EXPORT LAMBS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21886, 12 September 1936, Page 12

EXPORT LAMBS

QUALITY CRITICISED

SOUTH CANTERBURY VIEWS

“Lambs need to be meaty, but not so fat as our fat lamb buyers want them to be, nor as fat as our graders like them, for really first-class lambs,” was the opinion expressed in a letter regarding export lambs which was written by Mr D. J. Sidey, lecturer on sheep and. wool at Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln, and discussed at a meeting of the committee of the South Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association yesterday. Mr A. S. Elworthy presided. The letter said that in Canterbury lambs were being selected which were too heavy,, largely due to excess fat found the tail in the loin region. In selecting lambs, continued the letter, the aim should be one which would kill out at not more than 32 pounds, about 66 to 68 pounds live weight on the farm. When handled, the lambs should have the tails covered with fat, but not full “handing” in this region. It should also be just possible to feel the ends of the short ribs in the lions; they should be entirely fleshed over. Lambs needed to be meaty, but not as fat as local buyers liked them, nor as graders liked them to be. The reason for this was that people at Home who were willing to pay a premium for good quality lamb wanted quality flesh and not too much fat.

“I have advocated to our local association a limit of a 32 pound lamb, but without success,” continued the writer. “I selected from the college experimental lambs which I considered on the hoof would kill out nearest to the Smithfield prime grade, and took them to Belfast. They killed out four at 31 pounds, oiie at 30 pounds, and one at 29 pounds, and when hung up they filled the bill as far as I was concerned, but the grader who selected the North Canterbury consignment hardly looked at them, because he thought they were not fat enough. The Smithfield report on the Canterbury consignment stated that the lambs were too fat. Might I suggest that you try to arrange to kill • a few lambs such as I have described and see how they turn out.” Mr C. L. Orhell said that the trouble was that local graders went for too high a quality. “It would be interesting to get Mr Sidey’s services as a judge,” commented Dr. P. R. Woodhouse. Mr T. Seaton saifl that it would be a great mistake if second quality lambs were sent Home. “Our heavy lambs do not get a look in at Home,” said Mr A. Ward. It was decided to refer the letter to the sub-committee set up for the purpose, and to thank Mr Sidey for his views.

MELBOURNE Bonds were easier in Melbourne, but the market was firm, asisted by the Government’s announcement of tax remissions. Sales on ’Change £ s. d. Comm. Bank of Australia .. 0 18 8 E.. S., and A. Bank .. 518 0 National Bank (£5 paid) .. 7 4 0 Adelaide Steam ..190 Howard Smith .. 0 19 4 British Tobacco • • 2 3 0 Carlton Brewery • • 3 0 3 G. J. Coles 4 1. 6 Goldsbrough, Mort .. 1 14 0 Electroiytic Zinc . • 2 19 Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) .. 2 3 9 Mount Morgan .. 013 1 Mount Lyell •• 019 1J Broken Hill Prop. .. 3 13 3 North Broken Hill .. 9 19 6 Zinc Corporation .. 4 1 6 Emperor Gold -. 0 15 7 toloma • • 14 9 Myer Emporium .. 1 15 6 Irowat ..021 Upper Watut - • 0 2 8 Wellington Alluvials . • 0 4 3 Hume Pipe .. 0 19 9 LONDON QUOTATIONS LONDON, September 10. £ s. d. New Guinea Goldfields .. 0 3 9 Bulolo, Ltd. .... 513 9 PRICE OF GOLD LONDON, September 10. Gold is quoted at £6 17s 7£d a fine ounce. NEW YORK TIN NEW YORK, September 10. ’ Tin is quoted at 44.75 cents per lb.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES (BRITISH OFFICIAL WIEELESS.) RUGBY, September ,10. Par. Sept. 9. Sept. 10. Parls.fr to £1 124.21 76 50-64 76 51-64 New York, dol. to £1 4.866 5.06 5.05| Montreal, dol. to £1 4.866 ' 5.06 5.05| Brussels, belgas to £1 35 29.95! 29.93 Geneva, fr. to £1 25.2215 15.55 15.52! Amsterdam, fl. to 1 £1 12.107 7.461 7.453 Milan, lire to £1 92.46 641 641 Berlin, relchmarken to £1 29.43 12.58 12.58 Oslo, kr. to £1 18.159 19.90 19.90 Stockholm, ** o u X 18.159 22.34J 22.341 Vienna, schgs. to £1 34.585 263 263 Prague, kr. to £1 164.25 1221 1221 Helsingfors, marks to £1 193.23 229 229 Madrid, pesetas to £ 1 25.2215 581 571 Lisbon, escudos to £1 110 110 7-16 110 7-16 Athens, drach to £1 375 531 530 Bucharest, 843.6 lei to £1 677 677 Belgrade, dinars 25:2215 22.1 22.1 Rio de Janeiro, pence to milreis 4.899 41 41 Buenos Aires, pence to dol. 51 17.721 17.721 Montevideo, , pence to dol. 51 381 381 Bombay, pence to rupee 19 18! I 181 Shanghai, pence to dol. 14 5-16 14 5-16 Hong Kong. pence to yen 14 27-32 14 13-16 Yokohama, pence to yen * 14 1-16 14 1-16 Batavia, guilders 12.107 7.44 7.43 Warsaw, par zlotys to £1 43.36 — 26.87 ♦Determined by price of silver. DOLLAR MARKET RATES The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rates yesterday on a New Zealand currency basis. They are subject to alteration without notice: — U.S.A. Canada. (per £1 (per £1 N.Z.) N.Z.). Dol. . Dol. Selling— T.T. • * • 4.051 4.05| O.D. • 4.053 4.055 Buying— O.D. 4.101 4.101

Mark Foy £ 1 s. 13 d. 6 Woolworths (ord.), buyer 5 9 0 Wool worths (ord.), seller 5 10 0 Woolworths (N.Z.), buyer 4 17 6 Woolworths (N.Z.), seller 5 2 6 Mount Morgan 0 13 2 Broken Hill Prop. 3 18 6 Broken Hill Prop, (new) 2 17 3 South Broken Hill 6 3 0 North Broken Hill 10 0 0 Bulolo Deposits 0 1 9 Rawang Tin 0 9 5 Peninsula Tin 1 4 0 Briseis Tin 0 3 9 Mandated Alluvials 1 18 0