SALE OF DAIRY STOCK.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12587, 17 August 1910, Page 3

SALE OF DAIRY STOCK.

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: We held a most .successful sale of dairy cows and heifers in our Feilding Yards on Monday, tho 15th inst. Buyers were well represented and with the exception of a few backward cows and lieifers. we sold the whole of the entry. A nica line of 43 springing heifers sold on. account, of Messrs Brewjster and Woottpn made from £5 to £10 2s 6d. with an average right through of £6 4s • on account of A. Oldfield, 16 co.vs from £7 os to £12 ss,' average £0 per head; on account of J. H. Taylcr, 0 Iv-ad average £7 13s 4d : on account of Mr Stnbbiugton, 7 head; average £7 los:.ai"id several small lines en behalf ot Messrs R. Ryburn. Bensemann, Gaynoi' Jonghen, F. Allerby, F;. A. Moon, F. llall. and others made from. £0 to £9 i:er head.

Tho truth of the well-worn adage "It's an ill wind that blows nobody any go<xl'; is Using demonstrated -in _ tli2 commercial world at the present time. Some three or lour months ago the Fiji Islands were visited by a terrific hurricane, which swept the plantations clear of fruit and damaged the trees very severely. As a result of that the Dominion's supply of bananas for the past three niionths has been of very small compass. The cutting off of one source of supply naturally caused . greater attention to bo diverted to the alternative source, which, in this case, proves to bo the Cook Islands. Much has been heard of late about the advisability of fostering and developing a fruit trade with those parts. The hurricane in Fiji has opportunely given the biggest stimulus to the fruit trade of the Cook Islands that it lias had of latf> years, and the direct steam service now running to Wellington is materially assisting in the development of trade trade. This service now enables the island fruit' to be .distributed throughout New Zealand m fine condition, and is thus having the effect of extending the popularity of the fruit, as, previous!}', owing to tho transhipment rendered necessary at Auckland, the quality sometimes suffered. By the time the Fiji plantations are again in full bearing it will perhaps be found that the Cook Islanders have .secured a, considerable portion of the New Zealand trade-