FRUIT GROWERS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20807, 17 March 1933, Page 16

FRUIT GROWERS.

DISCUSSION ON TRADE

MARKS. COST OF MATERIALS LOWERED. The grading and inspection of apples packed under the "Canterbury" mark were discussed by the. Canterbury Fruit Growers' Association last evening at its monthly meeting. Mr E. Freeman presided. Mr J. A. Campbell, director of the Horticultural Division of the Department of Agriculture, wrote in reply to the association's request that apples packed under the "Canterbury" mark, but not bearing the grado mark .specified in the local market regulations. should be inspected. The letter stated that it was regretted that unless the fruit was brought under the provision j of these regulations, by having the om-'| cial grade mark placed on the cases, no legal authority existed for the inspectors to take action against any fruit which was considered not to bo up to the standard of the regulations. Any unlawful interference by the inspectors would make the department liable to an action against it by the owner of the fruit concerned. Mr Campbell said he was of the opinion that any such scheme for the marketing of standard graded fruit would be better if it were carried out along the lines of the sticker system advocated by the department some years ago, under which a guaranteed inspection .scheme could be carried out and the confidence of the buyers obtained. For the purpose of registering the mark suggested, the letter stated that the matter should be taken up with the loeal office of the Registrar of Trade Marks. Mr Freeman said that he had seen the Registrar of Trade Marks and had been advised to put in an application in writing. Mr Cone said that he personally used the "Dominion" mark on all his fruit, and was quite satisfied with the results. The advantage of the Dominion mark svstem was that it avoided gluts or shortages in markets, because the Dominion mark authorities could always advise growers whero to send their fruit. Mr Freeman said that opposition to the Dominion mark was the grading work that it entailed. Many growers put their initials on each of their cases. No action was taken, the department's letter being received. Export of Pears. Mr C. K. Wilkinson, manager of the Christchurch branch of the New Zealand Fruit Growers ' Federation, sa that, advice had yesterday been received that pears (Winter Cole and Winter Nelis, sizes 52 to one case) would be accepted for export under the guarantee. Delicious apples, sizes 90 to IK.!, would not be accepted for the Continent. Unexpected Result of the Exchange. Although the altered exchange rate had been expected to result in the prices of materials used by growers being raised, Mr Wilkinson said he was pleased to bo able to announce that there would actually be a decrease in the prices of some materials. Blucstonc was to be manufactured in Auckland, and would be decreased 124 per cent, in price; the price of arsenate of lead would be reduced probably Id per lb, and | lime sulphur would probably be sold at a reduction of 6d a gallon in drums. An Auckland firm was also going to manufacture lime sulphur, and the imported lime would also be reduced. Mr B. J. Goodwin, Government Orchard Instructor, gave an address on preparing fruit for export, making special reference to packing and labelling. LONDON WOOL SALES. OPENING RATES MAINTAINED. IUJIITED I'RRSS ASSOCIATES--BT EIJCHIC TH.IORA.rB—COPTEIGHT.) LONDON, March 1.5. At the wool sales, 8772 bales were offered, including 3280 from New Zealand, and about 7150 were sold. There was a good sale, sustained by Home and Continental competition, and opening rates were fully maintained, with finer growths occasionally in sellers' favour. New Zealand greasy Merinos, Dumpreo, top lljd, average 10|d. SYDNEY SALES. PRICES UNALTERED. (CNJTED PRESS ASSOCIATION -BY RI.F.CTBIC TELEORAI'H— COPYRIGHT ) (Received March 16, 9.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, Marcli 16. At the wool sales, 9235 bales were offered and of these 8558 were sold and 346 disposed of privately. The market closed very firm without alteration ot prices. Competition was principally from Yorkshire, Japan, and Germany. Greasy merino sold to 21d. FINAL SALE AT AUCKLAND ! TO-DAY. i [THE PKESS Special Service] AUCKLAND, March JO. The third and final wool sale of the season in Auckland will be held to- ' morrow. A catalogue of approximately 14,500 bales will be submitted, com- ' pared with 19,000 bales sold at the corresponding sale of last season. As 1 might be expected at a final sale, the present catalogue includes a large portion of sandy and back country wool. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. SYDNEY MARKET. (CMI-IF.D i'RF.SS ASSOCIATION —ETT BLECJrRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYBIOHT.) (Received March .16, 8.50 p.m.) SYDNEY. March 16. Wheat is quiet. Prices: Bagged '2s'2Jd, balk 2s lid. at country sidings, equal to 2s 9}d ox trucks at Sydney. Flour—£9 ss. Jlran—£4 10a. Pollard—£4 10s. Potatoes-—Tasmaniun. £6 10s; Victorian, £5 10s. Onions—Victorian brown Spanish. £4 10s; Globes, to £4. Oaten Hay—£6. Maize—Yellow, .Is 9rl. ADELAIDE MARKET. ißeceiied March 16, 9.22 p.m.) ADELAIDE, March 10. Wheal—dowers' lots, 2s SJJ, '-s 6d, I. flour —Bakers' lots, £'7 15a. Bran—£4 17s 6d. Pollard— £s ss. j Oatfl— l* ML to U lid.

GERALDINE SALE

llit; slock nalo was held at Ccraldme on Wednesday. Uwing 1o an influx from the back-country stations there was an unusually heavy yarding, when about 2000 fat sheep and GOOO stores wore offered before a lar'o attendance of buyers. Fat thcep and Uimlj l BO ld well at schedule rates, but sloroa were hard to quit at low prices. Values were as lollops:

fal Sl.cct-La.ubo: >5 at 1Ud > 8 $ -^v^vytt 1 :^ 1^ ■•; ~ d Jlx luiuba at 7s, 40 ewe lambs at ",-' '.j isi cwo lambs hi ob, 108 ewe lambs lamb., at 66, 101 owe l»» b ? * l . ! * "l at 3s, 230 at ss. 30 at 4s Id, *j> .U •>* i •*. -* a at' lis, 70 at 11b 2d, 73 at 11» 4<l. «• f 1,« ad 42 at U«, 70 at j2b, 80 at Ub bd, l« I ' 11, 11.1 * at 10s Gd, 44 at lis 2d, 2 at .'i'lCcwol.n.b, at C,s ad. 30 wether lambs at On, HI wether lawoa at 3s 0(1 "tiler iamb, at 3s 3d, 1-J3 cive lambs at 6» bd, 206 mvo lambs at 8s ad, ip at •>« «d. 8? at' 78 Id, 27 wether lambs at 4s Id, M ewe lambs at 4s 4d, 80 wether lambs at 5s 3d, 34 v.xlber lambs at Ds. Kwcs-Twclve at 4s Id, 41 at 3d lOri, 1at 33 lid, J4 r.t 4, Id, Sat 5s 2d 2 at 4s, 0 at 48 3d, 9 at 3s GJ, 10 at 3s, JG at 4s, 18 at 36 4d, 12 at 4s 4rl, 2.1 at 4s, 1! at -s.M 23 nt 3s lid, 18 at 4 S 3d, G at 3s 3d, 22 at 5* "l at 3m Hid, M at 2b, 3'.1 at 4s Od, 44 at'4s 3<i 54 at 4s 3d, 11 nt 3s lOd, 34 at (is, 33 at 4s Id, 24 at 3s lOd, 28 at 4s, 33 at 2s Id, GO at 3s. AVcthcrs-Two at 5s 3d. 3 at 9a od, 102 at 10s lOd, 100 at Its Hkl, 1 at 10s, 10 at 8s fkl, 10 at 10b. Storrs-Viftv-threo tvvo-U,:>th ewes at 13s 9<i, 03 fivo-vcar ewes at 4s, 100 wether lambs at' 2s 7d, 110 wether lauib« at 2s Bd, 117 mixed so:; lambs at 2s lOd, 42 four and five-.ear ewes at 2a 7d. 19 four-toolli ewes at lis, 122 hal/brcd ewes at 2s Id, 71 rape lambs at 8s Pel, 17 full-mouth ewes nt 3h, 30 two-tooth owes at 9s 3d, 112 two-tooth ewes at 14s, 90 lambs at '.ls, 76 two-tooth ewes at 10s Gd, 02 rape lambs at Ss Gd, 40 iape lambs nt Gs Id, 9 twea at Is Gd, 14 two and four-tooth ewes at 14a, G7 ewe lambs at Gil Id, 107 full-mouth ewes »t 4s Id, 140 rape lambs at 7s lOd, 48 three-shear ewes at lis, 57 rape, lambs at 8s f> two-tooth cwe3 at 1..J 10d, 45 two-tooth ewes at 9s 4d, 118 s.m. eiveg nt 4g Id, 47 ewes at Is 3d, 52 s.m. ewes at 2a 4d, 06 two-tooth ewes at 4s 3d, 1 iwo-tooth ewe at 4s 3d, 29 mixed sex lambs at 3s 7d, 1 two-tooth ewe at 5s 3d, 28 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes at 5s 10d. 13 fullmouth ewes at 2s 7d, 100 wether lambs at 2s 7d. 110 at 2s Bd, 117 mixed sex lambs at 2b lOd, 40 ewe lambs at On Id, 151 at Gs Id, 19 two-tooth ewes at '3s lid. 1 two-tooth ewe. at 10s, 05 four and five-year c.vep at 3s tvi, 10 two-tooth ewes at 12s. 590 th-ee-oiiaHevbrcd ewes it 7s 9<l, 100 halfbred nvw at, 7s 2d. 2nn halhred ewes nt 7s 2d, 43 hnlfhred ewes at 7s, 74 s.m. eires at 6s, lid s.m. ewes a* fix Od, 38 nt Rs.

Tfiiins- One three-shenr Border Leicester ram nt 10-:. n Knjrlish Leieester rams nt PiV—Two at 7.= . i at 6* fid. ?. at 5s Of', 3 at fis. 1 af Ss Od, 3 nf Os Od. 1 at ,'s Od. 2 nf 7s. 1 nt 5s Od, fl at 3s, A at 4s Od, 1 nt Is 2 nt ?s.

Cnltle-Dup f a f row nt M lf s n fn) at X.l 10s. •

FAIRLIE SALE

The fnrtnishtly sale, wln'rli wiin lielrl at Fnirlio on Tuesday, was the largest sale held this season, there being an entry of 10,000. 400 of which were fats. Thcro was' a ffood attendance of buyers. Prices were not so good as in recent sales, though this may have been accounted for by the continued dry wcatlicr. There was Rome very good quality stock offered, some outstanding tussock lambs coming from the Burke's Pass district. The following prices were realised :

Fat .Lambs—Twelve three-quarterbrcd hunlis at 9s, 26 lambs at 9s 6d, 8 lambs nf 31s fid, S3 lambs nt Bs, 20 lambs nf 10s 3d, 15 crossbred lambs at 10s 10(1, 20 lambs nt lis sd, ?,n lambs at 9s, 08 lambs at 10s 9d. Store I;amhs—234 wethers at 4s 1.1(7. 180 owes at 7s Id. 06 -wethers at 0s 9d, 30 forward at 7s 11(1. 85 ewes at 9s Od, 08 wethers at 0s sd. 409 ewes at 7s, 525 wethers at. 7s 10(7. 12 ra.s. at 4s 5(1, 130 wethers nt 7s 3d, 158 crossbred ewes at 7s lid, 88 wethers at 0s sd. 300 wethers at 0s Id, 53 m.s. at 7s Id, 25 crossbred nt Rs. 02 ewes at 0s sd, 00 ewes at 7s Od. 190 ■wethers at Os 9d, 100 forward at 8s lid. 182 ewes at 7s 3d, 250 wethers nt Bs. Hires—27l s.m. at 5s 7d. 311 two-tooth nt 10s Od. 220 f.m. merino nt lOd, 205 s.m. at 6s 10(1, 40 two-tooth at lis 10(1, 84 twotooth nt 12s 3d. 55 four, six. and eighttooth nf 0s 10(1. H 5 six and eight-tooth nt 9s, 28 two-tooth nt 9s lOd. 12 two-tooth nt 9s. 49 two-tooth nt 9s Bd, 58 two-tooth crossbred nt lis Od. 59 half bred at 12s Id, 117 two-tooth hnlfhred at 0s 9(1. 2B fwo-tootli halfhred nt. 10s 3d. 12 four-tooth nt Bs, 123 crossbred two-tooth at 12s Od, 100 chisel m. at 4s 9(1. 212 s.m. at 4s 4d, 152 two-tooth at 9s 3d. Wethers—Seventy-six two-tooth at Gs Id. Pigs—Ten weaners at Bs.

METALS MARKET

(IJccui ived Mar ch If, 0.27 LONDON, AI m.) arch 15. Quotations* '■■■ — Mar. 1-1. a ton. Mar. 15. a ton. CopperStandard, spn t X s. d. '.'8 10 7A £ fc. d. 28 G 10i Korwa rd ■2!) 0 7i 28 11 10J Elnctrolvli to t' :t:; 1,7 o :; I 0 o .13 5 0 :M 10 0 Wire luirs American C.ICL ilroly ni n o iic : 5.7 J «■< m If !3 I" 0 i peir lb. Spot ■ Forward ]fi 17 r, in 17 f, Ill 11 " in 5 n Spelter— Spot Forward 1-1 17 fi H 17 fi 14 18 9 11 16 .'J TinSpot, Forward 1 in R ••: ■im is n US 18 0 1<I9 13 fl SilverStandard, Fine, rv?r pei ox. ■ or.. 17 11-lrVl IP i-lfirl 17 D-lRd VJfl