THE FARMER.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2693, 11 July 1923, Page 8

THE FARMER.

The Dannovirko A. nnd P. Aasoci■alio.u lias fixed February 13 and 14 for its next show days # The .slock slaughtered at the municipal abattoirs in June comprised: I Cows 200, heifers 70, bullocks .ISO, calIvca 37, sheep 1858, lambs 107, pigs UISS. stock condemned included, 'cows 12, bullocks 2, pigs 'l, sheep G, ■ Ilambs I. The I'ees received amounted ! |to £225 9/4. L The vitality of French agriculture land the hard work of the French j peasantry since the'war are illustrated by official figures just issued, which show Unit there are 1,250,000 more cattle in the country than in 1918, 1,200,1111(1 more pigs, 900,000 more sheep, and -100,000 more horses. New e'/aland was the largest exporter of butter to London for the past ! season, eclipsing .Denmark and ine United .States in both quality and quantity. The 04,000 tons of New Zealand butter that fo.und its way on to the Home market for 1922-1923 represented 20 per cent, of all the butter consumed in Great Britain; and as regards cheese, New Zealand supplies over 40 per cent, of the requirements Of the Old Country. Speaking to the "Levin Chronicle," Mr W. Or. Sloman expressed himself as j optimistic as to the- possibilities of the poultry industry in the future. The importation of Chinese pulp, although l prohibited two years ago, was so extensive immediately before the embargo that the market has, up to the present, time been flooded with this article. The supply is now practically exhausted, and with this further opportunity for expansion the industry appears to have sound prospects before it. HIGH COMMISSIONERS CABLE. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated July 7, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: Meat.—The demand for mutton and lamb is not up to the average. Prices are difficult to maintain, owing to low values of Australian and South American. Chilled beet is in short supply owing to dock strike delaying discharge. New Zealand frozen beef is selling better. New Zealand mutton, Canterbury. 491 b. to 561 b., Sid.; 571 b. to «41b., Sd.; 051 b. to 721 b., 7d.; North Island, ordinary, 491 b. to stilb., Sd.; 571 b. to Glib.. 78t.; 651 b. to 721 b... (iijd.; owes,finder 641 b., s*d; New Zealand lamb. Canterbury, 291 b. fo 361 b.. , 1 i <,] • 87ib. to 421 b., J lid.; 431 b. to 501 b., 101 d.; second class, 10id.; North llslancl best. IOJd.; second class, Old.; jehilled beer, fores, 3jd. to 33d.; hinds, : i;M to 7'.d.; New Zealand beef, tores, 2Jd.; hind's, Gid. English retail price-: 'are as follows: Mutton, English, legs. 1/9 loins 2/-, shoulders 1/S; imported, lid., 9d., I0d.; lamb. English, 1/11, 12/-. 1/10; imported, 1/5, 1/3, 1/3; beel I English, ribs I'll, sirloin 1/11. steak 12/6; imported chilled led.. 1/1, 1/S; j imported frc*en '.id., 10rl.. 1/6. Butter.—On account of the dockage (strike, prices have advanced and the i market, is firmer. Present quotations lare: New Zealand, silted. 154/- to |ISS/- per cwt. (1/4* to 1/5 per lb.); unsalted, 356/- to 100/* (1/41 to 'l/si). 'Australian. salted (iinost), |144/-.to MS/- (1/3-i to 1/83); unsaltLf], 14U/. to MS/. (1/33 ); other qualities, salted, 1,20/. to 1 10/- (1/1 to I 1/3)': unsalted* 120/- to I3S/- (1/1 to 1/2V). Argentine, 130/- to 136/- (1/2 to .1/2'). Irish, salted, 144/- to 1.45/(1/3.; to 1/3'.') ; unsalted, 14S/- to i'lnO/- (l-/?l to 1/4). Danish, 154/- to j3.5*;/. (1/4J to 1/43). | Cheese- —Market firm and spot sup- . ply short. Present quotations are:— English; tines! farmers, 110/- to 112/per cwt. (1 l?.d. to 1/- per 11..). Canadian coloured. S 6- to 90/. (9id. to 9Jd.); white, S 5- to 92/- did. to 9ijd.). New Zealand, finest, coloured, 1 00/- to 94/- (9J(I. to I Ocl.) ; while, 92/Ito 94/- (9 2d. to 10d.); other qualities, leoloured! 86/- to BS/- (Hid. to 9Jd.); Iw.hUe, SS/- to 90/- (9*d. to 9Jil.). Aus. j I trail:-! n, coloured, 86/- to 90/- (fid. to 9id.). Hemp.--The Manila, markol is again U'.-isier with freer offerings. Poor demand for "C" July-September shipment quoted C'-7 per ton. "J" July. I September shipment, August-October ■shipment sold down to £3 1 10/. per ton. Xt'.v Zealand fair spot offered £3O 10/- per ton. Shippers offer JulySeptember shipments £3l 10/- per ton, but no business is possible. Wool- —Sales continue, with n satisfactory demand. Fine crossbred is 'now about par to 5 per -cent, below I last closing rates. Apple**.—Selling slowly, on account of large quantity of soft fruit now lavailable. Weather very warm. Australian prices 12/- to 14/6 per ease. ; Balance of Karanga and Mahia shipments mairifaiiiPd average 16/- |r> 17/- per case all round. Best Otago 'apples realising: Con's Orange 35/. to 45/- per case; Jonathan, IH/- to 20/-; ißondon Pippin, 16/- to 17/-; Newtown jPippin, .;•:/- to 24/-. Some Xewtown Pippin badly affected with brown : heart.