MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10717, 11 October 1920, Page 10

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY

Para*! mail fqr Australian States -9.30 a.m. Australian States, per Carpentaria—lo-30 a.m., 11.15 a.m. , Picton, Havelock, Blenheim, Westport, Reefton. French Puss, and Nelson, per Mapourika—ll a.m., 11.15 a.mWestport, Ureymouth, Hokitika, tv CO ft on, per Rosamond —II a.m.. 11.15 a.m. Parcel mail for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe—l p.m. Mails for United Kingdom and Continent .of Europe, per Mahana—2 p.m., 3 p.m. Correspondence must be ad. dressed “per Maliana." ICaikuura. par Wakata—3 p.m. 3.15 p.m Nelson; also mails and express transitpaid parcels for Reefton and -Westport, per Kaitoa—4 p.m.. 4.15 p.m. Blenheim, Havelock and Picton. via Blenheim, ( pcr Opawa —1 p.m., 4.13 p.m. , Southern offices; also mails and express transit-paid parcels for Westport. Greymonth, Hokitika, and Kcefton, per Wahine —6 p.m., G. 13 p.m. Havelock, Hikoekoea. Wakatahuri. Buivcr. Pohnenui, AVaihohonn, Elaine Bay, Homewood, Brightlands, Manarca. Tira-ora, Nydia Bay, Maori Bay, To Puru, Okoha, Te Rnwa, Port Ligar, Crail Buy, llopai, per Blenheim—6 p.m., G. 15 -p.m. TUESDAY. Nelson, French Pass and Havelock, per Nikau—4 p.m., -1.13 p.m. Southern, offices; also mails and express transit-paid parcels for Greymouth and Hokitika, per Maori—6 p.m.. fi.ls p.m. H. D. GROCOTT, Cun-f Postmaster. Chief Post Office. Wellington. October 11th, 1020. Stars A 7, Breeze's Prolific £7, Up-to-dates Aj, Gamekeepers £i, 'Acme Kidneys AO, Ftllsidc Hero, very fine quality £7 10s wiaon tmol AO per ion, sacks extra tali Canterbury-grown secd.i; oatmeal, A 36 to A3fJ pet ton; mutton Birds, N.Z., in kits, cooked or salted, Is Id each; Tasmanian, in casks and salted, bjd each. TALLOW MARKET. . Messrs Booth and Co., Christchurch, repbit under date of October 6th, our London ho'use cables that at the tallow sales held that day there was au improv- [ ed tone to the market. Values advanced ion an. average A 1 per ton. The offerings were 1857 casks, of which M 37 were sold. '-'STOCK SALES. •AT LEVIN YARDS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report at Levin yards on Tuesday, they offered a small .entry, of sheep and a full yarding of cattle. Sheep acre dull of sale, but there was a better demand for cattle. Quotations— Prime tat wethers and maiden ewes. A2 10s: forward condition cows, .£7 15s to AS iOs; store cows, A 3 10s to AG: small coalers, A2,2s Gd to A2 6s: well grown yearling heifers, £7 to A 7 os: small yearling heifers, A2 15s to A 4; small yearling steers, A 3 6s to A 4; 12 month bulls. A-l 6a to A 4 12s 6d; 18 month bulls, A 9 to A 10; dairy cows, AlO to Al 7; springing heifers, AlO 10s to A2O; late cal vers and in low, , condition heifers. A 7 10s to AS; po’rkeis. ,£3 os to At os; store porkers.. A2 15s: weaner porkers, 30s to 31s fid. - SALE AT PALMERSTON NORTH. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., PalmerstonNorth, report on their Palmerston North sale held on 7th instant. We had a small yarding of sheen and a fair entry of cattle, which met a slow sale. Quotations. —Sheep—Black face hoggets. 265; fat hoggets, 34s 9d; fat ewes, 265. Cattle —2-year steers, A 5 10s; store cows, AG 2s 6d: fat cows, A 9 15s: small Jersey bulls, AS 3sSCALE AT HUNTERVILLB. Abraham and ’Williams, Ltd., had email entries of both sheep and cattle at Hunterville, which sold as below; Cull hoggets 14s 3d, 2-year steers A 7 7s €d to A 8 ss, store pigs A-l to A 4 15s, weaners small to 20s. SALE AT DANNBVIRKL. . N.Z. Loan' and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd... Tjannevirke, report as' follows:—! "We held bur usual weekly sale at Dannevirko' bn Friday, Bth inst., when we offered a rood yarding of both sheep and cattle to a good attendance of hovers. Although the market was distinctly in favour of buyers we emitted the rnalority of our entries. We quote: —Fat wethers 37s to 31s, fat ewes (medium) 295, culled wethers 235, store .ewes 21s ed, hoggets 2-1 s 9d to 19s, 2 r year P.A. steers and heifers AS lbs. 2-year steers A 7 12s, emoty cows AG, inferior young stuff from A 3 2s to 235. The majority of our- entry of dairy cattle was passed.; Hie beasts not .showing forward enough for the inquiry. - *' HIDES, SkIns”AND TALIOW PRICLs'aT LATEST SALES. Murray, Roberts and Co.. Dalgety and Co., Levin and Co.. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agencv Co., and the u airarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association report haying held the usual hides, skins, and tallow sales,_ The following prices are quotedHides—Ox, sound. 701 bs and over, 161-d to 19d; ox, sound, 59lbs to G9l,bs, 12’d to 17UI: ox, sound. 531bs to CBlbs, 121 dto led; ox, sound.45)bs to 52lbs, Ifljd to 12d; ox. sound. 331 bs to -H1 bs, 92d to Kid ;. ox, cut and slippy, all shades, 5d to I6d; cow, sound. 451 bs and over, 9} to 12d ; cow, sound, .TUbs to 41 lbs. 82tl to 10*d; cow, cut and slippy, all grades, 2id to HJd; yearling and kip. sound, lllbs to IGlbs 8d to IG-.UI: voarliiur and kip. sound* ITlbs to 33lbs. ! 9»d to 18d : yearling and kip. out and I slippy, all grades, 2bl to 12\d : calf, 1 sound, first quality, under Gibs, lOd to 19’d: calf, sound. Gibs to Slbs, I4d to 17}(1 • calf, sound, 9lbs to lolbs. 1152(1 to 15d; calf, cut and to 14d; bull, stf l "- 2d to 7£d; horse. 3s Gd to 15s. Tallow:—ln casks, 30a to Ms; in Uns. etc*, 25s to 40s. Tforsehair — to lOd. The next sale will be held on October 22nd.