FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 237, 3 September 1927, Page 5

FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

NOTES BY “PLOUGHSHARE.”

CARE OF PIGS. It is most important in the breeding and rearing of pigs that they be provided with proper quarters. Recently I noticed what one might describe as a model pig run. The farmer in question has decided that, as he intends to carry pigs for he must give them a proper start. This ho has done. An area of well drained land has been selected firstly for its position. This lies well to the sun, and is sheltered from the weather quarter. Several subdivisions have been put in, these containing a variety of feeds that have been grown, such as oat 3,. lucerne and a portion in good pasture.' All divisions have been constructed of good pig fences so that there is little possibility of the animals roaming. Houses have been constructed from galvanised tanks, set on sleds, which can be _ moved from place to place, each one facing the sun. These houses mfke admirable shelters, and, • with the wooden floor, during bad weather the animals are warm and dry. During the past month or two I have seen dozens of pig yards, and it is pitiful to see the plight of some farms. For weeks they nave been up to their eyes in mud, and this must have a deterrent effect upon their future progress Mahy people have not yet realised that to get the maximum from their pig 3 they must cease to treat them as scavengers. They should bo given a fairly large run and access to green feed. - Like most animals, they benefit from a change of pasture, and they should always have access to a plentiful supply of good clean water. Protection from the elements is necessary, and although they, thrive in sunshine, at the same time they should be protected from the hot rays of the sun. Except when they are being fattened, they should not bo too closely confined. It is advisable to provide them with some mineral liek as at times they have a craving for mineral substances. This is indicated often when they are noticed eating dirt. A good lick can be made by mixing one part of salt, two parts of air-slaked lime, one part of sulphur, two parts of charcoal, and one part of wood ashes. This can be placed in some accessible spot. Always give them clean, wholesale food. Badly decomposed food should never be given. The shelters can be periodically white-washed and disinfected. The pig is not naturally dirty so keep his feeding utensils and surroundings clean. A sleek, well fed, and contented looking animal is usually the product of careful handling, and this class of animal usually pays for his keep. PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF BACTERIOLOGY. Ono may safely assert that dairying has a great deal for whioh to thank bacteriological investigation. It has drawn our attention to a great number of valuable facts, which have highly important and practical bearing on the pr'actice of dairying. By the various investigations we have been shown that in practice we have to contend with innumerable friends and foes,which are invisible to the naked eye. By this we have now seen the desirability of sterilising our products and utensils connected with the same. Bacteriology has taught us the importance of such treatment, thereby conferring great benefits upon us, which have been advantageous in the interests of dairying. Many cases of disease in milk have been discovered and it has pointed out how they can be cured or prevented. ROPY MILK. At times dairymen are confronted with a ropy condition of their milk. This should not be confounded with the condition which is met with when a cow is suffering from garget. At times milk is so changed that it will hang in threads. But usually the ropy milk is not apparent when it is drawn from the cow, but only after it has stood for some time. It is not really dangerous to health. It is commonly supposed that this condition is caused by bacteria which enter the milk from water. The bacteria are. usually present in water, and may contaminate the animals whilst they pass through it or may he in the water used about the dairy and bails. To eliminate this trouble, the only way is to practise modern methods of cleanliness, and the boiling and sterilizing of all utensils. The udders and flanks of the cows should be kept clean and washed, and stagnant pools should be fepced. Always use boiling water for washing the utensils, and if the rinsing water is suspected this should be boiled first in order to kill any bacteria which may be contained in it. SORE TEATS. During the- bad weather 6ore teats are a common complaint. This is often due to chapping and dirty milking, which result in cracks in the covering of the teats, which are very difficult to hpal when the cow is in milk. After milking, the teats should be dried. The milking and stripping will aggrevate the soreness, and it is wise plan to give a little time to the patient. A tried remedy is to soak the teats in a bath of 1 ounce of boracic acid, 2 ounces of glycerine and 20 ounces of water. The glycerine will form a protective film on the teat. Should a scab form at the end of the teat, and this is often the case, keep this constantly removed and the sore painted with iodine. If the scab is left on, it more often than not closes the end of the quarter, and a very bad ease of garget is frequently the result. * THE SEPARATOR. , The modern separator has gradually been evolved. The earliest practical separator- was probably one devised in the year 1877, and tho main principles used in this are used at the present day. Tho essential features consisted of a steel drum, which could bo rotated at a high rate of speed. The milk was fed in near . tho centre and conveyed by a pipe to a position about halfway between tho centre and tho periphery. ' The centrifugal forco caused the cream to pass to the centre, from there it flowed over a septum at the bottom of the drum and was caught in an outer casing, and the skim milk was removed from near the periphery by a series of tubes which discharged at a point in the drum at the same distance from the centre as the cream outlet. The flow of the milk was maintained continuously and also that of the cream. GENERAL NOTES. During the war the output from Denmark of milk and butter was greatly reduced, but sinco 1919, when the production „was about 2,000,000 tons, it has increased 70 per cent. Most of tho butter from Denmark is exported, the domesfcio consumption of butter having been replaced by margarine. Precautions should always be taken when examining animals suffering from any infectious disease to prevent the infection of persons or the spreading of the disease to other animals by carelessness. Dirty or musty hay should not be fed out to animals as in many cases it can bo traced as the causo of digestive troubles, and it has tho tendency to cause heaves; The following treatment is recommended for blood scours in calves: Give one teaspoonful of ooarse salt in a gallon of skim milk twice a day. It is said that, if ono teaspoonful of salt is given every three days from the timo of starting to feed the calves on skim milk, an attack of scours will be prevented, ' Common salt is essential to. practically all 'domestic animals and should be given to them frequently. The age of a horse is not always a safe guide as to tho limit of its usefulness. A horse well preserved and of a good disposition and nervous temperament is often more useful than many another younger one. , , , . . A dog should be broken to mind if possible, without fear of punishment. Over-feeding will often injure an animal more than will under-foeding. Underground drains from sheds are not recommended as they very often become clogged with the coarse material.

From 100 ewes a Waipukurau farmer has secured 170 lambs, states an exchange.

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. At the afternoon call yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange sales were reported of National Bank of New Zealand at £6 15s 6d, Bank of New Zealand at 58s 3d, and Christchurch. Gas at 23s 6d, cum. rights. Government securities were dull. There were bids of £97 12s 6d for the 4J per cent. Bonds (1930), and £lOl for the 5£ per cent. Bonds. New Zea-' land Breweries (10 per, cent, bonds) ■were firm at 23s 6d, and" there was a bid of £9B for Dunedin City 61 per cents. (1957). ' There were buyers of National Bank shares at £6 15s, and Bank of New Zealand “D” shares (10s paid) at 16s. Sellers quoted 58s 3d for Bank of New Zealand, and £ls Is for Union Bank. Goldsbrough Mort and Co’s ■ shares were wanted at 445, New, Zealand Guarantee Corporation (ordinary) at 9s 2cL and Wellington investment at 10s' 2d. Christchurch Gas were firm at 23s 3d, cuni. rights, Wellington Gas (ordinary) at 27s 6d, and preference at 16s 4d. Gear Meat were in demand at 36s 3d, and New Zealand Refrigerating (20s paid) at 13s 6d. There .were bids of £283 for P. and O. deferred stock, and 20s for Unlbn Steam (preference). Wellington Woollen (preference) were wanted at £5 18s. Coal shares were steady, with buyers of Hikurangi Coal (ordinary) at 3s, preference “A” at 6s, and West-port-Stockton (preference) at 2s lid. For Leyland-O’Brien Timber ' 35s was bid, and for National Timber I2s. Brewery shares were quiet. New Zealand Breweries were in demand at 445, and Crown Brewery at 12s 9d. In the miscellaneous section there were buyers of Burns, Philp and Co. at 35s 6d, D.I.C. (preference) at 20s 9d, Hume Pipe (Australia) at 15s 6d, New Zealand Drug at 63s 6d (cum. dividend), Dominion Investments at 22s 6d, Sharland and Co. at 20s 9d, Wairarapa Farmers’ (preference) at 14s 3d, and Wilson’s Cement at 35s Id. Yesterday’s buying and selling quotations were as under:

SALES IN OTHER CENTRES. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Sept. 2. Sales.—lnscribed Stock (1933), §i per cent., £IOO 12s 6d, £IOO 10s; Union Bank of Australia, £ls; Abraham and Williams (pref.), 84s; Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering (B pref.), 14slid; Pukemiro Collieries, 01s; Renown Collieries (contrib.), 7s; Auckland Gas, 22s 6d; Kauri Timber, 24s 9d; Auckland Amusement Park, 14s 6d; British Tobacco, 54s sd; New Zealand Refrigerating (contrib.), 6s 3d; Wilson’s Cement, 35s 3d; Majestic Gold Mining, 3d, Ohmemuri, 3s 9d; Waihi, 19s 7d, 19s 9d CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 2.

Sales Reported.—New Zealand Government 4J per cent. Bonds (1938) £96 ss; Westport Coal, 33s 6d; Commercial Bank of Australia, 27s 7*d; National Bank of Australasia (£5 paid), £8 10s; P. and 0. deferred stock, £283; Christchurch Gas (cum. rights), 23s 6d (two parcels); New Zealand Breweries, 44s lOd; British Tobacco, 54s sd. Sales.—Christchurch Gas, 51 per cent. (1934), £IOO 15s; National Insurance, 765; Goldsbrough Mort, 44s 9d; New Zealand Breweries, 44s 9d (two parcels). EXCHANGE RATES. LONDON, Sept. 1. Foreign rates of exchange on September 1,, as compared with par rates, or as averaged first half of 1914, are as follow: Sept. 1 Par.

P. AND 0. STOCK. LONDON. Sept. 1. P. and 0. deferred stock, £292.—A. dnd N.Z. cable. BRADFORD TOPS MARKET. LONDON, Sept. 1. The Bradford tops market is firm, topmakers quoting protective prices, and spinners being unable to follow. Quotations: Sixty-fours, 50d per lb.; sixties, 45Jd; fifty-sixes, 35id; fifties, 2Sd; forty.-sixes, 22d; forties, 20}d. — Australian Press Association and Sun cable.

BUTTER AND CHEESE.

LONDON QUOTATIONS. LONDON, Sept. 1. Butter is in steady demand and prices are hardening. Danish, 186 s per cwt.; choicest salted New Zealand, 174 s to 1765; exceptionally choice, 178 s. Australian, 172 sto 1745. Unsalted is scarce. New Zealand, 180 sto 182 s; Australian, 176 s to 178 s. ' The cheese market is firm. New Zealand, 95s to 96s per cwt.; Australian, 92s to 93s.—Australian Press Association and Sun cable. Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram r from their London house under date of the Ist instant:— Butter: Market firm. We quote Danish 180 s ('l74s to 1765) ; Ngw Zealand finest salted 174 s to 176 (168 to 172), Australian finest unsalted 176 s (170 s to. 1745); salted 172 s to 174 s (168 s to 1725). Cheese: New Zealand white and coloured 94s to 96s (91s to 935) ; spot' price for Canadian whie and coloured 94s to 98s (903 945.) ; cif. price for Canadian 97s (955). _ Market firm. Danish butter quotations are nominal owing to stocks being exhausted for the moment. AVHEAT AND OTHER PRODUCE. Wheat.—Cargoes are quieter, owing to lower American advices and large offers of Canadian direct to the Continent. Parcels are quiet, and occasionally lower. Liverpool futures: October, 10s 101 d per cental; December, 10s lOfd; March, 10s 9fd; May, 10s 7|d. Spot trade is slow. Australian ex ship, 675. Flour is weak. Australian ex store, 40s 9d. Oats are steady. Peas are firmer. Beans are quiet. Sugar, granulated, 31s 7ld per cwt. —A. and N.Z. cable. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE PRICES. MELBOURNE, Sept. 2. . Wheat, 5s 9sd. Hour, £l3 5s to £l3 10s. Bran, £7 to £7 10s. Oats, milling, 4s 7d to 4s 8d; feed, 4s 3d to 4s 4d. Barley, English, 4s 3d to 4s 6d; Cape, 4s. Potatoes, £8 10s to £9 10s; onions, £3 5s to £3 10s. —Press Association. t-v CHICAGO WHEAT QUOTATIONS. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Chicago wheat quotations are as follow: September, 133 J cents, per bushel; December, 138; March, 141 f. —A. and N.Z. cable. FROZEN MEAT. The Now Zealand Meat Producers’ Board reports the following shipments of frozen meat from New Zealand:—

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram ■from their London house under date of tho Ist inst.Lamb:'New Zealand prime Canterbury lamb, 28-36, 9Jd; North Island 28-36, B|d; Canterbury 36-42, BJd; North Island 36-42, 8d; Canterbury second quality, BJd; North Island 2nd quality, Bfd; Canterbury 42-50, 8d; North Island 42-50, 7f d. Market dull, but sellers are firm. Poor demand. Mutton: New Zealand prime Canterbury mutton, 48-56, 6|d; North Island 48-56, s|d;. Canterbury, 56-64, sjd; North Island 56-64, 5Jd; Canterbury 64-72, s£d; North Island 64-72, sjd; Canterbury ewes 48-64, 4£d. Markte unchanged, fair demand. Beef: Argentine chilled hinds 6£d, fores 3d. Pork: English porkers, 80-1001bs, 9d to lOd; N.Z. porkers, 80-1001 b, 9d; N.Z. porkers, ,100-1201 b, B£d; N.Z. baconers, l?0-170lb, 6Jd; N.Z. baconers, 1701 b and over, 6d.

WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKET

(By Telegraph—Special to- Standard.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 2. Conditions are dull and there is very little change in quotations though wheat at 7s 6d to' 8s per' bushel is on the firm side. ... • •■ • • • Oats, 4s to 4s 6d per bushel; under grades, 3s 9d. Maize, 7s per bushel. Pollard, £y 15s per ton. Bran, £7 15s per ton. Chaff, £7 10s to £8 per ton. Potatoes are in good supply, but the demand is slack. Prices, £8 to £8 10s per ton. 4 " * ' Onions very slow .of sale at ?s to 10s per cwt. In the egg market the supply and demand are well balanced, business being good, and last week’s prices are well maintained. First grade eggs, Is 7d per dozen; no- second grade are offering. Duck eggs, Is 7d to Is 8d per dozen. Poultry. —Fowls, 7s to 7s 6d per pair; heavies, 8s; ducks, 9s to lie per pair.

FEILDING STOCK SALE.

DAIRY CATTLE IN DEMAND. (Special to "Standard.”) FEILDING, Sept. 3. It is evident that the supply of fat sheep at present is by no means sufficient to cope with the demand for, right from the first pen at yesterday’s stock sale at Feilding, the fat sheep commanded high prices. A large supply came forward, particularly hoggets, but all were of good quality and sold freely. Ewes- were in somewhat short supply and as a consequence realised excellent prices up to 36s ’2d. Wethers also received keen attention from operating buyers. In the store section good quality lines of ewe and wether hoggets were sought after, and a pen of b.f. ewes and lambs sold at 37s after spirited breeding. A rather large supply of dairy stock came forward and buyers were able to exercise discrimination in their selections. A ready sale, however, was made of all lines showing promise and values were high. Store and fat cattle were yarded in only medium numbers, the market in this section being quiet with the exception of a pen of bullocks, which made £9 11s. Detailed prices were as follow: Fat Sheep.—Hoggets, 21s, 22s 3d, 22s 7d, 22s lOd, 23s 3d, 245, 24s 6d, 255, 25s 6d, 275, 28s, 28s 3d, 28s 6d; ewes, 24s 6d, 295, 29s 6d, 33s 6d, 34s 6d, 35s 3d, 36s 2d; b.f. maiden ewes, 32s 6d, 345; wethers, 33s 3d, 345, 35s 6d, 36s 3d, 38s, 38s 6d, 425; 435. Store Sheep.—B.f. ewes and lambs, 20s, 375; b.f. hoggets (small), 14s, 16s Id; b.f. hoggets (medium), 20s, 20s 6d, 20s 9d; ewe hoggets, 27s pd, 28s; wether hoggets, 235, 24s Id ; small m.s. hoggets, 19s 6d; fat and forward ewes, 19s, 21s lOd. Dairy Cattle.—Springing heifers, £6 ss, £7 ss, £8 ss, £9, £9 15s, £lO 15s, £ll 10s, £l2 12s to £l3 ss; pedigree springing Jersey heifers, £lB 18s; springing Holstein heifers, £6 ss ; £6 15s to £9 ; springing Ayrshire heifers, £3 ss, £3 10s to £6 15s; Jersey heifers in milk, £9; Holstein cows in milk, £9 10s; springing Jersey cows, £8 10s, £9, £9 10s, £lO 10s, £ll, £ll 10s. Store Cattle.—Forward cows, £2 10s, £2 17s 6d, £3, £3 6s; empty heifers, £3 15s; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 12s 6d, £2 17s, £2 18s, £3, £3 7s 6d, £4 Bs-; rough 4-year bullocks, £6 12s o<3. Fat Cattle.—Holstein heifers, £4 15s; light cows' £3 12s 6d, £3 16s, £4 18s; light bullocks, £8 6s; good conditioned bullocks, £9 11s. AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. The New Zealand. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report: A small yarding of sheep came, forward, and-a large entry of cattle, principally dairy cattle. Sheep sold well up to late rates. We quote:—Fat hoggets, 22s 7d, 255, 28s 6d, 28s; maiden ewes, 355; fat ewes, 21s lOd, 24s 6d, 28s, 295, 34s 6d, 36s 2d; fat wethers, 295, 33s 7d, 36s 3d, 38s 6d, 40s; ewes with lambs, 375; wether hoggets, 23s Id; ewe hoggets, 28s; springing heifers, £lO,, £9 Ms 6d, £9; springing cows, £7 ss, £7 10s, £8 15s; empty cows, £3 6s 8d; yearling heifers, £2 12s 6d; fat cows, £3 15s to £4 10s. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: There was a good entry of fat sheep and dairy cattle. Other classes of stock were in small supply. We quote:—Sheep: Fat wethers, 295, 33s 3d, 345, 36s 3d, 38s 6d, 42s to 435; fat ewes, 24s 6d, 28s, 295, 34s 6d to 35s 3d; fat maiden ewes, 32s 6d; fat hoggets, 21s, 22s 3d, 245, 24s 6d, 255, 25s 6d, 275, 28s, 28s 3d to 28s 6d; b.f. hoggets, 14s, 20s to 20s 9d; ewes and lambs, 20s to 375. Cattle: Springing heifers, £5 ss, £6, £6 12s 6d, £6 15s, £7 2s 6d, £7 ss, £7 7s Gd, £8 ss, £9 ; £9 ss, £lO 15s, £ll 10s, £l3 ss; springing cows, £4 10s, £6, £8 10s, £9 15s, £ll to £ll 10s; heifers in milk, £9; cows in milk, £3; store cows, £2 10s, £2 17s 6d to £3; fat heifers, £3 14s. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a small yarding of sheep, a fair yarding of dairy cows and heifers and a small entry of store cattle. There was good competition for sheep and all lines changed hands. Dairy cows and heifers at the drop met with a keen demand. Quotations: Light fat hoggets, 2s lOd, 23s 3d; fat ewes. 29s 6d; light fat wethers, 33s 7d; small hoggets, 19s Gd; b.f. hoggets, 20s 3d; wether hoggets, 2o*s Gd, 24s Id; ewe hoggets, 27s 3d. Jersey springing heifers, £7, £8 to £9 10s; dairy cows at drop, £B, £9 to £lO 10s; Jersey yearling heifers, £3 5s to £4 8s; light fat heifers, £4 10s; light fat bullocks, £9 lla.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE. SHARP RISE IN BEEF PRICES. SHEEP RATES ALSO HIGHER. AUCKLAND, Sept. 1. A further sharp rise in the price of beef marked the weekly Westfield fat stock sale yesterday. There was less than the average yarding, bfut tho majority of the cattle were of excellent quality and under keen competition values for prime ox improved by 3s to 4s per 1001 b. The record price for the season was secured for a steer entered by Mr G. Vosper, of Maungatautari, for which £lB 5s was paid. Values for sheep were also firmer, good quality mutton meeting with a keen demand. Prime wethers made up to 44s 6d. Two spring lambs, the first of the season, were entered by Mr W. T. Duder, of Maraetai. They brought 33s each. * There was an average yarding or calves, which sold at prices that show little change on last week’s quotations. The yarding of pigs was heavy and values declined. The following table gives the prices for fat stock this week compared with those for. last week: — This Week. Last Week.

STOCK MARKET. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having held their usual sale at Taihape on Wednesday, when a fair entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle came forward. Sheep were in good demand at late rates, and ruling prices for cattle were well maintained. We quote: Ewe hoggets, medium quality, 25s 6d to 265; wether hoggets, 23s to 24s 6d; fat hoggets, 27s to 33s 6d; small hoggets, 176 9d to 21s; small b.f. 2-tooth wethers, 255; 4-tooth wethers, 28s 9d; fat -wethers, 345. Cattle: Store cows, £2 10s, £2 16s to £3 3s; aged dairy cows, £2 12s 6d, £3 2s 6d to £4 2s; small weaners, 20s to 255; small yearling steers, £2 16s; yearling heifers, 32s 6d to £2 ss; 2-year heifers, to S.H. bulls, £4.

COMBATING OF PESTS.

PROBLEMS IN DOMINIONS. BLACKBERRY AND EARWIG. LONDON, Sept. 1. The Trade Supplement of the Times says that scientists at the parasite zoo at Farnham Royal are attacking the problem of enabling the Dominions to combat their innumerable pests, such as. the blowfly. It is hoped to eradicate the blackberry pest in New Zealand and Australia by means of an insect whose larvae work down the root stocks and up again, destroying the young plant. Scientific research is being_ directed especially against the earwig and codlin moth.—A. and N.Z. cable. LONDON TALLOW STOCKS. LONDON, Sept. 1. Tallow in stock, 9348 tons; imports, 1554 tons; deliveries, 1531 tons. —A. and N.Z. cable. RABBITSKIN SALE. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. (Dunedin), report as follows : —Comparatively small catalogues were forward for the rabbatskin sale on August 30, which probably helped to account for prices remaining so firm. Prices realised: Runners and suckers, up to 20d per lb.; summers, 29Jd; light racks, 40d; prime racks, 41 id; early autumns, 64d; late autumns, 78d; incoming winters, 90d ; early Winter bucks, 108 d; early winter does, 104 d; winter bucks, 98d; Ist winter bucks, 12Jd; prime winter bucks, 127 d ; winter does, 105Jd; Ist winter does, 119Jd; prime winter does, 125Jd; Ist spotted winters, 75Jd; 2nd spotted winters, 48d; Ist outgoing does, 90-id; 2nd outgoing does, 75id; Ist broken, 58Jd; 2nd broken, 49|d; Ist winter blacks, 114Jd; 2nd winter blacks, 80d; winter fawns, 1163 d; milky, 43d; springs, 471 d; Ist winter 8.5., 70}d; 2nd winters 8.5., 54Jd; hareskins, 543 d; horsehair, 20d. HIDES AND SKINS. The fortnightly sale of sheepskins, hides and tallow was held at Wellington yesterday. Sheepskins: Competition for dry skins was exceedingly keen and prices on the whole were up fully id on last sale’s prices. Salted skins were also in good demand, prices showing an advance from par to 6d each. Hides: Thes|e were also wtell' sought after, prices being very firm with the exception of medium and heavy cow hides, which showed an advance of id to id per lb. Kip : These were a little firmer. Tallow: In sympathy with the last London sale this showed a pleasant change, prices being decidedly firmer. The following is the official range of prices:—Sheepskins: Half-bred, 12jd to 13 J 2 d; fine crossbred, lid to 13id; medium-coarse, 10id to 12^d; short to half wools, 91 d to llid; lambs, 10id to 12Jd; dead and damaged crossbred, 9d to ll|d; inferior and badly damaged, 4-id to 9}d; pelts, 2d to 8d; damp, salted and green, 7s to 11s 8d; pelts, salted 3s Id ; lambs, salted, 4s lid to 8s Id. Hides: Ox, extra heavy, 701 b. and over Bid to 10d; heavy, 591 b. to 691 b., Bid to 9Jd; medium, 531 b. to 581 b., Bjd to 9-jd; light, 451 b. to 521 b., 8d to 9Jd; cut, slpy. and. inferior, 7d to 73d ; cow, heavy, 531 b. and over, 7|d to 91d; medium, 451 b. to 521 b., 7id to 9Jd; light, 331 b. to 441 b., Bid to 10id; cut, slpy. and inferior, 4|d to 9id; bull, stag, 3£d; yearlings, 111 b. to 161 b., 9id to 10Jd; 171 b. to 321 b., Bid to lOJd; calf, superior, up to 101 b., 122 dto 15Jd; medium, good, 13fd to 15d; calf, damaged, 7d to 12Jd. Tallow: In casks, 23s 6d, 265; in tins, etc., 21s to 22s 6d. Sundries: Horsehair, 18d to 23Jd; cow tails, 12d to 18Jd. LINSEED MARKET. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated Ist instant, from Calcutta with reference to the linseed market:—We quote £l6 10s for linseed per ton net c. and f. for Sydney, for immediate shipment, market dull.

An old ewe, owned by Messrs Blair and Hunter, of Wanganui, is in her 17th year.' Though partly blind she is perfectly healthy. Bought at two years from the late Mr Ernest Short for three guineas, she has presented her owners with seven ram lambs and seven ewe lambs. The seven ram lambs have averaged 10 guineas each, and the seven ewe lambs over two guineas each—about £9O altogether. Including 14 seasons’ wool, somewhere near £IOO is the gross return from this one ewe.

Buyers. Sellers. N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ s. d. £ s. d. 4£ p.c. Ins. Stfc. 1939 — 96 10 0 4i p.c. ditto, 1938 . — 96 10 0 5£ p.c. ditto, 1933 . — 101 0 0 4£ p.c. Bonds, 1941 . — 96 10 0 4i p.c. Bonds, 1939 . — 96 10 0 44 p.c. ditto, 1938 . — 96 10 0 4 1 p.c. ditto, 1930 .. 97 12 6 — 5£ p.c. ditto, 1933 .. 101 0 0 — 54 p.c. ditto, 1936 .. DEBENTURES— 101 0 0 —

N.Z. Breweries (bonds) 13 6 1 3 10 Petone/Lower Hutt, Gas L. Board, 5 5-8, 1957 99 0 0 Dunedin City 5£ p.c. 1934 98 0 0 BANKS—... National of N.Z. ... 6 15 0 6 16 0 New Zealand — 2 18 3 Ditto “D” shares (10s paid) 0 16 0 — Union of Aust. ... — 15 1 0 FINANCIAL —' Goldsbrough Mort. ... 2 4 0 — N.Z. Guarantee Corp. (ord. 8s) 0 9 2 0 9 3 Wellington invest. ... 0 10 2 . GAS— Christchureh 1 3. 3 — Ditto (rights) — 0 2 L Wellington (ord.) ... 17 6 — Ditto (pref.) 0 16 4 — MEAT PRESERVING— N.Z. Refrig. (£1) ... 0 13 6 Gear 1 16 3 — TRANSPORT— Huddart-Parker (ord.) — 2 7 6 Union Steam (pref.j 1 0 0 — P. & 0. def. stk. ... 283 0 0 300 0 0 WOOLLEN— Wellington (ord.) ... — 6.-0 0 Ditto (prof.) \ 5 18 0 ; — COAL— Hikurangi (ord.) Ditto (pref. “A”) ... 0 3 0 • 0 6 0 — Westport — 1 14 0 Westport - Stockton (pref.) 0 2 11 . TIMBER— Leyland-O’Brien 1 15 0 1 18 0 National 0 12 0 0 15 0 BREWERIES— Crown 0 12 9 0 14 3 New Zealand 2 4 0 2 5 3 MISCELLANEOUSBurns, Philp and Co. 1 15 6 1 17 8 Ditto, South Sea 15 3 Dental and Medical Supply 0 16 0 D.I.C. (pref.) 10 9 — N.Z Drug 3 3 6 0-19 Hume Pipe (Aust.) 0 15 6 0 Dominion Invest. ... 12 6 — N.Z. Paper Mills ... — 0 17 0 Sharland and Co. (ord. and pref.) ... 10 9 — Wairarapa Farmers (pref.) 0 14 5 Wilson’s Cement 1 15 1 — Holden’s Motor Bodies (pret. “B”) — 1 1 2 MINING— _ ... Kawarau — U U IU

Brussels, belgas to £1 ... 34.92 35 Paris, francs to £1 124 22.22| Stockholm, knr to £1 ... 18.11 18.12 Oslo, knr to £1 . 18.58. 18.12 Copenhagen, knr to £1 ... 18.16 18.12 Berlin, Reichsmark to £1 20.43 — Rome, lire to £1 . 89.30 — Calcutta, pence to rupee 17 15-16 24 Yokohama, pence to yen 23J 24 Hong-Kong pence to dol. 23J 24 Montreal, dots to £1 ... 4.8515-16 4.866 New York, dol6 to £1 ... 4.86 1-16 4.866 Amsterdam, florins to £1 12.134 12.107 Batavia, florins to £1 ... 12.14 —

Nov., 1926— Beef. Qrs. Mutton Cs. Lamb. Cs. Pork. Cs. London 1,358 32,842 17,286 6,062 W.C.U.IC. 1,520 — 9,522 3,019 Doc., 1926— London 93 58,718 106,218 4,683 W.C.U.K. 1,495 2,383 3,664 Jan., 1927— London ■1,743. 147,069 632,320 6,934 W.C.U.K. —■ 7,478 47,384 2,014 Feb., 1927— London 829 198,594 536,417 1,664 W.C.U.K. 1,562 18,826 89,013 9,144 Halifax — . • — 1,753 — Port Said 3,484 — — — Vancouver — • — 502 — Mar.. 1927— London 1,644 146,165 389,180 1,958 W.C.U.K. 716 27,807 159,566 9,227 Vancouver — 500 — — April, 1927— London 8,034 225,281 684,056 603 New York — 1,000 — — Halifax —• 100 1,000 — Vancouver — ' 413 1,301 ■— May, 1927— London 6,715 170,165 514,821 192 W.C.U.K. 3,818 58.122 411,415 9,925 Vancouver 200 850 1,651 — Now York 464 — 962 — June, 1927— London 6,448 157,368 553,339 1,703 Havre 16,846 — — — July, 1927London 24,269 227,194 607,795 7,368 W.C.U.K. 7,895 28,500 73,951 1,746 New York 1,200 2,000 1,012 — Marseilles 12,000 — — — Port Said 3,998 — — — Genoa — ■ — — 10 August l/15th Nil Nil Nil Nil

Total to August 15, 1927— London 51,133 1,363,396 4,041,432 31,167 W.C.U.K. 17,006 140,833 793,234 38,739 Halifax — 100 2,753 — Port Said 7,482 — * — New. York 1,664 3,000 1,974 — Vancouver 200 1,763 3,454 — Havre 16,846 — — — Marseilles 12,000 — — • — Genoa — — — 10 Total for same period last year, viz, to Aug. 15, 1926 — London 124,695 1,504,722 3,777,127 22,779 W.C.U.K. 99,231 166,972 794,757 22,621 Havre 36,148 — —' — Antwerp 37,458 — — — Genoa 40,278 — 23

BEEF (per 1001b)— Extra choice ox ... 32/Choice and prime lOX 32/- to 34/28/- to 31/6 Choice and prime cow and heifer • 27/- to 30/23/- to 28/SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers . .. 37/6 to 44/6 37/6 to 41/Unfin. wethers , ...28/6 to 33/29/- to 31/9 Prime ewes . . .. 28/6 to 31/9 29/- to 34/6 Hloggets . 25/- to 29/6 .26/- to 38/Spring lambs 33/CALVES (per head) — Runners 68/- to 109/60/- to 111/Vealers .. 70/- to 82/60/- to 85/PIGS (per head)Baconers . 64/- to 71/71/- to 82/Porkers . 65/- to 72/60/- to 69/Largo stares ... 32/- to 38/40/- to 48/-