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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19130, 26 September 1936, Page 2

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ABERDEEN, ANGUS IMPGKTS

*SNO BOIICIHT 10R''*6iaOSSli*f

Mr£ Hv B.: }fILLIAMS '-BHEPHASE

Tw9.pl; the 1Q United States Aberdeen Aliens bulls sold in Auckland on Thursday were purchased by Mr, H. B. WiUjamsyTiiriliaua), for :}~>o and 2(50 gns. •STTlef*avorage''' : \va ll s L!Ssgns., and tn * to P ijrice 675giis. These prices are .beljgjjKfe*'t© h be'-The -highest" over paid forgdiiiDrdeen. Angus * eat tie in New Zealand and possibly in the southern hemisphjutf. ,3..:, - " . ■■■'. .;,' ■' .."■ Nearly all those sold were descended from.,the ..famous sire, Larl who Jtlio"'"iuteiuiational " grand ehampioit "bulls. Quality .Marshall, Bkwfc'LWrshall ilth, Blackcap, Revolutimrj* Bar--Marshall- and Prince M'arshali. All were directly descend<ed f fifom Bepttish importations. i.\f C, Blake, foreman of the WaylandxHppioy Fai-nis, lowa, who forwarded the consignment, accompanied, the animals, and his grooming of Jhem; attracted . much favourable •comment!" Ea-ch; had bceu washed, thfr-haii'i about the neck and quarters beingiVcarefaliy curled on each beast. American and Xow Zealand flags hung EidifW-'Sld/e in salerooms. BullV bought bv Mjv Williams were Erie Bar 2nd, 350gns., and Double Revolution (ifh, 260gus. Other buyers were- *Mr."-A.- GoodwiiT; .Taumarunm, 675irns: Mr. J. E. Hewitt, Manga-maire-,rsfioena? Mr. -T, -May, -Hastings 400g»9rBrynnt House .Trustees and Aforrison Brothers, Tauwdiare, tiOOgns; Mr' WrH. Meech, Hastings, .'...Ogns; Mr L" Purdy, Mahnenui, 400gns. and nSOgnsV 'MeaaraT'llflrrlck Brothers, Hastings. 210gns.

BUTTER STILL AT 100/-

The "markeV for butter in London is stilHteadv, though quiet, ■■with.no change iu New Zealand and Australian quotations, but with ewt. higher than yesterday. - .., Messrs. A. H, Turnbull and Company.. limited, report having received the following caW&iniWgf. from Messrs. «• Weddel'-anU'Company, Limited,.London, -under yesterday's date :--'Vl<u«er. Danish, 121 s; New. Zealand, 100 c; Australian, 100 s. Cheese. -While 68s; coloured, 67». Both markets sue quiet but. Messri: "A, J- and Company. writing from-London on September 4, state -that-there had .Keen, no buying torn; America, for the -preceding two weeks, and added: "The reason tor.tins i» to be found in the statement issued by the. United States* Department ol Agriculture;- fcu. the 'effect that bovrrnment macliinery m?w. appears to exist.in New Zealand and Australia For the placing of-butter on export markets at prices lower, than . those prevailing la the home mai'kets.. '-.,,-, , "In this'eomieetion,,"" said the department's statement, "it should be noted that the United States tariff Act of 1930ito'videa.for the imposition ot extra duties on -imported goods the price ot which-can* tie shown to be lower than * the home market price for such goods. "Mention of the mere possibility ol anti-dimpihg law action has been sufficient to dampen interest amongopcrators. and as some importers of European butters are having to put np a double bond tmtil tfap ..United; -States Government

makes an investigation into the domestic price of" such goods, it would seem that importers are not likely to make further cornmitiijents until this matter has been straightened out. The future of American buying is uncertain, at any rate for the present."