RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2554, 31 August 1915, Page 7

RUGBY

S 2 FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY, s Fixtures and grounds for Saturday . next are: — 3 Senior.—Petone v. 'Athletic (chamr pionsliip final), at Petone, at 3. 3 Fourth Class. —Athletic v. Selwyn, at r Athletic Park, at 3. [ SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT. 1 Manawatu v. Wangamti, at Petono : No. 1, at 1.30; Wellington v. Petone j High.School, at Petone No. 2, at 1.30. ' The committee controlling the Rugby E in tho local schools are promoting a > tournament extending from September 1 3to 9. The visiting teams will 1 consist of representatives from Wauganui and Manawatu, who will play the local boys' team and also a team from the Petone District High School. The matches of the series, Wanganui v. Manawatu and Wellington v. Petona High School, aro to be played as cur-tain-raisers to the Athletic-Petono cup final at Petono on Saturday next. . The programme of entertaining for the boys includes a visit to the Gear Works at Petone, a trip in the city observation car, placed_ at their disposal by the Mayor, a visit to the Zoo and to Day's Bay. INTER-COLLEGIATE TOURNEY. WELLINGTON COLLEGE DEFEAT WANGANUI. By Telegraph—Tress A&sociaticm-Copyridil Wanganui, August 30. The filial of tho inter-collegiate Rugby tournament was .played to-day, when Wanganui met Wellington Coliege. The weather was fine, but a high wmd was blowing. At kalf-timo Wanganui led by three to ml. In the second half Wellington scored six tries, oonvertinofive of them, and won by 28 points' to 3, HIGH SCHOOLS' TOURNEY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Timaru, August 30. Some very fine football was seen today in the High Schools' tournament, iimaru beat Southland by 30 points to' nil, and Otago beat Christchurch by 17 points to 10, the latter being a very fine contest.

4 GUARANTEES AGAINST REEXPORTATION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Zurich, August 28. Private Import Trusts liaveibcen organised at Genovn, Zurich, Saint- Gall, and Basle in order to guarantee that imports will not be ro-exported to Austria or Germany.

FARMING :&'COMMERCIAL

NEWS AND NOTES,'

DAIRY PRODUCE ;

DAIRYING IN PAHIATUA PRODUCTION LAST SEASON. Br tfelagraph—Press Association. Pahiatua, August 30. The value of tlio dairy produce, including .by-products of the Pahiatua district, in tlio past sea soil is estimated at- over £151,000. ■ , Tile total value of the wool, .sheep, cattle, calves, and pigs railed from Pahiatua, Mangatainoka, and Hukanui for the 1914-15 season amounted to £244,101, as against £220,832 for the previous year. . Tie New Zealand loan amd Mercantile Affency 00., f Ltd., report—At Greytovm on Thursday we offered a small yarding- of sheep asd x good oae of cattle. Conupetition for sheep was keen, but cattle were rather dull of sale. A good clearance was made at .the following Tates—SLised sex hoggets, 18s/ 5d.; backward . empty : ewes, % lis.; yearling heifers, £2 10s. to £2 17s. 6d. ; rearing buUs, £1 10a.; dairy cows, £5 15s.

THE PASI SEASON A REVIEW OF THE YEAR . The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile. Agency Company, Ltd., in their review of 1 tho dairy produce season 1914- ■ 15, offer the following remarks Butter.r-It ia hardly surprising tliat factories were perplexed last autumn as to: what policy to pursue in the disposal of their produce. -Many sold their first ; few months' output fat moderate prices, tho immediate future both, as regards finance : and. majket' prospect's abroad V .being.obscure and full of awkward:possibilities. Those who consigned as much as possible of tlieir produce have to he ■ congratulated upon the wisdom of their decision.:,- Hie average prices on the London market, taking tho top official ■ quotations, for choicest quality over tlie year from July. 1, 1914, to Juiio 30, : 1915, were approximately 1325. 6d. for 'Australian and 1385.. for New Zealand. These high prices, as in tlie •case .of these for all other descriptions of butter, were in the main warranted by tho decreased'; total/'--'supplies' marketed,- the quantity imported from ' all sources being• 10.4 per cent, less than/in tlie previous year, and the smallest for the : last ten years, but at various times inflations of. price ocourred owing to arti- . ficial 'shortages. of. supplies causod' by tlie difficidty in getting delivery, a ; great dearth of labour, craft, aiid other facilities having'more or less throughout the soason caused serious congestion at the 'wharves one] docks. As regards Australian butter, the quality, generally speaking, was not satisfactory, the principal defects being, due to excessive ■ heat. As, however, the difficulties of ; transport at, all stages were doubtless . chiefly responsible, it' is not necessary fojinalce./iurther comment; upon this • point,, especially as butter, being so dear, and often scarce, buyers were seldom critical as /regards quality. -New Zea- J land butter was a much more uniform j article;' and proved generally satisfac-' ' . tory. in quality: Cheese. Tho two most ' noteworthy features of the season were the exceptional dernaud for this- article:for: Gov- " . ernhient contracts, which had; the: ,ef- { feet of raising values of all descriptions 3 ■to air unprecedentedly liigli level, and 1 j the.; great: increase in the imports of .' cheeso from the United States—3o2,l2l ! cwt., p.a.against 23,395c'wt. for 1913-1914 t —attracted. by the remunerative;prices c ruling., Tlie total imports of cheese into c the United Kingdom from all sources j : showed an expansion of 10.4 per Cent., as compared with the previous season. ..forward sales of New Zealand outputs. ' last autumn wore rcry extensively made ' '/at : figures, which commenced at about e 68s. and rose-to about 645. f.0.b., prices y "which throw into relief tlie gratifying e results which have accrued,to those fac- i. itories who consigned. Tlie average price .'t for New Zealand cheese,'taking the top 1 . official quotations for. choicest quality | over the year from July 1,1914, to June a 30, 1915,':, was approximately 85s. /pef cWt., About the same quantity, of Australian. checse as in the previous season 5 was received, and-participated in the c very/renmnerative markets experienced, n Now Zealand cheese was about,up to the standard of the previous season, and 5 some-attention to the flavour and j;rcss- 1' ' ing; is still called for. The quality on J arrival was not always in accord with tlio Dominion grading, aiid to suggest J that this is because much of'the cheeso 1 was shipped: .in too" new a - condition. 1 The oheese imported from Australia was •'again of.-very varying, size, and quality, 0 : .but a great improvement in flavour and I //texture was apparent in //the case of q many parcels of .first grade!!'/r-!' /; J /. J Prospects for next season.—Tho war makes any confident anticipations.of the. Z course, of markets for'batter .and cheeso during the coming .season out - of! the 'J question,: but the immediate prospect is 21 that/,, tlie market for butter will, continue-. firm',at ~tlie present high level, } . the/demand, being satisfactory:and sup- a ■ plies jabirat'.'.sufficient, for,'requirements. - 0 As /regards • cheese, the position is at f present weak, and tho prospect-s are, in - viewl-.-of the ~ lar&e quantities' being shippeftjby. Amcjica and Canada, that b prices' Will ' gradually decline for, somo |i I]as been q cessation or Government purchases of cneese for the pasfc.few..ivecKs. -

. So far there has. only: been a slight a( j. .vance on- the prices of the famous Victor /Cheese Vats, and factories are now ordering in view of a possible further increase. Various causes will shortly greatly increase the* cost, -but: orders received now: will be delivered in rotation, and at present prices.- Albert J. Parton, Car-' ; terton.—Advt.

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARKS. No business-was done' in the investment market yesterday. Tie auotations were <13 fellow:— • ■: " ' . . Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank — 410 u Sank N.Z. (£3.65. Sd.) " - 18 0 6 Bank. N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) ... — 16 0 8 Well., Gas (£10) - — -.16 5 .0 Well. Gas (pref.) — 10 0 Well. Jfaat Export (£5) ... — 6 0 0 Well. Meat- El. (£2125.6 d.) - 217 0 Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) ... S\ 2 0 '' — : Well. ■ Woollen (pref.) 5 6 0 — r *Wcll. Woollen . (prcf.) ... 310 8 — Westport-Stockton 8 5 0 — Leyland-O'Brien — .12 3 ♦Golden Bay Cement — lie Whitcombo and Tombs ..'. — 6 8 6 W.F.O.A. (£5) 5 8 6 — ' ' W.P.C.A. (£« 100 Kauri Timber .(155.) — • 0 16 3 *Oum dividend. 1 1 ; Oustoms duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2262 . /- . -1— ' N.Z. DBUG COMPANY. . .' ■ By Telegraph.—Press Association. ~ . ' Dunedin, August 30. ■ ■Tbe directors of ivejiiptliorne, Prosscr Qnd Co.'s New Zealand Drug Co. 'nave declared an Interim diyidend for the half year.ended-July,3l, at the-rate of 7 per cent per annum. TIMAKU FARMERS" CO-OP. . Tlmaru, August 30. - The Timaru Farmers' Co-op. Association accounts for the year ended July 31 show that the profits, nearly equal those of last year, which was a* record year! The amount/ available for distribution is £33,<86.; The: directors proposo the. payment of- 6 per cent, on preference. 8 on ordinary capital, a bonus of 5 per cent, on purchases .'Mi(I on salaries, and a rebate of 20. per cent, on commissions, wool excepted.. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED MARKET REPORT. . Tiie 'Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerco lias received the following. cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London, August 29. (Note—Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):'—' Mutton—Canterbury'and other New Zealand brands are not Quoted officially for ■ the.-reasons already given on August 21. There is a. -Tery limited .supply at .the market, selling at:—Canterbury, ■ 7Jd-.: per Jb.; other than Canterbury, 73d. There is a better'derAa.nd for: ewes at 52d. Laiab.—A fair demand continues. Can-terbury-twos, 8, l-Bd. per lb.: hea.vy-weicht fours, 7£d. There is a good demand'on account of scarcity of wethers other than Canterbury at S l-16d.' per lb; for'best quality l lightweight. Beef.—There ia only a. small' quantity, of second quality 'New. Zealand beef at' tVe market.' This is selling at":—Hinds, 7Jd. per lb.; fores, ; 6id.; chilled is-in, moderate supply ; hinds, 81d.; fores, 6id. Butter—Tho market is quiet, and prices are easier. .'. Danish, very slow. 1655. _to 1695. per cwt,.; Siberian, ia good demand, IS's. to 1385.; Irish creamery, quiet, 1545. to ISBs.; Argentine, good inquiry, 1525. to 1545. Oheese.—The market is quiet, but steadier. Canadian, quiet, 725. to! 745. per cwt., according.- to . quality amd condition. English 'Cheddar, quiet,' 945.: r 'New' Zealand, quiet, fine to finest, 715.-"to 735., and up to 745.; United States, slow, 66s.'to 7s„ but if not in good condition, 58s. to 645. . Hemp—The market'is very quiet. New Zealand good fair grade, per ton, £32; fair, £30.- Forward shipment is quoted at same 'price.-' Manila, new graded fair, £38. The output from Manila, for . the week was [ 20,644 1 bales. ' ... .Wheat—The market is dull,"and prices are iregular. The demand is principally speculative. Canadian and .'American crops are reported to be good. Canadian, old orop.-oh passage, 545. -per auarter, new crop;-September to October shipment; 455. 6d.; .October 'to' November, 455.; American new crop. Auffust to September, 455: 6d. Oats—The. market, i!s .quiet, and small business is doing. Argentine, on spot, 255. per. quarter; August .to September.' shipment, 2<s. 6d. Never has -the demand for clear-headed constructive thinking in business been so urgent as it is right now. We are living in a progressive age, and must take odvantgae of all up-to-daite methods. It is 1 in savings from waste of any description that money is made to-day, and by concentrating one's efforts on all details of our business we claim to be able to produce results for our many cream eup- 1 pliers. We want more cream. Can you supply us? Further particulars, Wanga ■nni Fresh Food Co.—Advt.

THE TURF

N.Z. TROTTING CUP HANDICAPS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) • Christchurch,'August 30. Following arc the handicaps for tho New Zealand Trotting Cup, two miles:— Will Soon, scr.; Country Belle, scr.; Ei)imoline, lsec.; Admiral-Wood,' lsec.; Our Thorpe. 2sec.; Albert. H., 2sec.; Stoel Eeli, 3scc.; Adelaide Direct, 3sec;; St. Ursula, 3.secl; AVingle,. 3sec.; Gramlocia, Iteec.; Tommy C„ '3sec.; Eccentric, isec.; Calm, j.' 4sec.;'Doll Caesar,- lsec.; Wallaco Wood, 4sec.; Adonis,. ssec.; St. Swithin, ssec.; , Redniac, osec.; Aluricata,' sjec.; Mandera ene, ssec. ■ '

•■i RIGGING THE SCALES.

£ ANOTHER CASE AT COOLMA.0 Telegraph—Prsss Association-Copyright . . ' , • Sydney, August 30: ; Another case of scale tampering has le pecn discovered at Coolraa racecourse, \ n tunnel a iiundi'ed yards long led from- a )f creek to a position under th-o scales. lp. •e P are l«en used for yea^s.

IS - —- I ' NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB,

By Tclograpli—Press Association. m, ' . Napier, August/30. 1 Ihe annual meeting of the Napier Park Racing Club was held this morning, Mr. J. v. Brown, M.P., presiding. The it report showed that during the past year £ the club has spent .£1633 in salaries and wages; the stakes provided amounted to j' .CG29I, an increase of .£350 on the previous u year. ' ; - , 6 ■ The balance-sheet for the year ending 8 July 31, 1915, shows a profit of i!l'U 2s. •J lOd. for the twelve months, after donating j| 155.. 3d. to various patriotic funds {, awl the Napier -Hospital. ' • ■ ; During the past year the club has made the following donations to various funds:— War Fund, .ESOD; Hawke's Bay Wounded Soldiers'' Fund, .£lB4 3s. 3d.; Napier HosJ pital, J3ISO 12s. S Messrs. F. Armstrong, F. /Mooller,' H. H. Straohan, F. G. Smith;- and It. •L. Williams were : re-elected to tho committee, 3 '

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[Bi\ Glescoe.] Forest Prince, winner or the Adelaide Grand National Steeplechase, was the only outside 'horse who contested the race. El Progresso,' who-acted as runner-up, was weighted at 13st. lib., which included a 101b. penalty. The winner oarried ;12st. 21b., ahd was ridden by the New Zealand I horseman, F. Tntchen. The Adelaide Guineas, run on August 21,' was won by Mr. E. |E. D. Clark's filly Lesbos. She is by The Welkin from Cleis, and won several , races last season. , In many quarters she was reckoned to be the .best two-year-old in .Australia. "News from'the Bushy Park Stud states that Culmination has foaled a colt to Mt. G. P. Donnelly's imported horse Demosthenes, and she visits Hallowmas this season. Mr. G. P. Moore sustained a loss recently when his brood mare Carissima died after slipping her foal to Hymettus. .The Marten Jockey Club's Spring Meetins will, be held to-morrow. Good-sized' fields, are engaged in all the events, and considerable interest will be shown in the form of several of the runners w'ho have valuable engagements early in the spring. The Australian champion handicap p'erfonmer .Cagou, who went through last season without winning-a' race, was successful in the; August Handicap at Eosehill on August 21 under the steadier of 9st. 71b. .■ ./W.'.6 , Eallor«n' l;as been engaged- to ride Multoo and Hap' Dlia in their Ashburton engagements. Tlfie local pair leave in charge of th&r oimer at the end of tlio week./ The Gisborne horses Potentiality and Fagot, ivho were aboard , the Victoria, on the way to Gisborne. were taken off the vessel yesterday, as- there seemed' little chance of her taking them to Gisborne. The horses were transferred to the Paloona, which sailed last evening.. The New Zealand-bred Silver Bullet (Calibre—Tapuwai) was successful, in the, Purse at the Fitzroy Meeting on August 23. The chestnut gelding raced in the Dominion in the.colours of Mr. M-. Mills, but subsequently lie accompanied Soultiform'to Melbourne,, and after winning the H'amston Welter' he was sold to a patron of D. ,T. Price's stables, but lie failed. to win a raco for his new owner, and was subsequently sold to race at tho unregistered meetings.' .Acceptances for the Dannevirke Racing Clubs SteeplecKaso Jlcetiuc close tonight at 9 o'clock. Sir Fisher, who scored at Awapuni last month, With -lOst. 31b. in the saddle, is m- 7 'neet with strong support in the iirataenui. Welter Handicap at Marton. lie will be ridden by W. Young, who was in the, saddle at Awapnni. The defection of Tarero, who is to contest the Hack. Steeples, will pave the toj for Rufus in the Hunt Club. Steeples. ti jj er> ; inmate of T. Lloyds stables,, was successful at Kiccarton at the National fixture. The local horseman, H. Thompson, will rido iirohanga and Glenorchy in their Marton engagements. 1 Rangitiro, who was one of the most promising twfo-year-olds seen out last reason, will be a runner in tio Wanganui jumeas at the Spring Meeting nest Month." Mr. Buick's colt will bo a runner. in the Flying 'Handicap at Marfan w-}"°rrow, and will be ridden by ' W. Bell. The rider named is again to ride ®. tl! « Highden stable, wlnle Sir Geo. Uittord will have second call on his services. . FIXTURES. Sept. I—Marton1 —Marton J.C. Spring, Sept. 2-Bangitikei Hunt Annual.' ' bept. B—Dannevirke R.C. Steeplechase. Sept 9 and 10—Ashburton County E.C.

; MINING NEWS'

' WELLINGTON SHARE.MARKET. Tbere were no transactions in rainintr Gharcsjestoday. The iuoUUobs Buyers. . Sellers. Murray Creole (old) fjj d j f s o ' d j Murray's Freehold _ i' 2 S Progress • _ i 2 5 Talisman _ n 17 S n f t B " 9 STOCK EXCHANGE. (By ,i "ablation.) 6cl Sal M i[ ep ? r^ a 1 " Mid A CotfUfc 6d. ( ° anterbllry) ' £11 ss ' ; GOLD DREDGING EE-TURN. Croymouth, August 30. 190z.° lMwi!" 1 MUTray ' S Frcehold BIG RIVER RETURN. m , „. • Reefton, August 30. The Big River August return is 109oz. of melted gold from 144 tons of stone, 34 oz. 7dwl. of bullion from 150 tons of sand, tho estimated valuo being £540. . COAL OUTPUT. ■ r " . ~ Croymouth, August 30. Last weeks coal export:—Brunner, 75 tons ISowt.; North Brunner, 30 tons lowt.■blackball, 3223 tons 17cirt.; Point Elizabeth Z144 tous 3cwt.; Liverpool, 2999 tons 9cwt • raiparoa, 1165 tons lfcwt.; total, 9639 tons