ON THE LAND

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 1210, 7 January 1925, Page 3

ON THE LAND

MEAT SHIPMENTS' FROM SOUTH AMERICA. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received a cablegram from its representative at Buonos. Aires, South America, advising the following shipments to the United Kingdom for. the fortnight ended December 27 from Argentine and Uruguay:—l32,42s quarters chilled beef, 15,371 quarters frozen beef, 100,727 . carcases frozen lamb. The quantity shipped to the Continent of Europe during the same ' period totalled .-—145,487 quarters frozen beef, 5815 carcasses frozen mutton. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has just received a cablegram from its representative in Australia advising that 137,108 carcasses of lamb were exported from Australia for the three weeks ended January 2. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., ..Ltd.. .Palmerston North, have received the following cablegram from their London house under date 2nd inst.:—New Zealand frozen meat: Lamb, none. Mutton: Small supplies. Have advanced id per IK (Last quotations 21-11-24 : Wether and maiden ewes, light, 9d per lb; heavy, Bid; owe, light, 7|d; heavy, 7d). The Bank of New Zealand has leecived the following cabled advice from its London office, under date 2nd January: The market for wethers has improved owing to short supplies. Tho market for owes 19 inclined to be firmer. The market for lambs is expected to go lower owing to largo supplies expected. Beef market is dull owing to absence of demand. Wether's light BJd to lOd, heavy 7£d to Bjd; cues 6jd to 7Jd; lamb, Australian, 12d to i"id. Ox hinds 4Jd to sd, fores 4d to 4id. MEAT BOARD ADVICES. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cablegram from its London office dated January 2, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follow (prices for tho two i previous weeks are also shown) : New Zealand weathers and maiden ewes: Canterbury quality, selected brands, 361 b. and under, 9id (9d. 9d); 571 b. to 641 b. 9Jd (9d, 9d); 651 b. to 721 b., Bid (Bid, 8id); Other brands 561 b. and under, B£d (BJd, 83d); 571 b. t0*641b., BJd (Bid, 8£d); 651 b. to 721 b. Bid (Bid, Bid). New Zealand ewes: 641 b. and under, 7£d (7gd, 7i.d). New Zealand lamb: Canterbury quality: 361 b. and under, 371 b. to 421b.,' 431 b. to 501 b., seconds not quoted. Other brands: First quality, 421 b. and under, not quoted. New Zealand beef: Ox fores, 4Jd (4id, 4id); ox hinds, sjjd (s£d. s|d); cow fores, cow hinda, not quoted. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 4Jd (4id 4gd); ox hinds, 7£d (7£d 6gd). Argentine frozen beef: Ox fores, 4j|d (4id, 44d ; ox hinds. 5Jd (51d SJd). Frozen pork: 801 b. to 1201 b., 8d (SJd, 82d). Frozen veal: Not quoted (4id, 4£d). DAIRY PRODUCE. . The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency' Coy., Ltd., Palmerston North, have received tho following cablegram from their London house under date 31st ultimo:—New Zealand dairy produco: Butter, choicest salted, 192 s to 196 s per cwt. Market weak. Cheese, white, 98s per cwt; coloured, 97s per cwt. Steady. Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date of sth inst.: —Butter: Since our last report prices aro 4s per cwt. lower. (Price for New Zealand salted is now 180 s, New Zealand exceptional brands 182 a). The Bank of New Zealand has received tho following cabled advice from its London office, under date 2nd January: Butter: Weak; 184 - to 186 s per cwt. Cheeee: Firm; 97e to 98s. N.Z. PRODUCERS'. REPORT. Par Frafa Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 6. The New Zealand Producers' Co-opera-tive Marketing Association's weekly cabled report is : The butter market is depressed. New Zealand salted, 180 s to 182 s; unsalted, 188 s; Australian, 178 s, 180 s; Argentine, 168 s. 1725; Danish, 2225. The butter at present afloat from New Zealand. Australia and Argentine is one million boxes. The chese market is steady. New' Zealand, white, 983; coloured, 97s to 98s; Canadian, white and coloured, 98s, 100 j. IMPORTANT MERGER. IN COLONIAL PRODUCE TRADE. LONDON, Jan. 5. It is learned that an important merger in the colonial produce trade has been arranged by amalgamating the butter and cheese import business of Joseph ISathan and Co., Ltd., with that of H. Tren"touso and Co., ono of tho oldest produce importing firms under tho title Irengrouse, Nathan and Co.. Ltd.—A. and N.Z. cable. The second Wanganui wool sale of the season will be held in the Opera House on Friday next, commencing at 9 a.m. ine allocation is 20,000 bales but the number of balea in the various stores is far in excess of this number.

' WAIKATO HAY CROPS. MANY STILL TO BE GATHERED. HAMILTON, Jan. 3. Haymaking throughout tho Waikato has been seriously interfered with this summer, owing to tho unseasonable weather that has been experienced. Many farmers cut their hay during the couplo of days finis weather preceded Christmas, but the conditions under which they hnrvested it were most unsatisfactory. A good deal of hay was slacked wet, the men workingduring the intermittent showers which occurred on Boxing Day and the days following. Tho danger of fire occurring in ricks made of damp and green hay is considerable. Tho majority of the farmers have not yet cut their hay, preferring to lot the seed develop by waiting Jor lino weather rather than spoil their crops by cutting them wet. Green crops throughout tho district are looking particularly well, and there is still ample pasture available. SUCCESSIVE OAT CROPS. f MATANGI FARM YIELDS. HAMILTON, Jan. 3. To grow oata on one piece of land for two years in succession is usually regarded as unwise farming practice, but the fine land at Te Awamutu permits this to be done, as was shown by tho experience of Mr J. T. Bryant, of Malangi, who owns the Tiki Farm. Mr Bryant said that last season he sowed 30 acres of Algerian oats at Tiki, applying lewt of superphosphate and lewt of lime to the acre. The crop was a splendid one, yielding 3{ tons of oats to the acre. This season he put the same pieco of land down in oats again, increasing the manure to 3cwt of bonedust and superphosphate mixed. Mr Bryant said he was very well satisfied with the crop, tho estimated yield being 2£ tons to tho acre. PLOUGHED LAND. DECREASE IN BRITAIN. LONDON, Dec. 24. Government statistics show that ploughed land in Britain amounts to 10,929,000 acres, a decrease of 252,000 acres compared with 1923. The wheat acreage is 1,545,000, tho smallest for twenty years. Cattle, sheep, and pig breeding are increasing, and horse breeding is declining. TWO-DOLLAR WHEAT. RECORD HIGH PRICES. WINNIPEG. Dec. 26. "Two dollar" wheat has been all but realised. May futures to-day advanced live cents., selling at 1 dollar 89 cents, a bushel. Minneapolis saw even higher prices realised, but for picked lots of cash wheat only. Two carloads sold at 2 dollars 18 cents., a new post-war high record. AMERICAN WHEAT. Received January 7. 8.5 a.m. NEW YORK, Jan. 5. Chicago wheat—May 174,- cents; July, 152|. WOOL SALES. BRADFORD TOPS MARKET. Received January 7, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 5. Tho Bradford tops market is quiet. Stocks are firmly held at last Thursday's lower prices. Dalgety and Coy.. Ltd., report having received tho following cablegram from their London house under date of sth inst.: Wool sales: Next publio wool sales will tako place on 20th January. Owing to small arrivals the list of arrivals will be closed on 12th January. We expect probable quantity to bo offered at next sale will amount to about 100,000 bales. MAMMITIS. NEW VACCINE TO BE TESTED. Asked if the Gvernment had taken any action in regard to treatment of mammitis, the Director-General of Agriculture (Dr. C. J. Reakes) said this week: "With reference to tho lengthy statements published in Auckland, regarding tho treatment of contagious mammitis by a vaccine prepared at Hamilton, the department is not at present in a position to express any opinion as to the value of this vaccine as a preventive or curative agent. About the end of November, a speciallytrained officer of the department stationed at Hamilton, was asked to secure a supply of tho vaccine, in order that thorough and exact tests of it could bo made, and he has done his best to do this. But so far the vaccine has not been ootainable. However, the efforts to secure it are still being continued, and it is hoped that the testa can be commenced at a very early date. Nose-print for cattle are the latest phase of work for the finger-print expert. There are being taken at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, in New South Wales, prints of lines on the noses of several of tho prize cattle there. The system has been in vogue at some of the agricultural colleges in America for some time, and has, it is. stated, proved very satisfactory. The branding system is not to be abolished, but the nose-prints will be used as an additional means of identification.