FARM NEWS

Grey River Argus, 9 February 1928, Page 3

FARM NEWS

ADDINGTON YARDS. Yesterday’s Sale (Special to Argus.) CHRISTCHURCH, February 8. Messrs H. Matson and Coy submit the following report concerning this week’s sale at th? Metropolitan Market:— Store Sheep.—Lambs comprised a smaller entry, and were easier by Is, closing firm. Three-quarter bred realised from £1 to 22s 6d, medium 19s to 19s 104, inferior 13s to 16s, shorn 17s to 18s; ewe lambs 22s to 23s l(Hd, bds 19s to 225, others 13s to 18s 6d. Adult Sheep.—The market was firmer. The North Island and the Chathams were represented. Four-tooth ewes brought 32s and 34s 6d, 4 6 8-tooth ewes 20s to 275, 2-tooth and three-quar-ter bred ewes 23s to 28s 6d, broken and late shorn 15s to 19s, rape ewes 9s to 14s, halfbred 2-tooth 20s and 225, others 15s lOd to 19s; wethers 20s to 25s lid, others 15s lOd and 19s. STORE CATTLE. A smaller yarding. Competition was good. Two and three year steers brought £7 18s 6d to £8 13s 6d; medium £6 6s to £7 6s, best cows £3 and £4 3s, medium 30s to £2 18s; bulls £4 10s to £l2 15s. FAT CATTLE. A total yarding of 458, mostly medium and light cows. Steers heavy made £l5 and £l6 17s Gd, medium £l3 10s to £l4 15s, light £ll and £l2 10s. Cows.— Best realised £8 and £ll 17s 6d, others £4 to £7 10s. Fat Lambs.—A yarding of 450, with a good sale throughout, exporters operating freely. Heavy brought 31s to 32s 7d, prime 28s 4d to 30s lOd, medium 25s 7d and 27s lOd, light 24s to 25s 4d. i Fat Sheep.—A smaller yarding. Competition varied from 1/- to 1/6 lower. Extra prime wethers realised 34s 44, prime 29s Id to 31s 64, light 245; ewes—best to 28s 34, medium 15s 64 Io 235, others to 12s 64. PIGS. There was a large entry, with a fair demand in pork and bacon. Prices slightly easier on late rates. Choppers made £2 to £4 16s, light bacon £2 10s to £3, medium £3 3s, heavy to £2 13s; average per lb 5<J to 544. Light porkers 30s to 38s, heavy 40s to 475; average 64 to 644. Store Pigs.—A large yarding, with a dragging sale. Weaners were hard t? quote. Small weaners 6s to 8s 64, good 9s and 13s 64, small stores 14s and 17s 64, medium 18s to 235, large 25s and 29s 6d.

Burnside Market

DUNEDIN, February 8. Tin' stock yarded at Burnside to-day included a good many pens of fat slice]). Generally speaking, there was little fluctuation in the values. Fat Sheep.—There were fair entries for this sale, the number being 2000. The proportion of ewes was fairly large and there was a fair number of light prime wethers, also some heavy sheep and a good sprinkling of plain stock. The demand was fairly quiet, at about last week’s values for wethers. Ewes, not being in very strong demand, were a shade cheaper. Prices were as fol lows: —Extra heavy wethers 32s 94 to 355, prime heavy 29s 3d to 30s 6d, light 24s 34 to 265; heavy ewes 27s to 295, prime ewes 22s to 265, light 13s to 15s; prime wether mutton 5d to 544 per lb, prime ewes 4d, old ewes 34d. Fat Lambs. —The yarding totalled 550. The lambs presented contained some good quality well grown animals, and some of the pennings were fairly heavy. A number lacked finish. There was a good demand, and the usual buyers were on the market, the values being much on a par with those of last week. Prices were:—Prime heavy 30s to 32s 6d, prime 27s to 28s 9d, medium 22s to 265, unfinished 18s to 21s; lamb 84d to 94d per lb. Fat Cattle.—The pennings numbered 196, and animals of fair quality were yarded, about a quarter of the entry comprising medium to heavy cows, to gether with a moderate proportion of prime bullocks. The sale was not commenced in time for the prices to be available this evening, but it was anticipated that there would be a fair sale for prime bullocks at close on last week’s values. Prime ox beef realised 355, prime heifers 32s 6d, cows and light heifers 22q 6d to 245. Store Cattle.—There was a smaller yarding than last week, the total being 250. This included a large proportion of cows of various qualities, about 50 mixed yearlings and 30 three year old bullocks. The demand was fair, matcred steers being a few shillings cheaper than last week. Well bred animals sold at round about £8 10s, and fair three year olds at from £7 10s to £B. Pigs.—The yarding was small, the numbers being 110 fats and 95 slips. Heavyweight bacon pigs showed no improvement on the last sale. The lightweight bacons and porkers were slightly firmer, but generally the demand was dull. Stores met with an uneven demand and were slow of sale. MASSEY AGRICULTURAL COLEGE. PALMERSTON N., February 7. The Council of the Massey Agricultural College met to-day. The HonGeorge Fowlds was re-elected chairman. Ten tenders were received for the dairy factory, these were fully considered, and a resolution passed which wil be published after consulation

with the Department. The JRegistar of Victoria University advised that his council had amended regulations for the Farmers’ Union scholarship, so as to students of Union scholarship, so as to permit the scholarship to be open to students of the Massey College, and further no residential restrictions will be placed on candidates. The applications for the position of principal of the college wer e received from Canada*, Great Britain, New Zealand, and Australia, after full consideration, the Council appointed Professor Peren to the position. CANTERBURY LAMBS IN LONDON LONDON, February 8. Lambs from the Agricultural Show at Christchurch, exhibited at Smith field, attracted much attention. Experts were highly pleased with the quality, condition and appearance. The judges awarded first prize to Pen No 1196, second to Pen 1105, and third to Pen 1111, DAIRY GRADING RETURNS. WELLINGTON, February 8. The Dairy Division’s grading figures for January show for butter, an 1 increase over January, 1927.; of 2.9 i

per cent, at 10,368 tons, and for cheese an increase of 4.5 per c< nt. at 11.473, tons. Compared with the cor--1 responding period of the preceding season, the six months’ figures show for butter, an increase of 13.5 per cent at 51,Sub tons for cheese, an increase of 3.9 percent at 46.582 tons. Converting butter and cheese into butterfat the equivalent increase is 10.54 r er cent.