TIN PRODUCTION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21580, 26 August 1933, Page 7

TIN PRODUCTION

EFFECTS OF CONTROL SCHEME FOR EXTENSION Efforts are being made to obtain tlio co-operation of non-participating countries in the international scheme for the control of tin production. Five countries, Bolivia, Malaya, Dutch East Indies, Nigeria and Siam, controlling well over 90 per cent of tlio world's tin production, have since 1931 been cooperating in the control of production. Since the control scheme came into force stocks have decreased from the highest point, G0,547 tons, in April, 1932, to approximately 44/100 tons, at tlio end of July, and the price of tin lias risen from an average of £lls a ton for the three months prior to the inception of the scheme to £227 10s on June 9. The latest price is £213 3s 9d a ton.

The present statistical position is stated to be: —Export allowed to the signatory countries, including Siam, 04,050 tons, estimated export by nonsignatory countries, 16,000 tons, and secondary tin, 0000 tons; total, 86,056 tons. The non-participating countries include the United Kingdom, Burma, Australia, South Africa, Belgian Congo, Portugal, Mexico, Japan, • China and French Indo-China.

Tho total estimated production of these countries in 1932 is 14,910 tons. These figures, the International Tin Committee states, indicate that in conjunction with a probable increase in the production of secondary tin, a price of about £2OO a ton is likely to cause a serious increase in the supplies not under tho committee's control, unless tho non-participating countries are brought within the international agreement. The International Tin Committee asserts that if tho non-participating countries are not brought within the international control there is a serious danger of the regulation scheme breaking down, with consequent disaster to the tin industry in all countries. STOCK SALES WAIKATO CLEARING SALE The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a clearing sale at Matamata on Thursday on account of Mrs. Walker. The herd consisted wholly of Jersey cows, the majority being already in milk. There was n good attendance of buyers and competition was good, the first 80 cows offered averaging £5 10s. Choice springing Jersey cows made £0 5s to £8; older Jersey cows, £4 5s to £5 12s Gd; choice Jersey cows in milk, £6 10s to £8 ss; others, £4 to £6 ss; nnsonnd and aged, to £3; 2 and 3-year Jersey bulls, £4 5s to £8; yearling Jersey bulls, £3 to £4 10s. The company held a successful sale on account of Mr. A. J. Hansen at "Whangamarino, when a largo attendance of buyers was present. Implements and sundries sold well under good competition, while the horses, which were of a good class, sold under keen competition. An aged heavy draught mare made £34; 2 and 3-year unbroken draughts, £29 to £3O 10s; aged medium draughts (all work), £lB 10s to £23 10s. Dairy cows mado £4 to £6 10s.

CATTLE AND PIGS AT KAMO [from our own correspondent] WHANG AREI, Friday Dalgety and Company, Limited, report holding a stock sale at Kamo yesterday, when a good yarding of all classes of cattle came forward. Dairy cows were again in large numbers, and competition was keen at prices slightly in advance of late rates. For other cattle competition was dull. Fat heifers made £2 15s to £3 ss; light and unfinished, to £2 10s; fat cows. £2 2s to £2 17s; light and unfinished, to £1 17s 6d; runners, £1 10s; cows and calves. £2 2s to £2 10s; store cows, to £1 10s; boners, to 245; 2-year-old Shorthorn heifers, to £2; yearling heifers, to £1 ss; 4-year-old Shorthorn bullocks, £2 15s to £3; 3-year steers, £2 10s to £2 -13s ed;. 2 : year ateere, to £2; yearling steore, to £1 10s; dairy cows, forward,' £3 to £4; backward and inferior, to £2 10b; Jersey heifers, £4 to £5; backward and inferior. £2 to £3; 3-year-old Shorthorn heifers, £2 10s to £3 10s; backward and inferior, to JCI 15s. The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, reports holding a stock and pig sale at Kamo yesterday, when a large yarding of cattle sold at prices slightly in advance of late rates. The sale of pigs was one of the best at the locality. Dairy cows close to profit made £4 15s to £5 15s; backward, £2 10s to £3 ss; inferior, to £2 7a 6d; dairy heifers, good sorts, to £6; others, £4 10s to £5 ss; boner cows, to £1 10s; 3-year-old Shorthorn steer 9, to £2 7s 6d; other mixed steers, to £1 13s; fat cowe, to £3. Pigs: Light ' baconers. to £1 13s; light porkers, to £1 7s 6d; slips, to 17s Gd; forward Btores, to £1 2s 6d; weauere, to 10s. PIOPIO QUOTATIONS [from our own correspondent] TE KUITI, Friday Messrs.- Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held the usual tri-weekly sale at Piopio. Fully the advertised number of dairy cattle were offered, but only a small offering of sheep and store cattle came forward. Prices for sheep were equal to late rates, although dairy and storo cattle Bold at a little below recent sales. Quotations are as follows:—Medium mixed sex hoggets, 12s sd; medium fat and forward wethers, 10s 3d; prime fat cows, £2 8s; boner cows, £1 to 235; best dairy heifers, closo to profit, £5 .to £5 7s Gd; medium sorts. £4 to £4 10s; backward, £2 to £2 15s; yearling Jersey heiferß, small, 22s 6d; medium dairy cows, £4 to £A 10s; backward, 35s to £2 los; cull cows, £1 to £1 ss. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Limited, report on the Piopio gala as follows; There was a very heavy yarding of cattle, mostly dairy sortß. Prices, which were on a par with recent quotations, are as follows: Ewe hoggets, 15s lOd; store cows, 25s to 89s; 18-month strers, £1 5s to £2; small Polled Angus woaner steers, £1 ss; 2-year empty heifers, £1 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, small, £1 12s Gd to £1 15s; springing heifers, close to profit, £4 12s Gd to £5 ss; backward, £3 to £3 15s. VALUES AT GISBORNE [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] GISBORNE, Friday The market for fat eheep was slightly easier at the Matawhero sale to-day. There was a small entry in the beef section. Good Hereford heifers made £2 12s Gd; cows, to £3; fair weight brindle bullocks, £4 10s; Jersey cows, 37s Gd. The entry of fat sheep totalled 5G5, consisting largely of good quality ewes. Taken all round values were a shade easier than last week, although the top price. lGs Id, was higher. Good ewes made lis to IGb Id; light and poor, 9s Id to 9b 4d_; lambs, 12s to 13s lOd; wethers. 13s 7d; second grade ewes. 8s 3d to 9b 2d. There was a fairly good entry of Btore sheep and the general tone was hardly as good as that of recent saleß. Hoggets made 9s 3d to 13s lOd; wethers, 13a Set. SERIES OF BULL FAIRS Tho special series of stud Jersey allows and sales arranged by Wright, Stephenson and Company, Limited, has attracted an entry of 550 selected Jersey sires. Tho series will commence with tho Franklin breeders' salo on September 5, at tho Showgrounds, Pukekoho. A national show and salo will bo held at Hamilton on September JB, 14 and 15, to bo followed by another offering at Palmerston North on September 28. A feature of tho sales is that a high butter-fat standard is necessary to securo acceptance of entry, and every bull is subjected prior to sale to an inspection, which passes judgment on tho type, constitution and development of each entry, thoso not approved being struck out of the main catalogue. Tho butter-fat backing of tho bulls to be offered at this year's sales eclipses all previous seasons, and thero is a wide representation of the Dominion's most famous producing families. BOBBY CALF TRADE [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Friday Tho supply of bobby calves to tho Moerowa freezing works is now sufficient to provide daily slaughtering, instead of twice weekly, as had been the case at the commencement of tho season. Tho record for one day for the season so far was just on 3000 head. Next week should mark the height of tho season.