DAIRY PRODUCE GRADED

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 12, 8 October 1921, Page 10

DAIRY PRODUCE GRADED

BIG INCREASE IN BUTTER THE “SWING-OVER” FROM CHEESE Figures compiled by the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture regarding the quantity of dairy produce graued in the Dominion during last month make interesting reading. They show that compared with the corresponding month of last year the quantity of butter graded increased by 18,821 cwt., while cheese decreased by 17,258 cwt. This increase in butter and the relative decrease in cheese may betaken as indicating the big "swing over” to Butter on the part of cheese producers, foretold in The Dominion some months ago. Appended are the figures in detail for the month of September and the two-monthly periods ending September 30 — Butter Cheese. Sept., 1921 58,891,cwt. 38,234 cwt. Sept., 1920 40,070 cwt. 55,492 cwt. Total 2 mths, ending Sept., 192 1 77,006 cwt. 39,850 cwt. 1920 52,598 cwt. 59,8Glcwt.

THE FRUIT CROP

REVIEW OF THE PROSPECTS. The Director of the Horticulture Division of the Department of Agriculture has received the following reports from his officers regarding orchard and marketing conditions at the end of September, 1921 North Auckland.—Apples: Bursting into bloom. Lemons: Moderate blossoming. Nectarines and peaches: Heavy blossoming. Pears: Some varieties bursting into bloom. Plums: Heavy blossoming. Strawberries and tomatoes: Indications of fair crop. Rainfall last week much appreciated by growers. South-. Auckland.—Weather conditions extra favourable. Lemons recovering from severe attacks of frost nnd are now looking well. All pip fruits showing abundance of well-matured fruit (buds. Peaches and Japs, showing extra bloom. Potatoes now being sold from Pukekohe district; prices good, but size small. Growers fully alive to danger of fire blight, and are keenly watching for first signs. . . Waikato.—Apples: Many varictcs in full bloom, prospects promising Apricots: Rather poor showing. Cherries; Fair Gooseberries: Promising for splendid crop. Lemons: Looking well. NoeI tarines: Blossomed well; splendid wea ther' for setting. Peaches: Promising well. Pears: Plenty of blossom. Plums; Patchy. Plums (Japanese): I‘air. Strawberries: Looking well. Poverty Bay—Apples: Good crops should be realised judging by bud formation. Apricots: Heav 5 r .^ ttin ci°A^o lo som; fruit developing rapidly. Shot hole showing some varieties. Cherries: Buds well matured for coming season. Gooseberries: Trees growing- vigorously; heavy setting of fruit. Lemons: lull show of blossom coming forward Good crons set some varieties; generally fair crops may be realised. Oranges: Balance of late crop now maturing. Peaches: Good crons set. some arlea ® light blossoming. Pears: Full blossom throughout district setting of f™it transpired Plums (Japanese): Usual heavy crops seRaspberries: Canes making good growth. StiawberrU: Fine show of blossom conU Hawke™ A Tedium g"o r od a crop set.'chorries: Very heavy' show of bloom. Gooseberry rets Pea U^sent C Bidkat < ions ore for n heavy cron. Plums: Promise of alien crop. Strawberries: Seasons pl S »<1 w«lr.™ P «.-App»;; Forlv varieties in blossom, o varieties in tight cluster Urosnec good for coming season. Apricots. 1 rni Fair setting Cherries: Now in blossom. KJCI, -i. Ww «■>'[!>«■ p rq . Now in bloom. Growers nfn'eood cron. Plums: Fruit set. Heavy Plum" BTapanese): Pr " ,( C;setting. Baspberr.es: Tn leal, few hnfl s'showing. Every prospergood W Strawberries: Few grown. If the meat weather conditions now prevailing co - tim e the prospect, of Imryest.ng henry fruit crop through the coming season is ‘‘ X Nelsom-Ar>plos: Duchess of Oldenburg if in full blossom. Rosewood showing Oink others just starting Ihe frees cenerallv are. in good condition. Api pots- A good crop has set. C^ rr ' c '\' The trees hare just come into blossom ond are looking well. Poaches and nee borines: There has been a good display of blossom with a good setting of fruit Pears: Koiffers.and P. Barry are sod ng their fruit, most others are in full b!os«om and making a good showing. I hims. There has been a fine display of bloom, Xh is now going off. The plants are making a reiy fan st.rt. Tomatoes: Plants under glass aro_ setting their first truss; outside planting is about tO NeTn e CentraL-Apples: Present prosnect good. Birds taking 'buds in some orchards. Apricots: Light setting. Pears. Now in full b’oom. Leaf blister mite a frond deal in evidence. Strnwbciries: Kecent rains improved the plants; go< growth and bloom showing. Sturmeis Jonathan. Gravenstein Delicious, and Dunn’s Favourite are showing pink, with a few blossoms open, but development is verv irregular in some orchards, according to the condition, locality, ami asn(Qt Growers are making good efforts to ensure clean crops tn the coming season. , , Motueka.— Apples: Promise heavy crop, especially Dunn’s Favourite Apricots: Heavy blossom. Cherries: Good show blossAm Gooseberries: Coming on well. Lemons': Looking well. Nectarines: Heavv blossom. Oranges: Looking well, verv 'few grown. Peaches: Blossoming heavy Pears: Good show blossom. Plums: Showing well. Plums (Japanese): Showing well. Ra’spbernes and strawberries, looking well. Tomatoes: Now Marlborough .-The prospects for the coming season are much brighter as a Result of two days’ steady Tail> with which wo were favoured a fortnight a„o, about two inches being recorded in all. The orchards in the main are looking well, pears being m full blossom and apples just coming into bloom. .ton. fruits particularly apricots, appear to have set rather well, though it is yet somewhat premature to predict crop prospects. Leaf roller hns already made its presence known in one or two orchards and red mite is on the move, nhile the "continuous mild weather is responsible for woolly aphis also making an enrlv start. e „ . .. Canterbury.—The blooming of all fruit is very heavy, but it is much too early to be able to say with certainty what the prospects will be. Stone fruits are setting freely in all localities. Present indications point to a light crop of AA inter Coles in some localities. Txical cool stores hold approximately 29.750 apples and 3550 pears. The area planted out in tomatoes shows a considerable increase over previous year's plantings. South Canterbury,.—All fruit trees are showing signs of a good 'blossoming, but i (he crop will greatly depend on what frosts are experienced during October. Tn nlnces goosehmries wore dropping their buds rather badly, probably owing to the drought. Indoor tomatoes are commencing to make headway.

Otago.—Apples: Every prospect of a good crop. Birds taking buds at Island Block. Apricots: Every prospect of a good crop. Cherries: Looking well and good, prospects of a record yield. Nectarines: Good to heavy blossoming. Peaches: Good io hoary Blossoming. Pears: Heavy showing of fruit buds. COMMERCIAL ITEMS INVESTMENT SHARES. Sales of Standard Insurance sharce at £2 Ils. 3d., and Wellington Woollen preference shares (£4 IDs. paid! at £7 10s. were reported yesterday. The quotations were as follow: —

CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs revenue collected nt. the pert, of Wellington yesterday totalled £6392 X7s. 5d THE MELBOURNE PRODUCE MARKET. By Telegraph—Priss Association—Copyright Melbourne, October 7. Barley, English, 4s. to 4s. 6d. per bushel: Cape 3s. 3d Oats, 2s. 6d. per bushel. Potatoes, £2 10s. t.o £4 ss. per ton Onions, £1 10s. to £2 per ton. PRICES OF HIDES VERY' FIRM. Melbourne, October 7. Prices of hides are very firm, but values are unaltered. Business is all in sellers’ favour. PRICES OF METALS. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Roc. October 7, 930 p.m.) London, October 6. Copper.—On spot, £69 Is. 3d. per ton; forward delivery, £7O Is. 3d. Lead.—On spot, £23 5s per ton; forward delivery, £23 2s. 6d. Spelter.-On spot. £26 12s. 6d. per ton; forward delivery, £27 2s 6d Tin.—On spot, £155 12s. 6d. per ton; forward delivery, £155 17s. 6d. D Silver.—Bars, 41)d. per ounce standard. EXCHANGE RATES. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. October 7. 5.5 p.in.) London, October 6. Foreign exchange rates are quoted as follow-- Montreal, 4.17 J dollars to £1; New York 3.77 J dollars; Paris, 62.10 francs; Stockholm, 16.63 kroner: 31.25 kroner: Copenhagen, 20 20 kronor; Berlin, 457 marks; Calcutta, 173 d. to rupee; Yokohama 30£d. to yen; Hong-Kong, 3&id to dollar. COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. Australian-New Zealand Fable Association (Rec.,.October 7, 5.5 p.m.) London, October 6. The wheat market is dull and prices are tending in buyers’ favour. Australian, ex store, is quoted at 665. Flour is moderately steady. Australian, ex mill, 535. 6d The oats market is weak , and prices have declined is. ' Beans and peas are quiet Tasmanian and New Zealand blues are unchanged. Sugar is iu good demand. Granulated is quoted at 525. 3d. MINING NEWS WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. The mining quotations recorded yesterday were as under:— Buyers. . Sellers. £ ». d. £ s d. Blackwater .U « 05 0 Wailri 116 STOCK EXCHANGE. By Telegraph.— Press Association. Auckland, October 7. Sales— Soldiers’ Inscribed Stock, £9l 17s 6d.; Standard Insurance, j2s ; New Zealand Refrigerating, 16s 6d. Christchurch, October 7. Sale—Beath and 00., £1 ss. Reported Sale-South British Insurance 16s ' Dunedin, October 7. • Sales-P. and 0.. £350; Huddart-Parker, 445." 6d , 445. 9d.

Buyers. £ 8. d. Sellers. £ a d. Inscribed Stock. 1939 84 17 6 —— Inscribed Stock, 1,938 85 0 0 —— Inscribed Stock, 1953 91 17 6 — Inscribed Stock, 5J p.c 1930 — 92 10 0 War Rond?, 1941 84 17 6 War Bonds, 1939 84 17 6 — War Bonds. 1938 84 17 6 — War Bonds, 1950 88 0 0 — War Bends, 1933 91 17 6 — National Bank 5 11 6 5 12 6 Bank New Zealand 2 11 0 2 12 0 Union Bank 12 10 0 12 12 u Well. Trust and Loan... — 5 15 0 Well. Gas (ord.) 7 17 6 8 10 0 Well Gas (pref.) 0 12 6 —— Well Debentures CO 2 ft —- Gear Meat 1 11 9 1 12 6 Meat Export (.£3 12s. 6d.) — 3 3 0 ■ Uuddart-Parker (ord.) 2 4 6 2 5 5 N.Z Shipping Co. (pref.) 9 10 0 — Union Steam (pref.) 0 18 0 — Well. Woollen '.£4 10s. paid), pref — 7 10 0 Hikurangi Coal 0 9 0 — Levland-O'Bricn Timber — 1 11 0 Dental and Medical Sup- — 1 7 0 N Z. Paper Mills — 1 3 6 Wairarapa Farmers •— 0 17 0 Ward and Co 1 1 3 — Well. Cordage (cum.) — 10 0