BUTTER SALES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 14, 7 April 1927, Page 2

BUTTER SALES

DEMAND FROM AUSTRAL^ HEALTHY TONE AT HOME Compared with the Position tw weeks aso. quite a healthy tone ? registered in regard to sales of v.‘ s Zealand butter. Little difficulty is , * parently being- experienced in auhti. the weekly quota of 90.000 boxes* prices within the vicinitv of 154 s per cwt. ' °' s t 0 An additional factor interesting Auckland sellers is the fact that th?° is an active demand from Austr-di? and sales are being made at v ,■ ' working out at Is 3d to Is 3;d Der f.o.b. Auckland. This is prtrricuhrUmteresting when it is consifle ed th? r a commission of inquiry is sitting in Australia at the present time to con sider the question of raising tne tariff on Xew Zealand butter. It is “on vincing testimony, also, that there are times when climatic and other conditions in Australia make it imperative for buyers in that country i ook , Xew Zealand to supplement their stocks. NEW ZEALAND APPLES FIRST ON LONDON MARKET PHENOMENAL PRICES By Cable. —Press 1 saociation.—Copyright LONDON, Tuesday. The Covent Garden fruit merchants are wondering why the tlrst fruit arrivals from New Zealand are unprece. dently 10 days ahead of the Australian fruit. It is stated that this is due not onlyto the lateness of the Australian season, but also to the fact that the New Zealand Fruit Board arranged that its first consignment should be sent by a mail boat, thus affording growers a definite date for picking, and ensuring speedy shipment. The dealers are marvelling at tli« phenomenal price of New Zealand Cox a orange pippins at private sales. The West End dealers doubt whether JC'i to £ 3 a case will again be realised This price was due to the eagerness of wealthy people to obtain fresii apples, as they were tired of stale American apples taken front storage.™ Sun. CORINTHIC SHIPMENT SELLING Under date April 6, the New Zealand Fruit Control Board advise a.s follow: “A cablegram has been received from Colonel Gray, Control Board representative in England, to tha effect that the Corinthic shipment is almost cleared, and that Dunn’s Favourite have realised for large fruit, 16s to ISs per case.” This shipment which left ■Wellington about February 9 contained only a few hundred cases of Auckland apples which were railed south to catch tha early market. TALLOW FIRMER Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house dated April 6:— Tallow Sales. —1,540 casks offered and 64 per cent. sold. Unchanged, except inferior. Prices are 3d higher. RECORD PIG SALE BIG PRICES PAID SOWS FORTY-FIVE GUINEAS (From Our Own Correspondent.) CAMBRIDGE, To-day. * Some of the highest prices ever obtained in the province for pedigree pigs were paid at the annual pedigree pig sale -held at Mr. F. Discombe's Lucernedale Stud Farm, Hautapu, yesterday. The sale was held before an attendance of over 300 breeders and farmers from all parts of the province and as far afield as Taranaki and Hawkes Bay. Over 200 animals representative of the five breeds were offered and the demand was such that practically all were sold. Of imported blood three large White sows averaged 45gn&, while a boar sold at 35gns.; a threemonths boar brought lSgns. Berkshires were next best sellers, a sow realising 24gns. and two other* 22$jgns. Young boars and sows averaged 12gns. Large Black, Tamworth* and Middle Whites also sold well. NEW COMPANIES One public company and two private companies were registered in Auckland yesterday. They were: The Auckland Land and Mercantile Company, Limited, public. Objects: To carry out an agreement with, C. F. Bennett, G. C. Codlin and T. D. Allen for the acquisition of certain lands, premises and mortgages, etc. Capital: £20.000, in £1 shares. Subscribers: L. M. Allen, C. A. Bennett, M. D. Codlin, X. B. Bennett, G. C. Codlin, T. D. Allen and C. F. Bennett, one share each. Maurice, Limited, private. Objects: To acquire the business of merchant tailor, outfitter, etc., carried on under the style of “The Maurice,” bv M. Kushner, RFar nail and D. R. Walker, etc. Capital; £I,OOO, in £1 shares. Subscribers: A. H. Kushner, 700 shares; R. Farnall and D. R. Walker, 150 shares each. D. and J. Miller, Limited, private. Objects: To acquire the business of DJ. Miller, plumbers, etc. Capital: £5,000, in £1 shares. Subscribers: M. Bowles, 4,999 shares, and Margaret M. Bowles, 1 share. NEWS OF THE MINES MANAGERS REPORT PROGRESS Hauraki.—The water has been lowered to 30ft below the 100 ft level and the lost tank hauled to the surface; new guides are being put in position as the water goes down, and it is hoped to have tne water low enough in a few days to complete the break in the guides and to resume bailing. All the machinery > s working smoothly and the electric light' ing of the engine-room, poppet legs ana the shaft has been comDleted. King Solomon Gold Mining Company.— A ineetinng of Gore and district shareholders in the company was held ” Young’s Rooms r>n March 25. Mr. McCreath presided, and gave a de } a “f“ report of his interview with the Auck* land directors of the company, by whom he was cordially received. The oi was that the directors recommended tm* an advisory board be formed at G°> • which could keep in touch with the diretorate at Auckland, and it was noPf* the mutual advice would be benenciaThe recommendation was adopted by meeting, and Messrs. R. W. McC r ® a ' F. S. Graham, R. McCartney, W. Gasket*, and T. A. Chamberlain were appoxn-ea-