THE "SCOUR" IN CALVES.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1204, 29 March 1895, Page 7

THE "SCOUR" IN CALVES.

It "is calculated that fully 20,000 calves have, in the past, died annually in this Colony from the complaint known as the " Scours." This represents a loss to the farmers of, at least, ,£25,000. There is no necessity for calves to die from scours, if the proper remedy is used in time. Mr Alex. Colson, of New Plymouth, so well and widely known in connection with the stock sales of Mr Newton King, the well-known auctioneer says: "There is no mistake, those Scour Drenches made by Ellis, of Stratford, are a wonderful remedy. I never saw anything equal to them. .1 had some calves, the other day, lying almost dead from scour. I gave them one dose each, just on the off chance, hardly expecting them to live. Next day' those same calves were strong and well and as lively as crickets. I strongly recommend every farmer to keep them by him, for I can guarantee if he uses them in time he will never have his calves die from the Scours " These Drenches may be obtained through all storekeepers, at Is 6d per packet, with full directions; or they will be sent free by post on receipt of the amount, in postal notes th e sole - manufacturer, W. A. Ellis, ■i i ' , Veterin ary Druggist, Stratford. The JS? S 8 f re :Shwrlftna »»4 Co,, WeiIxngtoa aad^cklafiJa

©asier at unaltered rates. Wo quote:—Fine, Wight machine-dressed, 4|d; bright heavy Undressed, 4£d to 4|d; medium tb gbod, 3Jc *£o 4d ; rough undressed, 3d tb 3|d per lb ißyegrass—Prime heavy 'filanhine-dressed, 4: sfco 4s 3d.; good heavy undressed, old pasture 3Js 6d to 3s 7d •; tough farmers' lots, 2s 9d t( 3s. MaT*H:ew Henry reports of his Palmerstoi USTortJh. sale : —The supplies of both sheep anc 'cattle were smaller than usual, and tin bidding was quite as dull as usual, and little doing at auction. A fair trade resultec privately at quotations. Cattle—Fat bullocks J 26 2s 6d; store cows, «£3 ; yearlings, 28s t< 42s 6d; weaners, 19s ; dairy coWs, JS4 15s springing cows, 8s to £6. Sheep—2-tootl ewes, small, 5s 9d; cull lambs, 2s. Store pigs, 14s. Abraham and "Williams, Palmerston Uorth, report We have only to report * *he Palmerston sale held on Friday. The entry of cattle was small.' Fair competition existed. Forward steers, .£4 12s 6d; springing hsifers, .£3 10s; fat cows, £3 15s to £4 y £*f. Sheep were numerous. Store wethers advanoed in price 6d per head. ' With this exception there was not the " spring " in the "bidding prevailing last week. A moderate portion sold under the hammer, which, together with the sales effected afterwards, resulted in a substantial clearance. Good duality 2-tooth store wethers, 6s lOd to 6s fid ; 2-tooth mixed sexes, 5s to 5s lOd ; f.m. wethers in forward condition, 7s 3d ; fat ewes, 4s 9d ; forward ewes,'4s 3d ;, 2-tooth ewes, 6s ; Bound Komaey breeding ewes, 5s ; store ewes, inixed ages, 2s 8d to 3s 3d; shorn lambs, 2s 6d, 3s, 3s 3d, 3s 7d; culls, Is to Is 3d. Townsend And Paul report of their horse

«al« held in their yards, Harris street, on Saturday, as follows:—There was a really good assortment of all kinds and classes of horses. There was a large attendance of the public, but competition was limited, in fact the demaad for any kind seems to have gone cff. There were some really good draughts from the South, but only one was placed at JS23; the others were passed in at .£2O to .£25. We also offered some light draughts, but did aaot succeed in placing any, being passed in at £l4 to £lB ; we placed several fit for tradesmen's carts and expresses from .£8 to .£l3. We also offered some really good stylish and showy haoksj but were unable to reach owners' reserves, and they are now for private sale. We offered and sold ordinary Sacks from 30s to £5. : A. G-. Taine and. Co. report of thenSaturday's weekly horse sale :—We had a very good entry in our yards, including a draught of 11 from Sydney, comprised mostly of cab and express sorts, and also some good heavy draughts. There was a large attendance, but we cannot ..say there was brisk Ijidding, except in a few instances. Medium tram and express horses sold from £lO to £ll. '

A nice harness cob, £25. Other useful harness i horses from «£7 to £B. . t Laery and Co. (Limited) report of their horse sale at the Nag's Head yards on Saturday as follows : —The entries were large, and included an exceptionally fine lot of thoroughbred horses landed ex Wakatipu and Tasmania. The attendance of buyers was good, fcut in the majority of instances their limits ■were much below owners' ideas of value, and the best of the horses were passed in at nominal bids and will be re-offered on Wednesday. We sold carriage horses up to £l4, light draughts at £ls to £l6 ; well-bred hacks, .£lO. For a perfectly matched and extremely handsome pair of carriage horses, ex Wakatipu, the best bid was .£25 j Edwards and Mcßeath report that tnere is very little improvement, and that labour is

still plentiful. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received the following Cablegram from their London office: —There is rather better demand for tallow, and it has advanced 3d per cwt. since last report. Butter market depressed. Fine qualities range in value from 80s to 86s per cwt. Sheepskin market is firmer. Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. on Saturday received the following cablegram from their London house, Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Co., dated 22nd March, regarding wool sales : —Compared with closing rates of last London sales, inferior to medium greasy and scoured merino, and low to medium greasy and scoured crossbred, the market has advanced 7£ to 10 per cent. For good crossbred and merino the market is firmer, but not quotably higher. Fine •western dull; sheepskins advanced \a to id.

■ London, March 19. Butter, New Zealand choicest, averages ) 87s ; old stored, 655. London, March 20. Shares in the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company are quoted at .£1 10s. , Baspberry pulp sent from Melbourne by , the Ormuz sold at .£2B per ton. London, March 21. The tone of the butter market is improving. / The supply of Danish has diminished. Victorian wheat, new srop loading, is quoted at 23s 7£d to 245. For Adelaide ditto, 24s 4£d is asked. London, March. 22. Silver is quoted at 2s 4d 13-16th. The rise is due to speculation on a scantily supplied market owing to the probable early termination of the war in the East. The choicest Danish butter fetches 965. Colonial butter has fallen 6s per cwt during the week. Shippers have cabled to the consignees to sell at any reasonable price, in order to avoid having to store the consignments. Nearly the- whole of last season's butter is cleared, but 25,000 boxes of the new season's are stored. "\j£ v - ~. , , .

The Bank of England returns published today show the total reserve to be .£29,484,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities being 6984 per cent. . ■ :• .*,. Three months bills are discounted, at l* per cent., and the market is steady. New Zealand long-berried wheat, ex warehouse, firmer, 25s 6d; South Australian wheat, ex warehouse, firm, 265; Victorian do, steady, 265. •_ • • New Zealand mutton—First quality, 3fd, second quality, 2*d. Lamb averages 4*d P< New Zealand hemp is. quiet. Fair quality has been bought in at .£l3 per ton. Sugar—German beet is firm at 9s 6d ; Java, 10s 9d. . , , , . _,. , No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. m Clyde, 41s 9d ; market quiet. At the wool sales to-day the bidding was keen and prices remained unchanged. The Hakaterawea brand brought 7f d. Consols, 104£. New South Wales 4 per cents., 110£ ; 3£ do, 101. Victorian 4 per cents., 102, ex interest ; 3| do, South Australian 4 per cents., ex interest; 3£ do, 102 f. Queensland 4 per cents., 107 ; 3| do, 100. Western Australian 4 per cents., 112. New Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 109£; 9i de, 101*.

Experts consider the Himalaya's bacon is worth 56a.

London, March 2t. Tallow —Medium mutton, 22s 3d; beef, 20s, i Antimony, £3l 10s —market flat. The English- wheat market shows a g'e'h'ei ral decline of 6d; the Continental is declining rapidly; and the American is weak: and declining, A cargo of wheat by the I ship Oakworth, from G-eelong, sold at 24s i 3d* Milder weather has increased the supplies, and the improved prospects of the crops in France are weakening the wheat market. Mr Goodwin estimates that the surplus of wheat in the Argentine Republic available for export will not exceed 4,500,000 quarters. Sydney, March 20. Wheat—Chick, 2s Id ; milling, 2s ?d. Flour, , roller, £6 15s to «£7. Maize, Is 8d to Is ©d. Oats (quiet) Fair feeding, Is lid ; ; prime feeding, 2s to 2s id. Barley—Cape, 2s to 2s Id. Peas, Prussian blue, 2s 9d to 3s, Bran and pollard, 6£d. Potatoes —Local, £1 10s to £2 10s; Circular Head, £3. Onions, £3 10s to £3 15s. Butter—Dairy, 3d to 4d ; factory, 4d to sd. Bacon, 5d to 5Jd. Cheese, 3d to 3£d. Melbourne, March 20. Wheat, firm, 2s to 2s o£d ; flour, roller, £5 10s to £5 15s; maize, Is 8d to Is B£d! Oats —Algerian, llf d to Is 3£d ; "Danish, Is 2d to Is 5d ; Tartarian, Is 7|d to Is lid. Potatoes, £1 5s to £1 7s 6d. Adelaide, March 20. Wheat, 2s 3d ; flour, roller, £5 12s 6d to £5 15s ; bran, 6£d to 7d; pollard, 7d. INCREASING IMPROVEMENT IN WOOL. London, March 19. At the wool sales yesterday a fair catalogue was offered. Bidding was spirited, and prices remained unchanged. March 21. In the wool market the bidding continues keen, and prices are firm. At the wool sales a poor catalogue was offered, consisting chiefly of crossbreds, for which the bidding was lively, but prices were unchanged. London, March 24. The total quantity of wool catalogued up to date is 179,400 bales, of which 172,800 have been sold. The market is firm. Representatives of Continental firms are the principal buyers. There is eager competition for sheepskins, which show a general advance of The Wool Committee has abandoned the demand for reduced dock charges, owing to the persistent opposition Of the dock companies. London, March 25. At the wool sales to-day a medium selec-

tion was offered. Bidding was spirited, and prices remain unchanged. The following London cablegram has been received by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company ■. —Wool—

Since the opening of the sales greasy and scoured merino, medium and inferior, are par to per lb higher. The sales gain firmness as they progress. Up to date 108,000 bales have been sold. - Messrs Levin and Co. have received from their London agents, Messrs Dalgety and Co., Limited, the following cablegram, dated 22nd March: —The wool sales continue active. Competition is brisk, and the buying is general from all quarters. Prices are decidedly higher, especially for the bulk of medium and inferior merino wools and for pieces, bellies and locks. There is a good demand for sheepskins in general, which, since the date of our last telegram, have risen in price id to id per lb. Sydney, March 21. In sympathy with the rise in the London market, the local wool sales show a distinctly better-tone, prices tending in the seller's favour. THE LIVE CATTLE TRADE. London, March 19. The steamer G-ulf of Bothnia, which left

Sidney for London on 28th January, and •which, grounded in the Suez Canal, has arrived at Port Said. Of the consignment of cattle on board only 75 are alive. Sydney, March 19. The Gulf Line has orders on hand to ship 800 live cattle to London at intervals. It is xmderstood an experiment is to be nade shortly of loading a steamer -with LOOO bullocks. Brisbane, March 26. Arrangements are being made for the shipment of a thousand live cattle from Townsville to London in September. A large steamer is being specially fitted .ip to ply regularly in the live cattle trade Detween Townsville and London. Masterton, March 23. The adjovirned annual meeting of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association -was held this afternoon, when a resolution was passed affirming the desirability of holding the annual shows in autumn. Mr Wm. H. Beetham was elected president, and he expressed a hope that the

bitterness previously existing between the two ends of the valley would now be done away with. Mr J. McGregor was elected vice-presi-dent and Mr W. Lowes secretary. Sydney, March 23. The Daily Telegraph says, regarding the granting of assistance to selectors:—Any attempt to grant concessions generally, and except where they are really merited, will be unfair to those who have fulfilled their obligations and an incentive to those intending to fulfil them not to do so. In the past thousands of selectors carried out their contracts to the letter. Those at the present day en j oy easier conditions than their predecessors, and there is a tendency on the part of politicians to placate a large section of the voters and lead them to believe that still larger concessions will be made in future. There is much reason to suppose that the ' t wide spreading movement in favour of extending or partially remitting the payments of selectors' balances is laigely f worked up by storekeepers and money- : lending institutions.