FARM & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 223, 20 June 1925, Page 10

FARM & COMMERCIAL

NEWS AND NOTES

i AUCTION SALES Sales will be held: — TO-DAY. 7 Lang’s Road, Lower Hutt, 2 p.m. — Salo of furniture (IT. E. Leighton). 220 Hutt Road, Lower Hutt, 1 p.m.—Sale of furniture (C. Dickinson and Co.). TUESDAY. Levin—Stock sale. | Tiakitahuna—Clearing sale on account I Mr. N. P. Neilsen (Dalgety and Co., 2.30 p.m.—Sale of Jersey stock (Abraham and. AVilliams, ■ Ltd.). „ . Otaki Auction Rooms, 1.15 p.m.—bale of Manukau Road and ’J ame Poratu Street properties (T. B. Bax).

FARMING INTERESTS

FARMERS’ UNION CONFERENCE AT ASHBURTON. By Telegraph—Press Association. Ashburton, June 19. The annual conference of the Mid-Can-terbury Farmers’ Union adopted the principle of a marketing association. It was decided to demand a revision of the taxation on heavy traffic under the Motor Vehicles Act, also to draw th© attention of the Department of Agriculture to the high prices of manures and fertilisers. The conference carried a resolution of protest against the motor-car tax, speakers in favour of the motion urging a tire tax. Mr. John Brown was reelected president.

NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW

INCREASED RECEIPTS The National Dairy Show nt Palmerston North was continued yesterday in fine weather. Judging having finished, public interest was devoted to ring events and various forms of entertainment, beside the general display. The receipts for the third day (Thursday) showed an increase of £202 on tho previous year’s figures, and for the three davs there was an increase of .£287. The milk-testing competition for school pupils was won by Alwyn Carter with 91 points, Colin Collins being second with 83, N. Lovelock third with 80. James Pendray scored 79 and Anton Hansen 78. There were fifteen entries, all from tho Palmerston North Boys’ High Sfihool. POULTRY SHOW TROPHIES. The following are the winners of the cups and trophies in the Manawatu Poultry Association’s show: — Highden Rose Bowl, fancy poultry division, including ducks: Mrs. 11. M. Wilson (Hastings). Wyandotte Cup, fancy Wyandotte classes: Mr. J. N. Barrie (Otane.) A. J. Palmer Cup, utility 'bird; R. Foster (Blenheim).

Collinson and Son’s Cup, most points in utility Leghorns: T. Byucc (Palmerston North).

Palmer Rose Bowl, breeding pen utility light breeds: R. D. Whyte (Palmerston North).

Manawatu Flour Mills ,Cup, breeding pen utility heavy breeds: 11. E. Ryman (Palmerston North/. Goldingham and Beckett Cup, male or female in utility light breeds: R. Foster.

Working Homer Young Bird Cup: K. L. Robinson (Palmerston North). Manawatu Poultry Association’s Challenge Shield. Norwich (canary): H. D. Mace (Hastings). Rhode Island Red Challenge Shield, cock or cocKerel in open classes: R. W. McWhirter (Petone). Rhode Island Red Challenge Shield, hen or pullet: S. Gilligan. Rhode Island Challenge Shield, type combined with colour: It. W. McWhirter.

Milligan Trophy, red cock or cockerel R. W. McWhirter.

Yelland Trophy, red utility: AV. E. Growcott (Hastings). Rutherford Challenge Shield, silver Wyandotte, male or female: J. N. Barrie.

Partridge Wyandotte Challenge Shield, male or female: G. Hanford (Otaluibu). Golden Wyandotte Trophy, male or female: J. N. Barrie.

White ■ Wyandotte Trophy, male or female: J. Stewart (Wanganui). Champion Cup, male or female: J. N. Barrie.

Mawkes Cup, any variety: J. Stewart.

Boswell Cup, game fowl under twelve months: E. H. Hall (Palmegslop North). Game Club’s Cup, Old English game fowl, over two months: E. 11. Hall. Bantam Cup, male or female- G Windebanks (Wanganui).

FROZEN MEAT MARKET

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house, under date June lb:—

“Lamb. —New Zealand prime crossbred lamb, Canterbury heavy Itld., light 114(1.; North Island heavy 92a., light Hid. Demand for New Zealand lamb runs principally on light-weighls; market weaker. ■'Mutton. —New Zealand prime crossbred mutton, Canterbury heavy (id., light Bd.; North Island heavy 55d., light 73d. Demand for New Zealand mutton runs principally on light-weights; market weak.

“Beef. —Now Zealand prime ox beef, hinds 5d., lores 3d. Fair demand! for New Zealand beef; prices nominal. “Pork.—Market remain unchanged as compared with last, week.” Messrs. M. A. Eliott, Ltd.. Palmerston North, have received cable advice from Messrs. Gilbert Anderson and Co., lid., London, of the following Smithfield prices for the week ending Juno 19 (these prices are on the “delivered” basis, that is, including .storage charges, cartage, etc.): —North Island prime Down lambs, under 361 b. 12d., 361 b. to 421 b. 11-lxl., 421 b. to 501 b. 10R1.; best North Inland Prime crossbred lambs, under 421 b. Hid.; ordinary North Island lambs, under 421 b. Hid., second quality, up to 421 b. ll’d.; _ best North Island wethers and/or maiden ewes, 481 b. to 561 b. 71(1., 561 b. to 641 b. 7(1., 641 b. io 721 b. GJd.; ordinary North Island wethers and/or maiden ewes, 481 b. to 561 b. 73(1., 561 b. to Glib. GJd., 611 b. to 721 b. 6j.; North Island ewes, under 641 b. 5?.» G4lb. to 721 b. 5(1., over 721 b. 4jd.; New Zealand prime ox beef (equal tores and hinds), IGfllb. to 2201 b., 3Jd. Remarks: Lamb, par to id. lower; light-weight mutton, par to Id. lower; heavy-weight mutton, id. higher: beef, jd. lower. There is very little demand for mutton and lamb. More sellers than buyers. DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house, under date June 18:— "Butter.—Market firm. We quote New Zealand salted, 180 s, (178 s. Danish, 192.1. (1925.); Australian salted, 1745. (Ills.); unsalted, 178 s. (ITGs.). “Cheese. —Market quiet. Now Zealand white, 100 s. (985.) coloured, 995., 100 s., 975.); Canadian, 96.” . Last week’s quotations given in parentheses.

Since tho report of June 12, the following vessels have arrived in tho

FEILDING STOCK SALE By Telegraph—Press AssociationFeilding, June 19. At the Feilding stock sale to-day there was a heavy yarding of fat sheep and a small yarding of other sheep. These were offered to a small attendance of buyers. Fat lambs were not in demand, anil most of the pens were passed. Fat ewes and wethers sold freely at up to late rates. Breeding ewes were in good demand, and retained the high figure lately ruling. Following is the range of prices:—Fat ewes, 265. 6(1. to 355. 10(1.; wethers, 38s. to 455.; store ewes, r.w. Southdown rams, 275. 2d. to 455.; f. and f. ewes, 19s. to 255. 2d.; ewe hoggets, to 265. 5d.; m.s. hoggets, 255. 5d.; do. small, 19s. 4d.; Romney ewes, r.w. Romney rams, 375. 3d. to 465. Gd. A. very small yarding of cattle met with poor competition. Best dairy cows made .£lO 7s, Gd.; medium quality dairy cows, 4:5 7s. 6d. to 417 155.; Jersey weaner heifers, in poor condition, 42 25.; f. and f. three-year steers, 417 2s. 6d.; fat steers, '4lB 10s.; fat cows, 417. .

United Kingdom:— Boxes butter. Crates cheese. ■ Hororata 20.642 10.710 Tainui 38.624 9,841 Tort Brisbane .. 27,836 — City of Winchester 26.082 •— Tasmania 24,181 10,475