FROZEN MEAT WORKS IN HAWKE'S BAY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2510, 10 July 1915, Page 8

FROZEN MEAT WORKS IN HAWKE'S BAY

THE CORRECT POSITION. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) 1 > \ -Hastings, July, 9. • ■' A Press Association mossnge from Napier on Tuesday last, .'.referring " to - frozoi\ meat, alleged' thdt only ono boat v .; was cxpectcd to load there tins month, nnd that immense flocks, v/ero offering v ; and ..cannot be dealt .with. > Inquiry at , two of th(vlargest. Hawko's Bay 'frees- ■.- ingj concerns shows that, the t message • i is incorrect.. .-Two - ships/have already • f this ..month taken consignments from , - Napier, of, which one .returns shortlr ; : for further: loading. . Two others will . tako the loading berth hero during this month, and\ anothor on August 2. Botn '. concerns..consulted say jthat; no great accumulation of fat sheep is offering, : aiid that :loading in view should onable the-freezing Companies to', overtake! what there is. Beef is moro urgent for hand- '. ..ling than mutton. /;; V:.\- . . THE FRUIT CROP n Officers of tho Orchards/: Gardens, and '. 'Apiaries Division report as follow regardmg the condition of the fruit, crop at tho end of June. — Hastings.—Work, m the EawkeYßay orchards is progressing satisfactorily. Tho pruning, spraying; and, planting 6cason is-now in full-swing, and in the main theweatlierh'as';beerL : yerysuitablo: for tlio ■work.' k All classcs' of fruit trees ...r', -tiavo npened\upjtheir buds- well, and: • i appear, equal ."to carrying: good .crops ■ v next. year.;..! Sufficient rain to.-saturato. ' the subsoil'is /badly needed'm tho district. r A, satisfactory 'fall- of- about -4 inches: toot, place the end «f tlie month/ i " • :Wanganui.—Abundant - rains:' "havo I■■ faUen- duruig th<) month; : - The<weatlier - generally has\~beSi seasonable.- "Orchard . work hasnot been seriously interfered ,i.. with, 'but „,futura,-prospects.. have: boon ra,ther.considerably /.enhanced: '- ; . ! This - month has '.•... been wet, and boisterous,--.,- interfering - i ::;AlLufruit,is. ~ ; j :v practically': finished,' and pruning is in full'Svang J \! Wellington.—The pruning - of stone fruits is in. full, swing,- whilo'in somo parts of .the. district, growers are. busy Elanting,., although, tho' ; weatiherlof late .as : not beon .to : their advantage.- '; The storage of. fruit is very small this year. ••••- Tomatoes proved -very .profitable, inv*ho Lower Hutt this season. :-Blenheim.—All fruit harvested; Pran- :. ing.and spraying commenced.. .? -v. •Some people consider that it 1 requireß a . great deal of J new' ideas for' r ruhnmg:'an , up-to-date business.- We have come to the . : conclusion:that'if..'.we'only stick to the ■' good old way./of; giving everyone, we 'deal ifcwTfii'an .honest : ; deal,' the' business is sure' to! go iihead, to the advanfeigi of all- con- . cdriied. We shall always Continue.to give . proper..test, correct-.weight,, and. a :good price' for 'any milk, .butter,'eggs, Vor .cream ! sent us. Wanganui -Fresh lood Coy.— i . AdVC. -..\ Dairy Factory Managers should get par- J tionlara-of 1 the-celebrated Viotor Cheese 1 .Vat. Everyone that haa used.a "Victor" says they-are-the Beat made. /Albert '3, tartoiiADairy-SpeoiaUßt, Carterton, LIVE STOCK SALES ; v, : V- i ;:v.i:-i■:'■ " : ;. Messrs.; Dalgety end Company, Ltd., report 'having held their monthly":sale in their Otaki, yards on Tuesday, when they ;.'.offered a heavy yarding of' good quality .' . sheep and/a fair entry of cattle.--.Bidding for sheep ■.was- keen... but-the 'cattle met A - with rather a drapging sale.. : There was an' especially, keen demand' far wethers and / hoggets, also for fat sheep,, and we succeeded ill disposing of our-total entry nn- - der the . hammer at excellent prices. .The following sales -were .effected:—Forward . - ewes and wethers, Zls.; Jd.; fat wetherfl, - 255. .14. to 2£s. 2<L: heavy-weight fat ewcy>, ;. 265. Bd.; medium fat ewes,' 225.-6 d.; empty l 'etore ,ewes, -lie.; to 125.:'8d.; ;good ; hoggets,: . 155.. Id.;' cull hoggets, 7s. 2d. -.i 'Cattle: *i. Springing heifers.. £4-to f£s 10s.empty'. cows.'£3:ls..to £3 Bs.; speyed cows, 1 light condition, £4 5e.; empty t-o-,vs, £3 ls. to £4; light-weight'fat' cows,'. £5 10s; to. £6;' ■ .wcaner steers, 355. .to 395.: 6d. ''• Messrs. Dajgoty and Company, Ltd., reJiort having held their Upper Hutt sale n their yards on Thursday, when they offered,, a, fair entry of both sheep - and :, . ■,cattle. Competition was keen, <md:at the end of the day the firm .succeeded-in. Sis-, posing of practically all lots'entered.: The -I. , iirincipal Eales- were as under:—Light fat .wethers,-; 255; 9d.; medium fat- ewes. 235. 10d:: forward empty ewes.; 20a.>ld. j .'fat 1 H&rnbs, 17s. lid. Cattle: Forward empty cows, £4 12s. to £4 17s. 6d.'j" store cows, £3 to £3 9e.; Bpringing leifere,'£B Is. to £8 65.; light-weight fat heifers,- £4155.; spring-' .■ ing cottd, :£7'los.; yearling heifers; £2'los. • to £1 14s. : ' . ' llessrs. Calgety and Company, Ltd., re-'

port having held their weekly stock sale at Palmerston North on July 8, when they oifered a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. Quotations;' Small hoggets, 125..-4 d. to". 14s. 7d.oempty-.ewes. 20s. Bd.;-forward hoggets, l6e. 7d.;'springing cows, £5 to £8; weaner steers,- £2 lis.; forward oows, j £5; cows, pooip,-condition, £2 .Us, , - , . . . ... ■ NEWTON KING'S REPORT, v;"' ,At Tatarainiakd on ..July ,1, for. Mr. ,E. L. Bbtt'a oloaring sale- there' .was'.'a' good attendance,. and bidding \<me' again brißk;-the-avel-age'of: £7,4s.'' v being very good lor the class of cows. Empty cows made from '£3. to -£6 10s. " ' , At Waiwakaiho yards .on Friday. July 2, 1 there was a full ■ yai'diiig,'. for ..which there '\was an: improved inquiry.' Jersey weaner heifers inatle from 255/6 d.-to 305.; weaner steers,-up to-£2-Bs.; ;empty; two-year Short--horn , heifers, .up :to -£3 Is.; young store £2 ;to"£3 ,18s,j fat COWS, '£7 14s. to £8 -;16s. -cows, account :of Mr. Andy Cole; realised: from 5Si to ;£9;' on 'account, of Mr. E. Dixon, £5 lEs. to £10;''. on account ( of Mr! J..Walker, £4 12sJ 6d. to £6;' on-account-of : Mr...Sam-Richards, £8- 15s. to '£9 7s'.; 6d.; choice' springing heifers made: from £6 125.--6 d. to £7 i 125.: 6d.;- others,: £3 155.;t0 -£s'ss. •: 'On-the same' day at Oakura,.for Mr., (3...J; Walford's clearing Eale, there was a, good attendance. „ oows were very low, in oondition and :hrought :up ,tb £8.155.- Harrows, carts, and' sundries 'brought good "values righit;througlKthe'day; ; 'The-'Now Zealand Loan and' Mercantile igcncy; .Co';i Ltd:,' report --.that.', at; -. their usual weekly stool' sale held at Levin -on Wednesday, .they offered a. small, yarding of 6heep .and a good yarding of. cattle, and report: a good' clearance at tho following prices :—Forward ewes, 16s, 9d. ; fat-cows, to £7 2s.;':springing./calving heifers, £4 175. 1 6d.; : ;weaner-steers;:37s.; weaner he!: fers, 51s. 6d.; springing.cows, ,: £B 10s. to £11 55.;- spring Calvers, £5-to. £10; fat porkers, 30s. ~ : i ' r : .. • 1