AUSTRALIAN MEAT.

Otago Witness, Issue 3019, 24 January 1912, Page 23

AUSTRALIAN MEAT.

ENTRY INTO GERMANY

BERLIN, January 18.

Much interest is being taken in a consignment of Australian mutton, which, complying with the meat inspection law, has been distributed in various centres.

Fifty members of the Butchers’ Guild at Chemnitz held n luncheon and tested the meat, which they pronounced to he satisfactory.

The meat has been sold at 8d and 9d per lb.

DUNEDIN MARKETS. wnni.KSAf.i! PRODnr* reports. I.irdaay and Columb, Pri T ’<'«'» «ti -at south, report under date the 23rd inst.; \\ C<-»: per btiHiel. per ton Rest milling 3/.0-4/O Oaten chuff Medium do ... 3/J J’rime 80/o—Bs/0 Fowls’ ... 3/6 —3/9 Medium 7 *’/0 —75/0 Milling oats 2/0— 3/ i Ryegrass and clover Feed oats ... 2/3 —2/ 0 nay ... 20/0 Malt barley ... 4/9 Straw: Feed barley 3/1 —3/6 Wheaton 37/6 —42/6 Cape bailey ... 4/0 Oaten... 45/0 —47/6 Mane ... ... 3/8 Onions, g00d240/0--2CO/0 per ton. Rolled bacon ... B^l Flour, in 200’« ... 185/0 Side bacon ... 9d Flour, in 50’’ ... 200/0 Smoked hams ... 101 Pollard 1(0/ Cheese ... 6id—7d liran 95/ Good salt butter... lOd Oatmeal, in 25’s 270/0 (according to quality) Pearl barley .. 280/0 Potatoes. —Market for old potatoes practically over. New Oamaru offering freely, £5 to i‘6 per ton. Peninsulas in good demand, 7s to 9s. FARM AND DAIRY PRODtJCB. Messrs irvme and Stevenson. Georgo street report naying for nroduce during the weak ending the 23rd inst., as follows: tresn egg.i. Is id doz I bepiratur uulter, BJd Salt butter ; not buying | per lo Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib and Jib prints), 9d to Hd per lb. Pigs, 1301 bto 160!b, ojd. Honey, 3Jd. Fowls 3s to 3s 6d (boiling). Potatoes, new, £i per ton.

THE HIGH COMMISSIONERS CABLE GRAM.

WELLINGTON. January 22. The High Commissioner's cablegram from London, January 20, ii> as follows: Frozen mutton: The market is quiet, and trade for all classes is very slow', prices being barely maintained. Canterbury is not quoted. North Island, (a limited supply). Lamb: The market is firmer, and there i« more demand. New Zealand, s|d. Beef: The market remains firm, and there arc signs of improvement. New Zealand hinds, 3Jd; fores, 3d. Butter: The market is quieter. The high prices and anticipated labour troubles are affecting the market, and buyers are holding back, expecting prices to go lower. The average prices for the week wore: For choicest Now Zealand butter, 130 s; Australian, 1275; Argentine. 1725; Danish, 1345; Siberian, 1295. Cheese: The market is quiet, and prices slightly weaker. The average price for the week for the finest Now Zealand cheetto was; White, 735; coloured, 72a. Hemp: The market is firm but quiet at the advance given in last quotations. Spot, New Zealand, good, fair, £22; fair, £2l; Manila, £32; forward shipment, New Zealand, good to fair, £22; fair, £2l; Manila, £33. The output from Manila for the week is 24,000 bales.

Hops: Tho market shows signs of strength. There is a small supply, but a general and active demand for English. Kauri gum : The market is quiet. Dark brown, selected and rescrapod, 110 sto 140 s; dark brown, three-quarter scraped, 85s to 90s; dark brown chips, dressy, 30s to 32s 6d ; rcscrapcd pale amber, £ll to £l2; three-quarter pale, scraped. £7; diggers’ chips, good, 455. There is a very moderate demand ; 550 cases wore offered and 309 sold. Tho stock on hand on tho 31st December, 1911. was 371 cases. SUCCESSFUL BACON FACTORY. ELTHAM, January 22. 'lho first year’s operations of the Cooperative Bacon Factory run conjointly by the Kltharn and Mangatoki Dairy Companies was very successful. Nearly £BOOO was paid for pigs purchased from supplier's, and, with supplementary payments, the average price paid is estimated at an eighth of a penny higher than the price paid by proprietary companies. The sum of £9OO was paid for railage and freezing charges, but freezing chambers are now being added to the factory, and this expenditure and other initial expenses will not recur, so that ftill better results are looked forward to in the future.

OAMARI' MARKETS. QTaoii Our Own Correspondent.)

OAMARU, January 20. The only business reported in tire local "rain and produce market during (lie week has been in wheat. Several sales of this cereal were made, but none of any magnitude, the largest transaction as between grower and merchant being one covering 500 sacks of velvet, for which 3s nol was given orn trucks at a country station. The same terms were obtained for some smaller lots of the same variety, and in one case 200 sacks were secured at 3s 6i<l net, with delivery in Oama.ru, the wheat being within carting distance. For a lino

of 300 sacks, comprising velvet and red chaff, 3s Tjd was given at a country station, the price being subject to brokerage. A good amount of fowl wheat has been sold for shipment to Auckland, but the market there seems to have broken down somewhat. The earlier sales were made at 3s lOd (f.0.b., s.i.), and the last recorded was at 3s B£d.

SOUTHLAND MARKETS. (Fkoix Our Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, January 20

Oats.—The oat market continues very quiet, there being an almost entire absence ot demand. Several small parcels have been offered by farmers at as low as 2s del on trucks for A grade sparrowbills, but there is no disposition on Uie part of merchants to buy, except when they have orders on hand. Advices from Auckland are to the effect that sales cannot oven be made at 2s Id (f.0.b., sacks in). At the same time there are no sellers amongst merchants hero. At these prices merchants’ selling quotations for A grade Gartens are on t.he basis of from 2s Id to 3s (f.0.b., sacks in, Bluff). Chaff. —The chaff market continues quiet, and, if anything, easier, owing to the fact that several of the local merchants have had to sacrifice their stocks in order to make room for wool. TJno current quotation to fanners is about £6 10s on trucks at country sidings, merchants supplying bags, but for extra prime quality, close to Invercargill, perhaps a little more could be obtained.

Potatoes. —There is nothing further to r-e----]>ort regarding potatoes, the only business doing being of a very retail character, most'y in now potatoes.

H ernp. —The hemp market is again somewhat firmer, and an advance of about £1 per ton lias to bo recorded. Current quotations are about £lB to £lB 10j for good fair, and about £L less for fair. Tow is also in good demand at from £7 to £7 10s on trucks for IV o. 2 grade. Ryegrass.—There is very little doing in ryegrass, owing to the approach of the new harvest. It is expected that there will be a good yield, and that the seed will be harvested in goed condition, although it mar not possibly he so heavy as last, year. It is rather early yet to forecast how the season will open, but within the next week or 10 days the probability is that some seed will find its way on to the market.

SOUTHLAND FARM NOTES. Fit dm Our Own Oohrkspondknt.l

INVERCARGILL, Jammy 21. Owing: to the prolific crops of grass in North Otago and Canterbury t.hig season, sheep buyers from those districts have been touring through Southland during the past week, and four arrived in Invercargill by Friday night’s express. There have been several transactions, one being the sale of 500 mixed two-tooths for 15s, and another the disposal of a lino of ewes and lambs for 10s 6d. A farmer who was in town on Saturday stated to a News reporter that the turnip fly ig worse than usual in the Southland district this season, and its ravages are the more harmful because of the slow growth of the tuber. The crop promises to bo prolific. As to potatoes, another country resident expressed the opinion that the crop in the Makarewa district and other parts between that point and Winton would bo light, but in the district about the Waiau the fields looked unusually promising. Private buyers of wool have continued to operate in Southland during the past week, and it is estimated that several thousand bales have changed hands this Swift’s representative hag been specially active in the Eastern district, where ho has purchased fully 1000 bales, including the clip of some half-dozen growers in the district around Mataura township. A Timaru buyer has recently been in the Rakahauka district, and ha s purchased freely. GRAIN AND PRODUCE SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report as follows : Wo held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our etoros on Monday' to a good attendance of buyers. Bidding was slack, especially for oats and chaff. Oats; The market continues very depressed, and owing to the absence of any shipping demand and heavier supplies, prices have dropped very considerably. Even at reduced prices there is no demand. Prime milling, 2o 8d to 2s 9d; good to best food, 2 S 5d to 2s 7d; inferior, 2s to 2s 3d per bushel (bags extra). Wheat: There is nothing fresh to report. The market has a healthier tone, but owing to the light offerings from the country, and the millers not operating, business i s rcst.ri.ctod. Prime velvet, 3s lid; prime velvet ear and Tuscan, 3s 9d to 3s lOd; medium milling and best whole fowl feed, 3s 8d to 3s 9d; inferior to medium, 3s 3d to 3s 7d per buwhcl (bags extra). Chaff: The market, to-day is easier, and as supplies are heavier, lower values have to bo taken to make sales. Best chaff. £4; medium to good, £3 to £3 17s 6d; inferior, £2 10s to £3 per ton (bags extra).

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report: — Wo held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, when values ruled as under;—Oats: In view of new oats being on the market shortly, prices for last season’s have suffered a decided decline, and in the unsettled otate of the market it is impossible to give very definite quotations. Prime Sparrowbills and Cartons have occasional inquiries from shippers in receipt of actual orders, but otherwise there is little demand. Prime milling, 2s 6d to 2s 7d; good to beet feed, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; inferior to medium. 2s Id to Ps 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat; There is not much animation in the market, but values are nominally firm at quotations. Fowl wheat is not plentiful, and orders are being largely filled with milling quality. Prime n illing velvet. lOd to 3s lid; Tueoan, 3s 9d to 3s 9jd; medium milling and best whole fowl wheat, 3s Pd to 3s Sid ; medium fowl wheat. 3s 4d to 3s 6d ; broken, and damaged, 2s lOd to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes; We had none to offer at the sale. Chaff; The market is fully supplied, and in view of heavier offerings from the country pricco are decidedly easier. Prime oaten sheaf is the only clasp meeting with any sale. Prime oaten sheaf, £3 15s to £4: medium. £3 7s 6d to £3 12s 6d light and discoloured £3 to £3 5s per ton (sacks extra). HIDE SALES. MELBOURNE. January 13. At the hide sales to-day there were large supplies forward, but competition for all classes was keen, and prices were firm. Messrs Waters, Ritchie, and Co. report

as follows: —Wc hold our fortnightly sale of hides at our stores yesterday afternoon, when there was a largo attendance of buyers. Competition was particularly keen, and we cleared the whole of our large catalogue at extreme prices, which compared with recent values showed an all-round advance of to |d per lb. Calfskins again had special attention, and we secured lljd per lb for one small line. Our top prices for ox wore 9gd and Sd, and for cows 7d and 63d per lb In money value the former brought up to £2 11s and the latter £1 18s 3d each Our catalogue consisted of 936 hides and 796 yearling and calfskins — a total of 1732. The following were some of our best prices:—Ox: One 701 b, !)|d; one 721 b, 9d ; one 731 b, B|d; two 651 b, t|d; two 711 b, B|d; one 701 b, one 621 b, e£d; two 661 b, Bgd; one 761 b, B|d; one ; 711 b, 83d; one 671 b, four 651 b, 83d; | four 721 b. Bgd; seven 641 b, 8d: eleven 641 b, j 7gd; four 701 b, 7£d; two 671 b, 72d; one i 571 b, 72d : one 711 b, 7£d; four 681 b, 72d; eight 571 b, 7|d; thirty 621 b, 7|d; twelve I 621 b, 7jd; one 701 b, 7jd; eleven 631 b, 7 id; | fifteen 621 b, 7|d; twentv-fivo 651 b, 7j>d; four 731 b, 7gd; ten 591 b, 7id; five 721 b, 73d; seven ,571 b, ?3d; tluee 461 b, 73d; thirteen 551 b, T|d ; three 671 b, 73d; twenty-four 621 b, 7ld; ten 551 b, 7£d; six 671 b, 7gd; five 581 b, 7Ad; nineteen 651 b, 7gd; fifty-four 571 b, 73d; five 621 b, 7gd; fifty 571 b, 7d; ten 621 b, 7d; fivo 561 b, 7^d; one hundred and one 531 b. 7d; five 471 b. 7d; twenty-four 541 b, 7d; forty-two 521 b, 6£d : six 531 b. 67d; fifty 471 b, 63d: six 621 b, 6?d; twelve 550), 67d; two 571 b, 63d : four 451 b, 6|d ; five 451 b, 64d; four 521 b, 63c1; four 531 b, 62d; four 481 b, 6|d; two 621 b, 6jjd; three 451 b, 6?d; three 381 b, 6^d; eight 481 b, 63d; three 421 b, 6id; two 461 b, 6yd. Cows: Fifteen 451 b, 7d; nine 521 b, 6Jd; ton 541 b, 67d; four 571 b, 6Jd; nine 451 b, 6|d; ton 531 b, 63d; eight 56!b, 6£d; one 721 b, 63d; thirtythreo 461 b, 63<1; two 5Ub, 6Jd; two 551 b, 63<1; throe 601 b, 63d; eighteen 451 b, 6|d; three 63!b, 6|d; four 381 b, 6|d; throe 351 b, 6l|d: thirteen 461 b, 6gd; one 461 b, 6id; fivo 361 b. 6jd; four 511 b, 6^d; and threo 3 lb. 6?tl per lb. Wo quote:—Ox: Extra stout heavy, 8d to 9^d; stout heavy, 73d to 77d; heavy, 64(1 to ?3d; medium, 6.1 tl to 73d; light, 63d to 63d. Cow: Stout heavy, 63d to 7d; heavy and medium, 6J>d to 6gd; light. 63d (o 7cl; damaged and bad-conditioned ox a.nd cow, from 4ld to 6d; bull and stag, 43d to 53d. Calfskins, 103 d to 113 d for best; lOd to lOAd; damaged and inferior, 23d to 83d per lb. Messrs Stronach, Morris-, and Co. report aa follows:—We held our fortnightly hide sale at our stores on Thursday, when wc offered a catalogue totalling 323. There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was very keen, prices all round showing an advance of fully 3d per lb. Calfskins were in very keen demand, and wo sold several lines from lid to llgd per lb. We had no extra stout hides forward, our top price be ; ng ?3d for one ox weighing 631 b and two ox weighing 661 b. In cow hides our top price was 63d for several lines. In money value our highest price was £2 3s 7d for ox, and for cow £1 12s Bd. The following are actual prices paid at our sale:- —Extra stout ox, none forward; .stout heavy, to 7|d; heavy, 63d to Vs medium weight, 63d to 7|d; light weight, 63 d to 63d; damaged anr inferior, 4 Jr!! to 63d; cut, to 64d; bull and stag hides, 53d. , .Stout heavy cow hides, 63d to 63d; heavy, 63d to 63. d; light, 63d to 63d : damaged and inferior, 4jd to 6d; cut, 5d to 53d. Best calfskins, 103 dto lljjd; medium, 9gd to 103 d ; damaged and inferior, sid to 83d

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report having held the fortnightly sale of hides at their stores on Thursday. There was a very large attendance of buyers, and competition was keen for all lines. The catalogue consisted mostly of medium and light-weight abattoir hides. Calfskins were again in good demand, and sold at up to 10id per lb. Heavy and medium-weight hides showed an advance of from ad to id per lb on the previous sale’s rates. Several lots of cow hides brought 6Jd per IV>, and yearlings sold at up to 6£d per lb. Quotations: Stout heavv ox hides, to 8d; heavy ox hides, 7d to ?id; medium ox hides, bid to 6Jd; li"ht ox hides, 6id to 6|d. (tow hides: Heavy and medium, to 6Jd ; light, bid to bid; bull and stag hides, to sid; had conditioned ox and cow hides, sid to sd. Calfskins: Best, to 10id; medium, 9d to 9jd; damaged, to Bid; yearlings, to 6Jd per lb. CLEARING SALE OF STUD STOCK. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) report having conducted a very successful clearing sale on account of Messrs K. and A. Officer, of Thornbury. on their farm Kunnyrnead. The attendance was very large, buyers coming from all the districts in Otago and Southland, whilst several local people represented buyers in Melbourne and the North Island. The chief feature of the sale was undoubtedly the horses, and Messrs Officer Bros, offered 25 in number, and throughout the whole sale they were keenly sought after. The top price received was 140 gs for the colt Baron’s Best, being purchased by a local gentleman for Mr J. Sutherland, Gisborne. .Mr W. D Milligan, of Crookston, purchased the next highest-priced beast, Abbott’s Blossom, at 130 gs, whilst he also bought a young fill}', Rosa l>ora. for 85gs. Mr A. W. Luscombe, of Woodcnd, gave 115 gs for the colt Water King, whilst the mare Water Lily brought lObgs, Mr H. E. Dahlcnburg being the purchaoer. Mr James Blair, of the Taicri, gave 89gs tor the colt Baron’s Chief, and a.Lso got the mare Crown Queen for 51gs. Queen of the Meadow brought 75gs. Nell 46gs, Maud 31gs, all being purchased by Mr H. E. Diahlenburg. Gip the 2nd was knocked down for 65gs to Mr H. E. Clarke, of Edcndale. The colt Kunnyrnead, after good comi>etition, was bought by a local gentleman for Messrs Caffrey and Murphy, of Melbourne, at 80gs. The __ marc Kate changed liands at 57gs, Mr Alfred Duhlenburg being the buyer. Mr J. Macdonald, of Otautau, got two young fillies at 41gs and 36gs, whilst an aged mare, Mag the 2ml, brought 30gs, Mr A. 11. Officer, of Drummond, being the buyers. The colt Royal Eyvie was purchased by Mr Andrew Chrystal," of Lochiol, -for 51gs, whilst another yearling colt, Royal Jack, went to the same buyer at 20gs. A yearling colt, Papakaia, was sold to Mr W. R. Gawn, of the Taieri, for 34 gs, whilst Mr John Ewan, of Drummond, got the colt Hero at 40gs. Abbot Prince, at 33gs, was purchased by Mr John Garrick, whilst another yearling, Botany Tam, brought Ibgs, Mr A. Hilhs, of Waianiwa, being the buyer Messrs Officer offered a good number of cattle, i'.nd notwithstanding the fact that the season is well advanced the prices received for some of the cows were exceptionally good, tho top prices being £ls

1A; for one purchased by Mr D. M'Math, Or Balfour. Mr D. M'lioriald, of Balfour, bought six cows at the following prices; £ls, £ll 15s, £ll 15s, £9 10s, £9, £9. Mr A. M'Neil. of Lochiei, purchased three cows at the following prices; £l3 15a. £9, and £8 15s, whilst other buyers gave the ■following: £ll ICte, £9 1&3 6d, £9, £8 15s, and prices down to £4 15s. The Jersey cows sold well, Mr John Ewan giving 14igs for one, whilst Mr George Kidd, of ihernbury, gave 9jgs for another, the same buyer also buying the Jersey bull afc tigs- A Jersey heifer calf brought 3gs, Mr J. Officer, of Ryal Bush being the purchaser. Messrs Officer offered nix(ji selected heifers. Mr M. Carmichael secured these at £7 ss, whilst 11 yearling heifers brought £3 9s, Mr L. D. O’Toole! Tisbury, being the purchaser. The bidding was brisk throughout the sale for all lines of sheep. Mr M. Carmichael purchased a lino of stud ewes and lambs at 15s, all counted, and the same buyer bought a lino of two, four, and six-tooth ewes at 11s lOd, a line of 4-tooth ewes at 15s lOd, a line of 2-tooth ewes at 15s, and 2-tooth wethers at 12s, whilst a small line of fat owes to the same buyer at 14a 9d. The stud rams sold well, Mrs Buchanan, VVaimatuku, paying 2,Jgs, W. Gray and

ione lag, Mr A. H. Officer whilst Jrflr J. M'Leah got the balance at 21s.

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS,

Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) report as follows;—-There was a full yarding forward for Saturday’s sale, and a splendid attendance of the public. Most of the draughts, however, showed signs of hard work, and for these coin petit ion, as usual, was not keen, although fair prices were bid for practically ©very animal in the yard. We disposed of most of the country horses at satisfactory prices. There is a very brisk demand in this market at present for sound, staunch young draughts, and we could place quite a number of these every week it wo had them in the yard. Wo quote; Superior young draught geldings, £4O to £SO: medium draught mares and geldings, £35 to £4O; aged draught mares and geldings, £ls to £2O; strong spring-van horses, £25 to £3O; hacks, £lO to £l2 for medium; extra good. £lB to £25