FARM & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 125, 24 February 1928, Page 12

FARM & COMMERCIAL

NEWS AND NOTES

AUCTION SALES TO-DAY. Alfredton Annual Ewe Fair (Dalgety and Co.). 91 Riddiford Street, 10.30 a.m. —Sale of stock-in-trade of gramophones, records, pianos, etc. (E. Johnston and Co). Feilding sale. 98 Manners Street, 2 p.m.—Sale of household furniture (Ramsey Wilson and Co.). TO-MORROW. Phoenix Dining Rooms, 29-31 Dixon Street, 1 p.m.—Sale of furniture and contents (Ramsey W’ilson and Co.). MONDAY. 21 Grey Street, 3 p.m.—Sale_ of factory site, Miramar (S. G. Nathan and Co.). Pahiatua, 11.30 a.m.—Supplementary ewe fair (W.F.C.A.). STUD CATTLE FOR AUSTRALIA Mr. Thomas May, of Matapihi, Ocean Beach. llastinsrs, has sold seven stud Aberdeen Angus heifers for export to Australia. The agents were Messrs. Wright. Stephenson and Co.. Ltd. DAIRY PRODUCE LONDON MARKET REPORTS. The Anglo-Continental Produce Company, Ltd., has received the following cable advice respecting the London dairy produce market:—Butter, 1625. to 1645.; cheese, 91s. to 955. The market is steady, with immediate future prospects unchanged. The Loan and Mercantile Agency CoLtd., have received the following cablegram from their London house, dated February 22 (last week's quotations in parentheses)Butter: New Zealand choicest salted. 1635. to 1645. (1645.); market steady. Cheese, 945. to 955. per cwt. (935. to 945.); market quiet.

FARMING INTERESTS SYDNEY WOOL SALES EXTREME PRICES REALISED RECORD PRICE FOR LAMBS’ WOOL Sydney, February 22. The Sydney wool sites reproduced all the best features of the recent auctions. Comebacks and crossbreds continue to realise extreme prices. Greasy Merino sold to 36Jd., crossbred to 30d- comeback lambs 25d. The last-named is the highest for the season. THE WOOL CLIP RECORD PRICES OBTAINED DOMINION’S PROSPERITY Dominion Special Service. Auckland, February 23. "The two wool sales this year in Auckland have been phenomenal," said Mr. B. J. Marquet, chairman of the Auckland Woolbrokers’ Association. He added that there had never been better, apart from tho boom sale of December, 1924, when the catalogue averaged 21d. per lb. Mr. Marquet and others in the wool trade agree that prices received for the clip in the cluckland province this season will probably show an advance of £6 10s. per bale over last year’s prices. Spread over the Dominion as a whole, the increase will probably bo about £5 per bale. The average in Auckland last year was £l6 10s. per bale. For the first sale this season the average was £22 per bale, and fot: the sale just completed it looks like being £24 per bale, or an average of £23. Allowing for the continuation of increased quantities on the ratio already established and providing the present good prices hold, there is good reason for believing that increased returns to the Dominion will be something over £4,000,060. FLOUR AND BRAN PRICES A RISE AND A FALL Sydney, February 22. The price of flour for local use has been increased by ss. to £l2 10s.; bran has been reduced by 10s. to £6 10s. STOCK SALES ' Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd- report a good yarding of sheep at the Otaki sale on Wednesday. There was a large attendance of buyers, from whom keen competition for the various lines was received, and a total clearance was effeeted at satisfactory prices. Quotations:— Fat wethers, to 275.; two and four-tootli ewes, to 255. 6d.; four and five-year ewes, 18s. 6d. to 215.; aged ewes. 12s- 155., 15s, 4d. to 165.; two-tooth wethers, to 225. 6d.; m.s. lambs, 15s. to 15s. 9d.; store cows, to £3 10s. MASTERTON. Messrs. Dalgety and Co- Ltd., report as follows on the Masterton sale on Wednesday :—A good yarding of ewes was submitted to a large attendance of buyers. Included iu the offering were, seme well-known lines, which met with keen competition, ami realised very satisfactory prices. The demand for rougher sorts of ewes was not keen, although a total clearance was effected at prices on a par with recent sales. Following are tho principal sales effected:—Account O. A. Bunny: 330 four-year ewes from Mangaronga, 265.; 586 four-year ewes from Maringa, 20s. 6d. to 225.; 416 five-year ewes from Maringa, 19s. 9d. to 18s,; 79 four and five-year ewes from Waipipi, 20s. 3d. Account Tikitapu Estate: 396 five-year ewes, 20s. 5d.; 388 do- 20s. Account Mrs. Holmes, Matahiwi: 219 twotooth ewes, 295. 6(1.; 150 five-year ewes, 20s. Account, Orui Estate: 501 four-tootli ewes, 275. Account W. Andrew: 355 four and five-year ewes, 21s. 6d. Account W. King: 195 four and five-year ewes, 20s. Account Mataikona Estate: 452 five-year ewes, 17s. 10d.; 172 do., 175.; cull ewes. 9s. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and CoLtd- report on the Masterton sale as follows:—We offered a good yarding of sheep to a big attendance. There was a keen inquiry throughout, and practically the whole yarding changed hands at prices well to vendors’ expectations. Following are the particulars of our sale: Two-tooth owes, 335. to 335. 2d.; two-tooth ewes (heavy skins), 31s. 2d.; four-year ewes, 225. 6d. to 265.; five-year ewes. 18s. 6d. to 21s. 6d.; s.m. ewes, 16s. 9d. to 17s. 4d.; cull ewes, Bs. 6d. Reporting on the Masterton sale, tho New Zealarm Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Co- Ltd- state:—We yarded about 1500 sheep, which consisted chiefly of lambs. The b.f. lambs sold well, but w.f. lambs wero harder to quit. Tire following were our prices: B.F. lambs. 13s. Jd. to 19s. Id.; w.f. shorn lambs, 14s. 6d.; w.f. woolly lambs. 15s. 6d. to 165.; prime fat young ewes, 20s. to 20s. 6d.; fat aethers. 265.; two-tooth wethers, .Bs. 6d.; small two-tooth ewes, 245.; aged S.D. rams, 4 guineas to 6 guineas; weaner pigs. 6s. to Bs.; slips. Ils.; light fat heifers. £4 10s.

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association. Ltd., report as follows on their Eketahuna sale yesterday :—We offered an entry of 1350 sheep, most of which were aged and inferior ewes. One good line of breeding ewes realised 18s Id. Medium lambs were also in good demand. We report a total clearance (with the exception of rams), prices, considering the quality of' the stock, being good. Quotations: One hundred and seventy-one four and five-year breeding ewes. 18s. to 18s. Id.; 120 twe-footh to f.m. ewes, 16s. 7d.; 73 m.a. ditto, 16s. 10d.; 88 ditto, 145.; 73 four and five-year ditto, 18s.; aged ewes. Bs. to 12s. 3d.; small lambs. Bs. to 10s. 6d.; medium Iftiuhs, ils. 3d. to 12s. 6d.; one-sheur Southdown rams, 5 guineas to 9 Rcincas-three-shear., to 7J giuneas; aged ditto. 3 to 34 guinetae; liomney rams (rough) 1} to 2 guineas; good one-shear Romnev rams, 7 guineas; weaner pigs, 7s. to IDs'slips, 15s. TALLOW MARKET The Loan and Mercantile Agency Co Ltd., have received the following cable-’ gram from their London house, dated February 22:—We quote present c.i.f. and e. values for the following descriptions of tallow:—Fine mutton, 395. 6d. per cwt • good beef, 38s. 6d.; mixed, 375. 3d.; marl ket quiet. The Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office, under date February 22:—Tallow There is a fair demand. Current quota! tions—Good mutton. 395. 6d. to 40s. per cwt.; good beef, 38s. to 58s. 6d.; good mixed. 38s. to 38s. 6d.; gut. 335. to 3£s