MAIL NOTICES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19888, 27 March 1930, Page 16

MAIL NOTICES.

■ « (Supplied by the Postal Department.) Mails close as under:— To-day (Thursday), March 27th. For northern ports, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 4 p.m. Mails for Australian States, Ceylon, India, and Egypt, Japan, China, Straits Settlements, and South Africa (per Makura at Wellington), at 5.25 p.m. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe (correspondence must be marked "via Australia," per Makura from Wellington), at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. Due London on May 4th. Friday, March 28th. For northern ports, at 5.25 p ; m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 4 p.m. Outgoing Overseas Mails. For Apia, Pago Pago, and Niue Island (per Maui Pomare from Auckland), Saturday, March 29th, at 5.25 p.m. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only). Central America, Bntish, French, and Dutch Guiana, Venezuela, Republic of Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, also Pitcairn Island, via Panama (per s.s. Remuera,at Wellington), close on Monday, March 31st, at 5.25 p.m. Parcels at noon. Due London May 6th. _ , . Mails for Banks, Solomon, and New Hebrides Islands (per Southern Cross at Auckland), Saturday, April 5 th, at 5.25 p.m. Mails for Fanning Island, via Sydney, close April 7tli, at 5.25 p.m. Incoming Overseas Mails. March 27th—English and American paper mail, Canadian and American parcel mail, ex R.M.M.S. Aorangi, at Auckland. April 2nd—S.S. Ulimnroa, from Sydney. Australian. mail. • April Bth—R.M.S. Tahiti,, from San Francisco. English and American mail. April 10th —S.S. lonic, from London. English parcel mail. F. J. SHANKS, Chief Postmaster.

17s 6d to £l6 2s 6<l; Molesworth Station (Marlborough), 76 steers at £ll 12a 6d to £l6, 24 heifers at £8 7s 6d to £l3 2s 6d; client, 13 steers at £9 7s 6d to £l4 12s 6d, 4 cows at £8 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; R. Haskett (Mt. Hutt), 2 cows at £7 17s 6d to £ll 12s 6d; southern client, 5 cows at £7 12s 6d to £8 7s 6d; S. Haughey (Mina), 4 cows at £6 12s 6d; T. Brankin (Little River), 1 steer at £l6 17s 6d; F. H. Field (Teddington), 6 steers at £l3 12s 6d to £ls 7s 6d; P. G. Banks (Kaiapoi), 3 cows at £6 12s 6d to £lO 17s 6d; client, 7 cows at £9 12s 6d to £ll 7s 6d; L. B. Coe (Irwell), 1 steer at £l2 12s. 6d, .3 cows at £7 2s 6d to £8 7s 6d; L. D. Sfanbury ("Wainui), 1 cow at £lO 2s 6d; L. Radford (Little River), 2 cows at £8 12s'6d to £9 17s 6d; clients, 15 cows at £9 2s 6d to £l3 17s 6d, 10 steers at £ll 17s (id to £l6 2s 6d, 5 heifers at £lO 2s 6d to £l2-7s 0d; client, 12 steers at £l2 32s 6d to £ls 2s 6(1. VEALERS. There was only a small entry of vealers, and the quality was again poor. A drop on last week's values for all classes of about 5s a head was recorded. The top price was £7 18s 6d. DAIRY CATTLE. There was an average yarding of dairy cattle, and the quality was poor. When the sale opened prices were about £1 to £1 10s below last week's, and showed littlo improvement as the sale dragged on. Values were:— Good second and third calvers, £l2 to £l4. Medium second and third calvers, £9 10s to £ll. Aged and inferior, £4 to £B. Good heifers, £l2 to £l3 10s. Medium heifers. £9 to £ll 10s. Others, £7 15s to £9 10s. STORE CATTLE. There was a medium entry of store cattle, there being only a few straight lines. Bidding was not at all brisk, and there' were many passings. One line of 18-months to two-year-old mixed sex cattle of good colour sold at £7 10s, and for 18-montlis steers £5 6s was the best price obtained, a substantial drop on last week's prices. Good fresh cow* sold at £6 15s. There was a better demandfor bulls, which brought up-.to £l4. FAT PIGS. There was a large offering of porkers penned. At the commencement of the sale values showed a decline of 10s a head, but •this was partially recovered in the later stages. The West Coast mado up a big proportion of the offering in this- department, Baconers were also .penned in big numbers, and also met with a weaker sale than was the case last week, and was most irregular. Values were:— - Choppers, £3 to £7. Porkers, 47s . to 555. Heavy porkers, 58s .to £3 3s 6d. Average price per lb, 8d to Bld.. Baconers, £3 8s 6d to £3 18s 6d. Heavy baconers, £4 to £4 8s 6d. Extra heavy baconers, to £5 6* ' OA. ■ ' Average price per lb'. 6}d to 7d. STORE PIGS. There was a medium entry of store pigs forward which met with fair competition from a large attendance of buyers. Values recorded a drop on those of last week, in sympathy with the fall in pork and bacon. - - Values were:— Large stores, 36s to 435. Medium stores, 80s to 355. Small, 26s to 295. Slips, 24s to 26s 6d. Weaners, 16s to 21s. Inferior weaners, 9s 6d to 14s 6d.