THE BUTTER MOISTURE PROSECUTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 642, 20 October 1909, Page 10

THE BUTTER MOISTURE PROSECUTIONS.

:• / STATEMENT IN' : PARLIAMENT. /Mr. Greenslade(Waikato) who/was onoof. the speakers in the Address-in-Reply debato in Parliament - yesterday afternoon devoted his remarks entirely to the recent proseoution of tho New' Zealand Dairy Association for alleged excessive moisture in butter. Ho referred to the remark made by the Minister , for" Agriculture (the Hon. T.-Mackonzie) on ] Friday night to the effect, that certain com- ,- panics were in the habit of pumping "water , into their butter;. -, This statement, said. Mr. 3 Greenslnde, was n serious reflection upon' the , whole or some of the companies, and the.mat--1 tcr called for tho'fullest possiblo inve'stigaj tiou. If such a practice, as was alleged-.'to . exist did exist, every effort should be made . to put a stop to it, but the lato case at { Auckland partook morn of the nature of a 3 persecution than a prosecution. Tho speaker read iv. copy of' a lengthy '.letter: sent by the riianaging director'., of'.-the Dairy,/ Association (Mr. Wesley Sprogg) ; ,to;tho,'Minister.•; -Tho f letter contained several allegations' of animus - °ri thei part of tho chief gradcrv at- Aiickliirid s .(Mr. Thornton) against , tho company. Mr. l Spragg entered, at length into 'a; history .of ;tho . relations'between his company; and Mr. Thornl ton, which, he said- extended '.as'; far-'.back: as i 1597, when-Mri; Thornton .'was,grader'at, Wel- - Ijngton. Cottijilaiiit'.jwas'/'made of - a 1 -consideration ihv coiinOctibri-';With''a.;ccrtain .iriata ter on that-occasion; l Mr.vSpragg''went:bn'*to r state, that,since..Mr. -'Thornton'/had beehvapl pointed to;Aubkland,."wb;havo'beori"-'s'ubject(jd - b/ him to. 'a'.series.vof generally 'small lanuOyi ances' and;pbstructidns to./the' hurt: ofv'our 1 business. /.Reference' was.' mado'-vto..previous - letters a-s^ indicating;/"what".we:havo/all'alo'riß -■ considered-.-the,-unfair/, or-incompetent -'judg--1 ment of our produce-by Mr. Thornton:" It 5 alleged', 'that Mr. : Shirley, assoj ciate dairy, instructor,- had, according to re--1 ports brought to. Mr./Spragg, joined-witK'Mr. 3 i, l ' n lna n unfriendly .attitude 7 -towards . ..tha.cnmpany.vrSpecial.'.trferehco was made 'to' " a,1 , a 1,?7. interference., by;'. Messrs. .-Thornton , and huirlcy < m -;regard; to ,tbe'-question of, ,the ) amalgamation '/of ; the Oriewbero. • Co-operative .Company i with/the'-New 'Zealand'Dairy 1 As- : socintion in .1006. ' "- ■..../;,•..'.''• :;. The whole, tread .of the; correspondence .on , ; tho suDject. saidvMr. Greenslade, tended ,to • show that there was'something'-.uuderlyirig -the'--case that did,not .appear; on .-the,surface. He' I urged that thbre should';be' a'full.investiga- ! Thpthnr ' this allegbd feeling > really did;.or. did/not exist.. The prosecution " S«« tX' a 7« atlo »''';?ne and should never' ' Ll? *"! (e .\place. He did not blame the/pre/ • sc i lt : M "» who he believed was not-in- .'. h^LniL™^ 6 ' .P rose ™t'"n was;initiatod,,and. -■ he pleasure .'at hearing Mr Mac:' 5 : il,'*' he '"tended "tS have the 3, methods of; taking, samples/altered., ;:;.;: f- : ' : ': : . tIVE -STOCK'SALEsi ; -.■ t- Messrs. a^d-Companvrenort—Ai'.onr -. ±3 £} 10a.; bulls, £2 to £2 10b " rates, . especially sprinelng' heifers. Prteea ■- ) ; SMS- W' «»& && T\l ? c^i„?' ! tbreo-year steers, £4 10s. to £4 M } ,lA V y?.? cF,? e -** ss ". to £6 "s-: otters! 2 - '*?& f s -' M -'to £4 155.; cows in milk, £7 to'£7 '- £4 fd, : "Z?^™- 7 *? hoifer ß ,,£3 14s.': fat cows! V »* hoU «".-. £2 ' empty 5 «^ es S ra- *iA^ rt, ? a J n and Williams, Limited re- , port on th el r Johnsonville sale, held ybsterdav as follows:-We offered a-good entry of nrime hSIw k h n nd . Bho ?. p ''^ hich sol'V'readily" 'Prime ?r^ U "°i kß ' £9 "a- to.£10: lighter, £9™ &&I8& sS COMMERCIAL ITEMS. " . ■'. - 'INVESTMENT SHABES. . ' •.S„™ arkotwa 8 dull'yesterday, and no trans- . .actions were'recorded. National■ Bank, buyers .'- e?s It's, M ? w 6 J,- Ba ? k Now -Zealand... buy,' era £7 ?i M ! .^iu• stoa A ?rus t and Loan, sell-. era i,i Zs. 6d.; Feilding■ aas: buyers 21b ■•Pol. .; merston North Gas,' sellers £7 15s ; South Br ' *'■ H 9h ;^ 8 "™<:o. buyers, £2- 12s:*6d j-sellbrß £2 8 Kw ea f' £4 y Paid,--buyers £10 55.-;,'. New • sfn v?LP ipp t ine -" b W. a "a. 1 64.; Wellington Woollen, buyers £3 Is.: Donaehy Rono and ; Twine, buyers £1 Is. '6d.; Leyland-aDrffS I &J? Uy6 tf £i i? s -j" New Zea laa<l OoSidated S.l &A" £1 ',<*■ 6a - : garland's ordinary, '' >6 „ e 'K rs o z s s ', 9d '..I lr otocnce, buyers 20s. 6d.; TaS ,-: naki Petroleum, buyers Bs.„ sellers ,Bs. 6d.', ■' TEADE OF THE' BTE'AITS SEOTLEMENTS.' : ' '. Ea\t Btr l t a n)l i ' tlH** a "'K I^ 18 trade'with tho t Com ? l S9 lal Commissioners . of. and.Victoria'arc serving their .. respective States very satisfactoriy.-' M?.' snt Ift th»%£r\ 8 ,, outh JV 0B trn . da rcßrcsentative 1 S .5? r. B }' ?»,-»''» an intorestinc roport >'■ JiW'" 1 the Settlements-for- 1903 S Zl3 ttOUr ' poultry - *t* The'importations Siw 1" a ver 7 V M ECal «. totalling only,about 102 tons, valued, at £1035.' but tho • tS fni? n^ r b m muc !, h more considerable, as . tne following figures .demonstrate:^-,-,: .--. ■ . ■■ ..„,,--"•'■" .---■ Ploiils.-i• >. '- -■'■■"'[■■'--;. '■.-'■■'• 9 ]W. •••■■ :.. 556,224- £354,42717 0-. \ ■ 19U8 '513.962 £3!6.C30 13 0 „ » (The picul is equal to 133 l-ilb.) • The yearly importations of.poultry ran into i- large as regarded numbers, which ~ amounted to 714.C4S head, valued at, £32,750. This . would work out at only about Ud.per head,' but i: IS', -a } or P?° t3 , out maW small-chickens are included, -is,of:the opinion that first-. . class ; table-, fowls," geoso,. turkeys, etc., could ' be worked up jnto a good trado for hotels-and i pencral European rcouiretaents. A ' largo trado 1 is done-in hams and bacon at tho Straits Settle--3 ments. Of tho quantities of' piss imported a , largo' percentage is locally cured - and: exported to adjacent islands, no less than £97 810 ,- worth being exported in 19C8. The Chihese ire ;, tho principal, consumers, and while Mr^Suttor t -- does-not-advocate oxporters curing ham and, t, -bacon.exactly A to the Ohincso taste, .Tii's opin-: ion inclines to the belief that Now South' Wales' producers would benefit-as regarded this trade if tuey paid more attention.-to.-faisinir: pi ss 0 f ; ™rt. B »n» B %f°- t yp ß ;' , alTjOrfental ■ K. I J a ,K 0 .v !)m A nd ?or:;-ho 8 »V":«Bsh la lare*. this , mutton are s ' f?-.o' snS»sh.5 n S»sh.- o{ .-j ard . s- 18J8-', represented, at^£l6lßß3: s- tfty > ae * i -.T^ ; h<>za:m.M in-lioo to _. £44,232 Ist t year: - Sood potatoes', and onfona are'' ,'• also .alri.ys tn.r acfcivt' request.'' Tho vtrada' in t fresh fruts last year.-induded:£&)933. TKjrtb of fresh and Varieties im--1 ported,, and Mr. Suttor .is of tho opinion that there is a very, good opening for all-: dcsorlptions of New South Wales fruits, both fresh ,' and dr,od. In this respect ho advocates more, '• careful packing from this side. A large im-, 0 port trade is carried on in wines, and 'oaco Aus-.' a ;tralian.-vanotics .aro-, favourably, introduced he V .thinks :thcre; shoidd'iboia);.;very,';goodi export' s market. Tho total'imports of wines'.'(represent- . ing a large re-export trado to adjacent islands) last year wore as follow:— '■'-'.'„ Doz. Qts.': '-; ,;,:,01arot ;,...-.,... 8,550 £4,337.'8 4 , . Still wmes — :.-' 7W19 0 .'Sparkling wines - 601'13 0 Port wine ...; 13,429 10,01418 0 '■;■ . Shonr 2,130 ', 2.557';- 4 '4 f Champagne ............. 2,718 .. 9,642 ;-,3' o ' e'; '_/'; '■ ,''"■'-.■ ' £34,6217,5 8," e . OUBIMPOETS FEOM BRITAIN;; '" i,. T A e J oI !S. wi PS is'the: return cbmpUed.'bv the . British Trade.. Commissioner. (Mr Eblleston) '.. showing, the/principal lines of goods' of .British i. exported to New Zealand 'durine a the/month .of August,-1909, also for the eight 1. months' ending August 31.'1909, with thb'fieures 1 for 1908 shown.for the. purposes of comparison. Month- '_'■■•'Eight/months c ?£ n B A «S- 31. ending"Aug. 31 ,-.,.:. 1908. 1909. . 19087/ {909. - Beer' and' alo !'.. 4,637 2.807 28,106 ■ 23 eoi; Spirits. ............. 15,569 .17,370 158,215-136:707 . Iron :and steel , : ■ - and manufac-.

8 '; ":. CANADIAN PACIFIC BAIMVAY.. ?' The "0J.8." is tt huee undertaking very capf ably managed, yielding oitlsfaotory results to tha shareholders, and greatly benefiting Can-

ada. The report of tho company for tho year onded June 30 last} shows gross earnings £15,262,664, and working expenses ,-610,671,550, leaving not earnings at £4,591,114. Net earnings; .of steamships in - excess, of amount included in monthly reports .wfire £79,932, while,..dividends and interest* on investments totalled £381.315.' Deducting fixed charges there remained a sur-' plus of £3,167,005. Dividends amounting' to 6' per cent, have been declared on. the Ordinary stock, together with an additional. 1. per cent, out of interest derivc4 from land sales. '' The * working expenses for the year, amounted to 69.92 per cent, of the gross earnings! and tho net earnings to <30.08 per cent., as compared with 69.47 and 30.53 per cent, respectively'. in 190 Q. The total area of agricultural land sold during the year wag 376,Q<6 acres, at-an-aver-; • price of £2 14a. per acrc, hut this included 69,963 acrea of irrigated land that br6ught'an average of £5. per acre. If- this "'area..be deducted from the total eales, the average'price realisel from the balance of the lands was; £2 4s. per acre. .• GERMAN CREDIT'BANKS.' ' | A review which : has just'.been'published by- - 1 the "Deutsche Oekonomist" in regard. to tho i position of the German banks in 1908 deals with , 3 214 institutions representing the - largest down ( to the small banks having a capital of £50,000. \ As far as the' credit banns are conccrned, tho Gorman journal enumerates 169 banks, .with own .; find foreign capital to the amount of • £633.000,000 •; in 1900, or £29,265,000 moro than in the preced* ; ing year. Berlin banks were represented by £316,500,000, out of the total in 1900, and tho • provincial banks by the balance, the total being almost equally divided between thetwo '] classes. The foreign capital associated with all the banks reached the sum of £362,500,000, as s contrasted with £331,000,000 in 1907.' the Berlin banks' share amounting. to. £184,500,000. The ] ; gross profits of the banks totalled £20,860,000,-as compared withi £19.110,000 in 1907, * and the , net. . profits were £13,050,000 and £12,750,000 Tea'pec- ; tively, The dividends paid amounted.to 7.41 per cent, in 1908, .as against 7.45 per c6nt.' in-'tho k previous year, on a share capital of £131,000,000 . . and £127,500,000 in tlie two years respectively.. . , NOTES. From the preliminary summary for the year 1908, iissued recently, it appears that the total railway route mileage was 23,228 miles, of' which' J , lO.SCOiwere single ana 12,928 double or more. The' . total number of passengers carried (exclusive Vof season ticket-holders) was . 1,278.050,000,0f . • • whom 30,891,000 were first-class, *34,049,000 second, j • and 1,213,110,000 third-class. Tho numbor of sea- < : -son ticket-holders was 721,000. The.quantity., of. 4 .minerals carried reached 388,538,000 tons,'.-and. .. •that of general merchandise 103,097,000 tons.' Tho ! r total' receipts from coaching traffic were £51,• , "661,000; from goods traffic. £58,889,000; and from 'steamboats and miscellaneous. £9,341.000, making 'ta total of £119,891,000. . The working expenses wero -.•£76.392,000, leaving £43,459,000 as'net "receipts. "Tho Times" correspondent at Rio do Janeiro • writes that tho total, number of bags of coffee • . -received at Rio de Janeiro for export and con. . sumption during the season ended June- was. 3,053,819. Entries at Santos consisted of 9,533,443 by rail and 665 by water, a total of 9,534,108 bags,. . which figure gives a very poor..notion ; of the: •. Sao Paulo crop, in view of tho prohibitive taxes of 29 per cent, and 5 francs per* baj» 5 exneted i from March 4 until tho end of tho 'season.. Bahia exported only 175,865 bags during the 1908-9 crop ] • 'year, but this is a big city, anq.in. tho of any trustworthy statistics.forreceipts an 1 al- ' lowance' must be made for consumption., thus •. bringing up the total to 190,265 bags.. Adding 393,007 for Victoria, and .7970 for. other Brazilian ports, a grand total of-12,943,066 :is'recorded. ; . • During the statistical cotton, year, which ended on August 31, the direct imports of ; raw cotton to the Manchester Docks amounted to 685,897 v bales of all.descriptions,, against. 598,508 bales >in ' '1907-8. The detailed figures. are;—American,'4s4,. ' 814; Egyptian, 222.963; East Indian, 8022; and South'jAmerican, 93, as compared with' American • 377,264; 'Egyptian", 216,570^ba1e5;-- East.. :indion, 4632; and* South American,. 42 bales last season. It will be seen that'thc.'importation^oE 1 American cotton • has (increased by . 77,550: bqles. This increase, however, is not altogether satisfactory When it-is ;taken .into" consideration ;that .the American crop of .1908-9 amounted to 13,825,457' bales, against 11,571,966 bales in 1907-8, arid'mak- " ing a comparison in percentage Manchester this 1 season has deceived 3.21-per cont." of can crop, compared with '3.25 "per 'cent.'" last year and 3.3B'T>»r cent, in, 1906-7. Customs revenue collected.at Wellington yesterday amounted to £1693 6s. lOd. FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORTS. . The New Zealand Fruit and. Produce Company report price's ruling in their •markets for :the week ending October 18 as follows:—Potatoes, 3s. 9d. to ss. cwt., need dates 4s. to 4s. 6d.;' onions, American, up to lis., Victoria 10s. ;6d.; lettuce,: : 3s. to 7s. case; spinach, 4s. to 6s. case; swedes, Is. to Ib. 6d. cwt.; asparagus, sd. to 7d. bunch;, carrots, 3s. to 4s. sack;'parsnips,'ls. to 2s.'3d.' . Back; pumpkin, ss. to 6s. sack; cauliflower, 12s. to 17s. 6d. Back; turnips, Is. 9d. to 2s, 6d. sack; beetroot, 2b. 9d. to 4s. 3d. sack; marrow. 2s; 6d, \ to 4s. 6d. sack; cabbage, ss. to lis." 6a. Back; . peas, Is. to Is. 10d. peck; rhubarb, 3s. to ss. ' dozen; French beans, 4Jd. per lb.; bananas, 7s. 9d. to 10s. 6d. case; mandarins, lis.' to 13a. 6d. ease; lemon?, 85..t0 lis. case; loqnats, ss. to 7s. box; pines, 9s. to lls. 6d. case; passions, 9b. 6d. I to 10s. 6d. case; orangefe. Island, 18s. to 215.; Sydney oranges, ,13s. to 205.; apples, Tasmanian • • scarlet nermain 14s. 6d.' to '16., French crabs ' . 13s.'to 13s. 9d., Stunners•. 145., 6d. to 15s.;' eg~s, . fresh, Is. to Is. Id.; dozen; hens, ! 4s. 6d.: to i>s. ' ' pair; bran, 9s. per sack;' chaff. £3 to £3 IOsj; . turkeys, 14s. to 18?.,•> pair;. . ducks, A 6s. to. Bs. pair? oats, 2s. 2d. to-' 2a;-3d. bushel'; .peanuts, ' 20s.' to 228. sack; preserved ginger, 6Jd..per lb. WHEAT 'AND VtOITE. .. i* (By Telegraph—Piws Association—Copyright,) . • • : London, Octobor 18. The wheat and fionr afloat for tho United 4 Kingdom is 1,64j>.000 Quarters; for tho Continent, J 2,0?,0,0C0; Atlantic shipments, 369,000; Pacific, 55,000' quarters. , . " I WHEAT MARKET.' • ißy Telecrnoh.-,-Press CuDjrlcM.l . (Eec, October 19, 10.35 p.m.) London, October 19.- •'■' The wheat market is firm. Cargoes are about 3d. dearer. . . ' PRICES OF METALS. ' . 1 Illy. Telegraph.-* Press Copytlthi.l A' ;■ October 19, 10.35 p.m.) London, October 19. , Copper.—On the 'spot, £57 16s. 3d.; three months, £58 16s. Sdl; electrolytic, £59 lOs.'per ton. •• • . Tin.—On the:'spot,-.£139 10s.;, three months.- . £141 per ton. v- v Lead, £13 6s.- 3d.-: per'ton. 1 •'* • . SILVER. , v '-i. '•• '■' Silver is Quoted at 25Jd/ per ounce'standard/ ' TRUST AND AGENCY.COMPANY OF, (I AUSTRALASIA,?;' (By, Abo'riatioh—Copyright.)''" * London, October 18. The Trust and.Agency' Company' of, Australasia, declared 'of-'6; per cent; '' -- 1 RABBITSKINS*. A-EECOItD PRIOE.V . illy Telegraph—Press" Association.i Dunedln, October 19. At a sale of rabbitskins, held here this week' one bale of winter skins, weighing 3771b,; 'realised • 421 d. per lb., or'.a total value of £66 ) i155.7' , .Thi9 is claimed to be a record price ior 'the-Do. minidn. O '*./. ' •' '

lures .' thereof 72,499 58,182 6S8.360 ? 503 584 Copper, wrought , . ■. and manufac-' '. toed: .;. 4.013 3.305 31,819 ifl07n > Cutlery • 3.794 3,365 26,641 19 275 x Hardware ! 11,682 7,083 ■ 93,453 .' 64623 1- ■Cotton,....-'- pieco : .' t : ,;feoods- of all „ 'kinds ■-'............. 56,360 . 66,888 471,469" 456 473 ' ■ Woollen'"- end ' 0 worsted inanu- •;-.'■' 0 . factum 28,541 24,309 295,760.. 246 600 . Haberdashery '■'•■•■■ * ' ■ . t ond - millinery 8,335 7,078 60,025" 44711 . Juto manufac- "•'■ ; ■ , ture3 , .v..... .' 2,984 .. 2,447 24,824 24,054 . Linen. ■ pieco ..,■-..'■■ '". goods .; of . all . 5 '-;kinds ......;.'.■.... 5,089 .'.7,390 . 67,752- 58.198 Apparel.. 46,555 55,027 359,691'V 344C59 '. Boots and Bhoes ■ 22,056. 20,854 124,804 U6'3S3 ■ Saddlery... and - ; , ' harness' .4,347 ' 4,523 26,615 . 21057 Earthenware and ' china ....10,575.. .7,145, 74,241' 54.555 e . ..Writing; and ... " . .•■•'■-. y. printing; paper 12.051 7,274 84.227 > 75.185 s Cement ., 4,917 1,509 . 30,260 • 18 021 0 Stationery, othor . than paper ,..'.-.. 7,346 . , 6,704 . 41,402,' 33,363