STOCK AND GRAZING NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3518, 16 August 1921, Page 9

STOCK AND GRAZING NOTES.

Weekly Stock Sales. Burnside, Wednesdays Addington, Wednesdays Waiareka Railway Junction, Tuesdays Wullacetown, Tuesdays Fortnightly. Kiversdale, Friday Ashburton, Tuesdays Heriot, Thursdays Hinton, Thursdays Wyndham, Thursdays Clinton, Thursdays Balclutha, Fridays Gore, Tuesdays Monthly. Palmerston, 4th Thurs- I day Winton, 4th Tuesday

Monthly (continued). Duntrooa, 2nd Wednesday Woodlands, 3rd Friday Milton, 2nd Tuesday Balfour, 3rd Thursday Thornbnry, Ist Friday Duntroon, 2nd Wednerday Otantau, 2nd Friday Kiversdale, 3rd Friday Waikaka, last Friday f" -’ ■ 'ast Tuesday Periodically as Advertised. I.umsden, Mossburn, Orepuki, Mataura, Waikouaiti, Hiverton, Ngapara, and Otago Central Sales.

OTAGO. Mixed weather ruled last week in Otago, rains, wind, and general cloudiness having the best of Sol. It is said that some of the freeizng works may reopen for a term in order to accommodate farmers with fat wethers. A fortnight would do the job, and account for the surplus thousands on hand, otherwise we may see a time when fat sheep reach the stage of being full-woolled and very little dearer than they are at the present time. BURNSIDE MARKET. The entry of fat sheep at Burnside was large and of fair quality. Bidding was slow, and prices lower than the previous week, both heavy and light sheep being easier by Is to 2e per head respectively, wether mutton making round and ewe 3i(l per lb. Fat hoggets were in small supply and of indifferent quality, but more than enough, prices easing Is to Is 6d per head, iamb making 6id per lb. The yarding of about 200 fat cattle, mostly of satisfactory quality, opened up under a brisk demand, and sales were for the most part made on a parity with the previous week’s rates, beef making to 45s per 1001 b. Store cattle were in small supply and of little interest, while the quality of the dairy cows penned was meagre and prices unchanged. Fat pigs were in small supply, and realised last week's enhanced rates. There was no sale held at Addington owing to the races. NORTH ISLAND STOCK VALUES. Bidding at the stock sales in the North Island for store animals is still of a dull nature. Tn l’oveitv Bay mixed aged ewes in lamb made 21s to 225, forward wethers 17s to 19s, backward from 12s, good springing heifers £l2 to £ls, do cows £l6 to £l7 10s. In the Wairarapa two-tooth wethers made 13s to 16s, hoggets 13s, medium in-lamb owes 13s to 16s, old ewes 7s to Us, heifers in calf £4 10s to £9. .springing to £l2 12s, Polled Angus cows £3, Polled Angus bullocks £B. In Taranaki the weather is boisterous, and fac-

tories are getting but moderate supplies of milk. In Hawke’s Bay sales are hard to make, hoggets realised ss, wethers 14s, sixtooth to fresh full mouth ewes in lamb 16s, dairy heifers £4 10s to £ls, medium 22year old steers £2, thin heifers (empty), same age, £l. In the Waikato store cattle are at their lowest, empty dairy heifers £4 10s to £5 10s, best dairy cows £lB to £23, shorn store hoggets 6s to 12s, wethers 16s to 19s, in-lamb ewes to B.F. rams 17s 6d to £l, to Romney rams 14s to 16s 6d. BALCLUTHA CLINTON STOCK SALES. At the ’Clutha on Friday last about 2500 sheep were yarded, but few cattle, the latter being mostly dairy sorts. The demand was easier than at last sale for ali classes of sheep, breeding ewes being back Is a head, and buyers were not too eager. An excellent line of over 400 ewes, guaranteed two, four, six and eighl-tootus, realised 22s 3d, mixed guaranteed 18s 6d. good failing mouth ewes made from 8s to 13«, inferior from ss, fair hoggets 7s lOd, good order wether hoggets 9s 6d. wethers from 16s to 19s. Dairy cows sold to £l4. At Clinton from four to five hundred sheep were yarded, and the demand was weak. Sound mouth ewes made 18s, good failing mouths realised Us 6d, 12s 3d, 14s 3d, killable wethers 15s 6d. STOCK NOTES. There is realty nothing doing in store stock in Otago at the moment, and if transactions are effected they show no appreciation in values. Dairy cows and breeding ewes are certainly “goods” for which it is possible to find buyers, but other store stock are not in demand. Until wool is in request and our meat is sought after conditions not dissimilar to the pro-frozen meat period would seem likely in respect to some of our staple products. ’ I urther sales in draught horses made at Flemington on July 20 include Messia Mitohell and O'Brien’s Sir William, foaled 1918, by Bucklyvie Favourite—Nannie (by Victorian Producers’ Co-operative), to M'Queen Bros, for 250gns; Mr G. 11. Alford’s Blacon, foaled 11914, Lymm Truffle —Princess Mary, to Mr J. Wilson, Ocean Grove, 70gns; Mr E. G. Bath’s Newton’s Best, foaled 1908, by Newton Chief—Lady Bell, to Mr G. A. Graham, Rupanvup. 330gns; Mr E. G. Bath’s Prince Newton, foaled 1917, by Newton’s Best —Violet, to Mr J. M‘Encrae, Western Australia, 4-Ogns; Mr E. G. Bath’s Newton’s Prime, foaled 1918, by Newton’s Best—Diamond, to Mr E. IT. Cuttle, Ultima, 85gns; Mr P. J. O’Donohoe’s Young Middlemarch, foaled 1914, by Middlemarch—Jean, to Mr J. M'Kenzie, 1672gns. Draught mares were sold from 30gns to lOOgns. The great Shorthorn show' bull, Pellipar Iris, formerly in the hands of Mr A. J. Marshall, Stranraer, and winner of the grand championship at the Chicago International last year, has been shipped from the United States to South America. Attempts are being made to draw away successful veterinary investigators from Scotland to the overseas Dominions (says the Scottish Farmer). Please let us pay our men well, and so keep them at home. Shorthorns in the United States number 15,429,000, Hereford* 14,303,000, Friesland* 11,069,000. Aberdeen-Angus 2,479,009, Rod Polls 1,772,000, and Polled Shorthorns I, Canterbury Agricultural College Magazine gives particulars of a milking Shorthorn bull, Loobagh Premier, recently imported from the herd of Sir Gilbert Greenall, Limerick, Ireland. Ho is a red roan, by Sir Thornbv Premier, dam Loobagh Favourite. The former was purchased for 2000gns, and is out of Dolphinlea Primrose, a cow that gave 10.2301 b milk with her first calf, by Drusus. whose dam Dorothy is the champion milking Shorthorn of Great Britain, having given an average of 10,5301 b of milk for 11 years, and 15,0001 b in one season. N.Z. SHORTHORN ASSOCIATION The New Zealand Shorthorn Cattle Breeders’ Association held its annual meeting at Christchurch on Wednesday last. Air R. E. Alexander presided. In (lie annual report, the progress of the association was referred to in congratu'atory terms. It was stated that the number of members on the roll was 201. The balance sheet, showed a credit balance of £328 9s Bd, which had been carried to the capital account. Tn the caniial account the assets exceeded the lialvlities by £994 19s 7d. r l wolve silver shields had been offered for competition for champion hulls, (ho awards being as follows:—Pukekohe, Air J. R. ADElwrin’s Panekabua Conrad; Manawatu, Messrs W. F. Jacob and Son’s Te Mar 1 ”"" (’n.iilerburv Prince; Carterton. Mr A. M'Lean’s Greenhill Royal Duke XIX; Gisborne. Mr T. Dolden’s Karamu Brunswick VI; Whangarei, Mr IT. ITutcliiiu. ni’s Victory Prince; Donnev-rke. no com net ition; Christchurch. Mr J. A. Scott’s Westburn Marquis of Kintvre; Ellesmere, Mr J. A. Scott’s West,lmm Marquis of Kintyre; Dunedin, Mr A. Campbell’s

Knapdale Diamond Conqueror; Invercarg.ll, Air A. Campbell’s Knapdalo Diamond Conqueror; Oaniaru, Mr J. R. iViiwiieii’s Lord Randolph. During tho year Air Pemberton, who had been secretary oi tiie association since its foundation, res gnod the position owing to continued ill-health. Alembers had been again d ask. ng ihpir support to the proposed Shorthorn Guide, and, though really insufficient support had been received, the exv-unvi n.ui , coaled to proceed with Ilia publication. Air -I. 11. Stafford had supplied a history of the earlier importations to Canterbury, and it was hoped to obtain similar information regarding the early importations to the North Island. .Messrs R. E. Alexander for the South Island and W. G. Park for the North Island retired in rotation as members of the council, and resignation of council membership had been received from Air J. Grigg. Moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet, ihe chairman said that the cattle industry had been particularly depressed owing to the state of the meat market, but he hoped that it was merely a passing phase. It was hoped to be able to insist on the earmarking of stock. Members of the association who were also members of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association should insist on the best judges being appointed at shows. The accounts were in a satisfactory condition, there being a credit bank balance of £724 15s 7d, which he orcposeil should bo devoted to the purchase of war bonds. to - ociafieri was changed I to “The Shorthorn Society of New Zealand,” on the motion of Air Deans. The following officials were elected:— President, Air R. K. Alexander; vice-presi-dent. Air A. Hunter; council — .Messrs W. G. Park, G. Stcddart, R. Alillar, and J. A. Johnstone. It was decided that when a breeder wishes to enter animals for semi-official tests the whole herd should be entered, and not single animals; also that, tho average of the whole herd be then published. The award of 14 shields for champion bulls during tho coming season was decided upon ; Ihe awards V 6 be made at show# held at the following places:—Hamilton, Manawatu, Carterton, Gisborne, Whangarei, Napier, Wanganui. Christchurch, KG snu/re, Dunedin, Invercargill, lunam, Ashburton, Gore. CANTERBURY CRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, August 12. Whilst little business is passing locally in oats, prices remain unaltered. Very few offers are being made by farmers. Undoubtedly a big quantity of oats are still in stack in Canterbury, but spring thrashing . as a rule lias rarely been heavy, and it is quite probable that a good deal of it will be chaffed. Since the reduction in the ’ freight Homo to £3 8s per ton about 26,000 sacks have been, shipped to England, but ‘ recently there has been a cessation in export Present quotations are 3s 7d, f.0.b.5.i., equal to about 2s 9d at country stations. 1 Seeds have steadied. The recent demand 1 took them to figures that stopped speculative business, and although the market is firm, there is not much doing beyond seasonal orders. i Potatoes have been made firmer, which i» 1 due to the lesser quantities despatched north I recently. The fineness is represented by inquiry rather than by any appreciation in , values, which ato still from 30s to 35s at L country stations. PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs J. Nathan and Co. (Wellington) i report as follows under date August 8: —Butter.— Londion reports that prices are unchanged and tho market: quiet. The drought has broken in England, and no doubt buyers are inclined to be a trifle cautious until it ’ ia known if the rain has come in time to * save the pastures to any extent. It is also reported that the demand for margarine is steadily increasing, and it is a factor that must always bo taken into consideration. It appears clear now that consumers will ' pay only up to a certain price for butter and if that price is higher than Their purchasing power margarine is used instead, * People who should bo in a position to judge place the limit at which. consumers in the United Kingdom will P a y F for butter at somewhere about 2s > Gd per * lb retail. When the price 4 goes above this figure consumption is likely 1 to be curtailed. It is apparent that the s margarine manufacturers anticipate this may happen, as it is cabled from London that they are buying raw material for the manufadure of margarine very freely. Vancouver. — It is reported that some demand is expected from this quarter, but, bo > far, one can learn of no business passing, r —Cheese.— ; London quotes New Zealand white at 138 s, coloured 13*2s to 1345, landed terms. Canadian > is quoted at 132 s to 1355, c.i.f. The market is quiet. There is still not very much to report in tho way of straight-out selling of outputs, and, apparently, very few factories f have yet sold. It is interesting to note that tho Canadian, c.i.f. prices arc lower, which,

seems to indicate that they have found that they were asking Uxr high prices. General.—So far buyers’ prices have not been up to the factories* ideas with both butter and cheese, with the result that there have been many factory meetings adjourned in the hone that buyers* limits will be increased. Those London houses that paid high prices for outputs last season are naturally rather chary of speculating in any way, and, similarly, the re.ail trade in London no doubt also feels it should walk warily in arranging forward purchases this year, consequently the buying feeling is not so keen as usual, the feeling mostly being to wait developmen Is.