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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20639, 30 January 1937, Page 2

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ST. ANDREWS STOCK SALE LARGE CATTLE YARDING VALUES VERY FIRM Cattle, store and fat lambs and fat sheep were forward in large numbers for Thursday’s sale at St. Andrews. The cattle of all classes totalled nearly 200, this number being far too many for even the enlarged accommodation. Store lambs sold well, some good lines being forward. The cattle sale was the best for some weeks, the demand for both beef and store cattle being exceptionally keen. Sales were:—

PRODUCE MARKETS CHRISTCHURCH Bv Tp|PL'rarin-Hres c Association CHRISTCHURCH, January 29 The fowl wheat market is dull as fcoth merchants and growers are waiting to see what the fixed price will be. There is still a fair demand at 5/4 f.o.b. Some milling lines of new wheat have been offered, and in general the sample is good. Lines of Garton oats have been offered and in every case the sample is heavy and attractive. Prices are up to 3/- on trucks for A Gartons, 2/10 for B’s, 2/6 to 2/7 for Algerians, and 2/10 to 3/- for Duns. Several lines of ryegrass have been offered locally but in general the sample is not as attractive as it might be. The price is from 2/- to 2/3 on trucks for both perennial and Italian. There has not been a great deal of business in forward potatoes, but several transactions have been made on the basis of £3 on trucks for Dakotas and £2/15/- for whites for April-May-June delivery. Chaff is firm at £3/5/- on trucks for reasonably close stations. BRADFORD TOPS Onlted Press Association —By Electr’e Telegraph—Copyright (Receved January 29, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 28 Bradford tops—Merinos: 70’s, 394 d; 64's, 371 d; 60’s, 361 d. sB’s 33d; 56’s, 29d; 50’s, 24Jd; 46’s, 23Jd; 44’s, 23Jd. The last three quotations are nominal. Buyers’ requirements are temporarily satisfied. Business is small, despite lower prices. Consumption is good. DAIRY PRODUCE Onlted Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 29, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 28 The butter market is quiet, but firm. Danish, 116/-: choicest salted Australian and New Zealand, 90/-; unsalted New Zealand, 96/-; unsalted Australian, nominally 92/- to 93/-. The cheese market is firm. New Zealand white, 51/6; coloured, 51/-. Australian white, 50/6; coloured, 50/DUNEDIN By Telegraph—Press Aeeoclatlon DUNEDIN, January 29 There is nothing fresh to record in the milling wheat market. Fowl wheat quotations rule from 5/6 to 5/9 a bushel according to quality, sacks extra.. Prices of new season’s oats have not yet been established but it is expected that they will open on a parity with those ruling towards the end of last year. Grade oats are worth to-day 3/6 a bushel, and B’s 3/6. The chaff market is weak. Best quality is worth £5 a ton ex store, sacks extra, and medium £4/10/-. Samples of new season’s seeds are not so far available. WHEAT QUOTATIONS United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 29. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 28 Wheat cargoes are dull at a decline. Parcels are quiet and easier. Futures: London-January, 42/5 per quarter; May, 42/-. Liverpool-March, 8/03 per cental; July, 8/25. Spot trade is quiet. PRICE OF GOLD United Press Association—By EPectrlo Telegraph—Copyright ((Received January 29, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 28 The current price of gold is £7/1/11 an ounce.

NEWS AND NOTES Morton and Co. Ltd. will hold a clearing sale of live stock and furniture at Pareora on Monday, February 15, on account of Mr J. A. Mitchell. Full particulars will appear later. Several desirable properties will be sold by auction on behalf of the Catholic Church authorities in Morton and Co. Ltd’s sale rooms, on Friday, February . 26. Particulars appear in the auction columns and the auctioneers will be pleased to show intending purchasers over. To-day at 2 p.m. on the site Coonoor Road, Morton and Co. will sell by auction on account of Mr Gerald Casey, 11 choice sections. These sections are exceptionally well situated, having a glorious view and beautifully sunny position as well as being handy to bus service and just inside the borough. On Wednesday, February 10, Morton and Co. will sell on account of Mr George Berryman, his superior oak furniture, Wilton , and Axminster carpets, also exceptionally good piano of high grade, H.M.V. gramophone and classical records. Everything is in first class order, and as Mr Berryman is leaving Timaru is for absolute sale. H. Allchurch and Co. advertise particulars of a huge unreserved sale of building material to be held on the premises of the Timaru Public. Hospital, High Street, on Wednesday next, commencing at 1.30 p.m. Included in the list is a large quantity of roofing iron, timber, doors, sashes, etc. Fuller details will be seen in the auction columns. The opinion that so long as the Dominions have their own unemployment problems, the British Labour Party would not support any scheme for large-scale assisted emigration, was expressed by Mr Tom Smith, Labour member of Parliament, for Normanton, Yorkshire, just before he left Auckland by the Niagara for Canada. Mr Smith was one of the two British Parliamentary representatives w’ho attended the recent centennial celebrations of South Australia, and for the last few w'eeks he has been visiting Nev/ Zealand, partly to gain information about New Zealand’s social legislation, and her attitude to immigration. “Quite frankly, he said, “I do not think that the British Labour Party would agree to support any large-scale scheme of assisted emigration. We w'ould like to see the Dominions take some of our population, but while you have your own unemployment problems I do not think my party will agree to sending people out to you.” Keep free from all Germ by using any of the following: lodised throat tablets 1/6 bottle. antiseptic thronl tablets 6d and 1/6 tin, formalin throat tablets 1/6. germosal gargle 2/-, antiseptic nasal drops 1/6 eucalyptu: 6d And 1/-, antiseptic throat spray 2/cautphor 2d. 4d and 8d block, permanganate of potash as a gargle 6d tncl !/- packet. We deliver any of thrse articles to any part of the tc.vn ot suburbs without any extra charge No extra. charge if posted to the .country E. C Ayres. Ltd., chemists. 78 Stafforc Street South. Timaru ....

Keep Away All Germs.—We specially recommend Formalin Lavender as a spray for rooms and closed motor cars Price 1/-. 2/- bottle. Sprays for using this can be obtained iic.m us, price 1/6 2/- and 2/6. Stewart’s disinfectant is the most powerful germicide to put in .he drains and sprinkle arount the yard It has a pleasant smell and I." highly effective as a siller of germs Price 1/- large bottle or 7/6 gallon tin Any of these articles sent post or rail free. E. C. Ayres, Ltd., chemists. 78 tafford St South, riinani .... STOCK EMBARGO REMOVAL FAVOURED Bv I elegraph hess Association INVERCARGILL, January 29. His feelings when he attended the English Royal Show at Bristol last year and watched buyers from every other part of the world buying the cream of Great Britain’s stock while New Zealand breeders were forced by the livestock embargo to stand aside and as he said, envy them their opportunities, were described by Mr A.. 8. Holms, of Waimahaka, a well-known Hereford cattle and Romney Marsh sheep breeder ,in a talk to members of the directorate of the Southland Metropolitan A. and P. Association to-day. The regular meeting of the directorate had adjourned, and Mr Holms talked informally of his experiences on a recent visit to Great Britain and the Continent. “I did feel resentment that the breeders of the Dominion were blocked from buying at the Royal and other English shows,” said Mr Holms. ''Buyr ers from many other countries were active at Bristol and representatives of Australian interests were buying extensively. There is no doubt thatAustralia is making a strong bid on the London lamb market, and we cannot afford to ignore this challenge. I found everywhere in England a strong objection to the embargo and I think it is high time that New Zealand removed the cause of those feelings. New Z \ land is the only part of the Empire that has this embargo, and it is the farthest country from Great Britain. Experts assured us that it is not necessary, and the Dominion must consider doing away with these restrictions.”

Fat Cattle £ s. d. £ s. d. Fat steers, best . 8 17 6 to 11 0 0 Fat steers, light . 6 0 0 to 7 12 6 Fat cows, best 7 7 6 to 9 0 0 Fat cows, light .. 4 0 0 to 5 7 6 Fat heifers, best 7 17 6 to 9 7 6 Fat heifers, med. 6 2 6 to 7 0 0 Fat heifers, light 4 7 6 to 5 7 6 Runners to 4 10 0 Store Cattle £ s. d. £ s. d. Empty cows 3 0 0 to 5 2 6 18-months steers 2 10 0 to 3 12 6 Calves to 1 10 0 18-month heifers to 12 6 Fat Lambs £ s. d. £ s. d. Best 1 5 0 to 1 7 7 Light 1 2 0 to 1 3 7 Fat Sheep £ s. d. £ s. d. Wethers .. .. .. 1 4 6 to 1 9 4 Ewes 0 15 0 to 1 2 1 Store Sheep £ s. rl s. d. S-bred ewe lambs to 1 7 0 Wether lambs .. to 1 3 4 W. lambs, small to 0 14 6 Aged ewes .. .. to 0 10 0 2-th. wethers .. to 1 3 5 'igs £ s. d. £ s. d. Weaners 0 16 6 to 0 18 6 Porkers to 1 15 0 Horses £ s. d. fi-year mare 37 0 0 9-year gelding .. 31 10 0