RURAL RAKINGS.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8087, 26 December 1906, Page 2

RURAL RAKINGS.

The weather during the past week ha* been ideal for holiOay-malsers, but from tile farmer*' point of view a few hours' ram would be wore bttuetici.il, though it is probable that thjse now busy witQ harvesting and haymaking will be inclined to Dope tliat it rnty be deferred uutil after tneir owa particular 'rop is safely in. Harvesting operations are now in full • wing, und from reports it ojust be said that the outlook is good; in fact as good as for some years past. The dry weather has prevented ruot attacking oats, which look bright and olean.

Turnip sowing is also being done, and these too re'iuue a little ran to give them a g >od start.

Pastures are looking brown, and unless more moisture is forthcoming milk cheques ui.iy be expected to decrease somewhat.

As regards the pjtato crop, prospects are 1 generally better than for tue past time , years, not much blight iiaving as yet made an appearance. In fact, oiviig to the extraoidinarily large areas sown this season, a considerable drop in prices may be lcoked f°r. Some opine tuat rates v/ill decline to to J.l per ton, at which producers wiil not have near the profit many anticipated. Only the creation of exceptional demand outside the colony cau prevent at any rate a substantial reduction. I As regards t!.o stock market, there is not ' much change to report, the extra demand u-ual at this »eason rather causing a | hardeniug in prices. At Xewm<trket sheep I aivanCitd Is to 2s per head, though this is like yto be lost aft<r the holidays. At Reinuora pricts all round were much oil a par with previous. The especially heavy yarding at Hamilton on Thursday caused fit cittle to decline a >uiej what, and as gra.iers will bo anxious to j quit in anticipation of continued dryness 1 they are not likely to take an upward turn ! yet. Dairy butter is plentiful Just now and : prices remain at 8.1 wholesale and 101 re--1 tail. ! Potatoes, as mentioned above, are de- : clining, a ()» >p of lis j'er cvt being rej corded hist week. i Southern oats boing a good dern ind an 1 I the supply light have increase! 11 per i bushel, hd 1 the bringing in of locally gr <wii will no 4)ubt have a weikening i tendency. I'hote is only a moderate demand for cbatl. Flaxmiliers have been availing them- ; selves of the opportunity afforded to getting libre irom pi >c>s usually too wet to work in rainy seas u, thiugh the output is not much increased thereby as the other areas are merely p is* d by in the meantime Still, some or the mi.ls are woiking night : auil day so as to take full advantage of the prosnut i.igh prices. Tuo Lou.ton Ciiristmas demand for : butter has be.-n sutliciuntly strong to favourably alle.'t valu-s, but the belief is that this apurt is purely temporary. Tue mark :t is xpecting heavy arrival? and partly because o: tii. '.h.rity of Australian j shipmants there promises tc be a plethora lof butter on the market this waek. In j any case there is no doubt th&t there is an | increased export of dairy produce from the | colonies. According tu the cables there ;is a better demand for salted butter than for saitlcss, which will at least for a time ! st lie the c mplaints against the export of ! saltless butter. Ihe present quotation ; tor choicest >en Zealand butter is 113s, or ! 3s higher than last week, and it is a very I fair price. But the market is bound to | decline after the Christmas demand is : satisli'd and it is expected in some quarters that c.ii. buyers will wind up 'he ' season wi h a loss. Co far -v the dairy • factories in 'lew i_ alano urt, concerned I the market movements arc of lit tie in . tere-'t, lor most of them have made forward j contra; at very high prices. The butter j merc'ia its of Englat 1 v/ho have paid the , taney prices wi.l be the U.-ers. 1 BOWEL Cu'dl'LAlN 1' IN CHILDREN Uuring the summer months children are j subject to disorders of the bowels, and I should receive the careful attention, i A s soon as any looseness of the bowels |is noticed, <Tiimberlain's Colic, Cholera, 'and Diarrhoea Remedy should be given. Get - Stile to-day; it may safe a life. For sale by D,y. Hamilton; Thos. Wells, Cambridge.; Geo. M. A. A.bier, T« iwamutu; tvreen and Colebrook, Ngaruawahia; Cnas. Dallas, iaumaruuui j U. Chapra*.'a, bLihiSlhr. Foe ''i 1 !rw'i Hcclinf Cotit'h c, f Night Wood-.' lirfeat Ciice, lie (id ' »uu. M *>d boiue