LAMB MARKING

Southland Times, Issue 22159, 30 October 1933, Page 2

LAMB MARKING

FARMERS generally speaking realize that lamb losses are not always the only important factor at docking a greater factor being that of the retarded growth of animals due to shock, slow healing wounds, or the attacks of blow-flies, apply DOKKO fluid to the wounds and watch the effect that hundreds of farmers have recorded—that the lambs recover quickly from the shock, the wounds heal rapidly and the attacks of blow-flies are repelled. Ask your merchant to procure from the agents, Messrs Fairbairn, Wright and Co., Ltd., Dunedin.

51d ft; galv. fencing wire, barb 28/-, No. 8 galv. 19/-, No. 9 20/-, No. 10 21/- cwt; 3ft fowl netting 11/-, 6ft. 22/- coil; Cyclone and sheep netting at lowest market rates; tea 2/6 lb.

DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. advise receipt of the following cable from their principals, Messrs A. J. Mills and Co. Ltd., London:— Butter: Market slow. N.Z. finest, 94/96/-; N.Z. first grade, 90/-, 92/-; Danish, 112/-, 114/-; Danish f.0.b., 90/-; Australian, 90/-, 96/-. Cheese: Market slow. N.Z. white, 47/-, 48/-; N.Z. Coloured, 46/-, 47/-; Canadian white, 54/-; Canadian coloured 50/-, 52/-.

Messrs Dalgety and Company Limited report having received the following market cable from Samuel Page and Son, London, under date the 28th inst.— Butter: Firsts 88/- to 90/-; finest 92/to 94/-. Cheese: 44/- to 46/-, weak.

The South Island Dairy Association report having received the following advice from the N.Z. Producers’ Co-op. Marketing Association under date, October 28, 1933: N.Z. Butter, finest 92/-; firsts 88/-; Danish 114/-. N.Z. Cheese: White 46/- to 47/-; coloured 45/- to 46/-. Both weak. EMPIRE DAIRIES, LIMITED. INCREASE IN TURNOVER. Australian and New Zealand directors were present at the annual meeting of Empire Dairies, Limited, held in Auckland on Tuesday. New Zealand cooperative interests were represented by Messrs Dynes Fulton, W. Goodfellow and C. J. Parlane, the Australian directors being Mr A. W. Wilson, of .Melbourne, general manager of the Gippsland and Northern Co-operative Company, Limited, Major J. R. King, of Sydney, general manager of the Producers’ Co-operative Distributing Society, Limited, and Mr P. Daley, of Birsbane, chairman of the Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Company. In a statement, Mr Wilson, chairman of directors, said the turnover of Empire Dairies increased from £3,567,479 for the previous year to £4,153,998 in the past year, and the company was probably the largest importer of dairy produce into the United Kingdom. The company was assured of increased supplies of produce for the current season. Working arangements between the Australian and New Zealand interests which jointly controlled the company and used the same selling floors in the United Kingdom had been very satisfactory, and were operating to the advantage of the producers in both countries. Since the London selling floor of Empire Dairies, Limited, was established about four years ago, branches had been successfully opened at Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow. Probably from time to time further selling floors would be established in other centres in the United Kingdom, in furtherance of the company’s policy of spreading the sale, of dairy produce from Empire countries as much as possible. Appreciation of the excellent results achieved during the past year by the London directors and officers of the company was expressed at the meeting. Mr Dynes Fulton was elected chairman of directors for the ensuing year.

FROZEN MEAT QUOTATIONS. (United Press Assn—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) London, October 28. Frozen meat quotations are: New Zealand sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes 651 b to 721 b 3 7-8 d; ditto North Island under 48, 3Jd, 651 b to 721 b 3Jd. Argentine sheep, first quality crossbred wethers 481 b to 641 b 4 l-Bd. N.Z. Lambs—Canterbury, thirty-six lbs and under 7 5-Bd, 371 b to 421 b 7Jd; ditto other South Island thirty-six and under 7|d, 371 b to 421 b 7Jd; 431 b to 501 b 6 3-8 d; ditto selected North Island, including downs, thirty-six and under 7Jd, 371 b to 421 b 7Jd, ditto other North Island first quality thirty-six lbs and under 7 3-8, 371 b to 421 b sevenpence; ditto second quality average about thirty-two lbs 6 7-Bd. Australian frozen beef.—Ox hinds 1601 b and under 3 3-Bd.

Argentine chilled beef. —Ox fores 1601 b to 2201 b 3ld; Ox hinds 1601 b to 2201 b 6Jd. N.Z. pigs.—First quality 1011 b to 1201 b 5 5-Bd.

Australian pigs.—First quality 1001 b to 1201 b 5 5-Bd.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Rugby, October 27. The following rates of foreign exchanges are current to-day compared with par:—

Par. To-day. Paris, fr. 124.21 81 7-32 New York, dol. 4.866 4.71} Montreal, dol. 4.866 4.80} Brussels, belga 35.00 22.89 Geneva, fr. 25.22 16.43 Amsterdam, fr. 12.10 7.88 Milan, lira 93.46 60 5-16 Berlin, r.m. 20.42 13.32} Stockholm, kr. 18.159 19.40} Copenhagen, kr. 18.159 22.40 Oslo, kr. 18.159 19.90 Vienna, sch. 34.585 29 nom. Prague, kr. 20.02 106} Helsingfors, mark 124.23 226} Madrid, kr. 15.225 38 Lisbon, escu 4* 105} Athens, dr. 370 565 Bucharest, lei 25.525 535 Belgrade, kr. — 233 Montevideo, dol. 45.57d. 36 nom. Buenos Aires, dol.. 45.57d. 44 Rio de Janeiro, mil. 4.898 4? Bombay, rupee — 18 1-64 Shanghai, tael ■ — 15 5-16 Hong Kong — 17 Yokohama, p. to yen 24.582 14}