ON THE LAND.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 928, 29 January 1924, Page 2

ON THE LAND.

DAIRY PRODUCE. Dalgety and Go., Ltd., report having received tho following cablegram from their London house under date 6f 24th instant: Butter: Market very slow. We quote New Zealand salted 208 s (210 s), New Zealand exceptional brands 212 s (2125), Danish 218 s (2225), finest Australian salted 202 s (2045),unsalted 204 s (2065). Cheese: Market quiet. New Zealand coloured 105 s (105 s), white 104 s (104 s), Canadian c.i.f., quotation 104 s (104 s). Last week’s quotations are given in parentheses. The strike has disorganised dairy produce business. Buyers are holding off and working on stocks. We expect an improvement after strike settled and active buying occurs. BEST BUTTER MAKER, RESULT OF DAIRYMAIDS’ CONTEST FOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Nineteen athletic-looking girls, trained to the last ounce, stood, with sleeves rolled up, ill the central ring at the Agricultural Hall, London, recently, to settle tho title to the butter-making gold medal and championship. Long before the two hours allowed had expired delicious creamy-looking butter was being beaten and patted and shaped and rolled with tho skill and animation of genuine artists. Champion of tho year, Mrs M. Pooley achieved the distinction yesterday at the fifth attempt. This young married woman is from Houghton, Shifnal, in Shropshire. She was runner-up in last year’s contest. Three first prizes in preliminary contests were ulready lo her credit, hut the championship itself can be won only once. Second in the contest was Miss E. James, of Llaneays, Usk, Monmouthshire, and the third Miss M. K. Stratton, of Pershore, Worcestershire. FROZEN MEAT INDUSTRY. TOO MANY FREEZERS. Mr Crumsie, chairman of the Australian Meat Council, who has been touring the meat districts in New Zealand, speaks in high terms- of what he has seen. He considers sheep farmers iinvo little to learn in raising and handling sheep, but that overhead charges could be reduced by curtailing the number of freezing works. Too many, lie thinks, have been erected. The principal reason for liis visit was to watch a trial shipment of beef under the Linley chilling system. It is possible, in his opinion, that the invention may make a great difference to Australia and New Zealand, and enable them to meet Argentine competition. SMITHFIELD MEAT PRICES. (Per Press Association.} ' WELLINGTON, Jan. 27. The Meat Producers’ Board has received advice dated January 25. declaring Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follow: New Zealand wethers and maidens. —Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561bs and under, 57ibs to 641bs and 651bs to 721bs, not quoted; other brands, 561bs and under, Bid ; 671bs to 641bs. 8d ; 6511)3 to 721 b», 7Jd. New Zealand ewes.—-641bs and under, 7d. New Zealand lamb.—Canterbury quality. 361bs and under, lid ; 371bs to 421bs, 10id : 431 b sto 50!bs, 9id; seconds, lOd; selected brands, 361bs and under, 9jd; other brands, Ist quality, 421bs and under, 9ijd ; seconds 9id. New Zealand beef. —Ox, fores, 3jd; ox hinds, 4d; cow fores, 3d ; cow hinds, 3jd.

Argentine chilled beef. —Ox fores 4id ; ox hinds, 5Jd. Argentine frozen beef, ox fores, 3Jd; ox hinds, 4§d. Above New Zealand quotations tor last season’s meat. New season's lamb, Is to Is O^d. LONDON FROZEN MEAT MARKET. Levin and Go.. Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated 25th January, 1924: —Quotations New Zealand prime Canterbury lauib, 28-42, lOjd; North Island lamb, 28-42, lOgil; prime Canterbury mutton, 56-64, none offering; North Island mutton, 56-64, 7Jd; ewes, 48-64, 6Jd; New Zealand prime ox beef, 160-220, hinds and fores, none offering. These prices are ex store. As compared with last week’s quotations, prime Cantjj:.bury lamb and ewes are id cheaper, North Island lamb and mutton are id cheaper. The market is quiet and prices are weakening.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received tile following cablegram from ineir London house under date ot 24th instant: Lamb: New Zealand prime crossbred, Canterbury heavy, 9Ad; light, lid; North Island, heavy.' B£d ; light, lOd; demand for Now Zealand laihb limited, market weak. Mutton: New Zealand prime crossbred, North Island heavy, 7ijd ; light 8d ; demand for New Zealand mutton limited, market dull, but sellers are firm. Beef: Now Zealand prime ox hinds, 4d; fores, 3jd ; demand for New Zealand boef runs principally on forequarters; market quiet. Australian frozen meat: Good average quality crossbred lamb, heavy 8d; light, 10id; demand for Australian lamb limited. Good average quality crossbred mutton, heavy 6id; light, 7d; demand for Australian mutton moderate TALLOW MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cable from their London house under date 23rd inst. Tallow :We quote present spot values for the following descriptions: —Fine mutton, 51s per cwt;* good beef, 46s 6d per cwt; mixed, 43s 6d per cwt. Market active. HIGH COUNTRY SHEEP STATIONS. FAVOURABLE REPORT FROM SOUTH. The most reliable news from the remote sheep stations in Otago and Southland as to the results of the summer mustering is highly satisfactory. One of the leading stock and station agents said to-day that all his buck-country clients had found that the loss in sheep as a result of the winter floods and snow storms was lighter than anticipated. Local pastures proved to be nourishing and sheep that could not rove about freely found enough to not only keep them alive, but preserve their condition to some extent. The loss by mortality is not so much as the loss of quality in .the wool. Some of it has become very tender. This tenderness, however, is not so serious a matter as it used to be. The modern machines are so constructed as to bind the breaks in the staple. , Viewed all round, the sheep farmers portion is quite comfortable.

WOOL SALES. LONDON PRICES VERY FIRM. LONDON, Jan. 26. At the wool sales there was a good selection of Australian merinos and New Zealand scoured crossbreds. The market was very firm for all sorts, with fine slipes 10 per cent, above December rates. The New Zealand clip Eclipse l rought 36 Jd per lb.—A. and N.z. cable.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received .the following cablegram from their London lit use under date of 24th instant: London wool sales, January series: The following is the range of prices at the first wool sate of the present series: Halfbred, 56-58, good to super, to 31d; low to medium, 25d to 27 jd; 60-56, good to super, 26d to 29id; low to medium, 22d to 25(1; fine crossbred, 43-50, good to super, 24d to 27id; low to medium, 19d to 23d; 46-48, good to super, to 24d; low to medium, 16td to 2')£d; crossbred, 44-46, good to super, 19d to 20J,d ; low to medium. 16d to 18d; 40-44 good to super, 17d to 18d; low to medium, 15d to 16d ; coarse crossbred, 36-40, good to super, not quoted; low to medium, 1 Id to 15d. .SALES AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY, .’an, 28. At the wool sales competition was keen. The market was very strong for lines showing line nudity, values advancing 5 price nt. Greasy Merino sold to 41iu. Press Associatioi . KEEN COMPETITION AT DUNEDIN. (Per Press Association.) LUNEDIN. Jari. 28 The second wool sale of the season opened . to-night: Buyers were present from every country interested in the manufacture oi woollen goods, and competition was very keen. The total catalogues conprised about 25,500 bales. The quality was hardly up to the high standard of last season. - but fhere was a proportion of very useful woos and many lots of very superior quality. As far as the sale has gene, prices are very satisfactory, in many cases exceeding expectations. The highest price was 31d f it- first combing qUaru-ibied. Merinowools did not meet with such keen competition as halfbreds and three-qur.rter-breds. LONDON MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. The Depirtment of Agriculture lias received the following cablegram, dated 26th instant, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: —Railway strike dominating fuctor and market quiet, buyers holding baik unless delivery is guaranteed. Official quotations to-day are: Butter (slow) : Now Zealand salted, finest, 206 s to 210..‘per cwt (Is lOd to Is per lb); except dual, 212 s per cwt (Is IQJd per lb); unsalted, 210 sto 212 s per cwt (Is lUjd to Is 103 d per. lb); other qualities, 184 s to 204 s per cw. (Is 7sd to Is 93d per lb). Australian salti d, finest, 200 s to 202 s per cwt (Is 9|d to is per lb); unsalted 200 s to 204 s per cm (Is 9id to Is 93d pel- lb); other qualities, salted, 170 s to 198 s per cwt (Is 63d to Is 9 4d pt r lb) ; unsalted, 180 sto 196 s per cwt (Is 7£d to Is 9d per lb). Argentine, finest, 178 s to 182 s per cwt (Is 7d to Is 7jd pel- lb); exceptional, 184 s per cwt (Is 7id per lb); other qualities, 160 sto 176 s per cwt (Is 5d to Is Yd per lb). Danish, 216 sup to 218 s per cwt (Is lid to Is llfd per lb). Cheese, firm English, finest furmers, 135 s to 145 s per c&t (Is 2id to Is 3id per lb). Canadian, finest und fine (slow) : Coloured and white, 104 s, 110 s. up to 112 s per cwt (lid to 113 d per lb). New Zealand, finest and fine; Coloured, 102 s, 105 s up to 106 s per cwt (103 d, lid, llid per lb); white, 102 s to 104 s per cw: (lOd to lid per lb). Hemp: Manilu market steady and no business reported. Quotations for JanuaryMarch shipt ients £34 5s to £34 10s per ton, sellers and business has been done at these prices. Ne-v Zealand market continues quiet and quotations nominally unchanged. Wool: Sales continue; demand still brisk and prices on average higher for all descriptions. Apples: Market firm out not advanced. Newton Pi) pin 12s 6d to 14s jper case; Jonathan 12s 6d to 14s 6d; King Kavid 12s 6d to 14 s 6d ; Spitzenberg 13s to lo«. LONDON MARKET REPORTS. LONDON, Jan. 26. Cotton.—Liverpool quotation for American middling upland cotton, February shipment, 19.57 d per lb. Jute. —J anuary-February shipment, £26 10s per ton. Hemp.— New Zealand highpoint fair. January-March shipment, £35 per ton. Rubber.--Fine hard Para, 12Jd per ]b; plantation first latex crepe and smoked ril hed sheet, 13Jd to 14d. Copra.— January-February shipment, £3O 10s per ton. Linseed oil, £46 per ton. Turpentine, 78s 9d per cwt. —A. and N.Z. cable. RANCH RU SEASIDE RESORT. On Satur lay, at Otaki, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., auctioneers, Palmerston North, offered by public auction portion of •Mr E. Hopkins’s Rcngiuru seaside property. Tht re’-Ywas v, large attendance at the sale'; Sind keen: competition was shown for sections and additional interest was created, no dcubt through the tree planting which had ieeii carried out some 20 years ago; and thus making a picturesque and sheltered rtsort. The prices ranged from £57 to £9l, and purchasers were in attendance from Wellington, Greymouth, Palmerston North, Dannevirke. Taihape, Pahiutua, E cetahuria and Otakij thus showing the advantages of good advertising and the increasing demand for seaside sections. Mr R. P. Abraham wielded the hammer on behalf of the above firm. ' oTOCK MARKET. Levin and Co.,'Ltd., report on stock sales for the week ending January 26th, 1924: At Rongotc i we had a fine yarding of all classes which sold well at late rates. Quotations : Light fat ewes, 19s 6d ; low conditioned ewes, 7s 6d; good porkers, 50s; weaner pigs, 6s; fa; cows, £3 ss; store cows, 19s, 265, 295. A; Feilding on Friday we had a heavy vardi lg of sheep arid a small one of cattle. * There was a [urge attendance of I buyers and ridding on all classes was much ! freer than it late sales, no doubt in consequence of the good rains during the past week. Your g steers especially wore in much better demand at increased prices. Quotations ; Ligh, fat shorn b.f. lambs, 20s 9d, 235; shorn b.f. rape lambs, 17s 6d ; f and f ewes, 16s 6c; fair fat ewes, 22s 8d 18 8d; store ewes, .Is 2d, 10s 3d, 6s lOd; medium woolly b.f. lambs, 14s 3d; medium 4-tooth wethers, 21s 19s 8d; Jersey potting bulls, £3 15s, £2; forward empty cows, 295, 32s 6d; small weaner heifers, 15s.