AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 227, 19 June 1920, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. . TO-DiY--162a Onenu Boad, Lyall Bay. 10 a.m.— Furniture Bale (Sloane and Jones). Otakl Mart, 11.30 a.m.-Sale o£ furniture, produco, etc, (Q. Anderson). Swamp Road, Wainui-o-mata, 12 noon.— Sale of stock and implements (Dalgety and Co.). Main Eoad, Trentham, 12.30 p.m.-Purnl-ture sale (Johnston and Co.). Kona Bay, 2.30 p.ni.-Snle of building materials (Williams and Co.). ' MONDAY. . Karere, 11 a.m.-Sale of pedigree cattle (Dalgety and Co.). Norm Koad, Manakau, 12 noon.-Salo or stock and implements (N.Z. Loan Co.). Douglas-Sale of stock and implements (Newton King). TUESDAY. Karere, 11 a.m.-Sale of pedigree cattle (Dalgety and Co.). ■ . Swamp ltoad, Carterton, 11 a.m.-Sale ot stock and implements (Wright. Stephenson and Co.). ■ Levin Yards, 11.30. a.m.-Stock sale. 125 Britomart Street, Itcrhampore. 1 p.m. \-Furnlturo sale (Johnston and Co.). Grey Street Horse- Bazaar, Palmerston North. 2 p.m.-Land sale (Abraham and Williams). _„. , .... 105 Customhouse Quay, Wellington. 2.30 p.m.-oity property sale (Nathan and Co.). 1' EXPORTABLE BUTTER IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT'S .NEGO. TIATIONS. . , By Teleerwph-Presa AssociationNow Plymouth, June 18. In commenting upon the message from London stating that the Imperial Liovernment was prepared to negotiate \ for the exportable surplus of butter from New Zealand until March 31, 1921, on terms similar to those of tho previous contracts, Jlr. Morton (chairman of the National Dairy Association) stated to a "Daily News" reporter to-night that he interpreted the message as an indication that the British Government intended to continue the commandeer until tho date .mentioned. Previously, added Mr. Morton, tho Food Ministry was divided in opinion as to whether or not they should continue to control the price of butter. It now appeared that bhev had reached a decision not to decontrol. Tho British Government must, therefore, import butter itself, which meant that tho commandeer would continue as' long as the contra lasted, and that producers would be unable to-sell in the open market. Mr. Morton anticipated that New Zealand butter would be sold for 3s. in England, and is. 3d. per lb. would be netted to dairy factories. Regarding the local market, Mr..Morton said that tho Prime Minister had given an assurance that producers' would receive a price equal to the export value of their produce, which in this case would bo about 3d.