CLYDESDALES FOR VICTORIA

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21086, 10 February 1934, Page 18

CLYDESDALES FOR VICTORIA

SHIPMENT FROM OTAGO ! AND SOUTHLAND WELL-BRED STOCK Australian interest in Southland and Otago Clydesdales has been keen during the last year, and many shipments of high-class stock have been made. One of the most recent is a shipment of a colt and two fillies to the order of Messrs John Mac Donald and Sons, of the Riversdale stud, Myall, Kerang, Victoria. The sale was arranged by Messrs H. Matson and Co., Christchurch, in conjunction with Messrs Donald lteid and Company, Invercargill and the horses left on the Wainui The selection of the horses was in the hands of the well-known Canterbury breeder, Mr Joseph Wylhc, of Newfields, Sefton. The colt Depression, which was bought from the breeder, Mr A. Thompson, of Camperdown, Kelso, Otago, was sired by Rosencraig, imp., out of the great breeding mare, Lady Topline. Depression's show successes include a second at the Dunedin parade, second at the Kelso show, first and champion at Clutha show, and first and reserve champion at the Gore show. He was beaten at Dunedin and Kelso by his stablemate. Limelight. The Iwo-year-old filly Be<ll Kincardine, bred by Mr John Young, of Ochtertyre, Allenton, is a massive, goodcoloured filly sired by the horse McQuaid of Ochtertyre, champion at the Canterbury Metropolitan Show, held in Christchurch in November last. He is got by the famous Scottish champion sire, Craigic McQuaid, out of the champion mare Craigie Baroness, imp. <335:>L The dam of Bell Kincardine, Cowrie Heather Bell ISJ.CA), was got by the famous Baron Bold, out. of Gowrie Heather <2041). by the imported sire Pride of Newton <J2). Bell Kincardine has taken several pri/.es. being third at; Taieri and second at Clutha as a yearling, and third at Taieri in November last in a very strong elass of two year-olds. The fillv Abbotsford Laurel <TiI7G) was bivd by Mr J. W. Blah-, of Abbotsford Farm, Outram, Otago, and was foaled on. October 30, 1931. She is a fine, upstanding bay with white markings. Her sire is the well-known stallion Victory, and her dam is Ilosebloom the Second (31587), out of Rosebloom, one of. the best producing marcs in Southland, tracing back to dams by Highmark and Black Knight, both imported.

Prices have not: been disclosed, but for all three horses were very satisfactory. So keen has the Australian demand been fhat the available highclass Clydesdales in the south have bce.i greatly depleted.

POTATOES IN COLD STORE AI STK A 1,1 AN I !Xl' KIU.MKNTS The cold storage til' potatoes lias for some years been the object of many ( xperiments and much research work. Tlie results are sulliciently encouraging to justify the belief that the potato industry is on the verge of a new era, which will ensure great benefits to tho grower, dealer, and consumer. This view was expressed by Mr W. J. Williams. F.C.S. 'London), .superintendent of Markets, Sydney. who mentioned that he had conducted experiments. some of the first in Australia, as far back as 192(i. The results were so encouraging that it was decided to carry out further tests the following year, and subsequent trial? have been conducted from time to time from that date until now. The results have clearly indicated that it is quite possible to cold store potatoes with good resulls. The loss in cold store ha--' been proved to be very much lower than in common storage, and Hie difference is considered sufficient, to cover the cost of (he slorage charges, apart from the better quality of the article available to the public.

MAY ZEALAND BLTTKK

THE BRITISH .MAKKKT 'nnu i.';r. own <:ofui'.sroN'i>F..x•;. > LONDON. January 2. The iolkK.-iog letter printed in the "Birmingham Post" above the name of Air J. E. Dixon contains an analysis of the' position of the market for New Zealand butter:—May I be allowed to comment on the letter in to-day's "Post" from Mr H. E. Davis, London manager of the New Zealand Dairy Produce Board, in which he refers to the "widely published allegation that New Zealand butter is being dumped in Ihc British market in breach of the spirit of the Ottawa agreements." He rightly states that there is no subsidy on the export of butter from New Zealand to this country, and I hat no unfair competitive practices arc resorted to. It is also true that at the Ottawa Conference it was agreed there should be no restriction en the part of the British Government on shipments 01 butter to this country from the dominions before 1935. On the olhoi hand, it is undoubtedly the fact that the heavy and rapid increase in the shipments from New Zealand and Australia in the last few years lias been the cause of an unprecedented fall in p'ices in this country, to the detriment both of the dominion producers and the British farmer. English Market Suffering. I do not know to what Mr Davis refers when he. speaks of allegations of unfair dumping: but I do know that the British farmer is becoming aware of the fact that the English market for butter is being ruined by shipments from abroad, far in excess of the market's capacity to absorb without an undue fall in prices, and he resents it. When I say shipments from abroad, I refer mainly to shipments from the dominions: and 1 quote the following Board of Trade figures in proof: "New Zealand shipped to this country in 1928, 1,222,200cwt of butter to an f.o.b. value of £10,228.000; in 1932 t!.lf)o,3oocwt. to an f.o.b. valuo of £11,151.000- -an increase in tonnage of 79 per cent, and an increase in value of 9 per cent. only. "Australia's shipments in the same period have increased by 10!) per cent., on a smaller quantity, with 4' an increase of only 28 per cent, in value. "Denmark, the only other shipper of importance, has increased Iter tonnage in the same period by 28 per cent., with a decrease in value of 28 per cent.

"The average prices for New Zealand butter in London in 1923 we're as 130s to 100s in 1933, up to November: and of English blended butter as 20ls in 1928 to 117s in 1933."

In spite of this disastrous fall in prices, New Zealand still continues to increase her shipments; and, for the' 12 months ended October, 1933, she sent us 20 per cent, more butter than in the previous 12 months. It must not. be thought that the New Zealand farmer is profiting by this policy. He' is actually working at a loss, and is

beginning to wonder why. The National Farmers' Union of this country knows the reason why: and no one can attach blame to it for trying to find a remedy. I would only add that I have no connexion with British farming, but I am intimately connected with British export and New Zealand farming; and am anxious to do anything in my power to help both interests. JAMES E. DIXON. 2!)? Eroad street, Birmingham. December 27.