"LADDERPROOF" HOSIERY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19453, 8 October 1926, Page 9

"LADDERPROOF" HOSIERY.

APPLICATION THAT FAILED.

GRATIFICATION IN ENGLAND. [from our own correspondent.] LONDON, Aug. 28. 1 ' "Members engaged in tho hosiery industry," says the journal, British Industries, "will be glad to learn that a recent attempt in New Zealand to register the word 'Ladder-proof as the trade mark of an individual firm has failed, and that tho word can be used freely in relation to goods sent to tho Dominion. "As soon as news reached England that tho application for registration of tlto word had been granted by the registrar, steps were taken by the Federation of British Industries to assist the appeal against the decision. Affidavits were provided by tho trade to the effect that tho word 'ladderproof had been in common use in the trade in England for years, and these were forwarded to the Primo Minister of New Zealand with a letter of protest. An acknowledgment was received from Mr. Coates stating that the papers had been forwarded to tho Crown Law Office. Information has just reached Leicester that an appeal to the Supreme Court taken by the New Zealand Warehousemen's Association against the validity of tho decision of the registrar of trade marks has been upheld." PIG-MARKETING SCHEME. SUCCESS IN THE NORTH. [BY TELEGkAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] DARGAVILLE, Thursday. The pig,marketing scheme for the export of pigs has taken on well in the Dargaville district. The first shipment, which went away last month, Realised prices much above those reached in former, years and farmers are well satisfied that the scheme, as far as this district is concerned, is a big improvement on the old one. Practically every settlement in Northern Wairoa. has now joined up with the Northern Wairoa-Ruawai Association. Pigs from below Dargaville go by boat to Holensville and those from the upper reaches of the river go to Pukehuia, thence by rail to Auckland. The railway officials at the latter place have made a special offer to get the whole of the pigs carried on the railway, and they are making arrangements to have them taken in barges to the railhead. It is expected that fully 500 pigs will be sent away in the next shipment, about the middle of October. t ) WESTERN AUSTRALIAN WHEAT. " SOON TO RANK WITH CANADA." That Western Australia will soon rank with the prairie provinces of Canada in the matter of wheat production was the 'opinion expressed by the Commonwealth Statistician, Mr. C. H. Wickens, when in Perth attending the sessions of the Science Congress recently. Mr. Wickens described the progress in agricultural development as phenomenal. .He said that from producing insufficient wheat in 1900 to feed her own people the State was now annually exporting, after providing for all her own requirements, sufficient to feed two and a-half million people. He also remarked upon the large increase in the numbers of sheep, cattle and horses during the last quarter of a centaury, and prophesied that if Western Australia maintained the same rate of growth she would have a population of nearly three million people at the end of the present century. FURRED SKIN SALE. PRICES AT WELLINGTON. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Thursday. Thii N«'.v Zeal an,' Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report on their Wellington sale as follows.—There was a good attend tree of buyers at our sixth furred skin sale to-day. B:cding was very spirited for and prices showed a marked advance on the last Dunedin sale. Winter sorts showed an advance of 6d to 20d and hatters' grades 2d to 6d above our last sale rates. Opossum skins were in good demand and realised slightly more than the last Dunedin sale prices. The prospects for our next sale, to be held about tho end of October, are excellent. The following prices were realised for well-stretched and well-got-up rabbitskins: — , Runners and suckers. 16d; light racks, 34} d; heavy racks. 36Jd: summers. 30d; dawny autumns. 47Jd: early autumns, 55d; late autumns. 65d: incomings. 75d; early winters. 79d; super does. 112 d: prime winter bucks. 126 d to 129 d; prime winter does, JOHd to 106 d: first bucks. 108 dto 120 d: lirst does, S6d to lOOd: winter bucks, 80jd: winter does, 66Jd: spotted winters. 65id: winter blacks. 86d: super blacLs, llld: prime blacks. lOSd: fawns,<Wod. Hare skins. &7{d. Opossum skins. —Supfer bines 15s 8d to 16s 6d: first blues. 15s: second blues. 10s 8(1; super greys. 13s 2d: first greys, lis Gd; second greys, lis 4d; super blacks. 10s 9d: first blacks. 8s 3d: second blacks. 6b Gd to 7s sd: super brown. 9s Id: first red, 9s 4d to 9s lOd: second red. 7s 3d: nale, lis 4d; small and faulty, 3s 6d to 7s. PEDIGREE BULL SALE. FAIR DEMAND FOR JERSEYS. j [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON. Thursday. Fair prices wero realised at tho eleventh annual saJe of pedigree bulls, organised by the Waikato Combined Breeders' Association and held at Claudelands yesterday and to-day. The sale was conducted by the Farmers' Auctioneering Company. Dalgety and Company, and the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited. Jerseys wero the most popular breed, and were in fairly keen demand. The top price for young stock yesterday was 56gns, paid by Mr. A. C. Smith, Otorohanga, for Penzance Masterpiece, a two-year-old Jersey offered on account of Mr. F. P. King, Hantapu. Several r other Jerseys changed hands tit 40gns. Younger and inferior sorts realised from lOgns to 25gns. Ayrshires made from lOgns to 15gns. and Friesians averaged about 12gn8, the top prico being 2»gns, which was paid by Mr, R. Rcssiter, Ohatipo. for tho bull. Western Lea Royal King, offered by Mr. E. F. Peacocke. Hamilton. Shorthorns sold at satisfactory prices, averaging about 20gna. Tho best price was realised by the Hon. J. Fisher, Cambridge. whose Pukerimu Leador brought 35gns from Mr. F. Morrish, Kaipaki. Others sold at 33gns, 32gns and 30gns. Mature Jorsey bulls wero offored to-day, and although the sale dragged somewhat fair prices wore obtained for good quality stock, Tho. highest price went to Mr. C. S. Leggett, of Motnmaoho, who received COgns for a threo-years-old bull, the purchaser being Mr. H. G. Bathe, Putaruru. Messrs. C. Sutton, Waihi, and G. Manning. Morrimville. ,paid <i7fnis and 43gns respectively for bulls offered by Mr. W. J. Chynowoth. Cambridge. Entries offered on account of Dr. Watson, of were sold tb Messrs. A. McClennan. Eureka. W. A. Clark, Te Aroha, and G. Goodiellow, Waihou, ( or 43«rns. 37gns and SGsns respectively. Other Jersey bulls, sold on account of Dr. Watson, realised from 21irna to 28gns. Aged animals changed hands at from 12gns to 22gns. Soven yearling bulls, sold on account of Messrs. W. Dunn and Sons, Waihou. realised from 19gns to 29gns. STOCK AT PUKEKOHE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PTOtEKOHE. Thursday. At Pukekohe to-day Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd.. held their annual bull sale. About 300 bulls wero yarded. Bidding was brisk at first, but toward the end business became dull, indicating that tho, market was over supplied. The lop price was 3G guineas, paid for a pedigree Jersey bull from Mr. T. D. Reid's property. Four two-year-old Jerseys sold on account of Mr. t. Millear averaged 28} guineas. Pedigreo voarling Jerseys made up to 16 guineas, I registered milking Shorthorns to 19 gmneas. gradt. Jerseys to £l3, and grades of othel j breeds to £9. 1