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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16471, 14 March 1919, Page 9

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» THE; MOTOR TBADE. (Keoeived Maxch 13th, 950 p.m.) LONDON, March 13. The. Overseas .Trade Department, in conjunction with British motor firms, is sending an investigator to' Australia and New Zealand to enquire into local requirements and conditions: ■■ AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (Received March 13th, 9.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 13. Oats—Algerian; feeding os 4Jd, milling 5s 6d, Tasmanian, while 6s to Gs 3d. Barley— Cape as to 5s 3d, malting 5s Bd to 6s 3d. Maize—Bs Id. to Sa 3d. Potatoes—'Victorian £12 10b to £13. Onions—£ls. ADELAIDE, March 13. - Oats—ls id. : LITTLE RIVER SHEEP FAIR. The annual sheep fair was held at Little River on Tuesday, when there was a failentry. Thero was a good demand for young, ewes and ■ the better classes of. older owes,. and most of euoh lines found buyers. ■ Among the results' .were:— Messrs H. Mateon, and Co. sold:—For F. Williams, 250 two-tooth ewes at 33s 6d, 100 at 34a lCkl; J. Fleming (Port Levy), 85 twotooth ewes 38s; W. A. Parnham (Ovorleigh), 161 ewes at 28s, 328 at 29a Id, 242 at 31s 3d; 7. F. Buchanan (Einlock), 260 two-tootli ewes at 35s 6d, 194 at 36s 3d, 14? at 355, 129 at 34s 84, 130 at 28a Sd, 83 at 28a, 75 ewes at 2Ca 6d; R. Craw 65 two-tooth ewets at 295; N. ,A. Menzies (Menzie's Bay), 78 two-tooth ewee at 23s lOd, 93 ewes at lfls 9d, 122 at 27a 3d.• Mesare Pyna and Co. sold:—For F. Read i (Puha), 71 ewe'lambs at 245; R. Stndholme '(Little River),-170 fonr-tooth ewee at 27b; G'.' Murray (Little River), 154 sound-mouth ewes at 27s 8d,.84 two-tooth ewes at 27s lOd; J. Streeter (Motukarara), 169 two-tooth ewes ! at 283 Id; W. J. Guy, junr. (Port Levy), 57 two-tooth wethero at 27b 3d. Messrs • Dalgety and Co. sold:—For J. Flaherty, 368 -two-tooth wethera-at 23s to 33s Id, 240 two, four, six, arid eight-tooth-ewes at 27s 4d'to-97s 7d, 160 two-tooth ewes at .21s; client, 102 two-tooth ewes at 365. . ' GERALDINE STOCK SALE. For this week's sale there 'was a large yarding 1 , and a good, attendance. ; For fatsprices were maintained, but for stores'.prices dropped fully; 2s. a head, and ' many, .lines were passed in. ' Fat ewes made 22s lOd. to -30a, fat lambs '23s 7d to S2s, and fat wethers 28s lid to S4s 3d; store ewes made 8s 6d to 15s Bd, two-tooth ewes 27s 9d to 30s, . twotooth wetlters 19s 4d to 25® 7d, two, four, and six-tooth ewes 24s to 30s 3d,. four, ..six; and eight-tooth ewes d2s 6d, six and 'eieht-tooth ewes 12s Gd to 24s 3d. abund-mouth crossbred ewee 16s to 30s, 'ewes 203, ' failing-nioutii ewes Oa to 15a Gd, bmall twotooth halfbred ewea -24s, v throe-duarterbred ewes 25s (3d, lambs 8s £*J to <14s 9d, forward lambs 225, ewe lambs 19s 9d to SOs 6d, wether lambs 16s "Id to 20s 6d, mixed sexes 7s 3d to 23s 7d, 'halfbred lambs 17s 9d; cows in . profit £9, heifers £2 15s, • calves 17s 6<l to 495. '' • . ' • ' CLEARING SALE. ■"• The New Zealand Farmere" . Co-opexative Association, • in conjunction-with the National Mortgage and Agency Co., conducted a clearing sale at Lauriaton on Wednesday, on account of Mr M. Dunlop. The following.were the principal sales: —'l 32 fat lambs at 26s 2d, 824 two-tooth ewes 355, '239 fat ewes at 28s 9d, 200 ewe lambs at 23s 9d, 468 r.t 238 6d, 814 full and failing-mouth ewes at 21a 6d, 206 sound-mouth ewes at 31s Id, 708 rap 3 lambs at 21s 2d, 2-10 two, four, aud sixtooth ewes at 31s Oi, 189 fat ewes at 25s lid, 470 full .and failing-mouth ewes at 223 to 23s lOd, 162 cull lambs at 16s 3d. 192 rape ewes at 12s lOd, 18 fat wethers at 35?, 18 two-tooth ewes and wethers at 263, 43 halfbred mined sex lambs at 245, 7 l.vo-ahear EJj. rams'at 6gns, 3at 4Jgn«; dairy cows in profit £9 10s to £12, springing heifers £8, calves £3 ss; horses £17 to £GO. LAND SALE. At Wednesday's sale hy Dalgety and Co., Ltd., of leases-of Canterbury College reserves, situated at Waikari, lot-1. of 174 acres, was sold to Mr Jas. Nixon, at 37s per acre; lot *2, oi 254 acres, went to Mr W. H. Turner, at 23s Gd per acre; and lot 3, of 13-acres, at Dunsandel, woe secured by Mr Allan Macpherson, at 21s Gd per acre. A CONSUMERS' LEAGUE. If rumour tells true, it is quite on the c»td3 that Wellington may witness an attempt by the people to check profiteering, particularly in the sale of local produce. A "Dominion" representative was informed on Tuesday that it number of persons (whose identity was not disclosed) were working towards tho establishment of a consumers' league on American lines. The aim of the league would be to fix a reasonable price for certain commodities, enforcing its views by judicious .application of it 3 combined strength to the more flagrant offenders. In tiio initial stages, the league - would deal chiefly with, the price of commodities .produced in New- Zealand, _ as, to judge what waa a fair profit on ■ local linee would generally-be easier than to judge what was a fair profit on imported lines. Nothing has yet been done in the way of sccuring members. . EXPORTATION OF OATS. (PRESS -ASSOCIATION* TEI^EGRAM.) WELLINGTON, March IS. Tb© *'Gazette" announces tliat ihe l Mmiater of Customs is prepared to consider applications for the exportation of limited quantities of oats to the United Kingdom nnd British, possessions. -'