CURRENT TOPICS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19622, 18 May 1929, Page 19

CURRENT TOPICS.

MARKET. flfcdneaday's entry of adult sheep ,f quality ewes being few and far between, but tluro wore a few decent Übot of wethers. The smaller entry of tie latter gave the market a chance to tWo»er, which it did to a slight extent. Generally tho sale for all the hMtf lines of" adult sheep was quite SUwtory, there being a good buying !Lnent. The advanced period of the !l,ion invests tho ewe market with a -amount of risk, as the mating "Z/havt) been with indifferent rams. TV-iriv bin entry of sound-mouthed .old at from 22s to 2us. Similar l ee p when the market was up in tho Ij. would have made another 5s a TJa Good lines of mixed ages made from 30s to 335. Good ewe lambs wero ■ought after, but wether lambs soiu «ith a dual of »"gula»ty and i«jw«ely retained recent rates. The *,}„«» at this and the corresponding uJe year are:— May 10, May 15, 1928. ' 1929. *. I. 8. 8. S *'£d 3-th. —to 40 Ord 2 to N-th. _ halfbml 27| 22 ® U Ll!br'"l 8 " l =« <• "I »U » M "».rti.- * »« Snad 4 to B'h. hatfbred • - 29 * to 32 27 t0 80 flrd 4 to 8-th h#lfbr«d • ■ 25} to 28 24 to 26 f.o. 4we« .. 19 to 23 18 to 21 Af«<t - • to 1' 1® 10 good ew« Oood ewe - • o*4. 21 10 28 23 t0 23^ Rap* lambs . . 241 to 26} • Beat wither .. 22} to 24 Ord. wether .. 20 to 2B 17} to 20 oull .. 10 to 18 12 to 15 W"ther« —■ Good 4 to 8-th. halfbred .. 29 to 31J 25 to 28$ Ord. 4 to 8-tU. halfbnxt .. 20 to 28} 22J to 24 Backward .. 23 to 25 19 to 22 (Jul) Jbd, .. to 19 13 to 10 Cull B«1#0 • > With tie fractional advance in the price for export fat lambs were into he a shade firmer, and the top pen or two of the most of the lines . UMfaM the 30s mark. Thirty-six's ' liiff ouder arc now quoted at lOd a lb, at against 11 Id at tho corresponding poriod last year. The fat sheep entry included some rety prime lines, the general character being enhanced by the better proportion of wethers. The sale was equal to the best of last week's rates, ewes being inclined to harden in sympathy with the improvement in the schedule Wte for export. South Canterbury venwere '<> the fore with some excel hot!y finished lines of wethers, and if j (Wm source of supply is maintained LvJ'life quality of the yardings for the iriii'er months will bo assured. j I* limr.o wethers - to 421 to 37 . L'ikhu wothera , . 35} to 88} 33 to 35 Musi-.t wethers .. 31J to 34J 29} to 3iS 1 iijht wethera . . 27} to 31 20 to 29 i>rim« ewea .. —■ to 37. to 343 I'm mo i'wm .. 29} to 34 29 to 31} M-.1. ewps .. 25 to 29 24 to 28 f/itcht twos . . 20 to 23| 20 to 23 "■><> - i-untiitioned . . 16 to 19} 15 to 19 Tho fat cattle display was quite an erdinary one, but it would bo wrong to assume from this fact that supplies are short. Few of tho recognised fattoners wore represented in the entry. Only two carried over pens of North Island cattle were forward, and one of those pens topped tho market. The shipped cattle of a fortnight ago did not meet with a sufficiently payable market to justify a repetitiou of the business with the prices at present ruling. The markot on Wednesday was irregular, and on an average showed little change from the preceding week. Good medium weight steer beef averaged froth 41s to 45s per 1001b, with heavy •eights about three shillings less. £ it I Sx. prime heavy steers .. to 19} to 20t hiat heavy steers 15 to 174 17i to 19) frime mod. weight ateera 13 to 141 151 to 17| Ord. quality ateera 10§ to 12) 111 to 15 w Mtht a tears 8 to 10 9} to 11} Kx. prirno heifers to 13} to 15J Prfmo heifera .. 9| to 11) 12 to 14} |L 3l<mL heifers . . 7} to 9} 10 to 11} U(kt hellers 4] to 7 (> to 9} >*. prime cows to 14 to 16}. Mm* cows .. 9 to 11 11) to 13} IW.-eowa .. 7} to 8| 9 to 10} Light cows 0 to 7 7} to 8J Af«4 eowa . . 4] to 5J 6 to 7

JttOWN TOP. Regarded generally where it has been , wit in the past in the South Island valueless plant, to the extent almost 'ifct being an infestation of the soil, ■2* nrn sprung all at once into Imposition of importance. It grows in ■My parts of the lighter lands, both •f Canterbury and Southland. A strong jkfwnd for it has developed in Amer- * principally for the purpose of grass- , golf links, lawns, etc., and it is •WO In request for the European mar- , In view of the criticism of Canterbury ryegrass, it is satisfactory to that this province's Brown Top it of exceptional quality, and that at ' Pttteat there is an unsatisfied Americas demand for it. Its importance as to axport product is realised by the Deof Agriculture, which is ar••igiag to inspect and certify the seed , *. Wp, thus guaranteeing the Btandard : purity. In the Methven district >-4',• season one farmer took over £IOOO "• farm in Brown Top seed, and in South Canterbury £7OO. The Mi*! has been making Is 2d a lb at 11®rP "Bill) the yield ranging a bag 1301b to the acre, or the equivalent jig*? an acre. It is an alluring sideline, ..MibMtatu.g little work more than the 'j|lttpßPM«ting and threshing. t ' ' Jfcs Canterbury A. and P. Associamm ha* fixed the following dates for gflßowrrent year's shows: Winter Show, 10th to 24th; Summer Show, 14th and 15th.