COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 9976, 23 November 1923, Page 2

COMMERCIAL NEWS

—— ; AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. SYDNEY, Nov. 22. Oats—Tasmania, Algerian feed, 4s 9d; white, 4s lOd per bushel, Maize— Local, yellow and white, 6s; South African, 5s 8d per bushel. Potatoes — £24; local, £2O per ton. _ Onions—Victorian, £9 a ton. ADELAIDE., Nov. 22. Oats—3s to 3s 2d per bushel.

dairy control board. > LIST OF NOMINATIONS. WELLINGTON, Nov. 23. Nominations closed l at noon to-day for the election of representatives on the Dairy Produce Export Control Board. The nominations are as follow: NORTH ISLAND. Joseph Brown, New Plymouth. Richard Cobbe, Feilding. Kenneth W. Dalrymple, Bulls. Albert F. Fear, Hamilton. Henry D. Forsyth, Eltham. John Gillies Wellsford, Helensville. William Goodfellow, Hamilton. William Grounds, Hokianga. James Hine, Waitara. Frederick W. Hubbard, Palmerston '.North. Wm. A. loms, Martinborough. John T. Kent, Reikorangi. Charles E. B. MacMillan, M.P., Tauranga. Valentine McKallick, Pahiatua. William C. Motion, Waiuku. Herbert E. Pacey, Palmerston North Wm. G. Phillips, Rotorua. Benjamin Roberts, Carterton. Patrick J. Small, Kairanga John W. Teale, Palmerton North. SOUTH ISLAND. John Fisher, Otautau. John R. Hamilton, Winton. William Lee, Goodwood. Richard Newell, Rangiora. John R. Thacker, Okain’s Bay. Henry J. Topliss, Inchbonny, Westland. v • Fred Waite, Waiwfera South. There are approximately 33,000 names on the roll of suppliers for the North Island, and 20,000 on the South Island roll. Six members are to be elected for the North, and thriee for the South. The poll closes at noon on December 13. ' CLEARING SALE AT LYNDHURST.

A successful clearing sale in the bankrupt estate of Thomas and T. A. F. Doig, of Lyndhurst, was held yesterday morning by Messrs Pyne, Gould, Guinness. The property is situated a few chains from the railway station, and is 763 acres -in extent. It was put up for auction, but no bids wero forthcoming. Tire following prices were realised for the live and dead stock:— Sheep 240 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes and lambs (all counted) 24s 7d, 175 owes and lambs 24s 7d, 692 ewes and lambs 24s sd, 167 f. and f.m. ewes and lambs 25s 2d, 12 rams 445, 5 empty ewes £l, 19 hoggets 355, 13 Menno wethers 335, 8 rams 20s. Cattle—Cows £5 15s to £9 ss, Horses —Mares: £66, £56, 2 at £6O, £4B, £46, £32, £44. Geldings: £SO, £56, £64, £2B, £29, 3 at £lB. Sundries— Woolpress £l7, disc harrows £7 10s, lime sower £24, tripod harrows £l7, d.f. plough £l7 10s,. furrow ploughs £l9 10s, £3O Duncan cultivator £3O, rollers £2B 10s, . £29 10s, stripper £l4, McCormick bindei £l7 dray and frame £lB, £lB 10s, £26 10s, £l3, and £l6 10s, spring cart £ls 10s, Duncan grabber £3O, MasseyHarris binder £29 10s, P. and D. dull £75, whare £6O.