HANDLING AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1209, 18 August 1911, Page 10

HANDLING AT HOME.

NEW ZEALAND MEAT. That there is not unanimity amongst moat exporters as to the extent of the deleterious effects of the handling of carcasses at tho Loudon end was shown by some remarks in tho course of an address by the chairman (Mr. W. G. Foster) at the Wellington M«it Export Company's annual meeting "At various meetings," said Mr. Foster, "a great deal has been said, about the damage sustained. So far as my investigations, when in England, are concerned, I did not find matters in quite so serious a condition, but had I found them as bad as .was represented by Dr. Chappie and Mr. Lysnar, I should* have considered it injudicious to publish the full measure of the mischief, lest advantage were taken to decry our meat—as a matter of fact, this was done. "But, after all, I think the widclvrecognised good quality of Now Zealand meats reudered attacks abortive." (Hear, hear.) Indigestion may show itself bv pigs failing in flesh, loss of appetite, roughness of hair, scaliness of skin, and teeth becoming black. The last condition is often thought to be'the cause, rather than the effect. It is together with the others, but an evidence of injudicious feeding. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is. 81. *

LIVE STOCK SALES. Jlewrs. I'mlgoiy ami Co., Ltd. report At our Palmerslon sale yes'tercUiy a medium entrv ot cattle and sheep c.-nne forward, all ijr whieli met with a ready sale at the following prices:—Mixed-age ewes, ill lamb, 9!. <d.; small mixed hoggets, 9s. Cd.; small two-tooth wethers, to Us. 7d.; mixed liogccts. to 13s. 3d.,- four-tooth to 4-year cues in lamb (ehielly four-tooths!, 15s. 4a.; 18months heifers, £3 5.-.; rough 18-nioiiths steers. £3: 3 to 3i-year steers, to £6; fat heifers, £6 13s. to .£6 15s. Messrs. Abraham ami Williams, Ltd.. report on their Jobusonville sale, held on Wednesday, as follows:-A fair yariiinu uf hullnsks anil a. eoad one of sheen came forward, and met a good demand. Best bullocks, .£9 10s.. .£10; lighter. .£9 to £9 7s. 6(1.: lijrhi, £8 155.; prime heavy wethers,'22s. 3d.: good wethers, 19s. «d. to £1; light. 17s. 6(1.: prime heavy ewes. 19s. 1(1. to 19s. 3d.; pood ewes. 17s. 6d. r»fessrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report:—At our usual I'almcrston North sale held on Thursday we had a fair yardins of both sheep and e-attte. All classes of stork met with a ready sale, at prices in advance or last week. We (Hiote-.-Slieep: Kwc hoEgets. 13s. 6rt.: wetlicr hoggets, lis. 9d. to 125.; mixed liocgets. small, ss. 10a.; forwnrd owes. 8:?. lid.; forward wethers, 14«. 4d. to Id.: two-tooth wethers, small, 9s. 6d.; cuU ewe?, 65.; full-mouth ewes ill lamb. 13s. Cattle: Weaners. 325. to £2 155.; empty cows. 295. to £3 45.: cull cows in milk, £2 10s. to £2 15s.

The Xcw Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. iPalmcrston North) report:—On Monday, at Himatanau. we had a- small entry of sheep, and a heavy yard--1113 of cattle, comprising mostly eood sorts of young cattle, dairy stock, and several peiH of beef. A good sale resulted, and bidding was brisk throughout, practically eveyy line selling under the bamnicr at prices in favour of vendor?. Youiie cattle advanced considerably in value, and beef po-ld well. Sheep Medium hotrirets. 9s. 2d.; owes in lamb. 10b. Cattle: Weaners. 235. to 325.; mixed yearlings, £2 ss. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 2s. to £2 15s. 6d.: yearling steers, £2 1. 6d. to £2 10s. 6d.; aced cows, 20s. to £2; store cows, £2 10?. to £3 ss.* dairy cows. £4 ss. to £6 10s.: springing, heifers. £5 15s. to £6 55.; fat-heifers. £6 se. to £7 4s. 6d.; fat cows, £6 lis. to £7'2a. 6d.; store, pigs. Ks. • On Tuesday we held a sale on account of Mr. J. D. White, who has sold his farm. The cows' were low in condition, hut sold well, early calvers making from £6 to £10 155.; late calvers, £3 to £5 55.; emptv cows, £2 to £3; yearling heifers, £2 7s. 6(1.: calves, 4s. 6d.; brcedinc sows. 375. 6d.: slips. 145.: stores, 225.: bulls. £2 10s. to ffls.; harness geldintr, £15; eohs, £i ss. to £12; brood mare, £3; disc, harrows, £10: milk cart, £5 lO.h. On Wednesday wo sold Mr. EoswcH's dairy herd at Glen Orourt, good prices being obtained. Early calvers made £7 Es. to £10 10s.; late calvors, £4 ss. to £6 55.; aged'cows, £3 to £4; springing heifers. £5 to £5 10s.: backward heifers, in calf, £3 155.: yearling steers, £2 Is., to £2 9s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 10s.: 3-vcar hull, £5 55.: 2-yoar Holstein bull, £11 lis.: hack. £8. On Thursday, at PalnierstDU North, we had a moderate entry of sheep and cattle. Sheep: Breeding ewes, Bs. Bd. to 10s. 2d. and 12s. Id. Cattle: Wcancrs, 20s. to 28s. 6d.; yearling heifers. £2 14s. 6d.: store cows, £2 to £3; forward cows. £3 13s. to £4 '10s.; dairy cows, £4 2s. 6d. to £7; 3-ycar steers. £6 3s.

AUCKLAND STOCK PRICES. (By Teleiraub.—.Sijccial Correspondent.! Auckland, August 17. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:—At -the Westfield yards on Thursday last we hold our weekly pale of- dairy and store cattlc. There was a good yarding, and prices were the same as late quotations. Best dairy eows and heifers, olosc to profit, sold at £7 10s. to £9; others, £4 to £7; aged sorts. £2 to £3 10s.; emnt.v cows, £2 12s, 6d. to £3 175.; calves, £1 125.; sheep, £?. 3d.; hoggets, Ss.; goats, 65,. to 9s. each. At Clevadon, cu Thursday, in conjunction with Messrs. A. Bucklaml and Sons, we lield a clearing sale of Air. D. O'Connor's live and dead stock. There was a large attendance, ant", hich prices were realised. The Holstein cows sold at from £7 to £28; lloistein heifer';, to £18; shorthorn eows. close to profit, £8 10s. to £14; others more backward,. £5 to £9; heifers, £4 10s. to £6; Holstein yearling heifers, £2 17s. 6d. to £5 10s.; bulls, £8 to £9; bull calves, £2 ICs. to £3 55.; draught horses, £23 to £33; light cart horses, £15 10s. to £22; pies, £1 to £3 2s. ud.; weaners, 7s. to lis. each. ■ A large quantity of sundries and furniture sold at satisfactory prices. At the Albert yards, on Friday, horses came forward in average numbers, and sold under good competition. Heavy draught horses sold-at from £26 to £44; medium, draughts, 1 £16 to £27 ICs.;' - horses : suitable for. butcher's carts, to £25; light harness horses and hacks, £8 to £12 It's.; ponies, £2 to £5. At Papakura yards, on Monday, wo held a clearing sale of JleE'fis. J. A. S. Slack's and J. P. Sinclair's (of Papakura) dairy eows . and sundries. There was a good attendance, and satisfactory prices were obtained. Dest dairy cows, close to profit, sold at from £8 10s. to £15; others, £3 IDs. to £7; heifers, £5 to £7 ICs.; aged and backward sorts. £2 10s. to £3 155.; horses, to £16; bulls, £3 15s. to £5 155.; 18-month heifers, £3 ss. to £4; calves, £1 12s. 6d.; milk cans, 17s. to 20s. each; sprint: cart, £9; dray, £9 15s. Other sundries and implements realised satisfactory prices. At the Westfield yards, on Wednesday, fat cattle were yarded in large numbers, and priccs for extra well-done were on a par with last week's Quotations. Prime beef, sold up to 28s. ner 1001b.; others. 245; to 265.; cow and heifer. 20s. to 245.; steers sold at from £7 10s. to £17 (obtained for a bullock from Onotiki); cows and heifers at from £4 lfls. to £7 7s. 6d. Oalves were penned in.good supply, antf sold at late rates. Medium vealers made from ,3Cs. to £2 Js.; others, 3s. to 225. Three prize oxen from Opotiki sold at £15 7s. 6d., £16, and £17 each, fiheco were yarded in larger numbers than usual, and sold under competition at an advance of 2s. to 3s. on hv week'G rates. Rest .wothcrs sold to 255. 6d.; others. 17s. to 2Cs.: ewes, at from 14s. 6d. to 2C-S. Hogcets advanced in price, and sold at ICs- M. to 16s. Pigs were yarded in larger numbers than usual. a,nd sold at late rates. Baconers. £2 10s. to '£3 10s.; porkers, £2 to £2 165.; Elips, to 255. No weaners were yarded.