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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11833, 14 January 1933, Page 2

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N.Z. FRUIT TRADE. ONLY ONE MARKETING FIRM IN ■ ' U LONDON ’■ '/' 2 STEP TO tVOiD CHIOS (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel, Copyright' LONDON, Jan. 12. The New Zealand Fruit Control Board’s decision to place the>. marketing --of. apples arid pears in the hands fif.one firm,is regarded in. London, as a step towards more orderly distribution and avoiding the chaos created lest, year by., t-ha,arrival",of- 1,000,066 cases.-of. New Zealand apples/within. 11 days. .. .. •■■■ .. Naturally, some brokers disapprove, but .the ramifications -of the firm en-. trusted with New. Zealand’s shipments, which is understood .to ... ie Messrs Goodwin, Sfmmonds, Ltd., are so large that.they, will have no, need to. have recourse to other brokers. The- firm .is capable ; >. of handling 1:,000,000 cases simultaneously. It is believed that the guaranteed price is approximately. 12s. a case f° r Cox? 3 and 9s..for other, varieties. I ..An Australian' authority .regards! the scheme as likely indirectly to ha beneficial to the Commonwealth. It is understood that a Tasmanian’ scheme to entrust the whole of the British market to another group of firms is on the point of fruition. STOCK AND SHARE MARKET AUCKLAND, -Jan. 13. Sales, on Change; New Zealand Breweries, 25s 6d; Tooth’s Brewery, 30s 9d ; Hamilton Fir e . Board, 5 -per cent. (1939) £96. CHRISTCHURCH, -Tan. 13. Sales on Change: Union Bank of Australia, cum. div., £27; Golden Point, 4d (3) .Sales reported; Government 5J per cent. Inscribed stock (September' 1937) £IOO 12s 6d j British Tobacco, 295. DUNEDIN, Jan. 13. Sale reported: Waitahu, 3s lOd, SMTTTTFIELD PRICES UNCHANGED FEELING- OF UNCERTAINTY (U.P.A, by Elec. Tel. CopyrighM LONDON,. Jan. .12. Though price s ayp unchanged, very little business is passing at the Smithfield meat market, where there is a. pronounced feeling of uncertainty owing to the difficulty of foreseeing rto wliat extent South America will reduce shipments. Another cause of uneasiness is the Irish situation, as the return to pow,or of Mr Oosgrave would mean an immediate increase in Free- State catthe exports once an economic truce isreached

MATAWHERO YARDS FAT SHEEP ADVANCESIXPENCE. STORE SHEEP VALUES RISE, At the weekly stock sale held at the Matawhero yards to-day by the Poverty Bay Stockbrokers’ Association, there was a good attendance, and fair ynrdings in most classes. Fat sheep advanced sixpence a head and all classes of store sheep showed a good improvement in values. 'The sale generally• was very brisk. store- sheep. The entry of stores totalled L‘;oi. the sale being generally brisk, and nil classes of stock improving in value. The.entry of lambs was good, and these showed a fair improvement on last week’s prices. \Vethers made 10s 6d for fat 2-ths and 4-ths, 9s 7d for fat and forward 2-ths, and 7s iOd and ,8s- 2d -for average store 2-ths. Lambs made 5s 10d for well-grown pens lately shorn and in good order, followed by os for a similar Hue. Fairly good ’Down lambs made <s, others, fairly good. 4s and 4s 6d; good breeding ewes, with splendid mouths and condition, brought 63 3d to. 6s 4d; 2-th ewes 7s 5d to.9s, and forward old- ewes. 4s ltd, • J/riees:— —

VVethers. —120 2 and 4-th,-good lusty lot, mostly freezers, 10s f>d : 52 fat and forward,, well. grown, 2-ths, 9a d'7 ; 17, fresh-conditioned 2-ths, 8s 2d; 81, 2-ths, -good store contdition, 7s lOd,

Ewes.—l2s. guaranteed .mouths, good frame. • and , fresh condition, 6s 3d ; 65, mostly'.4-year, mud-fat,.-6s .4d; 11, forward,' 3s 6d ; 46, mixed months and moderate condition, 3s 2d ; .29, .soundmouthed, fresh condition, 4s lid; 259, 2-ths, in good order, 9s; 32, 2ths, ‘ n fair, order, 75..6d. Lambs.—2o9, shorn, well grown-' and in good order, ■ ss' 10d ; 109 next cut of above, 5s Id; 34, as last, 5s Id ; 17, fairly-good size, good .-..order, 'Downs,-4? 9d; -28, ’Downs, good size and condition, 7s. FAT SHEEP The entry totalled 372, mostly good quality owes..*,Trices. advanced again over last week; a pen of very heavy ewes made Gs, another similar pen 5s 10d, but generally the value wa 3 5s 4d to- 5s sd. "Wethers made 9s 9d to 10s Sd, and lambs 9s 3d to 10s'4d. Second grade ewes made good money at-4s 7d and 4» Ddc'Price's:— r Ewes.—36 at 5s 4d ■ 48, 5.s sd; 120, 5s 4cl; 20, extra, heavy, 6s ; 14, ss. 4cl; 15, 55.. 4d ; -12,. 5s sd; 10.. just shorn * :4s 10d; 18, 5s lOd; 12, .4s lid.; . 7, : heavy maidens, 6s 7d; 6,5 s 4tl. -Wethers, 1a t % 9d; 1,10 s Bd. Lambs. —18 at. ’los 2d ; 16, 10s 4d; 9, 9s.del. ... . . * Seqond grade ewes—7 at 4s 7cl; 5, 4 s fid. PIGS There wn. s a good sale, with values a little easier than last week. The entry totalled 37, and prices were ns under -2 good white weanors,.. ~Bi weeks, 11s; 4 do., 12s; 2, good medium ■ sized Berkshire' stores, , 15s 3d; 2 do., 16s; 4 good Tamworth cross weane-rs, 10s-6d4 / fair white weanera', Bs. and. 7s fkl; - 4 choice .Tamworth cross slips,, 13s and , 1256, in good order, Tamworth weaners., medium size, 8s 6d and 8s; 9 do., Berkshire, Ss 7$ f>d and 65,,

.“"1' • ’ .FAT CATTII' - • i- j The beef entry was very- plain,Prices: 5 fairly finished Hereford cows and s 'vealors,' 32s 0d ; 1 yearling' heifer, no bid; 2 plain cows, 10s. OPOTIKI STOCKYARDS. ' 1 -9’ ' ■:/ - (Special To The Times). - ■ : ■"y A' .. OPOTIKI, Jan. 13. Messrs. Dalgoty and Co. report on the monthly stock sale held in Opotiki saleyards 'when a small yarding of cattle was offered to- 3, large attendance • ■ of buyers,. ..,.. .Bidding waa brisk and. a. .total - clearing /was effected at advanced rates. M r e quote: jigbt.-'fat cows ■ £2 1?"';-' forward' .'c'oncli-'-tioned cows 27s 6d to 34s Gel; store cows 12s to 16s; 4-year bullocks forward condition £4 3s ; 3-year buiiopkr,: light condition £2 ss; . potting bulls 22s to 38s. The N.Z. and Co. report; There was. a large entry of sheep and, cattle. Buyers were present from all parts of, the Bay of Plenty. IVe report a total.'clearance at prices on a par with late rates. Sheep cull lambs Is lid to 3s 6d better sorts to 4s 3d ,2-tooth ewes to 7s 9d 2-tooth wethers small to- 6s sd; 4-tooth wethers to 9s; fat- and forward wethers, 6-tooth to 9s 6d and 8-tooth ewes'ss 6d to '6s ; cull ewes'2s lOd. Cattle culls 15a to £1 18; 18 month steers 235; forward cows to 28s;. store cows to Us; .'boners 85 Cd; fat heifers 215,;- pigs, weaners to 7s.'' •

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TEMPORARY. PASTURES JOB

SHEEP

Temporary pastures are given a much wider meaning in the United States than in this country, and in a bulletin issued by Die Animal Husbandry Division, at Washington, they are defined as "any annual crops that are sown for the purpose of being pastured before maturity,” and we am further told that, "the occasional pasturing of a permanent, crop like Hi-, cerrie is also employed in a system of- temporary pasture.” The bulletin, deals, -with the. raising of sheep on such, temporary pastures, and deals with experiments in which flocks of sheep were grazed all I'he season without the aid of permanent grass pasture, the crops grazed ofl being (in order of the grazing) winter rye, winter wheat, lucerne, springsown oats and pens, rape, row peas, soya beans, winter barley, and win ter wheat.

Tn some of the dEtrieis ■ winter wheat or rye was grazed during winter and early spring, and then allowovl to mature a grain crop. To a certain extent, this practice j s also possible with spring-sown cereals. Successions of such green 01 op.-- lor pas turn go are found to be suitable, lor either sheep or pigs, bur whenever such crops are intended for both these classes of stock care should be taken that tin? pasturage is kept fresh for the sheep. Pigs should always follow sheep.

. The extension of sheep husbandry can he greatly helped by the greatct adoption, of these temporary pasturage- crops. By. their means ii is possible to fit- a flock of sheep into the livestock system of most farms, and generally with but very little change in the/usual methods of producing food and pasturage for cattle ruepigs. Their use. we are told by the Americans, “aids in utilising tile economic peculiarities of sheep.” This is true, because a succession and variety of fresh forage crops .produce the maximum milk flow of ihe ewes, and lambs are largely a milk product. The lambs most in demand at the markets are those that • reach 1 a desirable weight and finish while still sucklings. Return- from the sale of r/ach lambs are the quickest that' can be obtained for a finished product > n any line of livestock -raising.

"Permanent grass- pastures fire" wellsuited to owes with lambs, but as the lambs become larger and able .to rise more milk the keep is likely to be- cut short by dry weather. ..Special see dings of annual crops at dif ferent dates give greater assurance of good .milk-producing pasture when most needed.”

(The above is. very sound advice p-bicli could with ,advantage be Taken by many 'N.Z. farmers instead of growing expensive crops for lamb feed. A Southland farmc-r recently Remarked to the writer that it cost him .£7 per acre to grow rape and though there in no other crop grown locally that -can equal it for lamb fattening it is uncertain, liable to clubroot, and has to be consumed in a certain stage of growth. Milk fed lambs, .weigh best- and no matter what feed they are put on to or how carefully they are handled at weaning they lose condition. Feed the lambs through the mothers..- is a safe and economical, doctrine to preach.)