FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23143, 15 September 1938, Page 9

FAT STOCK SALES

PRICES AT WESTFIELD SHARP RISE IN BEEF GENERAL TONE STEADY K Strong competition in the beef section, where values rose sharply on late rates, was the feature of the Westfield fat stock sales yesterday. The seasonal shortage of fat cattle, aggravated by the effect of the outbreak of eczema at the end of a heavy export season, was responsible for the increase. Cows and heifers recorded the highest price for some weeks. Sheep were in good supply, and values eased slightly, particularly for ewes. Lambs were steady on late quotations, and there was an advance in prices for calves. Values for baconers eased. Yardings of , beef were small, with somo first-class offerings, and under keen competition values improved by about 10s to los a head. The price per 1001b. of 42s was the same as last February, and equal to the highest for o\'cr eight years. Last week's top-of £lB for steers was not reached, but one prime heifer made £ls 7s 6d, A weaker demand for sheep steadied values at slightly lower rates, the fall being accounted for by larger yardings. Ewes declined Is to 2s a head, with sales to 28s 3d, while .wethers, with sales to 38s, were 3d ; cheaper. Hoggets hardened in price. Prime lambs eased on late rates, while spring lambs were steady.

There was a smaller yarding '*• of calves, and, with good quality runners and vealers in short supply, values advanced as the sale progressed. Top price for runners was £8 13s, which compared with £9 ]2s 6d for an outstanding runner last week. Vealers made to £7 2s, which was an improvement of 6s on sales a week ago. Values for baconers eased for a largo yarding, with quality porkers on a par with recent quotations. The best baconer price of £1 os was a drop of 2s on last week, and average quotations declined slightly. Porkers realised to £3 7s, losing the improvement of 2s recorded a week ago. Average values were quoted at (id ,to 6Jd a lb. for baconers, anil 7d to 7ijd for porkers. Comparison ol Quotations The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales: — This Week Last Week BEEF (per 1001b) — Extra choice ox 42/- 40/Choice and prime ox • • . . 37/• to 41/- 36/- to 39/Cholce and prime cow and heifer 3.">/- to 41/- 33/- to 39/Boncr i rough 27/- to 34/- 23/- to 33/SHEIJP (per head) — Prime wethers: Shorn . . 22/6 to 27/3 32/6 to 38/3 Unshorn . . 30l- to 3S/Unfin. wethers: Shorn . . 20/- to 22/- 22/- to 27/6 Unshorn - . 27/6 to 30/6 Prime ewes: Shorn .. 17/- to 21/- 24/- to 30/Unshorn .. 20l- to 28/3 Unfin. ewes: Shorn .. 8/- to 16/- 5/• to IS/G Unshorn .. 2/- to 20/Hoggets: Shorn .. 12/- to 22/- f)/- to 27/6

Unshorn .. 30/0 to is,' 6 Spring lambs . 123/6 to 31/0 25/- to 33/9 Prime lambs .. 22/- to 20/- 24/6 to 30/Unfin. lambs .. 9/- to 11/- 13/- to 10/6 CALVES (per head) — Kunners .. 70/- to '173/- SO/-to 192/6

Vealers . .. 110/- to 142/- 110/- to 138/PIOS (per head) — Baconers .. 67/- to 95/- 68/- to 80/Porkers .. 88/- to 67/- 35/- to 0!i/Wcancrs .. 12/- to 23/- 14/- to 20/Slips . . . . "J3/- to 3<>/Largo stores . 28/- to 40/- 33/- to 39/Indlvidual Consignments

Top price in the ox beef section was £l7 12s 6d, which was obtained for a 'consignment from Mr. JL Ellett, of | Karaka. A lot from Mr. G. Alma i Baker, of Port Waikato, made to £lO 15s, and steers from Paterson Brotlicrs, of Motiti island, brought bids to £l6 12s 6d. For stock traded on behalf of W. Cashmorc and Sons, of Clevedon, to £l6 was offered, and a draft from Mr. K. D. Orr, of Tuakau, brought bids to £ls 2s 6d. The best offer for a line traded on behalf of Mr. W. A. lllston, of Karaka, was £l4 17s 6d, and the same level was reached for steers from Mr. B. Speechlay, of Howick. A consignment from Mr. .1. Pohleli. of Matamata, made to £l4 7s <xl, and to £l4 5s was offered for a lot from. Mr. ft. G. Ellett. of Karaka. Bids to £l3 JOs were forthcoming for drafts from Mr. C. Allen, of I'utaruru, and Paul Brothers, of Waian Pa, and lots from Mr. K. G. McLennan, of Hotorua, and Mr. f. I'. Hamilton, of Wainku, brougltf to £l3 ss. Cows and heifers traded on behalf of Mr. J. A. Hill, of Hoe-o-tainui. brought offers to £ls 7s 6d, and a lot from the Kingseat Mental _ Hospital, Patumahoe, made to £l4 17s 6d. To £l4 5s was offered for cattle from Mr. J. Pohlen, of Matamata, and a consignment marketed on behalf of Mr. R. Hall, of Papatoctoe, made to £l3 17s Gd. For a draft from Mr. J. Glasson. of Karaka, to £l3 12s 6d was obtained, and a consignment from Paterson Brothers, of Motiti Island, made -to- £l3 2s 6d. Bids to £l2 17s 6d were made for a line from Hargreaves Brothers, of Kaiwaka, and to £ll 15s for cattle from Mr. W. ,T. Orr, of Whakatano. Other quotable lots were marketed on account of Mr. Iv. | G. McLennan, of ftotorua. to £11,10s; Mr. A. Fortune, of Pakuranga, to £lO j 17s fid; Paul Brothers. Waian Pa. to £lO los; Mr. H. Windsor, of Matangu to £9 15s; and W. Cashmord and Sons, Clevedon, to '£9 ss.

DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reports on the. sale as follows: — 4 Beet. —Yesterday at our weekly Westfield fat stock market we penned fat cattle to the number of '-ill head, as against, 234 head last week, comprisinß Jl7 steers and 124 cows and heifers. Our ox beef pens were well filled with choice quality cattle. Competition was extra keen /and values improved liy about JOs (o 13s a head. Cows. and heifers wero also-in (food demand and a keen sale resulted at advanced rates. Extra choice ox sold to £2 2 s per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 10s to £2 Is; secondary and plain ox, £1 15s to £1 18s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £.l 18s to £2; ordinary cow beef, ill 7s to £1 12s; extra heavy prime steers rajiged in price from £l(s 10s to £l7 12s fid; five steers from Mr. Rayner Ellett. Karaka, Papakura, averaged £l(s 12s Od; 10 steers from Mr. C. Alma Baker, Te Karaka, Port Waikato, averaged £ls lus <>d; 23 steers from Messrs. Paterson Brothers, Motiti Island, averaged £l4. 10s id; heavy prime steers, £l4 15s to £ls 10s: lighter prime steers, £l3 5s to £l4; light, prime-sleers, £l2 to £l2 10s; small and unfinished steers, £7 10s to £11; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l2 to £l4 17s (id; eight cows and heifers from Kingseat Menial Hospital, Patumahoe, averaged £l3 Is; heavy prime cows and heifers, £lO to £ll 10s; lighter prime cows and heifers. £8 10s to £0 10s; other killablo cows, £,"> to £7.

Sheep,—Sheep were yarded* to the number of 1(122. Bidding for wethers was steady mid values' were on a par with late Mies. Ewes were penned in increased numbers and values were easier by about 2s per head. Extra heavy ptiino wethers, £1 15s to £t 18s; heavy prime wethers, £1 12s to CI. 13s <Jd; medium to heavy primo wethers, it 1 10s to £1 lis; light to medium prime wethers, £.l 8s to £1 OS Od; unfinished wethers, £ 1 <>s to £L 7s; two trucks of choice Ryeland wethers from Messrs. .11. and A. Schlacpfer, Paerata, made up to £ I 18s, tho k line averaging £1 1()8 4u; extra heavy prime young ewes. £1 r,s to £1 7s; heavy, prime ewes, £1 2s to £t 3s Od; lighter primo ewes, £1 to £ I Is Od; other killablo ewes, 1 (is Od to 18s Od; other ewes, 2s Od to 12s Od. Our total yarding of lambs numbered 330. Bidding was not so keen and values eased by about 2s to 3s por head. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 4s to £1 6s; heavy prime lambs, £1 2s to £1 3s 6d; lighter prime kmbs, £1 to £1 l.« 3d; light prime lambs, lbs to I9i; small sod plain lambs, Ws to 14s.

Calves.—There was a smaller yarding of calves. Good quality runners and vealers were in short supply, and values advanced as the sale progressed up to ss, and in 6omo cases Ids, a head. Small vealers sold readily at improved rates. Heavy runners, £7 to to £8 'l3s; a line of 11 runners from Messrs, Patterson Brothers, Matiti, averaged' £7; heavy prime vealers, £6 os to £7 2s; medium prime vealers, £5 to £5 16s; light prime vealers, £3 18s to £4 15s; smaller prime vealers, £2 IDs to £3 10s; small, £1 0s to £2 2s; unDnished and bucket-fed, £l. to £L 15s; bobby calves. Is to 15s. A total of 257 cdflves was sold. Pigs,—We had an increased yarding of fat pigs. Heavy baconers again showed an casing tcndcncj', while good quality porkers and medium baconers were firm at last week's quotations. Unfinished nigs were definitely easier. Choppers made from £'2 10s to £5 10s; heavy prime baconers, £4 to £'4 ss; medium primp baconers, £3 lis to £3 19s; light prime baconers, £3 7s to £3 12s; heavy porkers and butter-milk pigs, £3 to £3 7s; medium porkers, £2 8s to £2 18s; light porkers, £2 2s to £2 Os; small and unfinished, £1 15s to £2. A heavy yarding of store pigs £ame forward and sold readily at late rates. Sows in nig, £3 to £,5 ss; service boars, 2gns. to 3'/<gns.; large-framed stores, £1 13s to £1 lSs; good stores. £1 8s to £1 lis; slips, £1 5s to £1 7s; best weaners, £1 to £1 3s; 6mall weaners, 12s to 17s. Baconers sold from fid to 6'/ : d per lb, and porkers from 7d to 7%d per lb. A total of 731 pigs was sold.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: — ; Beef. —At Wcstfield fat stock market today, Wednesday, our yarding of beef was less than an average one. Competition was very keen and values improved 10s to 15s per head, an advance of 2s per 1001b. Extra choice ox sold to £2 2s per 1001b;- choice and prime ox, £1 17s to £2 Is; ordinary and plain ox, £1 10s to £1 16s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 15s to £2; ordinary cow beef, £1 7s to £1 14s; heavy prime steers, £ls 7s 6d to £l6; lighter prime Rtoers, £l3 15s to £ls ss; light prime steers, £ll to £l3 10s: plain and small, CO to £lO 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l2 to £l4 ss; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO to £ll 17s Od: lighter, £S 15s to £0 17s 6d; light, £6 to £8 10s; aged and plain-finished cows, £3 10s to £5 17s 6d.

Sheep,—A large market of sheep met a steady demand, with values inclined to ease slightly on last week's sale. Extra heavy prime wethers, in wool, £1 16s to £1 17s tid; heavy prime wethers, in wool, £1 13s 6d to £1 15s Od; medium prime wethers, in wool, £1 lis to £1 13s; light prime wethers, in wool. C 1 7s <>d to £1 10s Od; small and unfinished wethers, in wool, £1 3s Od to £1 7s; prime shorn wethers, £1 2s (id to £ L 7s 3d; other shorn wethers, £1 to £1 2s; heavy prime eivos, in wool, £1 7s to £1 8s 3d; medium prime ewes, in wool, £1 is Od to £1 Os Od; light prime ewes, in wool, £1 Is to CI -1s 3d; just killabte, 10s to £1; inferior!}- fatted ewes, in wool, 2s upward; prime shorn ewes, 17s to £1 Is; Other shorn ewes, 8s to 10s; extra heavy prime hoggets, in wool, £1 Os to £1 lis Od; heavy prime hoggets, woolly, £1 Cis to £1 8s Gd; woolly medium hoggets, £1 3s to £1 5s Gd; woolly light hoggets, £1 to £ 1 2s Od; unfinished, 15s to 10s Od; shorn hoggets, prime, 17s to £1 2s; other shorn hoggets, Vis to 10s Od; spring lambs sold at from \£l 3s Gd to £1 l-ls Gd for lambs from Mr. F. Dreadon, Karaka. ,

Pigs.—We had an average yarding of pigs. The demand was patchy and values were easier. Choppers sold from £1 10s to £2 14s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 8s to £3 ISs; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 lis to £3 Os; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 to £2 12s; small, £1 10s to £L ISs. Store pigs sold at late rates. Large stores, £1 12s to .€2'; slips, £1 5s to £1 10s; weaners, 15s to C\ 3s; an outstanding sow with litter made £ll 17s Gd.

Calves.—Our entry of calves was an average one, more .smaller calves coming forward. i he demand was keen and values were firmer. Good quality calves were scarce. Runners, £3 10s to £G 15s; heavy vealers, £5 Juai to £6 lis; medium, £4 ]os to £5 7s; light, £3 ISs to £4 Ss; smaller, £3 to £3 H>s; small, £2 Ts to £•_> its; rough calves, £1 to 10s; fresh dropped to throe weeks old, 7s to £2 ss.

DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.;—At our weekly Westfield fat 6tock market held to-day our yarding of beef totalled 111 head, comprising 22 steers and 02 "cows and heifers, against 213 head last week. The quality was fully up to standard, and, selling under a keen demand, we have to report a rise of.2s per hundred on last week's quotations. Extra choice ox sold to •12s per 1001b; choice and prime, 30s. to 41s, just killable, 35s to 38s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 35s to lis; just killable. 27s to 3 Is. Light prime steers, £l3 to £l3 ss; small and unfinished. £S to £l2 15s: extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £l3 to £l."> 7s Gd for a prime heifer sold on account Mr. J. A. Hill, Hoe-o-tainui; heavy prime cows and heifers. £ll 5s to £l2 15s; lighter prime, £lO to £11; light cows, £8 5s to £9 15s; other killable cows. £5 to £7 10s. One truck of heifers and cows sold account 'Mr. ! J. A. Hill averaged £ll 8s Sd; two trucks i of heifers and cows, account Sir. E. Martyc ! Wright, averaged £l2 12s Gd. ! Sheep.—A heavy yarding of sheep was penned, comprising principally ewes. Although the demand was steady, the large yarding accounted for an easing in value. Heavy prime, ; £1 12s to £1 13s; medium. £1 10s 3d to £1 lis f!d; light. £1 ss (ill to £1 IOs; heavy prime ewes, £1 Is to £l. (Is; lighter, £1 to £1 .3s; other ewes. 12s to IDs. Hoggets—A big offering of hoggets sold under fait competition, but values generally did not reach last week's level. Heavy prime hoggets, 20s to 20s; medium, 22s to 255; lighter, 10s"to 21 s; small and plain, 15s to ISs.

Spring Lambs.—A draft of 20 sold up to 2!>S 3d

Calves.—-Calves were yarded in small numbers, (lie quality generally not being up to tlio standard of recent offerings. Competition throughout was spirited, and we have to report values as firming on last week's Quotations'. Jxtinners. fcfi to £7 17s (id; heavy vealers, €5 12s to £(> 1 r»s; medium. £1 10s to £5 10s; light, £.'} His to X I Ss; small. £2 12s to £3 10s; unfinished and bucket-fed. £1 10s to £2 Is; bobby calves, us to 15s. Pigs.—Pigs came forward in large numbers. Values for baconcrs cased on last Keel's quotations, while values for porkers remained on a par with late rates. Heavy baconcrs. £?? 17s to £1 Is; medium, £3 10s to £3 15s; light, £3 5s to £3 8s; heavy porkers. £3 to £3 Os; medium. £2 Os to £2 16s; light. £1 18s to £2 4s. Store pigs were yarded in avcrajre numbers, and values remained firm on recent quotations. Good stores, ,£1 l is to £1 IGS; slips, £1 3s to £1 6S: weaners, lis to £1 Is

ADDINjGTON market

WEAKENING . TENDENCY SHOWN [BT TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION"] CHRISTCHTXRCH, Wednesday

There was a weakening tendency in the principal fat stock sections at the weekly stock market at Addington to-day. The store sheep sale was the best for hoggets for some time. A sharp firming on the low rates for wether hoggets last week took place, ranging from 2s to 2s fid a head, with backward sorts up about Is 6d a head. One pen mado 15s,' another l-ls Sd. There was a sharp improvement for good ewes and lambs, one lot going at 17s 3d all counted. Medium lines sold unchanged at about lis. A pen of two-tooth ewes made 27 s 3d; others. 23s 3d; spring iambs, up to 37s lOd; the average was about l id per U>. The fat sheep entry totalled about 5000. The sale was .sluggish, last week's prices not being % maintained. The easing was generally about Is a head. Extra prime wethers made to 38s 7d; prime, 28s (id to 31s fid; prime medium weight, 25s to 27s fid; others, down to li's Od; extra prime ewes, to 27s lOd; prime, 20s to 235; prime medium weight, Ills to IDs; others; down to lis. The fat cattle entry totalled 105. Quality showed no improvement. Last week's prices declined by 15s to 20s a head, except for a small proportion of primest pens. Good beef made to 38s per 1001b.; tops.-to 40s; heavy weights. 3ls to 37s fid; extra-prime steers, to £11) 17s fid; prime heavy, £ls to £l7; prime medium, £l3 5s to £ls 10s; ordinary. £lO 5s to £l3; light, to £10; extra prime heifers, to £l3 12s fid; prime, .£lO 5s to £ll ssj medium, £S 15s to £lo.light, to £S 10s; extra prime cows, to £l3 7s fid; prime, £0 to £10; medium, £6 15s to £8 15si light, to £<>' 10s. The' fat pig section showed a much heavier entry of porkers. Prices were easier all round by 2s to 3s a head. Choppers were In small supply, but baconers were in fairly good supply. The market was if anything easier by 2s to 3s a head. Choppers mado £3 3s fid to £0 ISs fid; porkers, 30s Gd to £3 7s fid; average price per lb., 7V 3 d to 8d; baconers, £3 12s (id to v £s 4s fid: average, price per lb., 7d to 7V-d:

DEMAND AT WHAKATANE [BV TELEGRAM! —OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHAKATANE, Wednesday There " was r brisk demand at the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limitcd's annual spring cattle fair at Whakatane. The slock was in excellent condition. and buyers from Te Puke, Kotorua, the Waikatoand North Auckland took everything at. advanced prices. A line of well-Ra-ished Hereford and Polled Angus heifers on account of Sisam and Sons made from £0 lis to I'll ss, while a pen of exceptionally well-grown yearling: Polled Angus steers from t.io same veiulors ii'ade £0 l(is. Threo and four-year-oltl Polled Angus steers made from .CD to £lO f>s; two-year-old Hereford and Polled Angus steers, £6 15s to £7 10s; yearling steers, £4 to £6 lGs; Polled Angus cows in calf, £5 to £G.

Dalgety and Company. Limited, reports fully 'lie advertised numbers came forward. The quality showed an improvement on that of last year. A noticeable feature was the

large decrease in the proportion of grown cattle. Buyers were in attendAiice from the Waikato, Auckland, and North Auckland districts. Competition was very keen for .all grown :attlo carrying condition, also yearlings of both sej.es; while all other classes sold under keen competition at rates fully up to vendors' expectations.* The principal sales were:—Four-year Foiled Angus bullocks, on account of Messrs. Thompson and Ernest, £lO to £lO ss; three-year Polled Angus steers. £0 Os; Iwo-vear, £7 12s 'Gd: on account of Mr. A."McPherson, yearling Polled- Angus steers, £5 to £5 1 js; yearling Hereford steers, £5 to £5 19s; yearling Polled Angus heifers, £4 lis to C 4 lGs; yearling Hereford hßifcra, £4 to £4 ss, on account of Kirk's estate, yearling Polled An otu;, heifers, £3 13s to £3 16s. Light fat cows, £0 to £7; fouryear Polled Angus bullocks, £lO to £lO Ss; three-year Polled Angu-i steer?, £0 to CO OS; two-year Polled Angus and Hereford steers. £7 to £7 12:-. <>d; two-year medium Hereford steers, £6 10s to £6 1.55; one-year Polled Angus stpers, £5 15s to £5 ins; one-year medium Polled Angus steers, £4 10s to £5 ss; one-year Hereford steers, C 5 5s to £5 Ifls; one-year medium Hereford steers. £4 to '4 10s; one-year Polled Angus heifers, £4 to £-l_lls; one-year medium Polled Angus heifers, £3 5s to f3 15s; one-year Hereford heifers, £4 t« £4 ss; one-year medium Hereford heifers, £3 to £3 15s.

STORTFORD LODGE ENTRY [BY TEI.EGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] .HASTINGS,- Wednesday There was heavy yarding of cattle at Storlford Lodge, comprising 300 fat and 020 store cattle. Good nuality fat cattlo were in keen demand, with poorer sorts attracting little attention. Some best extra prime bullocks realised from £ls up to £lB 7s Gd. These bullocks would rango from 0001b up to 10001b. Some quality cow and heifer beef was also brought forward. Price 3 for cows in good prime order ranged from £7 15s up to £l2 15s, heifers realising from £7 to £ll 17s Od. The first of the season's big draft of store cattle was offered. Buyers were mostly interested in steer lines, the female section receiving little attention. Good Polled Angus and Polled Angus-cross young steers realised £0 ISs Gd, others ranging from -£3 17s. Cows made up to £4 13s. Little interest was taken by buyers in the 6tore sheep pens. Values showed a falling tendency-. Ewes -with lambs at foot sold at 12s to 14s 3d, all counted. Hoggets and wethers met a slow market, wethers sellinc up to 245, and wetber lioggets up to £l. and ewe hoggets up to 27s f>d. Fat sheep sold at late rates.

HAMILTON DAIRY RATES The New Zealand Loarj and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a noticeable improvement in the demand for dsiry cattlo at the Hamilton dairy sale. This was particularly so for more ordinary quality and backward beasts which have not recently attracted much attention. The offering was a small one with the quality being for the most very ordinary. However, there was a total clearance at raiues in advance of lasfweek. Medium quality dairy cows close to profit, £8 5s to £8 17s 6d; slightly backward, £7 5s to £7 17s Gd; inferior cows, £6 10s to £7 7s 6d; medium quality dairy heifer 3, close to profit, £8 7s 6d to £9; poorer sorts, £7 2s (3d to £7 15s; inferior and backward. £6 to £6 12s 6d.

LARGE WELLSFORD ENTRY [from our owx correspondent] WELLSFORD,. Wednesday There was a large yarding or young- pigs at the fortnightly pig Mle held by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, and the Isorth Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited, at the Wellsford yards. Competition was keen and except for one pen of light baconers,, the whole yarding was .sold quickly under the hammer. Large stores were taken .by butter-milk contractors and farmers at prices un to 3Gs Gd, while there was an unsatisfied demand for slips, and weaners Very few fat pigs were offered, one email line of light baconers fetching £2 15s. Butter-milk pigs made 34s to. 30s 6d; store pigs, 30s to 335: slips, 275; weaners, • 20s to Oos; light baconers, £2 15s.

BUTTER EXPORTS FALL jttORE CHEESE SHIPPED FIRST MONTH OF! SEASON NEW PORTS OF DISCHARGE

Shipments of butter during; August, the first month of the new dairy export, season, were lower by 649 tons than those of August, 1937. The quantity despatched was 10.089 tons, against i 0,738 in the opening month of the 1937 season. ;.Qn the other .hand, cheese shipments rose by 312 tons to 6141 tons on the same basis of comparison. A feature of the returns for. the month issued by the.. New Zealand Dairy Board is the fall in shipments to London to 5290 tons for the month, from 5663 tons in August, 1937. This decline is largely offset by larger, quantities to Southampton (211 tons, against nil last year), Hull and Newcastle (400 tons, against nil4ast-year), and Wept Coast, of England ports.; Only . 171 tons of-the total August consignments went to other- than British, ports, half of'which was for the West indies. ' Australian shipments of butter tor August show .aa increase 0f'2830 tons to 4400 tons in comparison with shipments in August, 1937. ' Larger shipments of cheese also went to other than London_ ports, Southampton and Hull and Newcastle again making their' first appearance as ports of discharge. Britain is practically the sole destination of New Zealand cheese, only 13 tons being despatched elsewhere in August, against nine tons a year ago. - Australian cheese shipments in August were 988 tons, an increase of 633 tons over last year's Augiist figure.

LONDON MARKET. LIFELESS NEW ZEALAND PRICE DECLINES LONDON,-Sept. 13 The London butter niarket is lifcl<?33< Choicest salted New' Zealand has declined 2s to 121s and 122s per cwt. and Australian to >llßs. Danish is sell* ' ing at 13os to 136s per cwt.

DAIRY PRODUCTION NORFOLK COMPANY'S YEAR AVERAGE PAY-OUT OF 16.072 D [from our owx correspondent] MOKRIXSVTLLE. Wednesday The Norfolk Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, held its 2ord "annual meeting in the Mptumaoho Hall yesterday.. Ati average pay-out of 16.072 d per lb. butter-fat - over the season was announced in the chairman's report, as compared with 15.1 id for the previous season. The directors recommended a dividend of 3 per cent on paid-up capital. The butterfat received for the. season showed a drop in production of almost 10 per cent, compared with the previous year. "The past season has oeen an adverse one for production," said the chairman in explanation of the report and balance-sheet. "The weather conditions were detrimental to quality and exceptionally hard on stock, which resulted in' a very low yield of cheese per lb. of .butter-fat in the milk in the latter half of the season. This had the effect of reducing the pay-out to suppliers by over one-third of a penny per lb, of butter-fat below what could havo been paid if the previous year's yield had been , maintained." . A dividend of 3 per cent on paid- \ up capital was approved. The directors retiring by rotation, were Messrs? S. A. Ferguson and H. J. Mcintosh, while Mr. L. F. Hinton also retired. Messrs. Ferguson and Mcintosh were re-elected and Mr, C- Iversen waq elected to till the vacancy caused bjr Mr. Hinton's resignation.'. ' ; -

EGG PRICES UNCHANGED The Auckland Eg<* Marketing Com. mittee announces that wholesale egg S:ices are unchanged, as. follows:—ren: First grade, Is 4id a dozen; 13 grade, Is 3}d. Duck: First grade,? la a dozen; B grade, Is 3Jd. Countrj storekeepers' minimum buying prices for first grade eggs are: —Hen, Is 4 dozen; duck, Is. . •_ at