DAIRY BOARD.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18969, 6 April 1927, Page 12

DAIRY BOARD.

PRODUCERS' RESOLUTION. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGEAM.) HAWERA, April o. A meeting, called by the Federation of Taranaki Co-operative dairy companies, was held to-day. It was attended, by Messrs T. A. Winks, J. It. Corrigan, H. D. Forsyth (members of the Dairy Produce Board) and 300 factory suppliers. . The following resolution was passed: —"That this meeting of Taranaki dairy producers wishes to revert to the free control conditions as far as the marketing of New Zealand dairy produce is concerned, being satisfied that the true function of the Board should be restricted to arrangements for shipping and insurance, covering the carc of all New Zealand produce." An amendment, asking for the elimination of the Board, was defeated on the voices. DAIRY CONTROL. DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM. At the deputation of farmers which met the Hon. Mr Hawken, the Minister for Agriculture, at Ashburton yesterday Mr James Carr, president of the Mid-Canterbury Provincial Executive of the Farmers' Union, referring to the matter of dairy control, said he was a supporter of the control system He asked the Minister if the Government were in favour of the appointment of Mr Stronach Patterson (of Messrs A. S. Patterson and Co.), who had been strongly against control, on the Board. He agreed, with the North Island, which was anxious to remove him. He agreed with the Board that prices should be fixed in London. (Applause.) The Minister, in reply, stated that Tery few people really understood what the ' Dairy .. Control Board 'wwa r doing. 11l New Zealand the butter was sola at a spread of 2d per lb, and some months ago it was sold in England at . a spread of 3d and a fraction, whilo since the slump the spread at Home was' id. The matter of distribution was very important to the farmer. "In New Zealand," he said, "our butter goes through five hands, and we are told that the farmer sHould look after the-.shipping, handling, and insurance, but "he must not interfere with the price.' The system of distribution is too complicated, and no industry can afford to' pay what the dairying industry is paying to-day.'' He believed that the failure of- the British manufac- . turers was in not adopting the modern system of selling.

RANGIORA MARKET. • There was a large attendance at the weekly market yesterday. ' The entry of sheep was practically the same .as last week. Good fat ewes made from 18s 7d to 14s 4d, medium fats 9s 5d to 11b id, priuio fat lambs 25s 4d, lighter weights 21s 4d" to 23s lOd, fat wethers made 23s 7d to 26s Id, Tho lines sold were:— — Fat ewes —6 at 3.3s '7d, 40 at 14s 4d, 26 at 13s Id, 5 at, 13s 7d, 43 at 14s 2d, 84 at lis Id, 27 at oa'sd, 20 at 8s 9d, 34 at 13s 6d, 29 at 10s Bd, 4at lis, Fat lambsEl at 21s 4d, 22 at 23s lOd, 75 at 21s 9d, 21 at 21s Gd, 7 at 25s 4d, 65 at 17s lOd, 28 at 245, , Fat Wethers—lß at 265, 15 at 26s Id, 40 •t 23s 7d. ' Stores —There was a good entry of stores, which were all sold at satisfactory prices. S.M. halfbred ewes made from 12s fid to 17s, two-tooth wethers 16s to 17s 6d, f.m. ewes 6s to 10s 6d, potters 3s 6d to ss, store lambs in de from 12s 6d to 16s. Cattle—There were 13 head of cattle, sold. Cows in profit made £3 ss, empty cows £2 ss, calves 6s 6d to 12s, bull £3 6s. Pigs—There was a very heavy entry ■o£ pigs, the total being 353. gßaconers showed an all-round drop of about fos to 15s a head. The range of prices was: For good baconers £3 15s to £4 ss, one extra special good baconer made £5 ss, best porkers £3 ss, light porkers £2 12s to £2 15s, good stores £2 ss, smaller 28s to 355, big weaners 14s 6d to 20s, small 8s to 13s 6d. Poultry—Boosters sold up to lis 6d a pair, hens 5s 9d, ducklings 7s, ducks 5s 6d, turkeys 16s, geese 6s. Produce—-Chickwheat made 15s to. 20s a lag, oats 15s, oatsheaf chaff 3s to 4s 6d, straw chaff 2s, potatoes 6s to Bs, marrows 12s doz, cabbages 4s, parsnips Is 6d tin, tomatoes 2s half-case, onions 2s tin, apples 2s to 6s case. - '

TEMUKA STOCK SALE. The fortnightly sale of sheep and cattle vag' held at the Temuka yards on Monday when there was a much larger- yarding of .-sheep .than is usually, the ce te. The attendance of farmers and dealers was also a little above the average. Fat sheep and lambs, if anything, showed a slight improvement on .the rates .ruling .at last sale here, but stores were a very dragging sale, with q drop of Is to Ss in certain sections. the following are some of the prices realised:— Fat Sheep—Eleven ewes at 13s sd, 19 at lis;- 13 at 12s 9d, 10 wethers at - 19s, 3 fat. lambs at 21s, 36 at 25s 6d, 5 at 245, 26 at 25s 2d, 4 at 265, Store Sheep—Eight lambs at 13s 7d, 43 , .ewe.lambs at 16s Bd, 58 wethers at 14s 6d, 30 old, ewes <at 7s,' 9 old ewes at 2s 7d, 19 do. at 3s 55 do. at 2s 6d. Cattle—The cattle offering was exceptionally, small, and anything good sold well, but there was a very indifferent demand for inferior sorts/Prices realised were: Three fat cows £8 12s 6d, 1 heifer £ll 12s 6d, two-year-old dairy heifers (Ayrshire) £5 2s 6d, store heifers 37s 6d to 42s 6d. Pigs—Pigs were cheap, showing a drop on late rates. Quotatiors: Three at 21s, 2 at 12s 6d, 4 at 10s, 6 at 9s, 5 at Bs, 3 at 13s, 2 at 12s.

TINWALD STOCK SALE. There was a large attendance at the Tinwald yards yesterday, when there was a big entry of sheep. In the fat pens there were 705 iewes, 248 wethers, and 883 lambs. Export buyers were operating freely, and nearly the whole of the "fats were sold, the market being firm at just about last week's zates. The principal sales were:— Ewes—l 6at 18s, 9at 15s 4d, 14 at 8s lOd, 15 at 8s lid, 17 at 12s Bd, 13 dt 14s, 14 at 12s 4d, 17 at 12s 6d, 18 at 15s 2d, 14 at 13s lOd, • 10 at 13s 9d, 9 7d 10 at lis, 28 at lis lid, 18 at 12s, 18 at 10s, 8 at 7s Id, 31 at lis 4d, 11 at lis 4d, 7' at lis 7d, 9 at lis 3d, 10 at 13s lid, 9 at lis 4d, 15 at 14s 3d, 11 at lis Bd, . 13 at 12s, 9at lis lid, 12 at 9s Id, 12 at 10s, 10 at 9s Id, 9 at 10s, 14 at 13s 4d 10 at lis 4d, 15 at 12s sd, 18 at 12s' 10 -at 14s 9d, 11 at lis 6d, 34 at 10s 2d, 10 at lis, 8 at 10s 9d, 15 at 8s lid 7 at 17s, 40 at lis, 8 at 12s 7d, 12 at 12s, 10 at 12s 4d, 6 at 13s 6d, 9 at 15s 3d, 16 at 3s 6d, 16 at 12s 6d, 15 at 12s 7d, 9 at . 17s 2d, 15 at 12s 7d, 11 at 12s lOd, 5 at 7s lOd, 12 at 13s 4d, 12 at 13s 9d, 34 at , 12$ lid, 12 at 14s 4d, 12 at 9s Id, 19 at 9s lid. ■Wethers—ll at 20s 9d, 28 (merinos) at 6s 3d, 9at 23s Id,-9 at 21s 9d, -7 at 26s 9d, 8 at 26s 9d, 10 at 26s 4d, 5 at 24s 6d, 4 at 23s 9d, 11 at 25s 4d, 14 at 27s Sd 8 (merinos) at 13s 7d, 20 at 23s 6d, 4 at 24s 6d, 24 at 24s 3d, 12 at 20s. Lambs—3 at 25s 4d, sat 255, 7at 26s 3d, 7 at 25s Id, 8 at 22s "9d, 27 at 25s 3d, 83 at 24s 4d, 24 at 23s Id, 27 at 235, 27 at 23$ lOd, 39 at 23s 6d, 35 at 225, 31 at 245'4d,: 29 at 23s 6d, 74 at 24s 7d, 57 at 23s 9d, 55 at 22s 6d, 21 at 225, 65 at 22s sd, 77 at 24s fed.. • ■ 'i Store#—Theie.flras a big yarding of stores. /The sale was a dragging one, and many of the lines .offered were passed at auction. Included in- tjie sales made were: 10 ewe lambs at 16s 9d. <32 two-tooth threeqnarterbrfcd ewes at 24s Bd, 42 four, six. and' eight-tooth three-qunrterbred ewes at 16s , 6d, 90 mixed sex three-quarterbred lambs at .- 15a 3d, 17 cull ewes at 2s 4d. 27 mixed sex crossbred lambs at 15s 6d, 34 sound-mouth halfbred ewes at 13s 6d, 83 failing-mouth three-quarterbred owes at 6s Id, 26 halfbred rape limbs at 15s 3d, 86 halfbred rape lambs ai «s »d. 57 failing-mouth three-quarterbred 6<5, 138 f aU-mouth crossbred ewes • lOs 6a. ' I _ Cattle—There were 22, head yarded. A fat cow made £7: ss,' and another £9 15s, an COW 5n proßt 50, d ,or S1 7s 6d, and an v f V Os - A nun,ber 01 small I vealera brought £1 to £1 12g each.