COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18100, 16 June 1924, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

POTATO EXPORT.

TALK OF COUNTRY PARTY. A meeting of tho Canterbury potatogrowers called for Saturday morning lapsed owing to the large percentage of growers being too-busy to attend, caused by the necessity of getting their crops into shelter. Mr C. F. Pryke reported that the growers had had a lengthy letter from the Prime Minister giving details of the visit of Dr. Renkes to Australia. It was understood from the letter that the present regulations in force in the Commonwealth in regard to the importation of New - Zealand potatoes would be amended. Nothing definite t was known, as yet, however. A meeting will bo called this week to disemjs tho matter.. It is also expected that the subject of a Country Parliamentary Party will take a prominent part in the discussion, and "The Press" reporter was informed that r thero was a very decided movement right throughout the country in favour of a Country. Party to protect the interests of the small farmer in Parliament.

BRITISH EGG MARKET,

(SIDNEI "Sun" Sbbvice.) LONDON, June 13. . Mr 3. B. Merrett, the New Zealand 'egg-producers' representative, is a passenger by the Corinthic. He is satisfied that Britain offers a big market for ftew Zealand **ggs.

THE WOOL TRADE.

COST OF CARELESSNESS.

(BT CABJ2E--PBEBB ASSOCIATION COPIBIOHT.) . (AUSTRALIA* AKD X.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION".} V; ; - LONDON, June 13. The "Young Australians" had a 6nsy day, inspecting six of the largest iWodlen mills.dn the Leeds district. ';"■; .They fwerei given a luncheon by % - the and Worsted Manufacturers' , Association, at which the chairman, Mr ; vIVfT, Chadwick, expressed a hope that : Vthe boys had noted during their -inspec-, '"itibn how it was for Australian , ■ cnroolgrowers tp[ help, English manufacto turn out'cheaper.goods by pro-;;-.duchig better iwool. Additional costs $v t6;tne traijfl, amountingito hundreds of ■ ;;cthpußands.:o£ f pounds a yearj-were due : the carelessness of txl Australian woolgrowers and" exporters. i|; the boiys; witnessed at theatre the first section of a film de'i| picting their Yorkshire visit.

"t! CANADIAN CROPS. f • Y'r - DUMPER HARVEST EXPECTED. C\ " * » 9 " ff? *(BT CABMS-PMSSS ASSOCIATION COPTBIOHT.) ji j (AueiKALUir ahb h.z. oabijs association.) (Recemd Juno loth, 6.5 p.m.) June'k l^' 4 Reports,Indicate that Canada' will •" Bavo another bumper grain crop, the 1 Olgrpwing. conditions' being' very favour<■''\iklß and there being a noticeable *' j CMbsenee o.t pests. i4> ' j —— ," ; BEST s\#"' SOLD TO FOREIGN ' {Mr, >r (, ' ***£ •- COMPETITORS. W'• - : '| H sf' v At the* conference of the New'Sou'to W&Walea Graziers' Association, held -in', recently, a lengthy discussion J place on a motion submitted by ;*?|&the local' committee of Young and I that Parliament be asked prohibit the'export of merino rams ewea * rom Australia.' W&sWt% H.Tout (foung), in present<i^£ingsthe motion, said it was a business \l#jgpropoßition. Under present conditionb .|s|tthey > were creating competitors who in. a more favourable position li||fe l than',t}iemselveß a s regarded markets. jf||JpKincß had set out with the objoctivs t 1 was certain the breeders there could not com with Australia as regarded the ig\|&qpa.lity ; of wool. Still, they had those jfejaJpeople coming hew and using every to buy the very best sheep prices, and it surely was not |gß!|pstiiion that might become a serious 'against as in tho production off ig^pfine 1 wool. Some graziers were against sfjs'his proposal, but only because they j>«k\ ,na «k wmo immediate profit by the exof sheep, and liked .to see com£U.iS etit J° n Erom South Africa at the -ram ffitfpgb T. M. Scott (Dubbo) said South üßllt u B llt shee P extensive!* 'AW 116 -™!"" havjng'secured some * -Tjjf the bost sheep from 'Australia would" ,>* soon* become a serious competitor in V% the w ° ol worW - Morocco, really < Prance, nrould be an even more seriouk t ' ' competitor than South Africa, because 1 its climate was better, its-pastures \ "we'rebetter, and the country wob closer 'r. to thV market. ' ' < Kgttres were quoted by Mr P. A A,f (Armidale) to show the ad te; by South Africa in^egar'j *to B^eepfraising. 1n'1903 practically i,>*no wool of any commercial value waiJ. \ grown4here, hut since 1909 the weight ? pervhead had increased every' year;, ' Since 1909, just over 27,000 stud sheep had-bee's"purchased in Australia foi 1 V Sbhth^frica, the total pavment being &41?,00l). Mr D„ Gordon (Goulburn) said they livud in the British Empire, an 3 if the motion were carried it would be a great detriments-it would be goinp back to the dark ages. Mr P. E. Body (Trangie) argued thai to carry the motion would sejiouslj cripple the wool industry. Mr A. E. Hunt, MJj.C, said that with her huge debt Australia's onh hope was her primary production. He considered the principle contained in *" the motion was good business. The president (Dr. Koter) said th" way he managed his own business wa> not to Bell his best sheep. In all prob ability other stud brooders did the / I*™"' Bellin 8 onl y Bne ep for which the\ / had no use at home." Nevertheless, the motion was a distinct restriction or . Wftde, and to adopt it would bo agains* I the principles of the Association, which ■tood for freodom of trade and free - f 0 ™ ° f contract. The motion was de