APPRAISAL OF WOOL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23620, 2 April 1940, Page 3

APPRAISAL OF WOOL

LAST AUCKLAND FIXTURE YESTERDAY'S OFFERING ABOUT 5000 BALES AVAILABLE Appraisers were engaged at the Parnell stores throughout yesterday, when the last fixture in Auckland this season under the British Government wartime purchu.se plan was held. About 5000 bales were offered, and at the close of the day work in most of the stores was practically completed. The wool was stated to he up to the usual standard for this time of the year, although naturally the pick of the clip already has been oflrered. This is definitely the last appraisal in Auckland this season. It is expected that the usual ocldment and crutchings fixture will be held in the'winter, but no date has yofc been fixed. The present catalogue will briijg the total offering in Auckland this season to about 5:;2,500 bales, compared with about 84,000 bales sold at auction in 1938-39. Prompt date for the final appraisal will be fixed at the usual 14 days after the completion of the fixture. A total cheque of £1,309,949 already has been distributed for the four previous appraisals, and tins should be increased to about £1,392,003' for the season, or second only to the record distribution of £1,528,545 in the 193637 season.

PUKEKOHE PRODUCE CARROT PRICES ADVANCE MOST OTHER LINES STEADY [FROiI our own coe/respoxdext] PUKEKOHE, Monday , Crown pumpkins are now coming forward from growers at Pukekolie aiid are being railed away at 8s 6d per cwt. The Red Warren variety maintains J :.st week's value, 4s 6d. r;/ Table potatoes remain at £6 per ton and onions at £7. Gamekeeper and A'rran Chisf seed potatoes are quoted at 8s 6d to 10s 6d per cvrt., while Gamekeeper are also available !in ton lots at £( 10s. Carrots have hardened in price from 3s 3d to 4s a sugar bag since the beginning of last week, but parsnips have fallen from 5s 6d to 4s 6d and beetroot from 4s 6d to 4s. Swede turnips, which ranged .up to 4s 6d a sugar bag last week, are now selling at a firm price of 4s. Citron melons are a new line for this week. They sell at 8s 6d per cwt. Cabbage plants remain at 10s 6d a.thousand in bundles o:; 25, -and many varieties of flower plants are available, at 4s 6d a. box of 50.. FAT STOCK SCHEDULES DISSATISFIED. FARMERS j [by telegraph —OWN correspondent] . f MASTERTON. Monday Dissatisfaction existing among producers concerning fat sheep and lamb schedules and the declared need that the Meat Board should have charge of marketing and other arrangements, were discussed at to-day'si meeting' of the Wairarapa .Provincial Executive of the Farmers' Union. The executive endorsed the recommendation of the Manawatu provincial district with regard to the Meat Board controlling all matters in connection with mutton and lamb exports in place of the freezing companies. BIG DEMAND * FOR CBEESE EFFECT OF MEAT RATIONING LONDON, March 31 Merchants have to look elsewhere than Australia and JjTew Zealand ror cheese, for traders report .an increasing demand, partly as a result of the rationing of meat ana bacon and tue lack of canned meats. ; AID FOR WOOL EXPORTS RIVALRY OF ARTIFICIAL FIBRES LONDON, March 31 The Wool Control has announced important' measures for encouraging the export of woollen finished, goods* but there isifresh evidence that neutrals are. developing the production of artificial; 1 fibres because they are unable to secure ' raw wool supplies. ' STOCK SALES . HEIFERS AT PUKEKOHE 5 Over 350 in-calf hoifers and heifer calvis 1 ! wera received at a special heifer sale hold at 1 ! Pukekolie by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Lmb i itcd The yardinpr included many choice wellj j crown sorts .dose to profit, There was a full ' attendance of buyers, and bidding for we.l- ---" crown quality heifers was spirited, rising to high values. More backward sorts also met s a keen demand and sold well. Jersey Jioiick calves :sold readily at latG rates. -Cfc<oir© Jersey Heifers made £9 10s to £10; pood. £\s 5s to £9 2s .Gdi; good hut. backward, £7 to £S 2s Od; small and backward, £4 10s to £(} 10s; Friesian .'heifers, forward in calf, £S to ,E8 ss; quality Shorthorn heifers, i'tf 10s to £7 10s; good font rather backward, £ t 5s to £6 ss: quality Jersey heifer calvts, ,C 3 10si to £'3 ISs; smaller. £1 1751 to 1 £3 2s.