POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18293, 9 July 1921, Page 8

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails close nt the Chief Post Office, Dunedin, as under:

TO-DAY (SATURDAY), JULY 9.

For United Kingdom and Europe (per North Express), at 10.15 a.m. (to connect with the Mamari at Wellington). Correspondence must be specially addressed per Mamari. Latc-fee letters at guard’s van at 11.15 a.m.

(Vancouver Mail Service.) For United Kingdom, Honolulu, Japan, United States of America, Canada, Central America, Mexico, West Indies, United States of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, British, French, and Dutch Guiana, South America (per North Express), at 10.15 a.m. (to connect with tho Makura at Auckland). Lato-feo letters at guard’s van at 11.15 a.m. MONDAY, JULY 11.

For Rarotonga and Tahiti (per North Express), at 7 a.m. (to connect with the Flora at Auckland). Lato-fee letters at mail van at 8 a.m.

Owing to tho withdrawal of the Wahin* from tho ferry service mails will now close for tho North Island on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7 a.m., and on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 10.30 a.m. Mails from the North Island will arrive at Dunedin, per Second Express, on Wednesdays and Fridays. F. J. Chisholm, Chief Postmaster.

NEW ZEALAND’S WOOL POLICY. At a meeting of the' New Zealand Wool Brokers’ Association, at which delegates were preeept from every selling centre fn the dominion, the qu-eotions of wool control and wool policy were fully discussed. Eventually full approval was given to the policy of limitation of catalogues throughout New Zealand enforcing minimum reserves. This, in effect, ie in support of the policy of the

Producers’ Committee in regard to following “ Bawra'o ” ideas as to the marketing of wool, and the association is prepared to work cordially in co-operation with the efforts of the New Zealand Wool Committee. SYDNEY SHEEP SALES. .SYDNEY, July 8. (Received July 8, at 9.30 p.m.) At the sheep sales two merino special stud rams were bought for 575 guineas and 600 guineas respectively. Fraser and Co., auctioneers, produce merchants, commission agents, and agents for the Otago Egg Circle, 146 Crawford street, Dunedin, report:—Eggs: Market firm at 2» per dozen for Egg Circle eggs; plain, le lOd to Is lid. Butter: Dairy pats, Is 9d; milled bulk, Is lOd. Pigs; Thoi's is a good demand for good baconera; wo quote good bacon weights, Bjfd to 9d; porkers, 9d; overweights, 4d to 6d per lb. TBllow: Market weak, from 10s to 15s por cwt, according to quality. Honey: Demand is poor, little now season’s coming forward. Prices are nominal; prime bulk, 7dl to 8d; prime sections, Is to la 2d; medium, 7d to 8d; 101 b tins, 6s 6d to 7s. Beeswax, 2a per lb. Potatoes: Market practically stationary; wo quote beet Taieris, £4 10s to £4 15s; northern, £i. Canterbury onions, 6s per cwt; Mel bournes,. 9s. Fowl wheat, 28s per ,sack, sacks included, cash with order. We have the Otago agency for the Champion egg crates, price 17s 6d each. Poultry kg rings, in assorted colours, le 6d per dozen; special quotes for largo quantities. Pettey’s toe punches, 2s 6d each. Poultry: We held our usual weekly sale on Wednesday, when previous prices were well maintained. We also offered on behalf of clients, a large number of pullets, which met with a keen -demand. Prices realised were as follow:—Cockerels—14 at 4s, 18 at 5s 6J, 10 at 5s Bd, 15, at 6a lOd, 22 at 6s, 16 at 6s 2d, 17 at 8s; hens—ll at 4s, 14 at 4s lOd, 18 at ss, 19 at 5a 4d, 12 at 5s Bd, 15 at 6s Bd, 12 at 4s; one-year hone—4 at IDs, 10 at 13s, 6at 14s, 6at 17s; pullets—9 at 12a 6ct, 8 at 13«, 12 at 15s, 10 at 16s 6d, 4 at 17s, 6 at JBs, 9 at 90s 6d, 4 at 21s, 5 at 245, 6 at 255, 6 at 25s 6d (all at per pair); turkeys, la IJd per lb, live weight.