FARM & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 47, 19 November 1926, Page 14

FARM & COMMERCIAL

NEWS AND NOTES

AUCTION SALES TO-DAY. 8 Willeston Street. 10.30 am. (2 daj's).Salo of China, crystal, and art brassware (E. Johnston and Co.). 155 a. Cuba Street, 2 p.m.—Sale of crockery, glassware, etc. R. Wilson). 98 Manners Street. 2 p.m.—Sale of furniture etc. (R. Wilson). •> Feilding, 11.30 a.m.—Cattle fair. TO-MORROW. Waterloo Road, Lower Hutt, 2.30 p.m.— Sale of residence (H E. Leighton) MONDAY. 2GS Upper Willis'Street, 1 p.m—Sale of builder’s plant (E. Johnston and Co.). FARMING INTERESTS LONDON TALLOW SALES LONDON TALLOW SALES. . (Rec. November 18, 8.25 pm.) London, November 17. At the tallow sales, 1853 casks were offered and 280 were sold, at about Is. per cwt. decline. Mutton, fine. 435. per cwt., medium, 405.; beef. fine. 445.; medium.. 395. 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house, under date November 17:—Tallow: 1855 easks offered, 241 casks sold. Mutton tallow nominally unchanged; good mixed, 'a. lower; low sorts. 6d. lower. The Bank of New Zealand, produce department, has received the following advice from its London oilice. under date November 17:—Tallow: There i~ a fair demand. Current quotations: Good mutton, 425. per cwt.; good beef. 415.: good mixed. 40s. to 40s. 6d.; gut, 355. fid. to 375. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., have leceived the following cablegram from their London house, under date November 17:—Tallow: We quote present c.i.f. and e. values for the following descriptions of tallow: Fine mutton, 42a. per cwt.: good beef, 43e.; mixed. 40s. 3d. Market quiet. LONDON WOOL SALES Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having received the tollowing cablegram from their London house, under date November 17:—The following vessels have arrived in time for the next wool sale: Devon. Matatuu, Tainui, Maimoa, Athenic. Pakefia, Rotorua, Port Dunedin, Corinthic, and itemuera. Our selling dates arc. November 25, December 3, and December 8. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., have icceived the following cablegram- from their Lomu house under date November 17:—Wool sales lists closed' November 15. Devon, Tongariro. Hertford. Rotorua, Norfolk, and Itemuera available.

CATTLE TICK INSPECTION SYSTEM CRITICISED “UNDOUBTED EVIDENCE OF SLACKNESS” BY TELSTHAPU.—PttESS ASSOCIATION Auckland, November 18. The present system of stock inspection to prevent the spread'of tick infection was described as a farce by speakers at the monthly meeting of the Auckland executive oi the tanners' Union last night. Referring to a letter from the Superintendent of the Live Stock Division of the Department of Agriculture, who denied that the cattle at the Westfield saleyards recently were tick-infested to any extent, the chairman, Mr. C. C. Munro, said that he had no hesitation in saying that the details in the letter were contrary to fact. He had seen badly infected cattle in the yards, and the letter was incorrect in saying that only one or two beasts bad a few ticks on them. Mr. L. Martin said that there was undoubted evidence of slackness on someone’s part. This was obvious from the fact that 18 head of prize cattle were refused admittance to the Royal Show on Tuesday. The chairman: When you see cattle standing in the Westfield yards with >-.irs full of ticks what must be the state of the trucks out of which they came? Mr. A. Harding said he hoped that the Director of Agriculture would see that there was no recurrence of infested stock being railed to Auckland from the north. It should be made clear that they were not satisfied. The suggestion by the owner of the group of Jersey cattle excluded from the show owing Io the discovery of tick upon them, that his cows picket! up the pest in a railway truck, was emphatically repudiated yesterday by railway official.-:. At the half-yearly general meeting of the Now Zealand Milking Shorthorn Association, the members referred to the inconvenience caused to' exhibitors at the Royal Show through the inspection of animals for tick. It was stated that some cattle had been inspected three times before being allowed to enter. A resolution was carried requestnr the Royal Society to investigate the matter.