ON THE LAND

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1009, 7 May 1924, Page 7

ON THE LAND

STOCK MARKET. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Palmerston North, report having a very good entry of both sheep and cattle at their Bulls sale on Monday. There was a large attendance and good competition for sheep and grown cattle but no demand for weaners. .Quotations:— Cult ewes, 4s to 4s 7d; empty ewes, 15s 7d; small lambs, 12s; medium, If* 6d; fair, 18s to 19s 6d; 4 and 5-year ewes r.w. Roniney rams, 24s lOd; fat lambs, 23s 3d, 23s 4d to 25s 4d; fat ewes, 22s Id, 23s 4d to 24s 3d; empty Cows 355; forward cows, £2 5s to £2 12s; light fat cows, £3, £3 2s, £3 10s, £3 17s 6d to £3 18s; light fat steers, £6 10s; yearling steers, 295; 15 to 18 months steers, £2 10s; 2-year steers, £3 15s. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. The Bank of New Zealand have received the following advice from their London office under date 2nd May:—Butter: Quiet, 170 sto 172 s per cwt. Cheese: Quiet, 86s per cwt. Frozen meat: Wether mutton is in little better demand. The market for ewes is inclined to be weaker. The market for lambs has improved and the present demand is likely to continue. No quotations for beef. Wethers, light, 6Jd to 7d; heavy, sid to 6*d; • ewes, 4id to 53d; lambs under 42's, 9Jd to 10Ad; over 42's, 9£d to 9|d; seconds, 9id to 9jd. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. RISK OF IMPORTING STOCK. PROHIBITION ADVOCATED. MORRINSVILLE, May 4. The advisability of prohibiting the importation of stock into New Zealand from countries where foot and mouth disease was known to exist was advocated at the meeting of the Piako County Council. The chairmun, Mr F. W. Walters, said the council, as a body of fanners, should consider the preventing of animals from the affected countries landing in New Zealand. If the disease got into the Dominion it would not be got rid of. He urged that the council should circulate the other councils to have legislation passed preventing the importation of animals from affected countries. He was also of opinion that racehorses should be prevented from being imported or exchanged from the affected countries. A motion was carried asking county councils to support a proposal as outlined by the chairman. It was also to send a copy of the resolution to the Minister for Agriculture.

DAIRY PRODUCE. BUTTER MARKET SLOW. LOW QUOTATIONS FOR CHEESE. (Per Press Association.! WELLINGTON, May 6. The New Zealand Producers' Co-operative Marketing Association has received the following cable from London dated May 2: Butter market slow. New Zealand, salted 170* to 172 s unsalted 176 s to 178 s; Australian, 160s' to 1625; Argentine 143 sto 1565; Danish, 2025; Dutch, 186 s Ihe Danish price is due to Continental demand curtailing their supplies for this market. Cheese: The market is quiet, Aew Zealand, white and coloured, 54s to 565. Stocks of Xew Zealand and Canadian held cheese 134 COO crates, not including 40.000 now discharging ex Matakana and Remuera. \t the same dale last vear the market price was 94s and stocks were only 38.000 crates. Heavy stocks are repressing the market and buyers are only taking daily or weekly requirements in anticipation of lower prices. SANCTUARY FOR MOTH. SUVA, May 6. In order to create a sanctuary for the Levanna moth, the Government has decided to cut down all cocoanut palms within the municipality of Levuka. The Agricultural Department is actively endeavouring to isolate the moths while searching for the parar site.—A. and N.Z. cable. LINSEED MARKET. The Department of Agriculture has re ceived, under date of 3rd instant, the following cabled advice from Calcutta regarding the linseed market:—May-June shipments quoted at £lB 7s 6d per ton c. and f. Sydney. The market is steady.