LEVIN STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2879, 18 September 1916, Page 8

LEVIN STOCK SALES

THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT

• • 'A meeting of farmers was held in tho- Levin Town Hall on Friday to receive the report of tlie committee _ set up at lie previous meeting to go into the question of arranging one day for the Levin stock sales and other matters connected therewith. There was a, fair attendance,' and the Mayor (Mr. 0. Blenlthom)'presided. ■ An apology for absence ,was received ■ from Mr. Martin Simoox. " Tho Teport read as follows: —Your committob. have pleasure in placing before you .'the result'.'of their commurii- . cations vwith'.'the'"auctioneering firms, . and their recommendations thereon. Day of'Week—Tho auctioneers are •wijlins vto. .hold ,the sales on the one (lay in the''week, sucli day to bo Tues.day or' Wednesday as the farmers may decide. • . . " Joint Sales:-7rDalgety and 'Co. and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile -ire agreeable to holding joint sales in joint yards, hut Abraham, and Williams are not, and as they cannot: agreo on joint sales and yards they ! jointly propose as follows:—That the sales start at 11.15 a.ni.',' and be continuous with dairy stock and pigs in No. 1 yard, whilst at noon the same class of stuff would be sold in tho other, or No. 2 yard. Then at jioon in No. 1 yard iJhe sale of fat ; ; sheep and .cattle would commence, conv tinuing in<No. 2 yard at at 1 p.m., whilst in jSo. 1 yard* at tho same hour the sale of store sheep would commence, - continuing in No: 2 yard at 2.15 p.m. In, No., 1 yard the sale of store cattle would commence at 2.15 p.m., and con- : tiriuo 'in No. 2*yard after the sale, of store sheep.' .. ' , ' ' Order, of Sale.—Grown bullocks to bo offered first; single beasts, as far as • practicable, will be sold at end of each section. (N.B.—-K store sheep not concluded in No. 1 yard by 2.15 p.m., fifteen minutes' -grace to be allowed, thereby 'making starting time 2.30 ; p.m.) ■ , Store Cattle. —Order of sale same as in No. 1 yard. ' , _• J : Stock sold iii'ohe yard are not to be offered in the other yard on'thc same day. Stock a,Triving after commence-' , ment of the sale .of that particular class of stock' will, be -sold at the end of the sale. Timekeepers to be appointed and are to take the sales in each vard alternately. Each auctioneer will he',, allowed two minutes, to sell , each' lot from the time he makes his onening remarks. The order of sale will lis recorded by means of blackboards,

stiles to be erected between tho respcetivo yards. Alterations in the.conduct of tho salo arc to be jointly advertised throughout the district. Tho question of which yard shall start tho sale is not yet decided by tho auctioneers, but it is suggested by Abraham and Williams, Ltd., who offer the other firms tho right to start, that whichever firm starts should continue to do so for twclv9 months, whilst the other firms think a change in order every three months. Tho proposed changes to come into force on first ealo in October. ' Rates of Commission.'—The secretary of the local branch of tho Stock Auctioneering Association reports as follows:—I have been instructed by my association to write and inform you that tho members have decided - to reduce the rates of commission on public yards sales of store sheep arid cattlc as [from January 1, 1917, from 4 per cent, to 3J per cent, in tho whole of the district covered by the association's operations. This reduction, I might point 9ut, brings the association's charges into lino with Wanganui and Wairarapa districts. • ' <. Concreting Yards.—All the firms are quite filling to meet the wishes of tho fannors in respect of this matter, but point out that tho expenso involved will-necessitate the work being dono by degrees, which course they propose to adopt. Your committee recommend:— I.—That Tuesday be tho day on wliich the weekly sale should be held, for tho reason that Wednesday is tho town established half-holiday and difficulty and delay would occur in having it changed. 2.—That an expression of the keen' disappointment 1 of tho farmers at the non-success of their efforts' to establish joint sales in joint yards be conveyed to Messrs. Abraham and Williams, and that it be pointed out to that firm that the farmers of tho distriot consider that it is in their best interests that their wishes in this direction be given effect to and urging them to reconsider their decision. _ 3. —That they are, however, of opinion that the new order of' sale as proposed is superior to the old arrangcmont, and that if established frequent changes would be undesirable, and lead to confusion; they therefore recommend the proposal of Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. namely, that the firm which starts the sale should continue to do so for twelve months, be adopted, but that in the meantime agitation for the joint sales in joint yards be continued. : 4-—As to .'commission, they recommend that further representations be. made on the subject, as they consider; the concession granted to be altogether inadequate both in amount and in the. extent of jts application, the same not applying to fat stocks. Tho committee feels that a rebate of i per cent) all around might under tho circumstances have reasonably been expected, the same to apply to all classes of stock yarded ; and, further, that some differentiation in the rate of commission charged might have been made between the large lines and smaller ones, or some System established whereby commission should be charged on a sliding scale, governed by tho returning price of stock. They, however, recommend that the concession be accepted in the meantime. s.—That the firms concerned bo thanked for what they have done, and what they propose to do in the matter of concreting tho yards. The report was adopted. On the motion of Mr. J. Ecbbell, seconded by Mr. A. K. Simpson, it was resolved that the committee set np at the previous meeting be constituted a standing committee to further the resolutions adopted. Mr. P. W. Inge was appointed convener. A hearty vote of thanks and appreciation to the chairman terminated the meeting. Up-to-date cheese factory managers are noil placing orders ior the famous Victor Vats. These rats, with their middle drainage and sloping bottom, are novel and most efficient. Orders can only be executed in rotation owing to shortage of materials—place your-order straightway and be sure of delivery. A. J. Parton, Sheet Metal and Plumbing "Works, Carterton.—Advt. The time will come when, by Act of Parliament merchants have to furnish purity and fertility guarantees with their grass seeds sold. Meantime, Messrs. Hodder and Tolle.v, Ltd., of Palmerston ,■ North, are doing it for customers' benefit. Write them, Dept. D, 'for samples and quotations. Know what will growT I-Advt.. '