DUNEDIN WOOL SALE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3861, 13 March 1928, Page 22

DUNEDIN WOOL SALE.

NEW RECORD FOR SEASON.

A keen demand and the prospect of a substantial all-round advance m prices were the features the third Dunedin wool sale, which opened in Burns Hall on Wednesday evening. A full and representative bench of buyers was present, and the attendance of the public taxed Die capacity of the building. The catalogue comprised 27.325 bales, tho number submitted by each firm and the order of sale being as follows:—

All tho wool opened up in good condition, and the general average of quality was fully as high as that of the previous sale. This pleasing state of affairs was reflected in the attitude of the buyers, who were particularly eager, and appeared to be working on extended limits. America, the Continent, Britain, and Australia were fully represented, and the bench included buyers for all loca] mills. Japanese ageuts were also operating. There was a keen demand from all quarters, save the United States, whose buyers seemed to find the opening prices rather high for their requirements. Britain and the Continent were the most prominent operators. The sale was opened by Messrs Donald Re.d and Co., whose auctioneer began selling early in the evening. The first catalogue was disposed of by 9.15 o’clock, after which Dalgety and Co.’s auctioneer occupied the rostrum with a large catalogue that was completed at a late hour. A fresh New Zealand record was established in the first catalogue when 32 bales of baifbred from Rockiands Station realised 283 d. Several other lots of liaifbred realised 23d, and pieces from Attadale sold at 252 d. Of the 3765 bales offered in the first catalogue, only five lots were passed. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report as follows:—Anchor/Rocklands, 32 bales 283 d, 25 263 d, 16 26id; Mount Piri, 7 27£d, 5 23d, 2273 d; Attadaie, 3 28d, 3 27d; Black Rock, 1 28d, 3 27 a d, 227 d; Rees Valley, id 26jrd, 6 26jd; Twinburn, 11 25d; XL in triangle. 25 26£d, 7 25jd; T inverted IT, 3 25jd; T in tiiamond/Kingston, 11 26Jd; ID, 5 27d; L2 5 27d; Corrie, 7 2Ud; Branches/cloverlcaf. 5 241 d. 4 23d; Waipori, 6 28d, 6 24Jd; ZT, 5 24d; Flodden Field, 5 26id; Emmasvalc, 5 21{d, 4 2Gid; Waenga. 4 7 23Ad; Whitecliffs/T, 6 243 d ; Craghm-st, 5 25d ;’64, 5 25d; M 4 coni. Oaklea. 4 23<1; J in circle, 5 20Jd; W D conj., 5 2<jJd; W in circle/Slogarie, 5 26Ad; Y 5, 5 20d ; 4Y, 5 24id; JH in oblong, 4 27<1; RX. 4 263 d; MB. 4 26d; Winfield, 4 25jd; CB/—, 5 2Cid; TE. 10 20d; BF, 7 193; JE/Mount Ross, 5 27£d; JV, 5 19d; T. 5 23fd; —W—, 6 213 d; Ardlvi/6, 7 25Jd; M/W, 7 20|d; FH in oblong. 9 26*d. 4 27|<i; O in diamond, 4 21d; AWS/Temple Peak, 4 22Jd, H in circle. 4 244 d AO, 5 2OA<I; M£ 4 20d ; F 5, 8 21d; IK, 4 25$ t Movola/D, 8 24d ; 88. 7 201 d : LL. 4 23|dj Anchor/Rocklands, 9 27Jd; HB/Glenfa!lo«f,

4 21 Jd; Maryficld, 5 21Jd; JB/H in circle, 424 Jd, 423 jd, 5 23Jd; Springdale, 20 20jd; Murrel, 7 20 4 d; Lynbrook, 5 24Jd; RiversXea, 15 19Jd; Rees Valley, 5 23; Twmburn, 7 24jd; MG, 13 26jd; Nollid, 13 22d, 5 21d; MY conj., 14 22d, 8 22d; JB, 9 204 d; ZT, 14 20Jd; N/—, 4 19 jd; ZO, 4 20 Jd; PG, 7 20Jd; H, 6 20Jd; TH conj., 4 20jd; HE, 4 19Jd; Matea/01, 7 19Jd; TCI—, 7 22 Jd; A, 11 24d; D, 7 27d; C, 11 26Jd; E, 26 2bj<l; B, 18 26jd; F, 39 25 Jd; HHII, 16 26Jd; 000, 20 21Jd; NNN, 13 20d; V, 2*7, 20jd; T, 19 22d; OA. 9 23d; WWW, 8 23±d; EEE, 16 2OJ<I; AA3, 12 233; 003, 10 21d; AA, 4 24 Jd.

TWOPENCE ADVANCE ON HALFBRED. EXTRA QUALITY REALISES 30ad. The sale was continued on Thursday, when the various brokers offered catalogues totalling 27,325 bales. There was a full attendance of buyers, every, seat on the benches being occupied, representing America. Britain, Europe, and Japan, and buyers for all our local mills. A large proportion of the offering included , clips which had been shorn for some time, and which had arrived in Dun-edin-too late to be included in the last sale. The wools opened in splendid conditidn, and it can be said that some of the halfbreds and fine crossbreds offered this sale were in beautiful order. Some of the Southern Lakes’ district and backcountry wool was well grown, but being later snorn showed much more condition. The hope formed by growers that the sale would command the nigh prices obtained in other parts of the Dominion was more than justified, and under extremely good competition prices advanced from id to 2d per lb for good halfbreds. Crossbreds and good pieces compared with rates ruling at the sale on February 1. .Great Britain lifted the greatest proportion of the catalogue, but Continental buyers were determined competitors, and secured a fair share of the offering. America did not buy much, the prices paid evidently being above her limits. Very few lots were passed, and it can safely be said that this sale is one of the _ best ever experienced in Otago, as again record prices for New Zealand this season were obtained. The following are the comparisons between February's sale and this sale:—

Merino.—Two Mile. 4 bales 22jd; RW/O, 10 22Jd, 5 22j; bin wool H 6, 7 22Jd; Branch Creek-, 8 22 jd : 7/Crescent, 5 24jd; bin wool A, 5 25jd; bin wool B, 14 23d; bin wool C, 5 22jd; bin woof D, 11 22d. Halfbred.—Basalt Hill, 17 bales 26Jd; Haseldene, 6 24d; L2, 4 26jd; ZX, 5 26 jd; Glenburn 7 255; Hopetoun, 3 281 d, 7 28d; Argyle, 23 28d, 27 28d, 14 27Jd, 24 27jd, 21 27 jd; Pisgah Downs, 9 27Jd, . 10 27{d, 9 26jd. 7 26Jd ; D, 4 26jd; Two Mile, 15 24d; RW/O. 9 245; GL, 7 27jd; Wilden, 6 283 d, 45 2’jd, 83 27d. 15 25d; PS, 6 251 d; Bonnivale, 4 27jd; GB/—, 6 24 jd ; N, 4 26Jd ; Wendon, 5 25Jd; Struau,’ 27 27d; Ben Ledi, 327 jd, 13 26-Jd; Dunstan Peaks, 4 2&jd ; GL in Diamond, 8 24Jd; S and S/M, 11 26d ; Glenaray, 42 27d; 1026jd, 55 27jd; JD, 7 26J<1; Diamond/Cross, 9 26jd • bin wool. AS, 5 27jd; bin wool A 6. 11 26jd; bin wool A 7, 13 24 Jd; Hectors, 14 27Jd; aa, 6 26J- PT/W, 11 26jd ; 7/Crescent, 11 26jd; Mauretania, 5 26jd; JR coni in Circles/Doniehil's, 5 26? d 7 25Jd; JJ/J, 10 25d; Autu/T, 4 271 d; Glenrowan, 5 26Jd; Hawkdun, 4 26d, lo 25d; 4, 14 24jd; Timburn, 13 25jd, 10 25jd; JW/Edenbank, 5 28d. 10 27Jd; DW, 9 25Jd; JG/K. 5 24d, 4 24 Jd ; Homchills, \ 4 26Jd; Crescent/CJ rev., 4 265; Carrickmore/03, 7 245; Ivß/in oblong, 6 26d; —/OM, 7 2"jd ; Croyvale, 4 25d; bin wool E, 727 Jd; bin wool G, 28 26J'd ; bin wool I, 6 27d; Weka Hill. 8 26Jd. Fine Crossbred.—Basalt Hill, 10 bales 203 d;. E and DDE/Bumfoot, 11 21d; JE/Riverside, 6 22Jd; Haseldene, 14 22d; K 3, 6 22J<1; JC, 5 21jd; J and JE. 6 21 jd; C rev. P, 4 213 d; Glenburn, 12 233 d; Hopetoun, 4 213 d; NB conj, 7 21d; Argvle 8 23d, 5 21d; .N., 4 23 Jd; PS, 7 22d ; GB/— 10 Slid; GL in Diamond, 18 2Ljd; Glenaray, 36 23jd ; JD. 4 23d: MI, 4 233 d; Diamond/Cross, 4 22) d; FF, 7 21 jd; bin wool 86, 20 243 d; bin wool 87, 33 223 d; bin wool 89, 32 22Jd; bin wool E 9, 22 213<1; bin -wool F 5, 31 21jd; Branch Creek 5 22jd; Hectors, 7 23Jd; JM. 6 20jd; Paratohi, 11 21Jd ; aa, 4 23Jd ; PC/T-I, 5 24 jd; PT/tf, 7 233 d; 10/—, 4 Mauretania, 4 23Jd; JR conj in C'irde/ ~ Domehills, 5 25d; Creseent/DB, 5 21jd; Glenrowan, 5 223 d; Hawkdun, 5 22jd; CN/Fairplace 22 233 d;. P over inv. Orescent, 4 213 d; JG/K. 4 243 d: Homehills, 5 243 d ; Bushvale/Planet, 5 23jd; Crescent/ CJ rev., 7 24d ; Jubilee, 8 23d: KB in Oblong, 4 233 d; bin wool M, 6 233 d; bin

wool N, 25 23 Jd ; bin wool O, 22 22d; bin wool EE, 6 223 d; Waipori, 4 22d. Nocks and Pieces.—Haseldene 4 bales 22d; Hopetoun, 4 22 jd; GS/B in Circles, 5 23jd ; Argyle, 10 24d ; Pisgah Downs, o 23Jd; Two Mile, 4 23Jd ; Wilden, 14 26jd; Ben Ledi, 7 23d ; Sunny Peaks and Kurow. Hill and Dunstan Peaks, 5 23|d: Glenaray, 4 23d; 7/Cresccnt, 4 23Jd ; Hawkdun, 4 23jd; Group Al, 10 243 d; Group A2, 21 223 d; bi npieces UU, 8 23Jd; bin pieces, VV, 8 23jd. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows:— Merino. —Waipori, 13 30d; Northburn, 6 26d, 4 24Ad, 7 24jd, 4 23jd, 6 23Jd; circled B, 5 26jd; bin Challenge TTTT, 226 d; Scalwyn over 34, 3 26jd. Halfbred and Corriedale.—PK, 5 26d; Waipori, 19 28d; Onslow Downs, 11 253 d: RL. 4 26jd; IC, 7 26d; Northburn. 7 25W: i 25jd; B, 7 26}d; SO, 4 T 3. 9 26d; Mounj; Highlay, 6 26d; Spearhead over Stonyhill, 10 27d; Bushey Park, 5 28d, 11 27jd, 16 263 d; JH, 8 26jd; Kenmore, 16 26jd, 11 2SJd; Westdome, 13 27d, 14 26Jd, 4 26|d, 6 26d, 5 253 d; T, 3 27jd; A in square, 11 26fd; YZ, 6 26? M; Glenthorn, 11 27d; DGG, 4 26Jd; Halwyn over 3H, 8 273 d, 8 27jd; Dusky, 5 26d; Pitcairn, 5 263 d; Hummock, 8 26jd; B over JB, 4 26|d; Cairnhill Run, 7 26Jd; DM over L. 4 26d; 1, 3 27jd, 7 263 d; M dash, 5 26d; Glenellen, 5 25Jd; Loch Lomond, 4 26d; D2, 8 28jd, 4 27jd, 4 263 d; Lauder, 7 26d; WN, C 27jd; EC, 4 26Jd; LL, 4 263 d; Challenge bin wool A, 7 27jd; B, 6 28d; C, 12 28|d; H, 55 27d.

Fine Crossbred. —Craigroy, 4 24d; Half circle over N, 4 223 d; Onslow Downs, 5 25jd; Northburn, 4 25d; SO, 5 263 d; AT, 3 23d, 3 223 d; KZ, 11 223 d; ON, 4 223 d; .Tapui over XH, 3 233 d; RWS, 4 243 d; DA, 6 24d; Thurstlea, 5 22Jd; Garterhope, 7 23d; Westdome, 10 26d, 8 253 d, 6 24d. 7 223 d; Strothore, 7 24Jd; SA, 4 23jd; Z over Fernhill, 4 223 d; D rev. K. 4 223 d; P, 6 23jd; OF, over Thorndale, 5 22-jd; TI, 5 223 d; W, 6 23jd; DM, over L, 4 23d; Z, 8 241 d; 8 223 d; JR, 4 233 d; Elmwood, 4 22? d; Moonlight, 1 231 d; JC over V, 6 23d; Barewood 10 23Jd; WN, 5 243 d; EC, 4 23d; Star, 5 24d; JC, 4 223 d; DM, 4 22? d; R in circle, 4 22Jd; LL, 4 23jd; Challenge bin wool. D. 8 23id; I, 25 24jd; Q, 45 23id; T, 65 24£d; EEEE, 10 24<L Crossbred.—24, 11 203 d. 6 2!|d; Glenshee. 11 20jd; The A Point, 16 20jd; half circle over N, 7 19jd; GY, 13 21d; 6 1, 20 20d; DR, 10 203 d; PI, 7 203 d; T 3, 6 3. J; The Grennan. 9 203 d; 9‘203d; JT. 8 20jd; AT, 15 21-ld; KZ, 8 21jd; AMM, 7 20jd; MS. 5 21d; J, 9 20=d; Moa Hills. 5 21jd; Rl, over triangle. 11 21d; WB coni. 12 20d; Carterhope, 37 2Cd; half circle over M, 10 19? d; Westdome, 11 193-d, 4 203 d; K rev. K. conj, 14 193 d; T, 3 213 d; star 5 20jd, 4 203 d; Makarora, 420 d, 4 19Jd; C over WT, 15 20j; JW over Meadowbank, 6 21d; Mountrere. 4 19? d; Crossleigh, 8 21d; CF over Thorndale over E, 7 203 d; 78, 4 203 d: TI, 5 2<>3d. 4 20jd; W, 4 22d; GO. 7 20d, 5 203 d; 07. 4 21d; Bar over W2, 4 20d: Pine Hill. 4 203 d; MD over Anchor, 7 19jd: Star over bar. 4 203 d; IG, 13 203 d; 6M in circle, 6 20jd; JC over V. 4 203 d: Barewood, 5 213 d; half-circle over 2, 5 20d; star over bar, 4 203<1; JC, 7 20-jd; 13, 10 203 d; AT over Salisbury over NZ, 8 21jd; K over bar, 4 20Jd; Homelands, 4 19jd; Bin wool Challenge E 10 22jd; F. 17 203 d ; J, 50 21jd; K, 51 21d; O, 54 203 d; 88, 34 203 dMerino Necks and Pieces.—Northburn, 6 bales 22jd, 6 19d. Half bred Necks and Pieces. —Waipori, 6 bales 22’d; Onslow Downs. 5 233 d; Hawksburn 4 23jd; Star over Avoia, 4 231 d; Cluden, 5 23d; Mt. Burk, 7 223 d; Asneridge, 5 24d; Westdome, 10 23jd; Morven Hills, 15 223 d; Sander over QR. 6 22jd; Challenge bin weed, QQ. 13 223 d. Crossbred Necks and Pieces. —.8., 4 bales 18d; Mt. Highlay, 6 17d; Glencoe. 5 17jd; Fairlight, 13 21jd, 4 21jd; Snashore, 4 173 d; M —, 5 IGJd: bin wool. Challenge. 888. 50 19jd; GGG, 25 223 d; JJJ, 25 213 d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company reports as follows:— Halfbred.—4S, 8 bales 303 d, 3 30jd, 7 29jd, 6 283 d; JB (conjoined) under bar, 4 28Jd; Havincourt, 4 283 d. 4 27d; SF, 6 27id, 10 263 d; 21 brand, 5 26d; 1 brand, 5 263 d; Glenavon. 10 24Jdj H.. 5 253 d; JI, 6 27jd, 18 263 d, 4 263 d, 8 26jd, 7 25jd; Sil verpeak. 15 25Jd: Peter’s Creek, 6 26d; C. 0., 5 263 d; HK (conjoined) over Closeburn, 9 273 d, 9 263 d. 6 26jd, 3 26jd; OO under crescent, 4 253 d; ZT over Glenelg. 3 26d; Glen-nevis. 5 27d. 13 25jd; 1Z over O, 7 26jd. 7 26jd, 6 26d; O with bar, 4 27jd; Tahumatu, 4 26d: Braeside, 4 27d, 5 263 d: Waiorai, 8 253 d; ET, 4 26jd; various. 10 26jd; J2, 4 27|d, 5 27-jd; JH over Huntly. 4 27.jd; 33 brand, 3 26jd: DS, 5 253 d; Linda, 10 263 d; E under bar. 3 27|d; Bendoran. 6 263 d; bins, 7 27id, 20 263 d, 60-2nd; Crossleigh, 3 253 d.

Merino.—Bar through diamond, 4 25>}d; J.R. over Eastbourne. 5 233 d; Benavon, 12 23jd; Birchdale. 8 24jd; Glenevre, 3 24jd; ACE. 5 24jd; bins, 12 23jd; Foxee Peak, 4 24Jd.

Fine Crossbred.—Merrie Creek, 4 23Jd; 1. webrose, 5 23Jd; brand 11, 5 243 d; JI, 12 23Jd; FM under bar, 4 23d; Fairview, 4 23d: CO, 5 243 d; Z. 4 24jd; DN over Miller’s Flat, 4 24d; HK (conjoined) over Cloeeburn, 4 25jd; OO under crescent, 6 24Jd; ZT over Glenelg, 4 23jd; IZ over O, 5 233 d; bar through O, 5 253 d, 6 24d; Tahumatu. 4 233 d; Hazeldale. 4 25d; R2, 3 24id- ET. 4 24d; TW under bar. 4 24|d; X 7, 6 23jd; F2, 4 23jd; JB (conjoined) over bar, 5 26Jd; Bendhu, 5 243 d; brand 33, 8 24jd; DS, 4 24Jd; HJ under bar, 5 24Jd‘ Havincourt, 4 27d, 4 253 d; binsfi 62 23jd, 105 22.|d, 23 23jd. Crossbred. —Merrie Creek, 10 19d; 4P over Norwood, 7 203 d; Hyde Home, 4 21jd: HB, 11 203 d; Wharfdale, 6 213 d. 6 193 d; JH, 11 21jd; FM under bar, 4 20d; SC under bar, 4 21 jd; Fairview, 6 21d; ZX over Grandview’, 8 203 d; DN over Miller’s Flat. 6 21Jd; Glen-nevis, 5 193 d, 4 19Jd, 5 193 d; 7U, 9 21d; Glen Barr in square, 6 20Jd; Strathrvall, 4 21 Jd, 4 20d; bar K, 31 203 d; Hazledale, 4 193 d; Millvale, 6 19jd; JB over heart, 7 20jd; W, 4 21 d, 4 20Jd; CB over W, 15 19|d; ZA, 4 20Jd; JH over Huntleigh, 6 213 d; . JB conjoined over bar, 6 20? d; DS, 5 20Jd; E over. bar. 3 22Jd, 4 203 d; Helenslee over BZ, 6 21d; bins, 13 241 d, 105 22-jd; WS, 7 193-d; Crossleigh, 4 19d. Messrs Stronach, Morris, and Co. report as follows:— Merino.—Robertslee, 9 26Jd, 223 d; bin wol, 4 23jd. Halfbred. —Robertslee, 8 27jd, 14 27d, 8 25jd: diamond and half-diamond, 4 24Jd; Waiteatua, 12 27d, 5 24d; PT over

W, 4 24d; RP conjoined over Lindis Downs, 3 25Jd, 5 25d, 7 24Jd; Toropuke over heart, 5 26? d; Hallfield, 5 263 d; JK. I 24d;J diamond with tail, 3 22.3 d; bin wool, 6 25jd, 5 24jd, 4 24jd. bine Crossbred.— Diamond and half-dia--223d; Robertslee, 8 223 d, Ar 22^ <l A^ l . ara l n ? a over JH ’ 6 23 i d -' S over M, 5 23Jd; bin wool, 3 27d, 22 253 d 9 21fd, 8 23Jd, 7 21d. 4 ’ o < Vy°?. s^ e A~ Tor °P uke over heart, 7 24U 6 233 d 7 23d, 5 21Jd, 5 21jd, 6 21d; Hopefield, 4 223 d, 4 19Jd; GL, 7 19Jd; halfwCl4 O oo*s r > 1 203 d; JF > 7 22d ; PT ov e r A A’- 11 21 * d : 4B - 4 21 H 4 20d; Bishop’s Mitre. 11 20d; Robertslee 6 19d- Basalt, 4 19jd; Sunnyside over HJ conj., 6 213 d. 8 21d; JWB, 4 21 jd ; Marama 2iad > 4 19 s d ; 1 and Trianrte, ; Y over Half-circle, 4 ; C over WT, 6 21£d; bin wool, 22 20Xd, 19 13jd io 21id, 4 18Jd, 11 191 d. 4 Romney.— Z over WT, 5 bales ewe 23d, 9 21ad. Merino Necks and Pieces.—Robertslee, 4 21jd. Halfbred Necks and Pieces.—Robertslee, 4 23Jd, 8 21Jd; bin wool, 5 2fijd. Crossbred Necks and Pieces.—Toropuke over Heart, 6 19Jd, 5 17jd; bin wool 12 16£d, 8 Ifrjd. The Otago Farmers’ Co operative Association reports as follows: — Halfbred.—DA 7 , 5 bales 28Jd, 4 261 d ; G2, 6 27Jd; JHS, 5 26Jd; Castle Falls, 4 25Jd, 5 24Jd, 4 25|d, 6 24jd ; A 3, 8 24Jd; 83, 18 25jd; HB conj., 3 26jd; G2, 4 26d, 5 25d, 4 25jd; AA3, 7 27Jd. Fine Crossbred —J over J in Circle, 4 bales 22d; HB conj., 5 22d 4"2ljd; Waia tea, 4 21d; VJ, 4 22d, 9 21jd; SP under —, 3 22d ; RFS, 8 21 Jd; JF, 15 21jd; 111, 5 21 jd, 4 21 d; Inverted D and F, 5 22Jd; 51, 5 24Jd : OF conj., 4 21d; 88 under — 4 21Jd; WP, 8 22d, 6 22Jd, 5 21Jd; Tewepu, 7 22jd; Courthi’l, 14 22£d ; Horse Shoe, 15 21d, 7 21 jd; 'H, 4 21Jd; Waipori, 6 22d; DS, 8 22Jd; C 3 —, 5 21d; YE, 3 24d; C 3, 8 24jd; &E 5 15 23|d; R 3, 13 21Jd ; G 3 5 22d : P 3, 5 23|d; WWW, 6 21d; T 3, 5 21d; U 3, 15 21d; Waiatea, 4 22d. Crossbred. —2M, 5 19Jd ; Hartford, 6_2od_; J 5. 7 20Jd; JC over Springfield, 4 22d; Waiatea, 9 19d, 4 18d; DT conj., 7 18Jd ; SP under — 9 20id; RFS, -12 - 20Jd, -8 21jd ; SG„ 20 20’d; W, 4 20d; JE. 5 W, 4 19Jd; 111 under —, 6 20d; WT, 9 203 d, 6 20-jd ; A in Square, 9 20jd; XJ, 4 19jd ; RW and IV, 4 19d; Diamond under half circle, 7 19d; OF conj. 5 18Jd ; WP, 7 19d ; Tewepu, 6 19Jd ; SK in Circle, 10 18Jd; Horse Shoe, 4 24d; EC over Pahaua, 14 193 d, DS,' 8 21Jd; HB conj. MC, 4 19d; JD under —. 5 193 d; RJR, 30 20jd; SY, 4 9jd; 8D 4 183 d, 5 19Jd; M 3 under —, 4 18Jd; WB 7 193 d; YB, 4 19Jd; GM over R, 6 20-jd; H 3, 14 23jd; F 3, 14 23Jd; M 3, 36 20jd; D 3, 13 24d; N 3, 41 Eld; HH3, 25 18d; NNN 9 203 d; SS3, 12 ISJd; VV3, 18 18jd ; FF3 25 19jd ;• VW, 4 19Jd ; S 3, 9 18jd; 443. 4 183 d • DDD. 11 20Jd; 8888, 8 2ujd; JJJJ3. 6 21d ; KKKK, 7 18d; WWWW3, 2 19d; 'J J reversed, 2 18jd. Merino Necks and Pieces—ZZ3, 4 21Jd. Halfbred Necks and Pieces. —G2, 5 213 d; Minaret. 7 20d. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports as follows: — Merino.—Longslip, 9 ' bales 23Jd, 4 23Jd, 10 23Jd, 7 23jd; Shelton Downs, 10 24jd; Ben Nevis, 4 25jd. 7 24d, 5 231 d; RM. 4 23jd, 5 27d; NZL bins, 4 24Jd, 6 233 d, 1 243 d. Halfbred and Corriedale. —Blackstone Hill, 4 25d; Longslip, 6 25fd, 5 25jd; Shelton Downs, 5 26d. 7 26jd, 10 26d, 4 25Jd; Ben Nevis, 19 26jd, 6 25Jd, 5 25jd;_S bar D over Berwick. 3 27jd. 8 27jd, 7 27jd. 4 25jd; RS, 4 27d, 5 25Jd; NZL bins. 3 27jd, 4 27d, 9 25jd. Fine Crossbred.—Blackstone Hill, 9 21jd. 4 21jd: S/D over Berwick, 13 25jd, 6 23jd, 9 23d; H over bar, 4 22jd; Montechristo, 4 21jd. 4 21jd, 4 26d, 4 22jd; Wineglass, 4 21jd; Leeside over SO. 7 21d; NZL bins, 19 23jd, 24 23d, 8 21fd. Crossbred. —S/D over . Berwick, 8 21 d; Montechristo, 4 18d: Kev, 5 19d: NZL bins, 22 21 jd, 26 19jd, 7 18d, 4 18d, 9 20|d.

Merino Necks and Pieces.—Longslip, 4 223 d; NZL bins, 4 20fd. Halfbred Necks and Pieces.—B over Beaumont, 12 bales 20Jd; Dalrachney, 4 22d; Shelton Downs, 4 24jd; Ben Nevis, 4 20jd; S/D over Berwick, 4 23jd. 8 20jd; JG over Geordie Hill. 5 22jd; NZL bins, 9 23jd, 18 21Jd, 7 22Ad. Crossbred Necks and Pieces.—S/D over Berwick, 5 18d; NZL bins, 12 202 d, 18 20d. 4 J

CANTERBURY GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, March 9. The main interest of the week has been centred around the oats’ market. The cause is the inquiry from the Old Country and to a smaller extent the operations of local forward sellers to cover impending shipments in regard to the Home inquiry. It is not known yet whether any actual business has been done, but the prospects have hardened the value of A Gartons, the grade wanted, by 2d a ’bushel within a fow days. Quotations are 5s 7d to 3s Bd, f.0.b., for March-April, or equal to 3s to 5s Id on trucks. Growers locally are not offering oats very freely, mills for the most part .concentrating on the threshing of wheat. However, the disinclination to sei] wheat at the current price and the hardening in oats may cause a change in policy. Peas have sagged during the past few days. Very heavy quantities were sold forward to England some time ago at as high as 76s and 77s a quarter (8 1-3 bushels), and the price to-day is tBs 6d, approximately a drop of a shilling a bushel Home buyers have sold back at 6s 6d, March being quoted at 6s Bd. There are no buyers, however, at 6s 6d for April-May. Prices on trucks for these months are 5s 9d a bushel. The reasons advanced for the slipping in price are the carry-over in England of the heavy crop in Tasmania. There has been a cessation of offers of wheat, due to most growers preferring to store or to stack their crop*, until the market .steadies up, and also to the rain interrupting threshing. Barley is very low in price and purchases have been made at 3s lOd on trucks. There is quite a brisk business in seeds, wh’ch are going out freely in small lots, machine-dressed new season’s cocksfoot has been selling at 12jd a lb, but a 12d quotation was current to-day. Values at the bays range up to Bd. Perennial ryegrass is in brisk demand at 5s 3d, f.0.b., s.i., and Italian is also being bought. It is rather early for much clover seed to bo offered.

Cowgrass and white are worth 8d to 9d, on trucks.

A steady run of inquiries from both Auckland and Wellington is keeping the potato market film, particulary for prompts.” Later months have also improved. A few lots have been bought for immediate delivery at £6 17s 6d, f.o.b , s 1 but March figures are £6 10s, or £5 5s 'on trucKs. April potatoes are quoted at £5 10s, or £4, and July-Sentenibers at £6, f.0.b., s.i. From the first of the present month to date SCO tons have been sent north. The price of onions is unchanged, but tuo oemand has slackened. THE NORTH ISLAND. (From Oub Own Correspondent.) In the Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay districts the recent rain has done an enormous amount of good, and the countryside has sprung into new life, and paddocks that were completely burned up are showing signs of green feed again. Rape and tu£ nip crops have been greatly benefited by the downpour, and the improvement ha's been noticed already. These crops.were badly infested with fly, and the rainfall will do them al] the good in the world. In the Poverty Bay district the' improved con dition of the pasture has been reflected in dairy fat production. The Kia Ora fae tory, for instance, had to utilise eight churns last Saturday as against seven the previous Saturday. ‘ This is a substantial increase - considering that the season is well advanced. The same conditions pievail in other dairy districts of the North Island, and in Taranaki along the west coast, and in the Auckland province a satisfactory increase of butter fat is recorded. One of the most pleasing items of news of the past week is the advancement in the price of wool recorded at the Dunedin sale. - The splendid tone of the wool market is a source of congratulation, and the excellent prices being obtained for crossbred wool has been received well in the North Island, where so many sheep of ’..he type are bred. The last sales of the season appear to be getting better, and now cue hears remarks such as ” What’s in the wind? “ Why the feverishness of outside countries to get wool?” These questions will remain unanswered, but the op ; nion of those in the know maintain that the bier demand for woo] is due mainly to world shortage. The fact that Australia was hundreds of thousands of bales short of the usual production has naturally affected the position, and this accounts for the very big shortage of wool and the increased demand at the sales. WOOL GROWING IN POVERTY BAY.

Poverty Bay lias proved itself to be one of the best sheep provinces of the Dominion, and this season growers have experienced an exceptionally good season, both in the quantities produced and prices realised. In evidence of this fact an instance is quoted by the Gisborne paper of one station holder who had the first portion of his clip ready for the January sale, and was anxious to rush it into Napier stores for participation at that sale. He was advised against this course, but he rejected the suggestion that he should keep the whole of his clip for the following month. Consequently the portion that was ready was sold in January and the balance last month. It is estimated that had the man saved the whole of his. wool for the February sale he would have, been some hundreds of pounds better off. No definite indication can yet be given as to the actual rise that occurred in the values this season as against those of last, but it is estimated by one of the brokers that wool sold at Napier this season brought from £5 to £6 a bale more than that which was similarly- disposed of last season; possibly, he thought, the higher prices at the side last mouth would bring the average advance even above what he indicated. At the opening auction at Napier this season it was estimated that Gisborne wools averged from £22 to £23 per bale, as against the average of just over £l6 for the first of the previous series. It is thought that the average quoted for the early part of this season would be by no means too great for the remainder of the sales, and the indicated advance in the values might not be too high. The average prices per bale realised at last year's dispersals were as follow: — November, £l6 5s 2d; December £l6 Ils Id; January, £l7 ss; February, £lB 3s. March, £l7 9s lOd. The total amount of wool that has gone from Gisborne to the Napier sales this season is 17.987 bales, and the small quantity that will probably go for this month’s fixture will no doubt bring the season’s total a little above 13,000 bales. The Gisborne wool has been distributed among the four sales to date as follows: — Bales. November .. 2218 December 5928 January .. 7253 February 2588 Total 17,987 WOOL SALES AND EXPORTS. February figures in connection with wool sales and have been compiled by Dalgety and Co., and sales were as follows, the figures mentioned being bales: —

According to the last issue of the New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, “an oiheer ot the dairy division (Mr G R B Boswell) has been recently appointed to systematically undertake the checking of nnlk and cream tests among the dairy idctorie.% and to assist in the work of co* ordinating cream grading. Check testing can be carried out for some days after win nr X -!| lr i V i °i f eaeh i- t , est, PS Period, and probably be applied primarily to dairy companies evidencing seasonal yields which are considered to be too high. Despite Publicity respecting yields, some are undoubtedly higher than should be the case, the instructors in buttermaking have been giving much attention to keeping the cream-grading standards uniform as between the various factories. Part of the new officers time will be utilised to assist in this work. The journal notes that ie gi eat majority of dairy companies haie co-operated splendidly in regard to cream grading Every possible attention has been given by instructors to complaints respectmg inaccurate grading. Some of these complaints have been justified, but the majority were probably founded only on rumour, and were of no consequence. BAY OF PLENTY. The Bay of Plenty is rightly named, and it is only a matter of time when this district is linked ui with Auckland by meriris of the railway, and like Poverty Ba.v, that portion of the coast should develop at a much faster rate than it is doing at present, although its progress even now has been most marked. This was noticed and commented upon bv the Hon. O. J. Hawken, Minister of Agriculture, who, at the official opening of the lauranga A. and P. Association, said it was quite evident from what he had seen that the stock in the district was iinpioving. He saw stock which surprised him. and as good as anything in New Zealand. He congratulated the district on the early opening of the railway, which would make a tremendous difference to the district. He felt sure that within a very few years the Bay of Plenty, through help given by the railway, would be farmed in a very different way to the present, and as time went on the Bay of Plenty would be looked upon as one of the wealthy farming districts. The increase in farming products since 1920 iu New Zealand had been astonishing. Butterfat production had ’’oubled, and had it not been for dry weather this year would have exceeded all previous years by about 13 per cent. There was a great opportunity in the Bay of Plenty for successful pig farming, as the district had the climate, maize, and milk. He wished especially to mention maize, as the department’s experts were taking great interest in maize growing, and next year would probably make a great effort to successfully put on the market a special strain of maize. No doubt the kinds of maize used in the district now were too mixed, and attention would have to be paid to special strains recommended by the department if the yield was to be increased. that r EXPORTS OF TALLOW. Exports of tallow (in tons) from New Zealand to the United Kingdom and Continent were as follows during the month of February:— Corre-

When a cow is getting up in years she is generally culled or scrapped, but there is one cow in the Longburn district that is something of a wonder, and is still going strong. She is a milking Shorthorn, Rangataiki 2nd, and is owned by Mr G. N. Bell, of Karere. According to Mr Bell this truly remarkable animal was born in 1902, and was some 24 years and 248 days old at commencement of test. Air Bell advises that she dropped her twenty-fourth calf on November 5 last, and is giving over four gallons ,of milk per day. In view of her age her last year's authenticated - production of 10.G88.11b milk containing 376.721 b butterifat in 335 days is a distinct achievement. Rangataiki 2nd is stated to be a representative of the good old type of English milking Shorthorn, and, accepting the definition of constitution as “ the ability to continue to the end within the line and limitation of purpose,” this cow surely evidences good constitution to a marked degree. THE PIG INDUSTRY. The New Zealand Pig Marketing Association has decided to pay the first bonus of Id on all porkers and baconers and 4d for’ porkers. In addition, a final payment of 1 5-8 d is being made on all choppers in the first poo], making a total of 2 5-Bd. The latter prices compare favourably with scale rates. The amount distributed is over £3OOO, made available from realisation of final sales on the first pool, most of which has either been disposed of or is now on the London market. The pool should be cleared up at an early date, when a further payment will be made. Pigs are still coming forward freely, though the bulk of them are porkers, and the association is anxious to receive baconers, which are scarce at present. CATTLE-SICK LANDS. The Hon.. O. J. Hawken, Minister of Agriculture, has been visiting the Rotorua district, and he proceeded to the State farm at Mamaku'; which has been established for the purpose of demonstrating that lands known as “ cattle-sick ” lands can be farmed successfully. Owing to tha long dry spell it has been a very difficult season, water having to be conveyed a

considerable distance. Notwithstanding this drawback, the stock and crops were in good condition. It. was stated by the manager, Mr M Millan, that stock could be kept entirely healthy if the instructions issued by the department are carried out. A beast showing signs of sickness promptly treated fet comparatively small expense would recover its normal health in not more than six weeks time. The Minister expressed Pleasure at the good results that are being

Taranaki show. Societv’I a rH naki M , etr °P° lita n Agricultural Society s fifty-second annual show was held on \\edne=dnv «nd M.-r,-' 7 and 3 and proved to be the most success--111 lixlu.c ye, ie,d uuoei in. the association. The stock entries *ere E X al \ g ° Od ’ T e - ° f the being the phenomenal increase in the niiz classes, which totalled no fewer than 164 pens as compared with 120 last year. Ihe ua!ry cattle sections were outstanding, as u ffht be expected in a dairy province such AvrX aranakl i.- J^ r j eys P red <>minated over Ayrshtres, which led last year, and in both .k VlS,CnS mu° lne .y er v, fi »e animals were T h r e quality of the pedigree Jerseys compared favourably with previous years ?^ P 5 e J udg ® Mr AUen Horn - but h e cons»ocred_ that the teams of cow and proven v w *r* disappointing. r- n v Championships were awarded as follow: Mares; Champion, J. M‘Ker. } isks (Ohangai) Cherry Queen 2nd • re V a’ Townsend Bros.’ (Bell Block) Balthangie Rosma. Jersey.—Bull: Champion, Harry Sal s (Bell Block) Victor’s Handsome ntUJb? re ® e \ ve - d. S. Jones’s (Bell Brxik) Sybil s Volunteer (imp.). Cow: Champion. F. W. Cornwall’s (Bell Block) Oakland s Lady Brampton; reserve, JLruby king s (Stratford) Natalie Ninette

Ayrshire. Bulls: _ Champion, W. □.tail’s (Leppcrton) Dominion Lockhart; reserve, W. F Olson s (Egmont Village) Carmel Glen Royal Top Notclier. Cow: Cham pion, W. Halls Fancy of Armidale: reserve, A R Claridge’s (Toko) Prudence of Braeside.

Friesian—-Bulls: Champion, C. W. Bald win and Son s (Inglewood) Lebrina Pietertje Wayne. Cows: Champion, T H Richards’s (Cardiff) Waihi Duchess; reserve, Smart and Son’s (Tikorangi) Lebrina Princess de Koi.

— Shorthorn.—Bull: Champion, J. C. Wrights (Normanby) Cornwall Park Lay Lad; reserve, Marshall Bros.’ (Te Tawa) Shawfudd General. Cow: Champion James C. Wright’s Cornwall Park Queen 2n<L " lames C. Wright’s Victoria of Cornwall Park.

English Leicesters. —Rams : Champion and reserve,- J. H. Allen and Son fl’iko rangil. Ewes: Champion and reserve, J. H. Allen and Son (Tikorangi). Southdowns.—Rams: Champion, J. H. Allen and Son (Tikorangi); reserve. W. C. Weston (New Plymouth). Ewe: Champion. R. Farley (Westmere); reserve G. 11. Beil (Oakura). Romney Marsh.—Ram ; Champion, Blair and Hunter (Maxwellton): reserve, G. Topless (Urenni). Ewes; Champion and reserve, Blair and Hunter.

Berkshire.—Boar: Champion, A. Yard ley a (Bulls) Blythewood Hector; reserve,

Harold F. Wren’s (Hawera) Lynington Watchman • VI. Sow: Champion, Bowen and Wilson’s (Hastings) Springdale Saliv; reserve. A. R. Gudopp’s (Westown) Westown Peggy. Tamworth.—Boar: Champion, H. A. Hamblyn’s (Bell Block) Lucerndale Bell Block; reserve, J. Thomlinson’s (Hawera) Ngaronga Rufus. Sow: Frederick Ogle’s (Normanby) Austen Connie; reserve, Bowen and Wilson’s Springdale Betty’s Lass. Large White.—Boar: Champion, Bowen and Wilson’s Dominion Fitzroy; reserve, A. M. O’Sullivan’s (Cardiff) Lucerndale’s Pioneer. Sow: Champion, O. Robertson’s (Matapu) Lucerndale’s Taranaki Maid: reserve, Bowen and W T ilson’s Jerseyholm Baroness VI. Any Other Variety.—Boar: Champion. A. Yardley’s (Bulls) Lucerndale’s Bendigo. Sow: Champion, A. Yardley’s Horowhenua Maggie ; reserve, A, Yardley’s Horowhenua Ceci'.ia.

Bales. Donald Kfeid and Co Dalgety and Co 6,540 Wright; Stephenson, and Co. ... ’... 7,225 National Mortgage and Agency Company 5,192 Stronach, ilorris, and Co 1,065 Otago Farmers’ Co-operative 2,147 Loan and Mercantile Company 1,461 Total 27,325

Merino— February 1. 1928. March 8, 1928. Extra super 26d to 283 d to 30d Super 23d to 253d 25d to 26d Average 21d to 223 d 22d to 234-i Inferior 19d to 21d 21d to 2ad Fine Half bred— Extra super 26d to 283d 28d to 303d Super 24d to 25®d 26d to 273d Average 22£d to 23gd 24Ad to 25Jd Inferior 20d to 22d 21d to 233d Medium Halfbred— Extra super 25|d to 263d 263d to 274-d Super 233d to 25d 243 d to 26d Average 213d to 223d 22J-d to 24 d Inferior 20d to 21id 21d to 22d Coarse HalfbredSuper 23d to 243d 24d to 253d Average 21£d to 223d 22 Id to 234d Inferior ISd to 21d 20d to 22d Fine Crossbred— Super . ... £0d to 23<d 22d to 24d Average 19d to 19fd 20d to 213d Inferior 17d to 183d led to 194d Medium Crossbred— Super 18d to 19£d 20d to 22d Average 16Jd to 17|d 173d to 193d Inferior 15d to 164d 16d to 174d Merino Bedies and Pieces— Good to super 21d to 244d None offered Medium 153d to 20d 16|d to 20d Halfbred— Good to super 21d to 243d 22d to 26id Medium 17d to 20d 17d to 21d Crossbred— Good to super ]8d to 22d I'd to 22d Medium 15d to 17d 15d to 17d Crutchings— Medium to good 12d to 16d 13d to 16d Inferior 7d to lid 8d to 12d Locks— Merino 12d to 15Id None offered Hjlfbied ... 9d to 12d 9d to 133J Crossbred 7d to lid 8d to 12d Messrs Dalgety and Co. report as follows: —

CorreFeb., 1928. Totals for 8 months. spending 8 months, 1927. Invercargill 23,970 23,970 21,365 Dunedin . . 27,218 49,301 43,047 Timaru 19,457 30,331 27,950 Christchurch 24,514 68,496 62,139 Blenheim . . 70 204 222 Wellington 27,584 91,398 86,407 Wanganui. . 16,479 54,040 51,742 Napier —— 72,161 64,407 Gisborne 877 1,274 1,388 Auckland . . 22,316 45,864 37,738 162,485 The exports during 437,039 February 396,495 were:—

CorreTotals sponding Feb., for 8 months. 1928. 8 months. 1927. Invercargill 23,209 27.708 25,757 Dunedin .. 24,774 48,035 39,104 Oamaru 1,045 1,046 Titnaru 18,630 35,902 19,491 Christchurch 19,713 62,626 61,238 Blenheim .. 1,204 2,966 2,990 Nelson —— 38 171 ■Wellington 8.455 85,641 81.954 Wanganui.. 23,908 40,782 34.367 New Plymouth Waitara.. 864 1,250 638

Napier, Wairoa 28,348 Gisborne, Toko78,081 73,763 inarii Bay 1,306 Auckland, 25,325 22,673 Opua 504 26,458 28,040 150,915 436,137 391,237 CHECKING MILK AND CREAM TESTS.

Feb., 1928. Totals tor S months. spending S months, 1927. Invercargill . . — 623 750 Dunedin 109 1.024 430 Oamaru — 260 97 Timaru 101 890 634 Christchurch 244 1,870 1,559 Blenheim 30 74 56 Nelson — 51 31 Wellington 740 3.407 1.S07 Wanganui 63 1,234 434 New Plymouth, Waitara 193 588 167 Napier, Wairoa 384 1.236 SG6 Gisborne. Toko maru Bay . . ST 516 347 Auckland, Opua 243 2,336 1,875 STI LL 2,141 GOING 14,109 SIROXG 9,053