DOMINION'S FLOCKS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23078, 1 July 1938, Page 7

DOMINION'S FLOCKS

A GENERAL INCREASE AUCKLAND'S LARGE GAIN RISE IN LAMB EXPORTS [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Thursday An interim return of the sheep in the Dominion on April 30, which is published in the Gazette, shows the total to be 32,396,860, an increase of 1,091,042, compared with the final return for 1937. The district totals and increases are as follows: — NOETH ISLAND Sheep Increase Auckland .. .. 3,811,033 269,772 Gisborne-H.B. .. 7,110,102 215,950 Wgton.-West Coast 6,714,793 04,071 Total . . . . 17,645,528 580,393 SOUTH ISLAND Marl.-Nelson-Westland 1,527,435 72,487 Canty.-Kaikoura . . 6,529,976 35<i I f) 00 Ota pro . . . . 6,693,921 81,262 Total 14,751,332 510,6-19 The number of carcases of mutton exported for the year ended April 30 was 1,824,236. The weight of legs and pieces exported was 177cwt. The number of carcases of lamb exported was 8,959,560. The corresponding figures for 1937 wore:—Carcases of mutton exported, 1,692,610; weight of legs and pieces exported, 56cwt.; carcases of lamb exported, 8,770,630. THE COTTON TRADE LANCASHIRE'S TROUBLES OUTLOOK IN INDUSTRY Hoiv far the post-war decline of the cotton trade is due to out-of-date methods and machinery and how far to such factors as currency devaluation, tariffs, and low wage standards in competing countries are matters upon which there is some divergence of opinion, states the London Times. But if, as Sir Walter Preston, a persistent advocate of re-equipryent, admitted at the meeting of Piatt Brothers (Holdings), Limited, new machinery cannot alone solve all the difficulties of the spinning trade, it is at all events reasonable to suppose that Lancashire's competitive position would have been improved by acquiring up-to-date equipment of the type sold abroad in recent years. As it is, makers of textile machinery have virtually no home market. No less than 95 per cent of the machinery made by Textile Machinery Makers, Limited, is sold abroad in competition with American and Continental rivals, a fact which has to be borne in mind when assessing revenue prospects. Nevertheless Sir Walter Preston was confident that profits would be maintained in the current year, although orders, he added, were not at present coming in sufficient volume to promise a continuance of prosperity beyond that. The combine is prepared if necessary to reserve a proportion of its manufacturing capacity for armament purposes.

THE MARKET BASKET LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES GOOD SUPPLIES OFFERING . Few changes have occurred in the prices of fruit in the retail markets this week, although good supplies are coming forward. Bananns are selling cheaper at 3d and 4d per lb., and the price of Winter Cole pears has fallen from 5d to 4d. Supplies of oranges are heavy, and the fruit is of good quality, but prices remain at from 2s to 3s a dozen. In the vegetable section also there has been no change. The continued scarcity of cauliflowers has kept prices at a high level in contrast to those for cabbages, which are now coming forward more freely. Prices in other categories of household foods remain the same. \ Prices are:— FRUIT Apples, cooking, 3d: Delicious, 3d and 4d; Golden Delicious, 4d; Granny Smith, 4d; Jonathan, 4d and sd; Sturmer, 3d and 4d; Giant Jeniton, 4d: oranges, Callfornian, Sunkist, Is 6d to 2s Od; Queensland navel oranges, 2s to 3s a dozen; Island orang«s, 2s; lemons, Is; bananas, 3d and 4d; grapefruit, Sunkist, Gd; coconuts, 3d and 4d each; pineapples, Queensland, Is Od to 2s; tomatoes, hothouse, Is 6d to 2s j hothouse grapes, 2s Gd to 3s Od per lb; Winter Cole pears, 4d; Winter Nelis, 4d; cookers, 3d; Chinese gooseberries, Is a dozen; persimmons, 2d. VEGETABLES Kumaras, 3d per lb: onions, 3d per lb; rhubarb, 4d to Od a bunch; radish, spring onions, 2d; cabbages. 6d to Is 3d; cauliflowers, Is to 2s; lettuce, 2d to 4d; silver beet, 3d per bunch; pumpkins, 2d and 3d per lb; potatoes, lVid to 2d; hothouse beans, is Od to 2s; carrots, 2d a bunch; parsnips. 2d a bunch; beet, 3d a bunch; marrows. Od to Od; celery, 4(1 to Od; table celery, 8d to Is; spinach. 2d and 3d a bunch: chokos. Id to 2d each; tree tomatoes, yellow and black, Gd. f MEAT Beef.—Rump steak, is 4d; undercut, Is Od; beef steak, 8d; sirloin, 10d: prime ribs, 8d; prime ribs (boned and rolled), lOd; wing ribs (throe chine bones). Od; topside (41b ami over), 7d; boiars, 7d; chuck rib, od: rolled bne.k rib, 8d; corned round, Od; corned brisket (boned), 6d; brisket and flat rib, <ld; thin flank, 3d; gravy beef or shin beef, Od; minced beef, Od; tripe, Od; dripping, Od; suet, 4d; sausage, 4d; sausago meat, sd; whole shins or logs, 2d; half-shins or legs (thick end), 2Vad; half-shins or legs (knuckle end), 2d; ox kidneys, Is; ox tongues, lOd: ox tails, (Id; whole loins, Od; whole rumps, lOd. Mutton.—Sides, 8d; whole legs, 10(1; cut legs, 10'/ad; leg, shank end. Olb or under, lid; forequartors, 7d; shoulder, Sd; shank end of forequarter, 7%d; necks, best end, fid; necks, serng ond, 7d: loin, f)%d: middle loin chops, Is Id; leg chops, Is; rib chops, 7d; nock chops, best end, Od; stowing chops, 7d; flaps, *ld; cutlets, trimmed, Is 3d; sheep's fry. Oil; kidneys, 3d; tongues, 3d; sheep's head, dressed, (id; sheep's brains, 3d. New Season's Lamb. —Fort-quarters, Od per •lb; hindquarters, Is; lege, Is 3d; loins, Is; sides, 11d: lamb chops, 1# 2d; veal fillets, l'ld: loins, lOd; shoulder, 7d; cutlets and veal steak, Is Id: chops, Is; forcquarters, Od; rolled veal, Od; veal rump steak, Is 3d. Pork. —Leg, Is; loin, Is; foreloin, with blade, lOd; pork chops, Is Id; corned hand, lOd; corned belly. Is; pork satiswfes, Bd. FISH Schnapper and tereklhi, whole. <>d per lb: fillets, lOd; smoked. lOd; skinned fillets, with winsrs, 11 d; without wings, Is; steaks, 8(1; terokllii. kippered . fillets, Is 3d; trevalll, whole. 7d each; smoked. 8d; smoked fillets, Id and fid; John Dory, Allots, 1s 2d; mullet, whole. Kalpara, fid each: Auckland. 7d per lb: smoked Kalpara, Od each; Auckland. lOd per lb; flounder, Is per lb; lemon fish, fid per lb; sliver strip, Od per lb; hnpuku steaks, Is 2d per lb; smoked, Is 3d; moki steaks, 8d per lb: smoked, Od per lb; kingfish steaks, sd per Jb; smoked, 0(1; salmon. 1s 3d per lb; smoked. 1s 4d per lb; chd, fresh. Od per lb; smoked. Is Od; gurnard, whole, 2d; fillets, 1 '/, d each; smoked, fid; barraeonta. whole, fid: filfeis, Gd per lb: smoked, Rd; cream fish, I'/od each: frost fish, Gd per lb; hake, whole, Oil per lb; smoked, 8(1; kippers, Scotch, 1s per pair; crayfish. Od and lOd per lb; smoked schnapper roes, 2s Od per lb. BACON AND HAM Racon.—-Best rashers, Is 7d per lb; shoulder rashers, Is fid to Is 4d per lb; rib rushers. Is 7d; by pieco, shoulder cut, Kid to is 2d. Ham: Rashers, 1r 7d; pieces. Is Gd; whole hams. Is 4d; half-hams, Is fid. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Butter.—Factory, first grade. Is 4Vad per lb: second grade. Is 4d; farm butters, Is per lb. Cheoso: Mild, Is; tasty. Is Od and 1s Bd. EGGS Hen. A grade, 2s lOd; B grade, 2s 7d: C grade, 2s Od; duck, A grade. 2s lOd; B grade, 2s 4d.