COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1303, 5 December 1911, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES. There wore no transaction; in investment snares.yesterday. The. buying and selliii" quotations were as under:—

: DIESEL ENGINES FOR SEA-GOING VESSELS i Internal combustion engines for marine i purposes are making headway, and the Uicscl engines am proving very effective muter trial. During the year ended June *J .las,., according to a report of Lloyd's £ uppmg Jicgis'.er, the "Vulcanus," and the Jioizapiel I, ■ which have been constructed under the survey of Lloyds Society's survcyors, and hold the society's highest class have commenced work: The latter ve=sel , „ s „,? ttE(l .i w "h suction gas engines using anthracite coal as fuel. Her engines ore of small size, running at a very high speed of revolution, and are not reversible. The connection with the-screw shaft is made oy a. hydro-dynamic transformer, which provides for a relatively slow speed of screw-,, and also permits of reversing The installation has shown itself to be economical in fuel consumption, and the experience being obtained with the -whole of tore It ■ °ri,« ■ v"l s wa t«hcd with great inf . I™, \ulcanus,' of 1179 tons grots,.is fitted with ■ Diesel engines of the fourSif„ i°„ csclc -. type ' usl , n " heav 5' o» as fuel. . bhc has mado several short voyages and has recently completed a vovaue from Kotw ani l ?i. tho Bla . clt Sea aiia bac-lc. In ner case the economy obtained during th*orHinn 1 ? 0 "' 111 jn»l .has been maintained in ordinary .working, and her engines have stnn lZl* to . t b ° rolinbl ° for prolonged non. h,,ii,v„ ork - At , tho Present date there are vpl. 1 ,? , or .^<»it" to be built, with a '}» wtV la . ss:flc!Uon ln "oyl'fl Kcgister.. wi.Kw nt - VO3£eI S,V hirtl wiU bo flUcd ?Pi« £in on ' :ncs ,- JL hc of these vessels w iU exceed 80M tons gross and five ward? W Th b ° ° f - tons ™«* ■»« «P----wards. The majority are to bo propelled by means of large Diesel engines, which are being constructed under tho supervision of Lloyd's surveyors. One set of tho double. actins twcAstrok, cyp y e { V]1 0 e and is now undcrg6ing exhaustive trials in the shon : to hem.- fitted on.board. The other engines are all sin-le acting, and include S?'^i f '>"'" -the two-stroko and fo" rstroke cycle. tyne». T>io exvorienre i-W»h •T.r'to KUh '!-" c *"&<" "I" TO {*!; w set,l-?, tho oue=ti-n-as t 0 the best, which I rf me * ? nr W s - ..The interest nVm,.fn hn,r m-this doveloiwont ,in.?t solera! of the !p.rTe=t (ir>m of rpiH™ engine bniWwa.in this ro injr'v liav-o a™ o t'-e Diesel principle. Other, forms of :°A zvn™ "''l • fnr 'T 1 " " n «- .-c.-,...,e\<>rai firms now mnkint reli.ohle on. PR fuel, Dt-hsM u=mg f>e eheaner heavy oil" duum aS Sh! " e ° 11 ' Tma oil - «w* resi: UNITED BUILDING SOCIETY. ANNUAL REPORT. «s,S?£ an, !" al "nart'of tho United Building fn h? th , nt tlle "™«t for the jc"? n the first fund amounts to £573 Is. M • the balance at the credit of profit and loss account being now .€39/5 76. ICd The ,„•„! to s'n 3 ! - y^ r ln , tho , E r ond f,md amounts of *h„ 5V d - ; , U, , C balance at-the credit ma « a P M flt a i? d - !os3 ? c <«»««t being now £798 6s. 7d. During the year there were nv^,n ! iß5 rop " atlons '"! the first fa 1 " 1, one by ballot and two by sale, the latter yielding a profit to the society of £«5 and bv-i,oFi P l' 0 " ri , ations , ln lho Ecc ° nd oSe iW^o fl ro« yMle V lhßtatto^-; appropriation of £ICCO by ballot, which it - s proposed to offer at the annual meet D hT" g ye " ?n "hn Scot? rehfn . . n osl t'.on as director, and the.&r'S'?(f-" ininocefsary-'to fIH-tho '""V 11 the appointment- a succes£l to n,?r°in nlt V2 bCrS a N, tlfC a""'" 1 I"«t- --- - During the year Mr. S. C. Lean- reThe bn M "S? 11 !?" T n " ! auditor. being cl^i hie offers himself, for re-election Mr. J. W. Henderson has been ni-ninn'"■■ F r w °n otl \ v ;- cancy . on -the board.'.-Mr. i ■ unt , ro ,"? 3 auditor eleaion " B e " Slble cffcrs himM fo " » Ciistoms duty collected at the uort of -15si. ltdf. I " cstcrday amounted to £1790 . FROZEN MEAT. By Tcleeraph-Pres. A -»o-iation-oonvr! e ht an, t, ~ London, December 3 . M ? at Tra - ao hmithfle d market quotations for the undernientioned classes of frozen meal a?e a, 5 * 1 o'i actual sales of not Ires than one ™ km- . carc as"s o£ mutton or amb, or tweuty-f ye quarters of beef of fair' average quality. The quotations are notselect?i •„ I 'T;. bul ; f parcels fairly reprcscntabu^ f pj!cy^^,hra^ presenting an average cost in exnenses' baudlmg, conveyance, and the

WHEAT AND FLOUE BfT.l.era»b Pre,, a.- r, nTri<; hr Tie wheat and TJmtod kingdom totals Z.895.0C0 quarters-., (°r«-l"i Continent. 1,365,000 quarter?- a 1 ;,,; ii, rho , total shipments to Europo dur in S'n fro Ps Ar S e nlwa. 193,000 Hue HIGH OOMMHSWSKMOABLBD MAEThe Comnioreo and Tourists' Division of (Note-Quotations unless otherwise specified arc aye-raw market prices on spo?) Mutton.-Stocks of mutton on and are "lent, and are firmly held in few hands SS\ s i'an^^d!7 t 'rSb. CanlCrhUr "w' Lamb.—There has been a better Inn,. .-„ the market this week. A limiteddemand but stock is small. The supplies of Can & r r., MB , fc neß . r ?y Canto bury, sad.i other than Canterbury, 4|d per * t , Beot -r Th5 market is nnlct - "nt (inn at the advance. New Zealand binds 3Sd Zealand fores, 2Jd. per lb at P 4{d:"per o lh raar,lCt " W6ak aUd ij3acUre - Butta-.-The market is firm; buyers arc more reserved on account of the hi eh prices. Value, to-day h for all.descriptions at about quotations already given, viz ■ New 7,-Mlanri. 1325.; Australian. 129s • Dan' Mi. 1375.; .Siberian. IZSs., Argentina, m. The shipment of butter ex s.s. Rotorna ar rived in pood condition.-Cheese.-The market is quiet but firm The shipment of ciipnye, ei b.s. Rotorun armed in good condition. The avert vn price for the week for finest New Zealand 70s?Ter P cwt CW '' '" 68S ' to ( *- i o,u »«H»n,

Homp.-The market is quiet l>ut, steady. New /.ualuud good fair grade spot nor ton £19 15-:.;-fair grade, £19; lair current Manil.'t, £'>i\. Forward shipment: New Zcaland, good fair £20; fair grade, £19 £* • lair current .Manila, Jb'Si ss. The output from Manila for the week wart £0,000 bale* Cocksfoot Seed.-The market remains firm. \vneat—The market ia steady, but no demand. New Zealand long-berried wheat ex granary, per quarter.of. 4961b.. 355. 6d.j. short-berried, 345. Cd. Quotations are nominal. • . , ■ Oats.—The market is firm, with a hardening tendency. New Zealand oats, short Sparrowbills, ex granary, per quarter of liS:"'" "'■ 61i,; Danish, per quarter of 3201b., Hcnns.—New Zealand beans, f.a.q. (new cropi. per su-lJb., 365. Prices are firmer. . lYas.-The market is very quiet-nothing ■iftine. New Zealand partridge, per K'Ub., &H. 6d. nominally. Wool.—Tho market is. active, with a good demand. Crossbrcds arc slightly dearer. Mutton and Lamb—Hirer Plate shipments received during November, 1911:— Mutton. Lamb. Carc.-uiscs. Carcasses. London 58.3/3 9 250 Liverpool 102,iM 19.3=8 Hull 14.3C8 1.C57 Southampton 13.6C6 4.C47 Cardiff 6,159 — Newcastle 5,».3 439 Plymouth- 1.126 - : 201,669 34,031 November, 1910- 371,770 20,292 LONDON MAISKET3. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wellington, have received the following cablegram from their London office in regard to the markets mentioned below:— Frozen Meat— Lamb: Prices are par to a farthing higher. Mutton: Prices are Id. per lb. nighcr. Beef: Prices are gd. to }d. per lb. higher. All stocks of frozen meat are very small. Holders ask for advance, but there 's a. very limited demand. Tallow.—Since our last cable, prices are 6d. to Is. per civt. lower. There is a limited demand at the decline, tho market being unsettled. Eaubit Skins—Since. our last cable, prices for outgoing winter rabbit skins are Id. per.lb. lower. , Other descriptions are unchanged. WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. The second of the series of local sales was held at Wellington, in the Town Hall, yesterday. There was a good attendance of buyers, including representatives from American houses, and the presence of American operators accounts for the better tone of the market. The same tiling is noticeable in the London sales, where also an improvement in values was recorded. The prices' realised yesterday wore well up to the London parity. ■ The reports -of the various brokers are appended:— Messrs.' Dalgety' and Co. report as follows :—The' second pale of the season was held in the Town Hall yesterday, when a total of 6853 bales were offered by. the Assoiiatcd Brokers, of .which \vc submitted £'i'2C bales. The whole of our catalogue was sold under the hammer, with the exception of a very small percentage. There was a very large attendance of buyers, representing, all markets, and competition-was exceedingly keen . throughout the sale. The wool opened up bright and attractive, and was mostly sound and wcllgroivn, but tick-stain was more in evidence, due, no doubt, to the dry winter. o,;r catalogue comprised a vciy good solection, including clips in Wellington, Wi'.irarapa, Wariganui, Manavatu, and Marlborough. Prices, as compared with last sale, showed an advance of from a penny to a penny halfpenny per lb. Wo are pleased to have again to report topping the market with a, choice line of halfbrcd, on account of Mr. li. Coleman, of Vernon, Marlborough, which realised Hid. A clean, well-grown line of 32 bales of crossbred ewes, offered on account.of Mr. George ilunie, .of Martinhoronsh, realised 10id. A line of 10 bales choice lio.uncy crossbred, offered on account of Mr. .1. iiungavin, of Porirua, also realised ll'id„ as did also a line of 8 bales crorsbrcd wool on account oE.Mr. J. D. 11. Tripe, of Marlborough; 19 bales of haifbretl ewe wool, on account of Mr. l-j. T. Mcuiovc, Ngaionui, Marlborough, realised the satisfactory price of llijd. It is interesting, to note that all these high-priced clips were dipped with Quitch's dip.- The following table will give an indication of prices ruliu'g, as compared with last sale:— : . . Dec., 1910. Dec., 1911. '■"■.'•■ d. d. d. d. Merino .;.- 105tolC'3 83 Super half bred 11 to 12 ltitolll Medium halfbrcd 10 to 103 9* to 10) Super crossbred 93 tollj 9Jtoils Medium crossbred 85 to 9 Ojto 3 Inferior and coarse crossbred :;.-:.•:.■,■.: 71 to 81 71 to 8 Shropshire Hi to 11 83 Dead 81 7 to 73 Pieces ;.: 5J to 9 31 ' 6 to 8} Bollios 53 to 7J 6 to 73 Stained pieces and locks , 4» to 4J 4 to 43 Crutchings 6 to 6J sito 6 Neck pieces 9 81 to 9J ■ Tho following' are some of the best prices realised by us:—lt. Coleman, Vernon, Blenheim. 11 .bales super halfbrcd, Hid.; 21 bales halfbrcd, ICJd.; 10 bales halfbrcd, 10d.; T. I'. York, Carterton; 20 bales super crossbred, 101 d.: 9 bales crossbred, 93d.; .T. Mungavin, Porirua; 15 bales Eomney, 10d.; 10 bales crossbred, 10Jd.; W. R. M'Lcod, Porirua; 10 bales crossbred, 10Sd.; 8 bales nrossbred hoggets, 10id.; John W. Barnes, Rcddon, 8 bales halfbrcd hoggets, IOJd.; George Hume, Kahautara. Fcatherston, 32 bales crossbred E, lCid.; 7 bales crossbred hoggets, 93d.; 22 bales cross-bred E, B>u.; Barton Bros., Mat.aikona.. 22 bales crossbred E. 9d.; 60 bales crossbred, 8!d.; D. Hart, Marlborough, 3 bales halfbrcd, 9Jd. : J. A. Groves, Awatea, 33 bales crossbred, Hd.; R. Barrer, Carterton, 11 bales crossbred ewes. 9d.; A.. L. Wheclor. Stamvay, J balct; hoggets, 9Jd.; W. T. D. Steele, Johnsonvillc, 8 bales crossbred, 9d.; P. K. Bitchlnan, Te Horo, 20 bales line crossbred. 9d.; E. T. Menlovo, Ngaionui. Marlborough, 19 bales half bred, lC!d.; J. D. It. Tripe. Koroniko, Marlborough, 8 bales crossbred, ICJd.; K. N. Whitmorc, Linton, 22 bales crossbred, 'idThe Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—The second.sale of the icason took place to-day. when the Welliug,on Associated Brokers catalogued about C6O bales. 'The wools submitted generallyvcre in light- condition, and some showed ividence of a shortness of feed in the vintcr and early spring. There was a large tttendance oi buyers, representing English, Continental, American, and colonial houc-cs. lidding was spirited, and most of our ■atalogue was sold under the hammer. For Iner wools, competition on American aciount was keen. The effects of the imuoved tone of the London market was reacted in tho prices given, which were quite in a purity therewith, if not slightly better or certain lines, notably those suitable or the American trade. As compared with he opening sale of the seat-on, there was i decided advance. The following were omo of the best- sales clTectcd:-llalfbrcd Marlborough): W. Gilford, 10-d.; F. Dakcn. 0«d.; J. W. Close, lOd. and 91(1.; 'J. and . M'Callum. 93d.; J. W. Aroa, 9Sd.; A. 'hemson, lOd. and -9U1.; J. Hoarc, Bjd. lerino; J. W. Close, 9d. Three-quarter-red: On arcount of A.'II. J. Gavin. Jlarlorough, 10d.; super crossbred, W. E. Trenewan, Shannon, 10d.; It. .C. Chamber, 'orirua, lCd.; Allan Cameron, Fcatherston, Od.: J. Mexted, Porirua, 9jd.; Thos. Hook, 'orirua, 9id.; John A. Pain. Mort-inboroueh, Sd. and Sd.; A. Schinkel, Fcilding, 83d.; P. pwry, Pahautanui, EJd.: A. Thomson, larlborough, 83d. Medium crosfTo[ls: , iV, i l ', J - Givvln . 11 "J* oroiigh, 83d.-, Edward Gardner, PahauMiu, 83d. and Bid.; Arthur Kilminster, ifadestown, 83d.: D. Gardner, Pahautanui. Sd.; Cole and Son, Mnsterton, B>d.; Gi-i----orno and Gardner, Fcilding, E*d.; John looper, Karori. BJd.; Ilcnrv Hume. Ok.i.riu id.; A. Burling and Son, Waiko-nac, Bjd.-' '. Stuart. Pahautanui. BSd.; iMonaf'irn iros., Makara. Sid. and Bd.; K. Gaskin k ?. r 4- BW.; Taylor Bros., Ta-wa, Flat, Bid. f. Gilford, Marlborough, 3d.; F. Dak-u tarlborough, Bd. ; V. I. N. li.ichards Massrton. Bid.; Walter Kilminster, BeLmont, id.; Chas. Gray, Pa-hautamii. Bd. Inferior nd Coarse Crossbrcds: Clifford Lyford patherstou. - Ed.; llonry GaJbraith, Te' ■ iiaran. 8d ; Geo. Watorson. Maptertoii, 3d.- . J. (irant, Manganmu, Bd.: W. P. FereuMi, Nelson, Bd.; J. J. B Gullery Marl orougb. Sd;[Joseph Hancox, Masterton, Bd.; . . h. Aldrich, Palinorston North, 73d. and Id.; Samuel Eden, Nelson, 7Jd.; Vennell ros„ To Wharau. 73d. and 7* I.; .Simpson ros., Masterto... 7Jd. : P._E. Lewis, Fcilding ■tt.; Lolm MKenzio, lumbolion, 7id • W .owes. Nelson. 71d.; B. T. ..Toll, New Plvl louth, 7id. Pkccs, half bred: J. W. CIo4 [arlborough, Bid.; A. Thomson. Marlprough, 73d. Bellies, halfbrcd: J. W. Co" tarlborough 7id. Pieces, stained: E. "j! ■ diford and Co.. Sid and 43d. Locks: E.J "irtifonl and Co.. 4Jd. Pieces, crossbred nwth Bros., Paekakariki, 6-1 wu - boretl - Messrs. Abraham and William", Ltd etmrt the second sale of the season was hnl, t y ?« 1 f r i tla , y - when to i al catalogues oi bout 69v.0 bales wcro offered. "Our rit-T )gue comprised 500 bales, being ra/l vr mailer than usual owing to tho delay "in hearing.. The attendance was large re resentativcs of Home, Continental: and nienoan houses operating freely. '!•'••- * lvcnt °IT with a swing right through lit, and very little wool had to be nns". i. Prices, as compared with the openinr lie showed a decided advance on all wools F frojn id. to 3d. per lb. Pieces an' cllics were keenly competed for at gom 3°T f,°V S SJ O9 w ft e as follows: JK vcr S, 2 bales Shropshire, 93d.; 7 bal£ rossbred, BJd. P (rev. H conjoincdir 6 ales bright crossbred, 93d. lilt over fi bales bright medium crossbred 9'd llierocks, 11 bales medium crossbred 9(i •' bales coarse, Bd. K.JC over Kara ' lies medium crossbred, BJd. Bcnartv 2' lies coarse crossbred, 6|d.; 3 bales Vot«" "■.- r .,? vev Toro ' 6 unles medium cross.' mi, EJd | 10 bales coarvxi, 7Jd. EGH over atira.' 11 bales crossbred, Bd.: 5 Inlei iH W mH W TrPT J R- VB < ."tales, medium eroWi ■ "?„• HFLII, 5 bales halfbrcd (oai-t d. 10 bales crossbred. B\d. WJB Sales crossbred, Bd. EPS, 7 bales r.ro<==' A-S'ii ,9 C 9 balcs coarsc croEsl,?;,!. vi ' Jr h ; l,es coarse crossbred. 73d • tr 2, vc r ?• ° ™' cs medium crossbred, 9d' V, 20 bales coarse cro-dbrcd, 7Sd. ,T> ror A, 3 bales bright, crossbred, 9d. la bales medium crossbred, Bid.: .1 l-iles I insaln,.-7d.; 3 bales •■-,-

| Mos'srs. Levin and Co., Ltd., report:—At I the mx-oiul sale of the current spawn, ljcld I GBSO woro offered by tlio' I various' brokoiv;, a? asainst 8250 baios aL | yhc corresponding sale last year. Our offerI was 1340 bales, Thei broken wc-ithcr was the cause of thu smaller ofl'ering:. There I was a_ large attendance of buyers from I tho United Kingdom, Europe, and' the j United .States, and the Dominion factories I and fellmoitEers were well represented. Our ' eatnloßue contained many nice lines, which I attracted considerable attention. The wool j generally was bright and light in eonI uition, and altosetlior better than that | suown in the l;u?t November sa'e, aiid I nipenor alfo to la?.t 5-cftson. The' London | Avovembsr sales have opened with a to j 5 nnr cent, rise on the low price which was j ruhn? in September. This, though Fatisfaei tnr.y in did not lead to the opinion that the market here was point; to re- ! cover in one bound To-day's sale was a , surprise packet, lor it showed a raarknd advance on the November snlcs here, which J„ erc themselves over London parity, iuo reason seems larpoly due to pcveral ouyers tor America pushing eagerly for ■ fiui.able parcels. This cave a strong tone, , which was felt in .all lines, and lifted prices above what arc now ruling in Lonuou. The quality to-day being so much better than the November pale makes a comparison difficult, but to compare with {'a c ,Si 0 m rc? ' p ? ndinß f nlc la - fc 23, 1910), prices to-day came within a halfpenny of that sale. Among other lot?, we sold for America. Jfossrs. - Bradev Bw. Pfthautnnui, wool at and lOJd., and Mr. h. tl. M'La.ron borough) a;t lOjd. and 9Jd,, and several other cl mL s a } ,? amc I)rice and halfbreds fit for The following is the range of prices — DgurM 0 1 WCrC EClUns at 6tUl hiEh(!r . ' , a To-day's ) 1911. pricos. J.fcrinos • Suporior%ros'sbi : e&''.'.'. ' to,9i f! If i piuMXir::: |({s l\ intobr c Sreds:::::: 11 n t%{ iul I offering. The followine are some of tho nriroi thenrt^ll ee r e the ,. cll P WM tasflS i.ie prices then realised are civon >:> mrm M- A" lCid Fuld"; fV^' 1: JC/TAkA G KAU Ifd., ffld') • ski'&V Wit Hd -> B , w °- ,?® r o^, rt6 antl Co. report':—Tho fecisslllis S?Ss|HA;aH'Si .a!e P UtVotho'hi 0 ' I*? 0 " te DeSS -a.t,. the ?aio hr> a Til"-, t ' Xtro " 10li ' M'isfaelory'ono! reSi,dCu oi-i.'i'a'J' i a ralr nercentace of 11-ht sluited. clean, crossbred woolj «liovn I i fhenring. Ul ® C ° nlil " ; ' i;a woSthoVup fe logSe m a 1 e he f^ C ed o^i t o^- onr catl " Superior,, te.good. Inferior . ; .Medium feared: ?U6 101 ' "«• & Eoinney 10 to 10S'. Sj to '9? 7J t„ ri s g Hf! Pieces 71 o ei j ~ ,> 3 ({ to 3 64 to 7 43 ij* «;? & £ i to a«to ? | I'll?? oJ sales, wore 1,-ifbrri IP)', %, Gor riodal<? lPil. and 10! d„ nie»es 6d • nn SW„ W'FP. half!,red 101,1° omfl-'d? d ' ff . crossbred A. • V/SAVa ttttVp i 1 ' flne crossbred ldid. and'lOid. 1 , piccesTid^ The United Farmers' Co-nn. A^Focntinn ITcary-conditloned'^orid 1 ' rA™h C °wo"hrodi; crossbred nnd Komney ... iri 1 Medium crofsbred I r , 7* n ft riir y an j inf -rior crossbred .... 65 »o 7* }>olbes and pieces r 7 Locks • ?. i° J, 3? to 4J 1

' Buyers. Sellers Equitable Building'; 9 15*0* '—' Well. Investment 0 11 6 0 13 0 Well. Trust and Loan ... 7 10 0 1Y" 1 , 1 ,- ( i as - (new - - 3 0 0 Well. Gas (pref.) 0 3 0 - National Insurance 1 18 6 — (Inristchnrch Meat 14 1! 6 — Parker, Lamb Timber ... — 19 0 Manning and Co 5 '9 6 — ti.'i. Con. Dental — 12 9 : Sharland's ordinarv — 14 0 Ward and Co :.. 5 0 0 -

-H Q " ■-■■■ • ■ ' THE D' ''' )':.'''".,'' :'-•■-■•■•—•-—,.. .-.- ..-.-..»,, ,.■ COMMERCIAL ITEMS. > .'MUM:-AND CMIEEIAL v -™- ., *.**.!*, w.VAjailJUWAVWfliSiM There were no transactions in iuvestnien '••'■,■' -'"-- ' ' "' n ' ' . • ■ ' . ■■'■ snares.yesterday. The. buying and sellim ■■■-■: ■ ' •" "- ■ ■ •' ■ ,-.■,•'. quotations were as under:— -'- ; r .. "-■■■ mm and notes. .. •■•: ; . ' & VHt ■■■■■■■■ -■ •-••- Equitable Building'; 9 15 0 - ' ■< ■ - ' " ' ' ■ -" ' " '- " ' ...''./".'. . "ell. Investment Oil 6 0 13 . RECENT HOLSTEIN PURCHASES WELL-BALANCED'UDDERS".' $& SpS"" ll o ■'. __—„,; -' National Insurance .'."..'. 1 18 C ~ .; BlvailE-GOTERS. , -HOW TO PERFECT THEM. Sffiifa& "L* ' 1 7 . •■ ■■ Jil -*' J^li - ■■ Manning and Co '..'. i '9 $ 1 •■■ „.,,„,. - „ Tr ,, „ . Many cows.,carry -unbalanced udders; , CoI l;' 1)< ' n 1 ! a! - 12 ■ The other day,says "Hoard's Dairy- that is to saw the different quarters of w lla - a,,d f ,°r<imnry - 1 4 jM.n».ot October 27 the ionior editor of the udu'pr vivid a dilferins o mntit - of Wa?d and Co '■ 5 ° » his paper.'purchased lor the New Zen- milk., 'A» udh'ers show this S heir {" I -frtr V ?ii2{" a i 'f^ r " 0i(1 , >Jo stciu • q ¥l ,e ''. - Mr - :|) -' Jf - Sll0 relate in the DIESEL ENGINES FOR SEA-GOINO tV^l"!°J <alllT t ( ' £2 ,- 0) ?!fi l , a iH^ cc " Xal '°n«l Stoctaa-a" an interesting ei- VESSEL* 100 ° , <Ioll,l , r ? P 0 ™'!*'" ,' in ,his ,' Particular, »hd States Internal combustion engines for marin, iheso cattleiwwc bought bow ho balanced up tho udders of h,s Purpose.. an, making Sway,aid th ?,V r, Y B : ' i ?, ll ? s - £?.«■«'n,,of AVntertown, cqi«.:-t ... ... Diesel engines are proving very effeetiv. nW 'ilnWb 'if r > 1,P -'"'"o/ljiP- "Cows' udders can lie developed at anv l""^ 1 ™ 1 - »"ring the year ended Jun, * *" "hr"fW w e3 V m " S,ldl f'?. ttlo K "-',1 wi.-rather-blundered on ioverai years aw » B«ed with snetion gas engines usim irf-' y0 [' , It , lv ' 11 when, wo had a cow come fresh "that had a r« h , ra ?i lte - coal fl6 - f,,eK Her engines or, p^s»a^o^^.^i; . tamind.Wk ' „ft ,T SualiO if- f" ad £ hy - tho , Il,tR , Tho? ; P"' 1 or more in each, fail teat. This we SJ. 1^ 1 ? 11 f ha i 5 shown to b"o eco »a^ H^'W-fi^ "i novef bw'of n clnMn ■ » "The only diiiinulty in this process is >» fitted with ■ Diesel engines of the B fot.r wWro S m«« m»,i« „m. f ' • ln3fanW to l- TC,t tho ci J f tD « 01 'k on the ri'ht S I rok ,° Retype, using heavy oil as fuel iThcrc.a man-mado any lastuiff.imprc-vf- teats. If the calf begins to work oa on.. ■ u hc has m , ado .several short voyages an ment.mvhis cattle who was • looking ■ f in- , d 0 0 f a coiv if vorv coon lenrnttn tntn ? as > recontl y completed a voyage from Rot a cheap bull. Ho mi K ht, it is true" run teit firV w"" 1 t ?^ tho T 31 "- 1,1 ' Sc a bar™ I on.-to a good animal bv accident hut C!rr j a , m l ? Ats nrst - *§ tins expei ence we her case the economy obtained during th» tho bulls that aro wortir bnvin" hnvn 00 " !(i ? n - y S S'- we ,™ught. we had dis- experimental trial has been m" iutTined i '' as a rnlo liL Wl M„ 1 -. covered something, but after a few years ordinary .workine, ""d her en J ncT hav rlaro Kalo mnl ■« JlL T' h wl "? f ( 0r wo h ' l<1 a «>«• (iro r « Head calf. Thi/on" cen fo,inti f> be'reliable for pralonjed non Studv «?& ll,r g '' cnnse " E ' nh - not having any call to interfere, we could 0 ni?dS.°J k ~ A i, tho , p r» e , nt ,e the "' "' , time that handle « we wished; She had the teats .» n o%&U b c.lnX^ov3^ e^W * woh:b«ed*rspaybnt-iS , kttent.on?o {- m " ch la ff"i ftan B « tanl .««l'. which will berfitt« tho price wheh they buy 'i bull, if "her h^ others - Perhaps gave one-third or a vfith 01 engines. The largest of these vm ■ can'cct what tKW'w->riF- ' • hrv,f more. milk thaa -tho others. We s^' s will exceed .BOPfl tons gross and flv. bl rl" ia tllC ,'i 11 ! 1 ™5 ...dder was also & "ffi "dn^tJrSnd^ 1 '^ Whin;; oke..thn.t...aU Jut the ground S i^ 11 so ,illaDCCd UP b5 ' tllC PrOCeSS and t if d .,l, L,0y f. ,s "^eyo B r n r r C £?% .from .under the r f'.ct, will be tho sneri- f il r" ." , ~ \~ ""•'" ' ' t° " <HlW c-acting two-stroke cvelc tvne should-sacrifii- nrie'e tor/nnlitv • balanced also by the same.usage. Wo 'rf-&^ e A rl S ls ln v t!, ° shon ' proparatorj .»uuum,B«triiiu price, to-.qnalit} think'tho'cnlargtomcnt of certain quarters m !\ A on.hoard. The other en ■:■ "■"-::• -: :— "■'-■•..-• of u'cow's udd-dr comes from.the-activity cv^nlesV Ui, n >f , a<;tin r i , !>nrt i , n ' , ' m ' < •: -'' ' THF SfW'A RPA'w .- ■ c»used by the calf first sucking on these siroUcTvrfc ■KSo-^V^^Lf" 0 J?K •. .l-nb bOYA BEAN. •■ quarters. The sucking, like the manipnla- .win bo obtMnea.Vtt'i wTll - ■■'■ ■'■-■. .-. — .— . tion, brings more blood and force to pro- f'r. to sett)-?, tho ou"=ti«n.as t 0 'the lw-' .'HISTORY, PROGRESS, A\"D PRO- duce milk to tho parts bo handled." .^/V, fo . r ma-inc purposes. The inter^i ■Tho remarkable commercial importance ■ '--WILD LUCERNE. ' engine" hniwers. in niry °Ua^e r or of the Soya bean of Jlanchuria, which '"•' '."■• ';'"- -•'' ' -.nn n ti'.'„ nL^i 0 vff"oil.on<Tincs ' .^^iH^^T?MriilvW'W?' & 1 "?* 50 ;, 1 ™-' Stockowners have another evil to conmrthorih" bS . • 13t °- m3 - , h ndcr , ,h f ! r tend *>"» at Present in the shape of what u= !, n - £ p ****y ">> ■ Wv ?r JL'I'V i' 1 ' 0 ■ d ' W ,' ls f s tl,c , h !«- ' Hciiv y losses have occurred among travel- lvvin 7-, m f „-^ SOya M bMn - ln(lustr - v !,,i<1 tho ling mob. of ."sheep.losing 400 mL ANNUAL REPORT. Thifhifl, ? S • M? ? tn - Prominence, head. This wild lucerne'is very prolific q^ h „ C f annl,al report of tho United -Bnildint JriSftlSf?M n °\ °? U n 1S L ,a Vttlm - t,le «»is /ear, the growth being very thick f,? C S rl a , tc ? th , nt ""> "™fit for the ye" nffifiifn S'i? % that Wtt J rants ""-' between. Eowler"s Gap and Cockbum on ' e bala a'"theTrMi! 13 f t0 £^ 3 la ! ?"■ f„V„T- ° 1 - lh ° fo ' It » VI , n S tnfovma.tion. the South Australian border. The Stock loE; a «»S this report, which constitutes llranch of the Department of A H riculturc fit lor the yVin amo.lm. ?ilS fi,V5 f «J ti ''« l q 0st - 'tP 48 ™ 8 ""* »"!« " ;enlli "S ".'veterinary officer :to. Broken* to «J 13s 7d. ; the balance at"the cred iSr 1 f , eatn | rc. S: 7;So.Vn-.boa«s are very Hill and district to investigate the vari-' °,i the profit and loss account being no' rcsuitant.to drought, can endure slight ous matters airectin? deaths of stock, fi,!L s,7( ' . J, ". rill K the year there wen frosts, and-are capable- of -'withstaiulihg 'especially tl.o "action-.of. wild lucerne and .°, ns ■'? tne ? rst fund ' on( conducted in Europe.and 'America' have WOR1 D'S I APfiFST CHPP<;F ln S a ' ,rolit of *M Bhown, .in soils- of medium texture' eon- ' . WUKLU S LAKULbl. CHhfcSh. Your directors -anticipate'.that there will taimngfairf/uantities of ..potnsh.-lihie.and • ■: : ~ ' \™„ s "? le . I0 ". t fun . (1 e„"i-tho flrst fund for an hovesC. SEVEKTY-WO.TONS OF MILK USED tt ? ich V ttmeB-.been comparativelv -•■-•■■ .— ,' -.'• • the vca? M? JAhn Ua i ; » cct ' S^ l i'V ana i apa^n f 3 ' ltci ' 0 P is '5 0n -'e- A snort .'time ago wo" published some W. position a S director" and "the S- P -tT m !1 A" 1 " 1 , - to ° Poor... for particulars of the large, -cheese which ,lc , o n?'ng.it imnecersary to fill the clover. -In boitlh'Carolina good results was to bo on exhibition'at the NatiOiial f t the appointment- of-a succes«t y< L u 6 " 0, . >a,1 ' ed on, sandy, limeslono Hairy Show in Chicago.' I'urthcr details ing. During theToa?VK a ? n, } ai mcct 6Y marly, soils and also ion drained to hand show that the cheese weighed' sianed Ms ?o-iUon as member's' l^U"' Bwamporp ? aty.l',.nd S .'InNfanclu,i-ia'this >:i2,3Gllb.. and contained exactly . 12,0001b. The board oT Vnrectors fe mn J a Hlv''nn experience is borne out, as beans are to of curd, 33Mb. of salt,, and 3llb. of ron- Polnlod Mr.'E. W. Hunt untTtho annuai iU een .,? r S ,vlll K, ewrvwliere, and even net, but not an ounce, of colouring. The S2 0t i? l; - , Ac0OT .ding to the society's rules ■/ v P K?? V 0 . u n.sh"flS..in quite sandv soil, cost of.btlildiug vtheKclicoftu .was -between h4' 0 iZnL re ir ros^- om 'A hc botlrd > ana «nr* lS a /n tf! thfi - vld .'Vof,«pd by; the 'iloll.l'rs anil 'G000 dollars.' " Mr,Vw : r „ 0 ' c!< * ti °": (n y M,„ I-' UlCT ? ,S variation a.ousu'ccessfullySmhuulactui-e this gigan- for tho othor v.«n", h S5 t?» boDrd"^^ in tho.hgures given, Sir Alexander Hosie tic cheese it was ne'eosfeary '■ tor thff' 1200 E. W. Hunt retlr™ members 9 {ndlMr' states that the yield per acre, which ' model"dairies to ■. do; the "milking of. : S00O ",nd .being eligible offers himself for re requires from Wfo 181b. of seed; is esti- registered Holstcin and .G.uernsev cows V election. lmec[t lor ro mated at-lrom 27 to 39 bushels, with a the same hour; the milk had" to' 1m ,.„ , . , — 7?"' : ,?™ "f 0l '^i?,l b - Per bushel'-that is; cooled to the same.tomperaiure; and the WcUinX 3 ,, ve y t J? llcctel1 at the P°rt of from. 1100 to lfiOOlb. per tiore.; A com- thirty-two sanitary cheeW.lactdries which I5s ild -° lcstcrda 5' amounted to £1790 •iilorcml authority, gives :from 12 .to , 13?, manufactured the curd had to follow " . -■-■■'' -P! 0 " 1 . 5 '. or lc Cfl to 18001b. per acre, the the same process to make ■ the curd uni- Fpnypw vnm higher figure representing-tho production form. Every tool;.or implement which „„_. '/„ MLAT ' m the districts round the great collecting came into contact : with tho. curd Was uy lcI etraph-Press a -•».,.,„,ion-Onuvrleht centre of In the United sterilised. It required IMilOO. pounds _. „ London. December 3 bates . the yield rarely approaches. any. (K tons), or 18,000 gallons, of-milk to q ,^T, fi^ r , ozen Meat Trade Association's aitch figure,. that fort black bo'ahs'bein'"- produce tho 12,000 pounds of ciird, which dcrniem nneT r i !et t uo " c atl -on s for the un- , particularly low-from 1 to 12 bushels £r «'as delivered in cans, each containing based o actual SI nf l T T, a m .i M aie acre only The -green.-varieties-givo from 125 to 130 pounds of.curd! bund-ed carca =e^? of ha 'l ono si.gl.tlv.be ter results-the lowest recm-I Tho different lots of curd were mixed tweuty-five"qua'riBH. o "beef of 'f'lir nve? • *,,, V, ng .,°- '^ s^ els f °r the ,'Saronrow,' in two troughs, each ten feet long, four ago quality. The quotations are notselecT ?<?■ iu? . lu Sbest,.1S bushels for - the feet wide, and three feet deep, and the °? ''"f, but for parcels fairly rcprosVnta(ruelph in Indiana, 'while in Ontario entire mixture then poured into a main- [L „ 'i!?, bu K of the shipments now on (for tho crop;,is raised in'Canada also) moth cask, live feet" in diameter and. five „„ S? Jwr-wi t p , r '^ s - whleh fo ,L low a " ltonso green.fockier: per ac M were re- feet deep,' which was braced with iron "than" ho'V&'e"." shT'thl P d We£-„ more turned, tho arge-sizo and feqly. branch- hoops. ' presenting an ave ™ D crat in »™°. rc " TUBERCUL051S SS=" CM ~ 3 "« D - f ■ ! : TU^ER^: 05,S - . Mutton *£.* -■ 3has been ' A , rah ''' rst ' ' IX AMERICA. SS fc %«£"■- il S ' S2sh?l? JtS ■ n - *°-,8' v =-«s much . ns 4 0 ' . ■' - ■■-:"- Canterbury hckvy i H ' fimirfl « H>11 'ti*-' 'f 13 ' as , " rM a Tuberculosis; which'has given veterinary Southland Z' 4W6 43.16 iffif a-i ' 0 i bt ?'? e . < m Manchuria experts and farmers considerable concern *°"h Island, best dxl J lie Life w n rA°b" ,0S ' dot , all , cd , fi S'>res obtain- in this country, is a problem which is \°[ aad ,'- ordinary... 4 4 *f , W. th ° SI! S".PPli«l:by-the kindness also-being grappled with in thfV United «, '' 1 !?, ht H - are sunfm 1 rilf g h ,C " It " ral .'??' nort - w »»ich States., light is thrown on the posi- Ww'pjate 1M f \?* 3 j" 16 T\eh h S°Y f , oll ow:-In the tion by the following-remarks by., .the sec- River Pla e', heavy 3 <m,n ?■?, chs . lr,ct ' f bushels to the acre; retary of tho .International Dairy Show, New Zealand, ewes .'.".'." 37.15 7! &^ '}■ an^ U i €as , t ,J v ' i ! vds . to and Wisconsin:- Australian, ewes ......... 35 j? in?™, */■ r • 1° J1 i bllsl 'els; and 111 the "Tuberculosis is a great nroblein con- I,lvcr Ila te, ewes 33 3 7-18 ffi «lnf„ fl ' v r M m | on g"vangcheng fronting the live stock inJustry. The Iamb _ Fonth. along tho fellow Sea coasts, only prevalence- of this disease among cattle r " ,. *, ."r^ 1^. 15 ' ft .maximum of has been shown by the work which has £a" £ „[.(• 51 5} - S"fK„, 1 V 1>!C '" ls -'- t0 the ncre ' *»''<•" '*«"• (lo »° iu Wisconsin during several S S m - = J» .seemingly very: hfgh; co-- years' past in an' -effort to eradicate .it, Southland ' 5 $ ' II TO,.pomis_with an fsfimatomado as long and tho disease was found to l>t> especially Korth Island, seie'eted A a-o as. Ibfu. by the Rev. A; Williamson, widespread in dairy herds. A compara- Island, ordinary!" 43 -a vbfi travelled on- the Upjmr S.ungari dis- lively recent estimate of the Department \, u * r a !?"' bo ?t 41 4 trictat that tunc, and who apnears to indicates that on an average more than Au S H ' /,?£'*«; 5 J have been a very close observer." II) per cent, of the dairy cattle in the . Elfer PUui fir," U i in the ior.Eust thebeans are put to United States aro affected with tuber-' River Plate,'second 4 3? ' nvane.ty.of uses. .As a foodstuff thin-are culosis. - * inado into bean sauce, or soy, called in "To assist the stock breeders and dairy- Bcef ~ Japan snoyu.. (whence,the name "sova") m en to eradicate tuberculosis and to ob- $ ew Zealand, 01 fores .. 23 »a. nn<|. also into n paste, which the Chinese tain stock free from this infection, what V ow , ox hinds 31 3? cal chiang. Tin's j s ni!u!c bv farm seems to be a good, plan has been pro- 'S!?!' £ V°- rc ? - 3 - eaten w,th fish, meat, and vegetables Posod. namely, to organise a commission Sft «v tS '" fi ' fl . Bean cnnl is also made from the green of prominent stockmon','who will certify River Plate.' ox Mods II H« apd yellow beans'. All these 'foodstuffs to herds tree from tuberculosis, after this Jjl'ver Plate, chilled fores 4 o, 9 " 16 enter largoly. into tho diet'of Chinese fact has been officially determined by the Elve r Plate, chilled hinds 32 t Japanese, and Koreans, the bean nlnvi'm' linitcd States Department, of Agriculture. '