BUTTER AND CHEESE

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21445, 10 April 1935, Page 16

BUTTER AND CHEESE

EXPORT LEVY The Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act cancelled the clause in the Dairy Produce Export Control Act which related to the levy 1 on dairy produce exported. This made it necessary for the reconstituted Dairy Board at its first meeting to institute the levy again. In the meantime the Government had gazetted the maximum levy which could be collected under the provisions of the Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act. Under this act all classes of dairy produce exported, together with all dairy produce manufactured for sale on the local market,. became liable for the payment of,.a levy. ' . In the meantime the board has simply approved of a levy on export butter and cheese at the same rates as have been ruling during the last two seasons, namely: Butter, 3-64 th of a penny a pound; cheese, 3-128 th of a penny a It will be remembered that l-64.th of a penny a pound of butter and ]-128th of a penny a pound of cheese were included in the above for the purpose of increasing the amount spent on advertising. LONDON MARKETS HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated April 6, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand:— Tallow—Very little available on spot. Demand continues slow with prices declining owing to lai-ge supplies. Hemp—Manila: Market quiet. Output continues heavy. K grade for Aoril-June shipment sold down to £l2 15s. Sisal: Market quiet and slightly easier. No. 1 grade for AprilJune and May-July shipments, closing sellers, £ls 7s 6d. New Zealand: Market nominally unchanged. No first hand sales reported. Apples—The Maimoa shipment of Cox';; orange and Worcester Pearmains in forward and variable condition. Other varieties sound. The following are the market values of sound-conditioned fruit of the varieties mentioned, the range of prices generally representing the difference between the grades and/or counts. Variable-conditioned fruit of similar varieties proportionately less in value: —Cox's Orange, 14s to 20s, few up to 255; Jonathan, 12s to 14s; Worcester Peai'main, 10s to 12s; Gravenstein, 10s to lis; Dunn's Favourite and Alfriston, 9s to 10s. CULVERDEN SALE SUPPLEMENTARY EWE AUCTION A sale of ewes supplementary to the ewe fair was held at Culverdcn yesterday, when there was an entry of between 4500 and 5000 sheep, in which a good proportion of merino ewes and some wethers were included. The sale wau an excellent one. some of the station lines of cull ewes making within 2s to 3s of the first drafts at the main fair. Sales of ewes were as follows: E. P. H. Burbury (Glenwye), 76' four and six-tooth 16s Cd, 52 f.m. merino ss s 137 two, four, six, and eight-tooth merino lis 9d, 79 s.m. merino 6s 6d, HP two, four, and six-tooth merino 17s 3d, 274 f.m. merino 14s Cd, 325 f.m. merino lis.

R. L. Jamieson (Nukiwai), 07 fouryear hallbred 225, 134 21s 9d. Upcot Station (Marlborough), 96 four and five-year merino 5s 6'd. 102 two, four, • six, and eight-tooth haifbred 17s 3d, 370 f.m. merino lis to lis 3d.

F. Gordon (The Grampians), 13(5 four-year mcrjno 5s 3d. D. L. Rutherford (Morna), 189 four and five-year halfbred 14s. W. O. Rutherford (Marble Point), 99 four-year halfbred 20s, 203 twotooth 275.

W. J. McMillan (Culvcrdcn), 136 ave-ycar halfbred 13s 9d, IGO ewe lambs 16s 3d. Montrose Estate, 80 two, four, six, and eight-tooth halfbred 13s 4d.

A. McLoughlin (Culvcrdcn), 189 four and five-year 12s 9d. E. Burrows (Culvcrdcn), 118 ewe lambs 16s Cd.

Johns Bros. (Culvcrdcn), 114 ewe lambs 21s' fid.

J. Murgatroyd (Balmoral Station), 215 ewe lambs 15s 3d, 90 ewe lambs lCs id.

F. Hialt (Culverden), 84 ewe lambs 12s Id. Wethers included in lines on account of Marble Point Station, 466 two and four-tooth halfbred at 10s 9d to 17s; Glenwyc, 63 merino at 5s 9d; client, 56 halfbred at 14s 9d to 15s. Draught Horses There was a particularly keen sale of draught horses. W. Hanmer Atkinson sold a five-year gelding at £SO, two four-year at £4O to £42, a threeyear at £45, and a three-year filly at £35 10s. Harrison's Estate sold a threeyear filly at £36 and an eight-year gelding at £36 10s. G. W. Henshaw sold a two and a half-year-old gelding at £2O and W. Elliot, a nine-year at £4." ASHMIRTON STOCK SALE Good lmlclicrs* mves were! scarco at tbo Ashburton stock salo yesterday, and 1 lie quality generally was not quito up to tliat of last week's r-alo at Tinwald. Prices had an casing tendency. Thcro wan a largo yarding. Tho top prico was 2 ; 3s 4d for pen 3 of five and six fat lambs Bold on account of E. Viger3 (Elgin) and T. Taylor (Ashburton) respectively. Tho best prico for /at owes wan 17s 7d for four sold on account of Alington brotliors (Seofiold), while A. Bonnison (Seafield) mado 203 lOd, tho best prico for wethers. The principal Bales woro us follows: — Fat Ewes —On account of Fox's Eslato (Fairton), 76 at 123 (id; M. .I'. Kingsbury (Wakanui), 11 at lis 7d; Clements brothers (Nowlands), 5 at 10s lOd; W. Withell (Winchmore), 08 at lis Id; A. Copland (Dromore), 14 at lis; Capon's Estate (Winchmore), 43 at 3 1s; J. 8. S. CJriova (Mount Seniors), 17 at 1-8 5(1; \V. lleunessy (Mitoliatn), 24. at lis; Leudley's Estato (Elgin), 0 at 10s Id; I'. Bcbingtou (Winelimore), 7 at 15s Id, 8 at Ids 7(1, 9 at IDs 4(1, 8 at His Id, 9 at lis lOd, 12 at lis 7d; T. ,J. Lemon (Fairton), 16 at !)s 4d, 13 at Ss 7d; W. J. Armstrong (Lowcliffe), 18 at 10s 4d, G at 10s 30d, 7 at 12 a 4d; It. Austin (Mayfield), 9 at 12s lOd, 9 at 13s lOd, 8 at 13s 4d, 7 at 12s Id; Alington Bros. (Seafield), 4 at 17s 7d, 5 at Us 4d; E. B. Newton (Ashburton), 10 at lis lOd, 9 at 12s 7d, 7 at 12s 4d, 9 at lis 4d, 5 at 16s 4(1, 5 at 13s lOd, 5 at 13s 7d; J. Grievo (Mount Somers), 8 at 33s 1(1.

I'at Wethers—On account of A. Benuison (Soaiield), 3 at 20s lOd, 5 at 19s lOd, 5 at 18s Id, 2 at 17s 3d, Bat 20s 3d, 9 at 19s 7d; J. Moffatt (Eiffelton), 5 at 18s 7d, 6 at 17s 4d; E. J{. Newton (Asliburton), 5 at 8s 30d; ,7. Griovo (Mount Somers). 4 at 20s 7d, 4 at 18s 4d. Eat Lambs—On account of A. N. McMillan (Greenstreef), 19 at 18s 7d; J. Shearer, jun., 81 at 17s lOd; M. F. Kingsbury (Wakanui), 36 nt 19s sd; Leudley's Kslato (Elgin), .'! at 21s lOd, 5 at 17s 4d, 0 at, 10s 10d; Mrs It. F. Loadloy (Elgin), 2 at 20s 4d; A. N. McMillan (Ashburton),

3at 12s Id; ,7. Shearer (Greonstroet), 7 at 19s 4d, 8 at 10s lOd, 10 at 16s 4d, 8 at 15 3 10d; E. Vigors (Elgin), 5 at 23s 4d, 4 at 21s " .', 2 at 18 s 4d, 4 at 22s 4d; L. Sutton (Wakanui), 0 at 18s lOd; Miss Y. Kennedy (Ashburton), 1 at 18s; T. Taylor (Ashburton Forkes), 6 at 2;s 4d, 6 at 22s 4d; Miss F. Hyland (Wakanui), 1 at 18s 9d.

Stores—On account of clients, 74 wether lambs at Cs 2d, 148 ewo lambs at 13s Gd, 60 at 15s Gd, 134 at 14s fid, 40 at 17s Od, 06 ewes at 15s Od, 00 at 35s Bd, SB at 14s 2d, 21 at 35s Id, G9 nt 16s 7d, 70 soundnioiith cues at 20s, 92 at J9s lOd, 70 at 17s 3d, 08 four and six-tooth ewes at 17b Id, 82 four, six, and eight-tooth, ewes at

20s Od, 90 at 20b Id, 70 eight-tooth at 16s 3d, 103 full and failing-mouth at 10s, 76 sound and failing-mouth ewes at 10s 9d, 70 sound and failing-mouth Corrieda'lo owes at 13s Gd, 77 two-tooth ewes at 10s 9d, 10 at 24s 3d, 170 at 17s Gd, 55 at 225, 20 two-tooth wethers at 17s.

Cattle—Fat cows £6, £5 128 Gd, £4 37s Gd, £4 12s lid, £4 10a, two at £4, £3 7s Gd, two at £3; fat steers, two at ££> 2; 6d; fat heifers, four at £3 15s, £1 7s 6d. Stores: Heifers £3 5!?, £1 15s, £1 2s Gd* runners £1 15s, £1 23 Gd. RANGIORA STOCK MARKET Although there was a good yarding of sheep, the bulk o£ which were stores, at the wcokly stock sale at Kangiora yesterday, the snle jvas a dragging one. Tho entry of store pigs was fairly good. About 12 head of cattle were yarded, l)ut thero was little demand for them. Tho rango of prices is (is follows: Sheep—Fata: Ewes 8s to 15s lOd, wethers 23s to 23s 7d, lambs l(>s 4d to 17b Bd. Stores: Sound-mouth ewes 12s (id to 14s 6d, failjjig-mouth ewes 8s to lis, old ewes 4s to 6s, lambs Ds lOd to 12s Gd. Pigs—Porkers 20s Gd to 3Gs 6d, largo stores 22s Gd to 25s Gd, small stores 14s to 10s, good weaners 9s to lis, small v.'eaners 5s Gd to Bs. Cattle—Bulls ss, dairy cows 27s 6d to £3 ss. LORNEVILLE STOCK SALE U'HESS A3BOCIATIOS TF.LZGIIAII.') INVJiRCAKCiILL, Aprii S. . Good quality fat civus were firmer at tho Loruovillo stock sale to-day, but wethers were easier and fat cattlo told on n dull market. Fat Sheep—For good quality owes tho market was firmer, but wothcrs were easier by about Is Gd, and freezing ewes were also a similar amount cheaper than at the previous sale. Prime quality handy-weight wethers realised from 23s to 24a, medium 20s 6d to 225, unfinished down to 19s, good quality ewes realised up to IBs, medium 12s to 13s, and freezing weights from 9s to 10s, according to quality. Fat Lambs—There was a very small entry, and prices were again easier in accordance with the recent reductions in tho export schedule. Prime heavy-weight lambs realised from 23s to 25a Gd, good quality freezing weights from 20s to 21s Gd, and light and unfinished down to 17ts. Fat Cattlo—ln spite of tho reduction in numbers, market was dull and showed a further decline, if anything, on the previous weok's prices. Prime quality bullocks of medium weight realised from £7 lr> £B, good quality handy-weights £G to £(i IGs, lighter sorts £4, to £5, prime heavy heifers up to £5 15s, prime quality light-weights £3 10s to £4 ss, good quality cows up to £4, medium £2 10s to £3 Bs, and aged and inferior down-to £1 ss.