SHOW ATTENDANCE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 521, 26 November 1928, Page 12

SHOW ATTENDANCE

RECORD FOR THE FIXTURE

TAKINGS COMPARED

Record gate-takings for the two days of the fixture was the satisfactory result of the Auckland Jubilee Show. Excluding the takings for the Royal Show held at Auckland in 1926. the total for the fixture, £1,003, was the largest in the 75 years of the show’s history. This year there was an increased attendance on the first day and People's Day (£846) was only a few pounds lower than last year’s total of £ 854, which was a record for that day. Following is a comparison of the gate takings at recent summer shows, excluding the Royal Show of 1926, when the total for the two days was £2,449: —1928 —First day £156, second day £ 846; total, £1,003. 1927 —First day £132, second day £854; total, £9S6. 1925 —First day £6l, second day £564; total, £625. 1924—First day £99, second day £624; total, £723. SPECIAL AWARDS TROPHIES AND CHALLENGE CUPS The following special prizes for the show have been awarded: Scott Memorial Tea Service for Lady’s Champion Hunter. —Miss Thelma Morrin, Dargaville (Absent). Lethaby Silver Cup for Best Boy Rider. —Mervyn Walker, Panmure. J. H. M. Carpenter Memorial Trophy for Champion Town Horse. —Northern Roller Mills (Paddy). A. B. Wright and Sons* Challenge Cup for Most Points in Town Horse Section. —Northern Roller Mills. W. F. Massey Perpetual Memorial Cup for Most Points in Draught Horse Section. —M. F. Nicol, Clevedon. Walker and Hall Challenge Rose Bowl for Champion Draught Mare or Filly.—A. McNicol and Company, Clevedon (Flower of Twizell). William Cooke and Company’s Perpetual Silver Challenge Cup for Champion Blacksmith. —P. E. MeInteer, City Council yards. Grant Cup for Most Points in Milking Shorthorn Section. —R. D. Duxfield, Horotiu. Standard Challenge Cup for Best Junior Friesian Group.—Piri Land Company. Mears Memorial Cup for Most Points in the Friesian Section. —Piri Land Company. _ Auckland Manufacturers* Association Silver Challenge Cup for Two Yearling Heifers in the Friesian Section. —Hobson Farm, Limited. Dell Cup and Star Cup for Most points in the Ayrshire Section.—C. Bailey, Huntly. Church Cup for Best Three Jersey Females in Milk. —W. H. Miers, Hamilton. Christie Cup for Jersey Parish Class Yearling Heifer. —W. T. S. Wilson, Otahuhu. Auckland Manufacturers’ Association’s Silver Challenge Cup for Two Yearling Jersey Heifers.—A. E. Watkins, Takanini. Lovell and Christmas Metropolitan Butter-fat Challenge Cup.—W. H. Miers, Hamilton. Auckland Saleyards Perpetual Challenge Cup for Most Points in Fat Stock Classes. —Neil Reid, Hamilton. S. Austin Carr Cup for Best Tamworth Sow.—A. E. Bickle, Waikato. The North Island championship in Romney rams >vas won by G. R. and H. Hutchinson. Several more special awards have yet to be finalised. ADDITIONAL RESULTS i Additional results in the competitions are as follow: Consolation Hunters’ Event.—Miss L. Johnson’s Spark, 1; Miss C. Sutherland’s Verona, 2; A. Walker's Hauturu, 3. Bare-back Rider (men).—-C. Clarkin, 1; J. V. Patten, 2; C. Hinton, 3. WOOD-CHOPPING 14in. Standing Chop.—Final: W. J. Costello (osec), 1; P. Silva (12see), 2; W. Baker (20sec), 3. Time, 67sec. Consolation Chop.—Silva, 1. LONDON MARKETS FROZEN MEAT VALUES (Australian and N.Z . Press Association) (United Service) LONDON, Saturday. Sheep canterbury, light, Gid; medium t> o-Sd; North Island, light, 6 1-Sd; medium, 6d; heavy, 53d. New Zealand ewes, | g Argentine, light, sid; heavy, 4 Lambs.—Canterbury, light, 9 7-8 d; medium, 93d; heavy, 91d; seconds, Sid. Other selecteds, light, 93d; medium, 9 5-Sd; North Island, seconds, Sd. Australian, firsts, Victorian, 9 5-8 d; other States, S 7-Sd; seconds, Victorian, Sid; third, 7ld. Argentine, firsts, 81d; seconds, 7d. Frozen Beef.—Australian fores, 4 l-16d. Chilled Beef.—Argentine, hinds, 6ld. Others, unchanged. COTTON, RUBBER, JUTE, ETC. (Last week’s prices in parentheses.) Cotton.—December delivery, 10.45 d. (10.17d>. a lb. Rubber.—Para, 10id (103 d) a lb; plantation and smoked, 8 11-16 d (8 3-Sd). J ute.—November-December shipments, £32 2s 6d (£3l ss) a ton. Copra.—November-December shipments £24 10s (£24 17s 6d) a ton. Linseed Oil. — £3O 15s (£3O ss) a ton. Turpentine.—47s 6d (48s) a cwt. RABBITSKIN SALES At the London rabbitskin sales there was a large attendance of buyers, including many from the Continent. Bucks were neglected, but there was keen competition for all other .sorts. Furriers’ best advanced 5 per cent., medium 10 per cent., pulled sorts 5 per cent., unpulled 15 per cent., and hares 5 to 10 per cent. HIDE MARKET FIRM WELLINGTON SALE (Prom Our Resident Reporter.) WELLINGTON, Saturday. At the fortnightly sale of sheepskins, hides and tallow the market generally was buoyant. The recent improvement in the wool market was reflected in the prices ruling for sheepskins, which were hjgher by fully £d a lb for dry full wools and approximately 6d each for salteds. Heavy ox hides were very firm at late sale rates and medium weights advanced Id to Id a lb. The official range of prices is as follow: Dry Sheepskins.—Ualfbred, 13d to 143 d; fine crossbred, to 143 d; medium crossbreds, 12d to 14Jd; coarse crossbred, 12d to 131 d; half wools, lOd to 12?,d; quarter wools, S£d to 113 d; pelts, Sd'to Salted Skins.—Pelts. 3s 2d to 4s sd; quarter wools, 5s 9d: three-quarter wools, Ss 7d to 11s 7d; full wools, 9s Id to 13s Sd; extra large, 14s 6d; lambs, 2s Sd to 3s 6d. Hides.—Ox, 331 b to 441 b, 93d; 451 b to 521 b, 9d to 9£d; 531 b to 591 b, to lOd; 601 b to 691 b, lOd to 10 3-Sd; 701 b and over. 10 1-Sd to 10 3-Sd. Cow hides, 331 b t( 391 b, 7 3-Sd to 9 7-Sd; 401 b to 481 b, 8 3-Sd to 9£d; 401 b and over, 8 1-Sd to 9 5-Sd Kip, 251 b to 321 b, Sd to 11 id; 171 b to 241 b lOd to 12d. Yearling, 111 b to 161 b, 10*. to calf. 91b to 101 b, lOd to 12d: 61b to Sib, lid to 16d; up to 51b, lOd to 17d. Tallow. —In casks, 29s to 31s; in tins, 25s to 295. Horsehair.—2od to 23? d.