OTAGO A. & P. SOCIETY

Otago Witness, Issue 3212, 6 October 1915, Page 21

OTAGO A. & P. SOCIETY

ANNUAL HORSE PARADE. Excellent entries have been received for the annual Horse Show of the Otago A. and P. Society, which will be held aF Tahuna Park on the 7th inst. In the aged stallion class 30 horses of the finest quality, from all over the dominion, have been entered, and competition will bo of the keenest. In the threc-yearold class are 12 entries of high-olass animals, and in the two-year-old class there arc eight entries. It would be a difficult task to estimate the money value represented by those three classes. In the classes for carriage, hackney, trotting, thoroughbred, and pony stallions competition will bo keen. The committee is confident that great interest will be taken in this year’s show, from the fact that so many high-class animals have recently been imported from Great Britain. For the SC-gmnea Clydcsdalo_ Horse Society’s Challenge Cup, 20 entries have been received. When it is understood that horses entered for this enp are required to pass a stiff veterinary examination as to freedom from hereditary nnsoundnoss before they are eligible to compete, the quality of the horses will bo realised. Messrs W. D. Snowball, J. Kerrigan, and W. D. Blair will examine tho horses at the Otago Farmers’ Horse Bazaar on Wednesday morning. The judging of the horses will be commenced at Tnhuna Park punctually at 11 a.m. on Thursday. The exhibit numbers of the horses will ha handed to the men in charge at the gates, and no animal will be admitted without a ticket. The following is a comparative list show ing the entries for 1914 and 1915:--1914. 1915. Draught stallions (aged) ... 43 30 Draught stallions (three-year-old) 14 30 Draught stallions (two-ycar-old) ... 5 9 Carriage stallions 3 2 Hackney stallions ... 2 I Trotting stallions 7 6 Thoroughbred stallion » ... S Pony stallions 1 2 Clydesdale Horse Society’s Challenge Cup 21 20 Totals 96 84 EXPORTS OF PRODUCE. WELLINGTON, September 30. Tho following are the values of New Zealand products exported during the week ended September 28:— Butter £ 7,437 Cheese 14,555 Frozen lamb 36,148 Frozen mutton 95,419 Frozen beef, etc. 71,447 Gold 57,797 Grain and pulse ■ ... 4,709 Hides and skins 24,537 Kauri gum 3,822 Flax and tow 22,216 Tallow 10,548 Timber 10,028 Wool 1 36,501 CANTERBURY MARKETS. GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS. (Lyttelton Times, October 2.) Stagnation is still the dominant feature of the gram and produce market, and as far as cereals are concerned practically no business is being done. Millers and merchants appear thoroughly resolved not to touch wheat under any circumstances, and naturally the attitude they have taken up has had the effect of making holders chary about offering, since experience has taught them that until buyers take an entirely different view of the position, it is useless to submit samples. Many of those who bought early in the season still in possession of large stocks, which they can only reduce at a largo sacrifice; and it is understood that some of those who speculated largely are likely to lose heavily. Efforts are being made to induce the Government to permit the export of wheat and flour; but* so far little hone has been held out that the request will bo acceded to. The oat market is very quiet at unchanged prices, and at present the business that is passing in Canterbury is essentially of a hand-to-mouth description, all the orders from tho North Island going to the south, where supplies are much greater and whore prices are on a lower basis. Tho only kind of produce which commands any attention at present is potatoes, for which prices have advanced during the week to the extent of £1 per ton. Last week the current price was £5 on trucks at country stations; but at the beginning of the week the market firmed. On Wednesday tho general price was £5 10s on trucks; but since then there has been a further advance, and to-day it is impossible to secure parcels at a lower price than £6. Grass seed continues to be ordered in fait quantities; but, as mentioned in previous reports, it is clearly evident that the area io bo devoted to permanent pastures this year will bo substantially below the average of past years. Tho following quotations are for purchases from farmers, not cash, sacks extra, delivered at country stations: Wheat —4s 3d to 4s 6d (nominal). Oats (nominal) —A grade Gartens 4s to 4s. 2d ; B grade, 3s lOd to 3s lid; Duns, 4s 2d to 4s 6d; Algerians, to 4s 3d. Barley (nominal) —Prime malting, 6s to 5a 3d; medium, 5s 3d to 5s fid. Peas —Blue Prussians, 6s 4d; Partridge ss.

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