POULTRY CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1284, 13 November 1911, Page 8

POULTRY CONFERENCE

\:XIT-ED IXSUEAXOE CO. The halar.:;-£.'.io<>t of tho above company for the ycav cE(l?d f'.-ptoniljor 30 f.liows thai, the loial rc,~oii,:s for :'!ic periori under review was xZ-.;6,0/V ISs. 7i1., while tho ascncy .111 d gcnor.il ojiraiit-?s lot.Ttlod £121,SEI 7;. !M. If tiiip, t:>gol!ior with the fi.v nml mr.rinr , lassos am! pjpcii'jc- of nianajrcment lv <lcvlu~tcii. thn net profit for tin year is £24,550 Of. 2(1. and l.fccrc v.:i-, ltroiicht lonv;rd from the previous year •C 11.819 J«. 11<1., imkin? availnhlo £36,«9 si. M. Out of this £K-M h,-s hcon adc!-,d to tl'.s roccrvr fund, which now rtamla at £53,100, a. rurthcr £7KO is added to the roii;:uiruicj reserve, l)rin~inx that account up to iJj.C-M, the dividend at tl;c rate of 1C per cont., Mid I«>nu3 of 1\ pn, r rent, nbmrbs £1C,675 6?. 3d., and the" l::il-γ-v. e to be carried forward is £15,293 17a. IDrl.

CUSTOMS. Customs revenue collorted at the port of Wellington on Sat.urd.iy amounted to .£2553 1C?. Sd., the total for tfie week hem? £15,659 Is. sd. The returns for each of the past ci;ht, weeks, as compared with tho figures for (lie corrt\-po7iding porioda of last year, show as under:— 1911. 1910. September 23 21,591 2Z,'m2 Fentcnibsr 30 7,593 11,171 October 7 _ 15,117 H,318 October 14 9,903 10,201 October 21 9.M0 20.W2 October 28 21,737 9.H7 Kovejnbcr 4 27,552 22,554 IfoTDmbcr 11 15,689 8,531

128,527 126.C86 The beir duty collected dnrips tho past week amounted to £253 1&. 6d,, as against £220 Bs. in the corresponding week of lnet year. FROZEN MEAT. lij Telegraph-I'ros-s Association-Copyriehl (Itec. Novemher 12, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 11. The Frozen Meat Trade Association's Smithfield market o.uotatioun for the undermentioned elates of frozen meat axe on actual sales of not leffi than one hundred carcasses of mutton or lamb, or twenty-five nuartere of beef of fair average Quality. The Quotations are not selected linos, bnt for parcels fairly representative of tho bulk of tho shipiiicn-ta now oji the market. T!io prices which follow arc ou an average a farthing per lb. nioro than the value ex ship, this difference reprcfienMnaf an average ccot in expenses, handling, conveyance, iiDd soiling tho nieat:— Xor. 4. Nov. 11. d. d. Mutton- d. d. Cantßrbury, light <J 45 Canterbury, medium 4i 4j Canterbury, heavy - — SoiitMar.d 4J 4 3-16 Xorth Island, best ...... 4J 4 3-16 North Island, ordinary ... 315-16 4 Australian, lipfct 31-16 35 Auslraiian, heavy 3 3A KJve? Plate, lfehl 35 3j liivcr Plate, heavy 3i 3Ji New Zealand, ewes 3J 33-16 Ai!Stralia.n, ewes 2J 3 ltiver Plate, ewes 3J lb La,nib— Canterbnry, light 5 5J Oanterburr, medium 5J Cant«rbnry. heavy 45 4i Southla.nd 42 43 Tiorf.i I.=lan<l, best 45 43 North Island, ordinary ... 42 4f, Australian, best 415-16 415-16 AiistraHan. fair 43 43 Australian, inferior <U 41 Jiivcr l'lato., first — — P.iver Plate, second — — Bcef:Ncw Zealand, ox fores... ?f 23 Now Zealand, ox hinds ... 3.1 31 Australian, ox fores 22 2] AusU'siian. ox hinds ... 3 3 liive.r Plate, ox fores ... 2$ 3j liivor Plate, ox hinds 3i 3i Kiver Plate, chilled fores 23 25 lliver Plate, chilled hinds 31 4 Babbits.—There, is a steady trade, but the abundance of ..English rabbits is affecting prices of colonial slightly. . . LONDON MARKETS, Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., have received the following cabled information from their head office, under date November 9:-Fro7«n Meat: The market \i unchanged, with tho exception that for mutton from Canterbury prices are Jd. per lb. lower. OBAIN AND PEODUCE. (By TelecraDh.—Press Association.l Oamaru, November 11, Th? wheat market has weakened. Wheat was soiling at 3s. sd. to 3s. 10d. a few weeks a<ro, but the best price now going is ?3. 7d. for velvet. Oate remain ttrm at 2;. UA. to 3s. for boot feed. There is not much improvement in chaff, which sells at £4 105. per ton. Eggs are more plentiful, and ha.ve doolined to Bd. With the abundance of era.ss tho supply of butter exceeds the demand, and there is a slight fall in prico.

WOOL TRADE. TROUBLE. " (3y Tolesraph.-Presa Association.) Auckland, November 11. The Auckland woolbrokors met this menin.j, end (i:-cicl:d not to ccTid a representative to the conference at Christchurch in connection with the dispute on the subject of orraditicEi; of ra-lc requiring cash on delivery, as their views on the eub'cct were mafic known eighteen months ago. a.r.d they are not prepared to compromise. Foreign buyer; will attend, or be reprerontcd. at t'lo Auckland sales, opening on November 22.

WOOL, SKIS. AND HIDE SALE. Messrs. 'Abraham and Wffliaine, Ltd.. report:— 'iVe held our usual monthly wool, skin, and hide sale at Palmorston North on Friday, and submitted a good catalogue to a fair attendance of buyers. Bidding for woo! and skins w«is brisk, but for hides competition was not keen. Wool: We offered 17 bales and 66 bags of wool, uratftly medium crossbred breed, which made 53d. to 7J.d. per lb.; dead wool, 61d. to 7d.; halfbrcd, 6Jd.; locks and pieces, 3d. to 4J,d.; bellies and pieces, 4id. to sid.; 3Jd. to Sid.; fcotired wool, crossbred, 73d.; halfbrcd, 7{d.; lambs, Vid.; locks and pieces, 6|d. Skins: crossbred Tine, sid.to 6*d.: cros?br<;d, medium, 4<l. to 6d.; crofshred inferior, 4Jd.: dead, 3?d. to <i3d.; black, 41d.; kogpets, ■ 3Jd. to 4Jd.; lamb;, Id.; butchers' skins, at per piece, rrossbred fine. 3s. 7d.; croEsbred medium, is. 6d., 4s. 3d., 5e., ss. 10d.. ss. lid., to 6s. 7d.; woolly pelts, Is. 7d.: salted polts, Is. 2d. to Is. Bn.; skins. 3s. 6d. Hides: calf, sound, 7Jd., esd., 9d. to 9Jd. per lb.; cut and slinpy, Ad. to 6d. per lb.; yearlings, Bound, sd. to 6Jd.; cut, 5d.; slinks at per e.-ch, 6d.; o.t, no heavy offered; medinra, 5Zd., 61d., 6Jd., to 6Jd. per lb.; cows, medium., 5».d.. 5!d., 5Jd., 6d., 6Jd. to 6Jd.; lieht, 4Jd. to 6?, d.; cows, slippy, 4d.; cut, 41d.; bulls, 4M. to 5Jd.; horse, 65.; cut, 2s. Tallow: Casks, £26 15s. to 275. per ton; tins, £25 ss. per ton. orso hair, 7d., Is. 6d., Is. 7d., Is. lid. Cows' toils, Is. Id. per dozen. Beeswax, lid. per lb. Jtr. Hugh Roberts, Feilding, reports on liiG usual sale of wool, skir.s, hides, etc., as follows r-I submitted a catalogue comprising 94 bales and 120 bags wool, 1750 skins, 750 hides and calfskins to a large and representative attendance of buyers. Competition was keen for skins and hide&, which were firm at full market rates. Wool was right up to tho rates ruling at the Wellington market on November 8, and I was able to dispose of nearly all tha catalogue, a few lines being passed in, owing to grower.!' reserves beinj: far above present value. QuotationH:--Wool: Good Itomncy hoggets, 7id.; medium, 6?d. to 7d.; dicgy and log-stainod, 6d. to 6Jd.; crossbred medium, 73d.; dead, 6Jd. to 7Jd.; .black, 51d.; crutchines, Md. to 4Jd.; bellies and pieces, 43d.; locks, 3d. to.3}d. and 4ld. Skins: Crossbred medium, 53d.; coar,H;, 5»d.; hogects, 53d.; black. 4d.; doad'. 4Sd.; inferior, 33d.; broken skins. Id., 3id. to 4d.; pelts, 2Jd. lb; damp skins, at each, 3s. 7d., ss. Id.. ss. 4d. to ss. 7d.; pelt;;, at each, 9il. and Is. M.; lambs, Pβ.. 9d., Is. Id.; salted pelts. !s. sii. to Is. 7d.; do., lambs. Is. Id.; do. hoggets, inferior, 4jd. Hides: Calf, modium. P.M.; meaty, 73d.: cut, sid.: slippy, 4d.; yenrUnjF, 6jd.; ronih, ssd.; cut. 42d.; slippy. 41d.; liidos. ox, 565. Bd. to 61d.; Ah. cow. 6id"; C.H., 5Jd. to 6d.: settlers, 4d. to 53d.; damaged. 2d. to 4d.; horse, 4s. Tnllow, in tins, 255. 6d.; horre hair, Is. s;d. Ncit sale Dccembpr 8. Entries clceo December 5, bale wool December 6. Shearing dates on application.

FEILDIKG MARKET REPORT. A. 11. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., report a keen demand for both poultry and pics. Stores sold up to 305., and good Berkshire sour, near profit, to £4 ICe. Quotations:— Smrll wcaners, 65., 6s. 6t1., 7s. to 7s. '/.; Rood, 13s. to 165.; poor stores. 15s. bd., 165., 175.; medium wcifihts, 245. Cd., 265. to 3C3.: good Berkshire sows, £2 10.=., .£3 10s. to iA 10.5. Several aged hacks wore sold under the hammer. Poultry (per pair',, hens, 3s. 9d.. 45., 4s. 3d., <s. Cd.. h. 9d., and up to ss. for young laying birds. Cockerels and roosterr, 4s. to ss. Ducks inquired for, none penned. New potatoes sold at 6?. to 7s. per 301b. bags; old. Si. to 7s. sack. Green verrcublcs in short supply and wanted. No alteration in grain value?. Mining Xows will be found on page 7 of this issue.

(lly UliauMer.) INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS. Tim jrrnnd annual poullry ronfrrenre. wns hold in Chrif-.tdmrch on November 7, 8, and fl in l.h« Y.M.C.A. Buildings Thorp w;i.s an p.wollent ;ilf/'iifJ.'incf, including several poultry mm I'rnin tho North Island, ami every preparation had been made- for ilir oomfiirt of Iho visitor*. The splendid biiildinjjH Miilrd themselves to Iho purpose. Tin , excellent hall, dining-room attached, reading rooms, telephone, writing room, nil within easy reach, mado tlii> conference a pleasure. Tlin hoys Gordon IJ.il! Poultry Club, under llr. Babcock, were enthusiastic in their work. They gave nu excellent M>einl, guided the' visitors over the city and its building;, and were the life and joy of the. conference. Chrislcluirch was at. its Ixst. The pardons. trees, and shrubs wore a picture. Tho following aro tho visitors who wcro present, when the conference opened :—Sicssrs. Harvej (JJiinivlin), JJrown (Wellington), Mrs. and Mr. Ward (Hornby), StrcHon (Fmldinfr), Day Uticcarton), Ferguson (Wellington), Hodgson (Cheviot), Whitmore (llannier Springs), Vincent (Ashburton), Welch Ci'imani), Abraham (I'eiiast), Ponnston, Shaw, Hawke, Holliday, Marriner, Babcock, Memtt (Cliristclnirch), Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford (51-astnrton), Mr*, and Miss Watson (lCimboltoii), Mr?. Hodder (New Brighton), Mr. Lily (Duncdin), M'lvcr (Wellington), Gordon (New Plymouth). -Sail (Oust), Archibald (Merven), Graham (Timaru), Watson (Kirnbolton). As the session proceeded visitor? arrived from other parl.s until at times 70 to 80 were present at the functions.

FIRST DAT. Mr. Harvey, of Dunedin, opened the conference at 10.50 on Tuesday, November 7, with a short spoech, in which he pointed out that it was the. great aim of tho association io foster tho poultry industry and to establish eprg circle?. Councillor Cooper, in a few word 6 given on behalf of his Worship tho Mayor, staled that ho looked upon the association to do a tremendous amount of good. He also considered that any per.v Dii endeavouring to improve the condition of the birds was a public benefactor. Councillor Gapes, in a brief speech, stated that in his opinion the poultry of the present day compared with that roared a few years bro, showed a vast improvement. Councillor Holland aud Dr. Russell also made short speeches in which they'tended a hearty welcome to the delegates of tho association and also tho visitors, poinlinj out to them the principal places of interest in Christcliurch. Dr. Russoll especially mentioned the splendid view to bo obtained from tho roof of the Y.11.C.A. Building. Speaking of his great love for good plump poultry the doctor told an aniusinp story of how a poultry deo.lor in Birmingham fattened his turkeys. One- pair in particular was lookins exceedingly plump and on being asked if it was on account of the food given them tho woman answered. "Ob, no! We cram thorn," and illustrated her words by ramming a tube down the bird's throat. "There arc moro ways than one of fattening a bird." Mi, iMerrctt, secretaiy to the association, then proceeded Io read letters from his Excellency tho Governor, Sir Geo. Clifford, the Hon. Mr. Buddo, Messrs. Hcaton Bhodos, Anthony, Davey, llard>, and others who regretted that they were unable to attend the conference. Mr. Morrp.tt mentioned that the association must strive to get the member* cf Parliament to give them their help in tho way of reduced freight, duty, etc. He mentioned especially the heavy duty imposed on incubators which thus rendered them very expensive to the local poulteiers. Five years ago the incubators were imported free of duty—now there is a duty of 30 per cent on American incubators. 110 also instanced that a largo number of eggs were being imported into Kew Zealand and a duty was required to prorent this as they kept tho price of eggs down very low in summer. Tho following officers wero elected for the ensuing year .—Patron, Lady Islington; president, Mr. tl. P. Harvey (Dunedin); vice-presidents, Messrs. J. Bray-s-haw (Straliord), F. Gordon (New ■ Plymouth), Dr. Kussell (Christchureh, M. Ilavrke. fPapanui), Hon. Geo. Forbes, M.P., Hon. J. A. Hannan, M.P., Hpns. Davie, M.P., Wittv, M.P., Laurenson, M.P., T. Parata, M'.P.. M. O'Eeilly (Dunedin), J. M. Ferguson (Wellington) (theso wore added to a numbei re-elected from last year); executive committee, Me«rs. Gordon, Stretton, Hodgson, Sail, Rutherford, Brown, Rose; auditor, Mr. Webb (re-elected); hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. B. Merrett (re-elected).

EGG CIRCLES The minutes of the last conference, the secretary's and organising committee's reports, and the balance-sheet were read and adopted. Then followed an interesting discussion on "egg circles." There were different circles formed which were rapidly increasing their number of members. Mr. Harvey questioned whether the egg circles had been successful. These circles gave the poulterers many advantages inasmuch as they (1) reduce the freight; (2) they regulate tho price of eggs in tho different towns. Mr. Stretton, representing the Fielding Egg Circle, stated that in his district an agent in Wellington had been .appointed, and this had proved successful. Jtr. Har- ■ vey asked whether an attempt bad been made by any one of the, egg circles.to regulate tho price of eggs throughout the year. At one time in the Duncdin district they may be bought for 7d. or Bd. per do7,?n, whilst at another timo tlicv aro up to 2s. Gd. per dozen. Jtr. Gordon, in replying, 6tated that when once the chance offered,that would be done, but that at the present time the egg circles were not extensive enough to regulate prices right through tho year. That was to come. Mr. Rutherford submitted to the conference a letter containing some suggestions from his (the Masterton) egg circle, iu whioh he stated that it was requested by the members of his circle that the subscriptions mentioned in Rule 12 should be reduced to 7s. Gd. instead of 10s., !{s. instead of 2s. Gd. per annum. A motion was carried that the letter bo received, and the writer informed that the egg circle mentioned is at liberty to alter the rules, but that they must be submitted to the association. The conference decided to circularise every pnultryman in New Zealand and request that candidates for Parliament be nsked one or nioro of the following questions :— ~?• Will you be in favour of getting the Minister for Kailwnys to bring the freights for poultry-men under the same classification as fruitgrowers? 2. Will you support the bringing of preserved eggs undr.r tho Pure Foods. Act, and make it law that all preserved eggs should be stamped as such? 3. Will you support the placing of a higher duty on imported eggs.' Foreign estgs are being imported by thousands of dozens, and are of inferior quality and yet compete against local producers.' Tno report is to be continued in next Saturday's issue. (To be Continued.)