FARMING AND COMMERCIAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 246, 16 September 1932, Page 5

FARMING AND COMMERCIAL

DAIRY BOARD ELECTION

RESULT OF OFFICIAL COUNT.

The official recount of votes cast in the election for the producers’ representatives on the Dairy Produce Control Board was carried out on Wednesday evening. Although there were some slight alterations in the totals, the positions of the various candidates remained unaltered. The official results are as follow: WARD FIVE. Tonnage votes. C. G. C. Dermer, Cheltomham ... 443 J. R. Corrigan, Hawora 319 C. H. Burnett, Wangaui ... 0 WARD SIX. W. A. loms, Martin borough ... 558£ A. H. Hansen, Dannovirke ... _ 201£ WARD NINE. J. Dunlop, Seaward Downs ... 199 J. Bourchior, Mokotua 127

DAIRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

PRICES FIRM.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., Ltd., have received the following advice from their London house, dated September 14: Dairy produce «(last week’s quotations in parentheses) : Butter, New Zealand choicest salted, 114 s to 116 s per owt. (Ilia to 112 s). Market steady; small supplies available. Cheese, white, 66s per owt. (635); coloured, 61s to 62s per cwt. (57e to 58s). Market steady.

FARMING NEWS.

RURAL RAKINGS.

Following the improvement in tho London markot, prices for shoopskins at this week’s fortnightly sales hold by Auckland brokers showed advances of up to per lb on those ruling two weeks ago. Rates for hides firmed up to Id per lb. A further slight improvement was also evident in tho tallow market. What ifl claimed to be a record in early lambing has been established by Mr T. P. Flynn, Waikouro, Southland, who has secured 580 from 450 ewes, says tho Southland Times. This is most unusual for this time of tho year. Theso are a fortnight earlier than usual, and Mr Flynn had the good fortune to experience excellent weather.

In connection with tho figures quoted relativo to tho Mataura dairy factory, Southland, yesterday, it appeared that the company, apart from manufacturing tho hugo output of 1031 tons of cheese, had also mado 197,0001bs of butter from the over-run during tho flush of tho season. Tho latter figures should have boon applied to lbs of milk handled. The southern concern is now considered to be one of the largest in tho Dominion. When tho extraordinary heavy frost of last December destroyed tho bulk of the fruit crops in Central Otago the fear was ontertainod by a number of growers that tho buds which were then forming to provido tho crop for the coming season had also been killed, but subsequent developments, the manager of a Dunedin produco firm stated this week, have proved tliat these fears were not justified. The trees in most cases, ho added have benefited as a result of the rest which they obtained after their crops were destroyed, and it is expected that thore will be some improvement in their yields during the coming season. Though spring frosts may yet have to bo contended with, tho present indications are considered to point to a good season in Central Otago. Fruit which survived the December frost, nevertheless, showed its effects. Shrinkage caused malformation in a number of cases, and the keeping qualities of the fruit were impaired. There are, however, no indications that a shortage is threatened.

STOCK MARKET.

ASHHURST SALE.

Associated Live Stock Auctioneers, Ltd., report on their Ashhurst sale, hold oil Wednesday, as under: —Only a vory small entry of sheep came forward, consisting of fat ewos, but realised good prices. A good yarding of oattlo was yardod, comprising fat cows, store and dairy rattle, which mot with good competition, especially for good dairy sorts. Thcro was also a good penning of pigs, which sold readily at good prices. Wo quoto:—Fat ewes, 7s 7d to 10s lOd. cows, £2 12s, £2 16s, £2 17s 6d to £3 10s j fat steers, £4 4s; forward cows, £l, £1 7s to £1 11s; yoarling Jersey hoifers, £2 Is to £2 12s 6d; 3-yr. Jersey bull, £5; springing cows, £3, £5 2s, £5 12s 6d, £6 ss, £6 15s, £7 to £7 2s 6d; three-quarter cows, £2 to £2 17s 6d; springing heifers, £4, £4 ss, £5 10s, £5 15s, £5 17s bd, £6, £6 ss, £6 10s, £7 to £7 15s. Pigs, slips, 10s 6d, 13s 6d 14s 6d, to 15s.

OTHER SALES. At Stortford Lodge sale, on Wednesday, last week s record yarding of beef was beaten by 50 head. Some excellent pens of prime cattle wore included in the offering. A draft of 10 heavy Shorthorn bullocks realised up to £8 4s; a draft of medium weight bullocks made up to £5 18s 6d; two pens of medium weight P.A. cows, to £4 Is; a draft of prime Heroford dehorned bullocks, to £6 17s 6d. Heavy Shorthorn cows and heifers sold to £4 Is; four pens of prime two-year P.A. heifers made £3 13s. A draft Pf P-A- Hereford bullocks made up to £6 10s. The market was not as keen as last week, although the difference in values was hardly quotable except in cows, which were easier. Fat sheep were yarded in largo numbers, more than sufficient to meet the demand. As a result prices fell slightly in comparison with last week’s sale, and there was a distinct declino on a fortnight ago. Good pons of prime fat ewes ranged fron 9s 7d to 10s sd; a good line of 72 ewes sold to 9s 3d; a pen of maiden ewes went up to 11s; one two-tooth maiden sold at 12s. Other good lines were: 15 fat maiden ewes, 10s 6d; 63 fat ewes, 8s lid to lOo; a draft of 70 fine prime ewes, 10s 5d to 28s; ewo hoggets, 9s; 12 lambs, 16s; other fat lambs, 12s.

There was an improved tone in the fat cattle section of the Burnside (Dunedin) sale on Wednesday, values showing an increase on those realised at tho previous sale. The highest price for a considerable period was paid for one line of bullocks. This was £l4 17s 6d, while lowor prices were about £l2 to £l3. In tho sheep section wothers were a shade better in value and ewes were firm at late rates. There wae little competition for store cattle. Light wethers sold from 12s 6d to 13s; good heavy ewos, from 10s to 11s 6d; and a large number sold at about 9s. Ewes wero worth 2d a lb for choice quality, while wethers average 2id a lb. Good hoggets sold under keen competition, best linos bringing to 12s, with lighter sorts selling from 9s to 10s.

FROZEN MEAT.

BEST LAMB HIGHER,

M. A. Eliott, Ltd., have received cabled advice from Gordon, Woodroffe and Co., Ltd., London, of the (following Smithfield prices for tho week ending September 15, 1932. Theso prices are on the “delivered” basis, that is, including storage charges, cartage, otc. Best North Island prime lambs, under 361bs ordinary North Island lambs, under 42 4|d, second quality under 42 4Jd; best North Island wethers and/or maiden ewes, 48-56 and 56-64 ordinary North Island wether and/or maiden ewes, 48-56 and 56-64 3§d, 64-72 and over 72 3^d; North Island ewes, under 64 2gd, 64-72 and over 72 2£d. Best lamb, id higher; second quality, id lower; ordinary lambs, no change; wethers, id higher; ewes, no change. Lamb market quiet, small business doing. Second quality lamb market easier. Prices are in favour of buyers, except for lightweights. Mutton and ewes market quiot but steady.

WELLINGTON MARKETS.

DEMAND FOR APPLES.

WELLINGTON, Sept. 16. In tho Wellington markets thcro is a steady demand tor all apples, and good prices .are obtainable for any fancy grads lines. Cooking apples are very scarce. Pears are steady and prices unaltered, blit the warmer weather should soon effect a rise. New potatoes and green peas were vory keenly sought after yesterday and prices were almost doublo those of last week. Eggs are plentiful, but tho sales have been good and tho price is firm. Prices obtained yesterday morning were as follow :

Apples.—Delicious, 7s to 8s: Sturmers, 6s to 7s 6d; Dohertys, 4s to 4« 6d; Statesman, 4s 6d to ss; Rome Beautys, 5s to 5s 6d: Washingtons and Ballarats, 6s to 7s. Pears: Winter Coles, 6s 6d to 7s 6d; Nolis, 5s to 6s; P. Barrys, 4s 6ct to ss. Local lemons, 10s to 13s. All per bushel case.

New potatoes 4id to per lb. Green peas, 10£d per lb. Southern potatoes: Red Dakotas, £8 10s to £8 15s; Sutton’s. Supremo, £8 to £8 5s per ton. Pukekohe onions, 35s per bag. Swedes, 2s to 3s per cwt. Sound grey pumpkins, 6s to 6s 6d per sack. Kumcras, 4s per sugaibag. Spring cabbage, 2s to 2s 6d per case.

New-laid eggs, Is per dozon. Separator butter, 8d per lb. Comb honey, 7s to 7s 6d per dozen. New Zealand walnuts, 4d to 4jd per lb. _ Blenheim chaff, £6 15s to £7 per ton. Good whole Now Zealand fowl wheat, 5s 9d per bushel.

CANTERBURY MARKETS

POTATOES ADVANCE.

CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 14. The potato market lias advanced appreciably since the week end. Tho prompt price to-day for whites was £6 10s to £6 12s 6d a ton, and for Septembers £6 17s 6rl to £7 a ton f.0.b., s.i. Prices to growers wero £5 7s 6d to £5 10s a ton. Dakotas are quoted at £5 15s on trucks, and £6 15s to £7 f.0.b., s.i., for prompts. Small quantities are being offered by growers. Individual holdings do not appear to be large. There is no change to report in other branches of produce, except that fowl feed has firmed up and is now quoted at, £5, f.0.b., s.o. Lyttelton.

Tho following are quotations for produce to he paid to farmers, on trucks, free of commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated :

Wheat. —Wheat Marketing Board’s price, Tuscan 4s 10jd, f.0.h.; Hunters, 5s o^d; Pearl, 5s 2jd. Fowl wheat, 4s lOd to 4s IOJd. Oats: A Gartons, 3s for prompt, B’s 2s 9d; Algerians, 3s; potatoes, £5 10s; Partridge peas, to 5s 7d; barley, 3s; Cocksfoot, Akaroa, 6d : Plains 4d to sd; Perennial ryegrass, 4s to 4s 3d; Itnlian ryegrass, 3s 9d to 4s; Chaff £3 10s; White clover, Is 6d to Is 8d ; Cowgrass, lOd. Bran, £4 a ton for shipping, and £5 a ton local. Pollard, £5 a ton for shipping; £6 10s local. Flour, £l3 12s, with the usual increments for smaller packings.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

SYDNEY, Sept. 15. Tho wheat market is sinck. Silo Jots are quoted at about 3s 6d a bushel. Bagged lots, nominal about 3s Bd, small supplies being available. Country prices have receded to 2s 8d for bagged, and 2s 7d for bulk, equal to 3s 3d, ex trucks, Sydney. Flour, £lO 10s a ton. Bran and pollard, £5 10s a ton. f'otatoes: Tasmanian, £6; Victorian, £4 10s a ton. Onions: American, £3l a ton; Japanese, £3O. Oaten hay, £7 per ton. Maize, yellow, to 5s sd; white, 4s 9d per bushel. ADELAIDE, Sept. 15. Wheat: Growers’ lots, 3s 2id to 3s 3d a bushel. Flour: Bakers’ lots, £8 5s a ton. Bran, £5 5s a ton. Pollard, £5 15s a ton. Oats, Is 9d a bushel.

While the conditions for pasture growth have not boen exactly ideal in the past two weeks, the effect of the mild weather enjoyed is apparent all about the district in the response that has been made by the pastures (states tho Napier Telegraph). This is particularly noticeable just now in a trip by car nlong tho main road between Hastings and Wnipukurau, the flats having now assumed their early spring coating, while the hill country is greening un very noticeably.