.” Messrs. Dalgety and Company Limited report having received the following cablegram from their London house unfier date June 24:— "Sheepskin Sales.—73oo bales of Government and 1500 bales of free sheepskins were offered, all were sold Good competition from the Home trade and the Continent. As compared with last sales rates, merino and crossbred combing skins prices are higher from 15. per cent to 20 per cent.; other descriptions prices are 10 per cent, higher.’’ COMMERCIAL ITEMS INVESTMENT SHARES. Two sales of National Insurance each at. £2 155., were made on Change yesterday. The quotations ,wcre as 10l-

MINING NEWS

IVELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. The following quotations were recorded In tho mining market yesterday:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Grand Junction 010 6 0 11 0 STOCK EXCHANGE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, June 27. Sale Reported.—Huddart-Parker. £2 4s. €d.

low:— Buyers. Sellers. £ b. d. Inscribed Stock, 1939 ... 83 10 0 Inscribed Stock, 1933 ... 91 0 0 Bstnds, 1938 Bonds. 1933 1™'" 5 p.c. P.O. Bends, 1927... 91 0 0 91 10 0 93 10 0 Bank Australasia 80 0 0 81 10 0 National Bank 5 15 0 5 17 0 Bank New Zealand. 2 5 3 13 0 0 Auckland Gas (contrib.) 0 18 0 National Insurance 2 14 6 2 15 6 New Zealand Insurance 17 6 South British Insurance 1 12 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (10s.) — 0 18 6 ' 1 . 1 12 6 Huddart-Parke" (ord.) ... 2 4 3 2 5 6 Union Steam (pref.) 0 17 9 Taupiri Goal 0 17 6 Waina Coal 0 13 9 — Levland-O’Brien 1 7 C — Bartholmew Timber 17 0 N.Z. Paper Mills 14 0 15 0 Wairarapa Farmers (pref.) — 0 18 0 —~ ——— CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington yesterday -totalled £3191 9s. lid.