FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3108, 12 June 1917, Page 8

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

v- NEWS AM

FARM LABOUR < THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTRY TRUSTEE BOARDS TO gIthER INFORMATION A memorandum dealing with the prorision of labour for the I'nrms has been issued to tho district trustee boards by the National Efficiency Board. "It is desirable/' state's tho board, "that no/tiino should bo-loat in ascertaining what labour wiU be required in'your district in connection, with the conduct of agricultural •and pastoral worjc during the ensuing' twelve months, more especially'shearing, ploughing, und harvesting. It is therefore Tequestod that you will bold a meeting: of. your Board of Trustees and make full .inquiries throughout your district, with a view to ascertaining what labour ,is now available in the various branches, . what reduction of labour is likely to take place'by tho- operation of the Military. Service Act, arid as to Low'far l>y cooperation, or other means the labour can bo organised, and the requirements met. "A circular lottcr was sent out by this 1 board to all the secondary schools in the Dominion, and a very large proportion of the boards of governors have consented to decrease the duration of/the spring holidays and to correspondingly increase the length, of tho summer holidays, so that there will be a certain amount of boy /labour available for assistance in the shearing sheds and other operations during tho summer holidays. It will-be necessary for this labour to be organised in. each district to the extent that the farmers- and station-holders who desire such, assistance will have to make, clear what accommodation they are prepared to provide and what number of boys they desire. It is probable that in manycases the town boys will prefer t.i go to their country friends, and the country boys will naturally l>e at their homp?. r AH this information requires to be worked up-in anticipation. In these cases "where they are prepared to teke in strangers it will be necessary to satisfy the schoolmasters and the parents of the boys that they will bo properly looked after. Tho rates of'wages will jiresumablv be those usually paid in the district. "The suggestion is therefore made that not only sTionld you get the information for your own district, but that you should set into touch with 'the trustee .boards in adjacent districts so that the whole country may be organised on a uniform schejne and systematic plan. ';

"It probably may be found to be (Ipsirable, when flie infonnation- is obtainrd, say in about a month's time, that the Commissioner should arrante for ileligates from tho various trustee.boards to meet together at some central point or points to exchange ideas and to arranger

ID NOTES.

for organisation ou similar lines throughout the districts.

_ "A further matter for your consideration is to ascertain as to how far an Increase of stock may be carried in certain portions of the district, and as to how far there is a probability of other portions being over-stocked. Also, it is desirable that inquiries should be imide so that some conclusion can be an-jved at as to what feed is available for carrying- tho stock through the winter, so that in case, thero should be a shortage in any place some co-operative and systein■atic urrangenient: can be mailo by 'which stock from certain districts could be depastured in other districts where an wtcess of feed exists." .. \ . CHEESEMAKERS By Telegraph.—Press Association. Pahiatua, Juno 11. (Jvtjr forty cheese delegates, representing I'iihialiia, Eketahuna, und Woodville, met here to-day. Mr. Peter Luwson (Kcxdale Victory), president, said that dairy farmers during the past year had secured ample demonstration that it was necessary for them if they wished to protect themselves from blundering and ignorant politicians and their more ignorant advisers, to meet more .-frequently to discuss matters affecting their business, and coining to some mutual understanding as to what lines they should proceed upon, und then proceeding along tsose lines as a united body, not as a number of individuals out of touch with one another. It was resolved to form a council, consisting of the chairmen of oheeso companies, from Papatawa to iiaiparqro, v WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., Allen Street, report wholesale prices, as follow: Jowls' wheat, prime, Gs. lOd. per bushel; fowls' Jbavley, 4s. 3d. per bushel; Cape barley, os. per bushel;'blue pens, 17s. Cd. per bushel; partridge peas, 7s. per bushel ; ; maize feed, ss. Gd. to ss. 9d. per bushel; crushed maize, Cs. 3d. per bushel;'chaff, oat sheaf, £7 15s. per ton; hay, meadow, -£5 per ton; flour in eacks, '.£l6 ss. per ion; oatmeal, .£23 per ton; pollard, M 10f.. per ton; bran, .£5 ss. to £5: 10s. per toi. Bacou (all best factory), sides Is. Id. per lb., rolls Is. 2d. per lb.,' hams Is. 2d. per lb.,' shouldeis lid. per lb. Cheese (factoryV medium, 10d. per lb.; cheese, loaf, lid; per lb. Linseed meal: 100's, .812 55.; 50's, .£l2 las.; 20's, os.; linseed nuts, 12s. Gd. per cwt.; linseed ground cake, I2s. Gd. per cwt.; whole linseed, 255. ■per cwt.; onions, »Ell per ton; potatoes, white skinned table, to £6 -ss. AH poultry in very good demand: Hens, 3s. .Gd. to ss. per pair; cockerels, ss. 6d..-to 7s. 6d. per pair; ducks (P«kin and Aylesbury), 3s. to 10s. per pair; ducks (Indian Runners), ss. 6d. to 7s. per pair; butter (prime bulk), Iβ. 3d. pej lb.; tuTkeya gobblers, Is. 2d. per lb live weight; hens, lid. por lb. live weight; eggs, fresh, 2s. 2d. per dozen.

NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW ENTRIES Entries for ilio National Show of tho Manawatu A. niul l>. Association closed on Saturday. Comparison with last year ehows a general improvement in numbers, and Rives an angury of a most sue-* coseful display noxt week. Details of the ontries for this and liist year are as follow: — 3016. 1017. Butler "111 156 Cheese 121 175 fteneral entries 105!) 'HOfi .Poultry ~. 890 9IS ; 2XBI 230j In general entries lionoy shows ft considerable shortago on last yoai-'s figures. In poultry, canaries ore over E0 entries short of last year, but the quality )wr <voll as the quantity of tjie poultry as a whole will bo far euperior to last year. COMMERCIAL ITEMS INVESTMENT SHAMS.! A sale of HuddarWarkcr ordinary shares at 31s. M. was reported yesterday. The quotations were as follow.— v Buyers. 6rllers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) 17 12 6 - Equita-blo Building 9 15 Q - N.Z. and E. Plato — 118 3 Well. Don. and ■'Hort. ... - 0 7 3 Well. Gflfi f.610) — »!( K.Z. Insuraneo — <$ 3 0 S. British Insurance 5 18 0 — Onion 6t«am (prel.) 10 6 — Wnina Coal - 019 0 Westport- Coal 17 9 — vV'cstport-Stockton (prel.) 011 3 . — Leyland-O'Brien 16 0 — ■ I Ouslonje duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £1132 Iβ. Id. HIGH COIOnSSIONEE'S MARKET REPORT. Tho Department of ATiculturo, Industries and Oonimcrco has received the following cablegram, da-ted London, June 9, from the High Commissioner for Nfcw Zealand. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Meat.—Owing to small supply of all doBcriptione of meat, record prices are being made for Homo-killed; mutton and beef. Home-killed muitton, per lb., 17d.; Home-killed beef, 16d.; New Zealand mutr ton, BJd.; ewo mutton, B}d.; Argentine mutton, no supplies available. New Zea.land lamb, IOd.: demand ia in excess of supply. Argentine lamb, lid.; Argentine beef is very ecarce. Argentine chilledi beef, hinds 13d.,- fores IOJd. . Butter and Cheese.—Following, maximum prices fixed during the next Wo weeks for salted unsaltcd , butter:—Uew Zealand, Baited, 2005.; Australian, salted, 1945.'; Irish creamery, salted, lS6s.; Argentine Baited, 1905.; Danish, salted, 2135. Cheese, no maximum prices fixed with the exception of English Cheddar, 140s. Butter market continues dull; prices arc weaker; Danish, salted, 2Ws. to 2025.; New Zealand, salted, 1669. to 108s.; unsalted, 188s. to 1903. Australian, salted, 180s. to l&s.; unsalted, 180s. to }905. ; Argentine, salted, 180s.;,TinsaHcd, 180e. to 1826.;.1ri5h creamery, 186s. to 190s. Oheese, 188s; to 1925.- , ; no supplies available; no official quotations. Henip.—ltamila hemp markot shows no i change. Output • during the last two weeks, 30,000 bales. New Zealand hemp, market quiet but firm; prices have slightly advanced for a-11 grades. New Zealand high point, fair, £85 10s.; fair, £84 10s.; common, £82 10s. . Wncat.-Market steady and a fair business doing. Canadian No. 2 Hard Winter, afloat, 80e.; No. 2 Manitoba Northern, 81s.; Australian, 83s. Oate.—Market quiet, prices slightly wcakI er. Canadian, 675.; American, 665.; Argentine, 645., ex quay. .. ' MINING NEWS WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. Yesterday's quotations for' miniag shares wero as under:— Buyers. , Sellers. £ E. A. ' £ e. d. Murray Creek — 119 0 Talisman — 0 9 6 STOCK EXCHANGE! By Telegraph.—Press Association. . Auckland, Juno 11. Sales: Northern Steam, Ms. 9d. ■ Dunedln, Juno 11. Sales: ltiso and Shine, 215.; TnliSman, 95.; Union Steam Ship Co., 595. 6d., 595. 6d.; HuddartParker, 30s. 3d., 31s. 3d. Sales reported: HuddarWarker, 31e. lid., 31s. 3d. TALISJUN CONSOLIDATED RETURNS. By Telegraph—Special Correspondent. Auckland, Juno 11. During the month of May tho Talisman Consolidated crushed and treated 1710 tons, yielding bullion valued at £12,395 As. Ad. Tho,coet for tho month totalled 685.,- mndo up as follows:—Mine development, 18s.; mining, 245. 3d.; milling, 215.; genera], 4s. The directors have sent to London tho fllpwing cablegram:—"No. IS level, north drive, progress Bft. No. 6 rise, progress 12ft.;-width of vein, 60 inches, values nU. No. 4 croeECut, progreSß 66ft." , J, -JOTMUY OREEK. Tho Manager of tho Murray Creek Gold Jtinlng Co., Ltd., yeßterda. y ;telc[;ra:nhed aa follows:— "Ho-v© struck reef in No; 4 Jovcl about 147 ft. north, of winzo; width, -Hip.; espect to increase as driven on; well'defined and solid; gold visible in stono?"