DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20363, 18 September 1929, Page 7

DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT.

AUGUST SHIPMENTS HEAVY.)

POPULARITY OF CONSIGNING,

Tho latest circular issued by the Dairy Produce Board shows that shipments of both butter and cheese from Now Zealand during August were substantially greater than in tho corresponding month of last year.

Shipments of butter totalled 3206 tons, compared with 1350 tons in August, 1928. It is noticeable that of the exported total the amount sent to Canadian ports is proportionately far greater than in the corresponding month of last season. Of the shipments to tho United Kingdom, 73 per cent, was consigned and 27 per cent, sold f.o.b. Cheese shipments over the same pcrioa amounted to 2897 tons, compared with 167 tons in August, 1928. Of the cheese destined to tho United Kingdom, 76 per cent, was consigned and 24 per cent, sold f.o.b. The position respecting Australian shipments has been exactly tho rcvcrsa of the New Zealand experience for August.The Commonwealth's exporls for the month, with the figures for August, 1928, in parentheses, arc as follows: —Butter: 646 tons (1205 tons). Cheese: 20 ton 3 (226 tons). Shipments of butter from the Argcntino during August amounted to 18 tons compared with 307 tons in August, .1928. Importations of butter and cheese into Great Britain from all'sources for tho eight months ended od August 31, and for tho corresponding period of tho previous two years, arc as follows: Butter. Cheese. Tons. Tons. 1929 •• •• 233,630 102,555 1028 • . . - 224,892 . 104.088 1927 . . . - 206,708 09.042 MOTOR-CAR INSURANCE, - ' SOUTH ISLAND ASSOCIATION". [BX TELEGRAPH.; —OWN COBRESPONDENT.} CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The third annual report and balancesheet of the South Island Motor Union Insurance Association discloses a satisfactory year's working. The report states tho premium income, less returns, refunds and reinsurances, amounted to £16,439, ns against £10,236 last year, while- losses, less reinsurance and recoveries, amounted lo £3716, as against £2616 in the previous year. The net result of,-tile years operations, after making provision for a reserve for unexpired risks and all other liabilities, shows a surplus of £5242. The total funds at the end of the year were £20,945, which, after placing £9158 to reserve for unexpired risks and allowing for other liabilities, leaves a credit balance of £9128, which has been placed to general reserve. The result of the year's operations disclosed such a healthy position, says tho report, that tho directors found that still further benefits could with .safety be given to policy holders. It has been decided to give a rebate bonus of 5 per cent, on all premiums paid since the inception—May 1, 1926. to June 30, 1929—t0 all members who had policies in forco at that date, and to give as a further benefit an increased deduction from premiums where no claim has been made during the preceding twelve, months.

STOCK SALES.

PRICES AT HAMILTON.

ALL-"ROUND IMPROVEMENT,

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.! HAMILTON, Tuesday.

Competition for choice ox and cow beef was very keen at the weekly Block sale at Frankton yards to-dny. The sale was well attended, s.nd the average ynrdings all round realised improved prices. The auctioneers quote as follows: The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited.—Prime heavy bullocks made £l9 9s to £2O; medium fat bullocks. £l7 to £18; light fat bullocks, £l4 to £ls 15s; prime fat cows, £l4 4s to £ls; medium fat cows, £ll 5s to £l3 14s; light fat cows, £9 13s to £IS 17a; light cows. £6 7fl to £8 10s; fat wethers to 3Gs; fat ewes, to 31s lid; bnconers, £3 10s to £4 Is; porkers, £2 9s to £3 Bs. , The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Corapany, Limited.—Prime bullocks sold to £l9 15s; choice heifers, £ls 7s 6d: heavy cows, £8 10s to £l2 12s Gd; fat wethers, 38a; light, 34s 6d to 37s 6d; fftfc ewes, 2Gs to Q7s Cd; baconers, £3 4s to £4 Qs; porkers, £1 10s to £2 18s. Messrs. G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited.—Prime fat bullocks made £l4 10s to £ls 12s 6d: heavy fat cows. £lO .12s fid to £ll 10s; lighter cows, £8 5s to £9 17s 6d; light cows, £6 10s to £7 lis; wethers to 335; ewes tc. 32s 3d; fat hoggets to 28s sd; bnconers, £3 os to £4; porkers, £1 14s to £2 17s. » » « Messrs. Dalgety and Company. Limited.— Best young cows and heifers sold at up to £l3 7s fid for medium weights; on account of Mr. E. W. R. Leslie, a truck of medium weight cows and heifers sold at an average of over £l2; light cows and heifers, £7 to £8 17s (id; aged and inferior cows, £6 to £7 10s; vealers, £2 12s Cd to £3; best store cows, to £7 10s; aged and backward cows, £4 5s to £5 17s Gd; empty two-yeae Jersey heifers, £6 4s to £6 . 9s: Holstein and shorthorn heifers, two-year, fair quality, £5 15s; reel polled and Bhorthorn yearling heifers. £5 2s Gd; yearling Holstein heifers, £3 17s 6d; femall shorthorn heifers. £3 18s; small and weedy heifers, £2 15s to £3 ss; fat wethers. 3Ss to 395; fat ewes,| 21s to 33s 9d; fat hoggets, 28s; mixed breed ewe hoggets. 25s fid; cull hoggets, I3s; heavy fat baconers, £4 Is to £4 8s; light baconers, £3 12s to £3 15s; heavy porkers, £2 11* to £2 16s; lighter, 3Gs to £2 3s; largo stores, £2 to £2 3s: good stores, 31s to 355; slips. 22s Cd to 27s Gd; weaners, 12s Gd to £l. ,

VALUES AT PATETONGA.

The Fanners* Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports liaving held a, vefy successful f»alo in the Patctonga yards on Monday. There was a good, average Yarding of store cattle and competition was keen' throughout, especially for dairy heifers and yearling Jersey heifers. Quotations:— Fat cows, £8 t-o £lO 7s Gd; forward conditioned cows. £5 Is to £7; choice yearling JerBCV-croFB heifers, to £7; yearling Jersey and Shorthorn heifers, £3 12s 6d to £5 *ss: dairy heifers, well forward, £ll 15s to -is 10s; dairy heifers, backward, £< 10s to £ll 10s.

TAUMARUNUI PRICES. [bv telegraph.—own cokeespo.vdent.3 TAUMARUNUI, Tuesday. There was a large entry of cat' moderate yarding of she K About i 0 p ; Ra mil slock ssili ■ . c ] flga 0 f stoctc wero also , pc "V^ d : sheep and cattle sold at was dull r,M ° 0 wn '„ ft large attendance of noW fhcrl n 3lii lid:'mixed sex hoggets, 16s Bd{ ! 'teS »' wether lionets 24s 3d. Vnt rows £7 109 to £'l2: grown bullocks. Lq 2g,. two-vear-old steers. £6 2s to £8 9s; COWS and calves (poor condition) £4 10a; cove i" calf. £fi Ss; empty heifers, £5 lis to £5 19«: yearling steers, £2 6s: yearling lieifers.' £1 2s: empty cows, to £7 12s; steers (15 months). £5 8s; run cows, in calf, £5; other cows, £6 18s to £S 55.. A large' V number of dairy cows were also disposed of at lato rates.

PEDIGREE JERSEY BULLS.

FRANKLIN BREEDERS' SAiiE. ■

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]

PUKEKOHE. Tuesday

The annual sale of pedigree Jersey bulla held by members of ihe Franklin Jersey Breeders' Club opened to-day. A total of 184, bulla ' were catalogued. There was n, good attendance of buyers and a good demand was maintained throughout,. Of tho 93 bulls listed to be offered to-day. thero wore only a few which did not come forward. While some failed to reach ■ the reserve, 76 were sold under tlio hammer. at prices ranging up to 45 guineas. This sum. w.as paid by Mr. Ales. Cathcart. of Onewhoro. for a ten-year-old bull, General, entered by Mr..Albert J. of Wniau Pa. Forty guineas was Paid by Mr. W. Hewitt for a two-year-old bull. Tvrone Masterpiece, .bred and offered ny Mr R. J. Johnson, of Rune;roan. Yearling bulls, which form by far the. biggest proportion of the offering, also sold well. 1W sale is being conducted by % 18 j^ A K Buckland and Sons.end tbe New' Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Cwnpany, Limited, in conjunction. To-morrow, m further 91' bulla are to be offered.