STOCK FROM MENTAL HOSPITAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 143, 21 May 1925, Page 3

STOCK FROM MENTAL HOSPITAL.

WILL NOT BE EXHIBITED AT ROYAL SHOW. Per "Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, May 20. During a' discussion at to-day’s meeting of the general committee of the Canterbury M ,and V. Association a surprise was sprung on members by the announcement that the Sunnysido Mental Hospital authorities would not exhibit stock at the forthceming Royal Show. Mr J. I’arlane said that at the request of the Pig Committee he had interviewed tho superintendent of tho Sunnyside Menial Hospital with regard to entries of stock for the Royal Show, and had been informed by him that there was to be no more showing of stock : rom uny of the mental hospitals on accoun, of some irregularities at Porirua. Mr J. D. Hall said tho withdrawal of the department’s exhibits was a very serious affair, especially as on the occasion of a Royal Show the public would be deprived of witnessing what was being done in the matter of stock-raising at mental hospitals. He moved that tho Minister of Health be written to on the subject. This was agreed to.

STOCK MARKET. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., and Wright, Stepherson and. Co., Ltd., report: An average yarding of all classes of good quality stock came forward. A keen sale resulted. Bidding was brisk throughout and every pen changed hands at . prices in advinco of the previous week’s, quotations. .We quote: Bullocks, £l2 7s 6d, £l2 12s 6d, £l2 15s, £l3, £l3 ss, £l3 12s 6d, £l3 17s 6d to £l4 2s 6d; wethers, 38s 7d, 395, £2 3s 6d, £2 7s Id, £2 7s 2d, £2 8s to £2 725; maiden ewes,' £2 7s; ewes, heavy, £2 5s 3d; ewes, 27s 6d, 28s 9d, 295, 30s to 355; vealers, -255, -30 s, 38s, £2 Is, £2 6s, £2 14s, £3 2s to £3 18s. Abralam and Williams, Ltd., report o:i their Marton sale on tho 19th inst.as follows: — We yarded 700 cheep, 25 pigs and 130 cat :Ic. There was a big attendance of the public and bidding was brisk, sheep prices being above recent sale 6. We quote: 4 and (-tooth wethers 33s 9d, fat 2-tooths 395, fat ewes 275, forward b.f. lambs 28s 4d, ewes r.w. Romney rams 28a 3d, m.s. lambs '24s 3d to 24s 9d, aged ewes with Southdown rams 235, small b.f. lambs 15s 3d, empty ewes 21s. Pigs: Baconers £3 Is, porkers 22s to 24a 6d, slips 13s to 16s, weaners 5s to Bs. Rising 4-year P.A. bullocks £3 10s, others £7 10s, empty cows to 37s (d, fat cows £4 10s, cow in milk £6 12s 6d, heifers at drop £5 10s. New • Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having held a very successful clearing sale at Mr.A. C. Chaytor's, Colyton, on Mon lay. There was a fair attendance of outs de buyers, and the cows, which were a nice lot of Jersey cross cattle, sold freely. Best cows: £lO, £lO 10a, £ll, £ll 10s to £ll 15s; good cows: £7, £7 15s, £B, £8 10s, .39. to £9 15s; late cows: £3 15s, £4, £5, £6, to £6 15s; springing heifers: £7 17s 6d to £9 17e 6d; _ pure-bred Jersey bulls £5 to £lO 10s ;choice weaner Jersey l eifers: £4 2s; half-draught mare £24, eons to farrow £2 15s to £3 10s. Implements and sundries sold well.

CANTERBURY MARKETS. ' Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, May 19. Markei matters were enlivened on Monday by a flutter’in potatoes. Inquiries came to hand from Sydney for quotations for shipment- The effect was a firming of the market ly about 10s per ton. The inquiry has not ed to business, but tho quotations arc believed o be on a basis favourable for such. In any case deliveries would scarcely iso required until July. Tho local spurt was not maintained, and values aro now about £3 10s on trucks, a drop of 5s on yesterday’s figure, but still a shade ahead of tho week-end quotation. The boat sclu dulcd to leave at tho beginning of the week for Auckland was cut out. and the noxt vessel is duo to 6uil on Monday or Tuesday of next week. There s no change in the oat market. Stocks are still firmly held. A’s on trucks are quoted at 3s 9d, and B’s at 3s 4d. Perennial ryegrass has moved slightly during the past few days. White -lover is being inquired for from tho Norih Island. Good undressed is worth up to Is 4d per !b on trucks, and inferior Is. Blenheim machine-dressed red clover is worth Is per lb.