FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 682, 6 December 1909, Page 10

FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

#:/S^II?SiS ? S OUR "BE^T^ , .:; :y; : ;;;s; Wfi&'M W^ : '■ fiop?^^? 10^ ;;:;. i^ , ??J&;;Anyiffing/except |ho/best 'that/New; Zealand t^"^' : .J''i-ran :funlieh:..in' dairy/produce-'could-, scarcely. fe;-/'.•'..!be:looked , - wioh-'a v?/v'S : 'v*dairyin.g*hot-bed-as;Taranaki.: : Therelwas keen :jn/;both '■ the 'cheeseTand'■: the 1 , bribtet ■■;; pvC olasscs *•■ '¥{::' of ■-' the \ grading "resulte .will 'S-sS/b? vinterestihg. : -/Ih;; the ;differelrt classes ; they' Sr:*/*:': 1 /; were as'follow ;-Kv'J:W/, : s.'- ; « . : V- ■■■•'■ V: ij'fAj::/Fa6t<iry ; vßutter,: ;forvLovcH:and fil-'^S^gUineaJ.cMlenge/trophy; (ana%lo. 'guineas' to, /■■■;;./-/ y-/- ";. -'v^.v;'.".-'■■;;/ - ; ;f;j;hr:. :^o; sjofe/^/i";';AA''.'/ \>h;:/. , /.;;-'..'..''-- .-•'"'/. ~\-[-~'\: J ■■■"; jj' SSvs|:p i OB/;#s^ : -;;i; ; ;':^i;:'y ftiii»:ii#rs||if^|;';i-| ?M& Opiinake";^":iO'Deay^s"" 23J; lO' 10 5 93} i-Vivf'i;-, 1 -', Wheriuakura*/ '.•.'.(F.;.'..•,-:/-/-/; :,'•:,';'•■;:'..'.''''■- i^Sr/- 1 -' Parsons) V^:;;;;;.i;;/43 : ;;-23.; 10 /10 0345 9J ,10 5. 93 -ViCvU": Hroakama/HJ.-v/T. 'O-'-' -:;■;/ :■■'.'■-■■• : ;-;;:Bowe).,: i ;:i::;i;:»^iC^^iA23:ivlo'v-10 J ;.5v,'92i. i '-,'' ( ■ ',-£ f■' ~t ',;■/:■"//•' ; v ■■ 51*% Other, competitors; Miahirtjty; fefcS:.-:.TarataJ .Lipperton./Mahgorei,':Oakura, .Warea, V: V:[ : >: ; 'i Okato; < and: PahiHo,'•''*'Oinatii•' Frankky- Eoad;; !;Sg^Thamesgalley,\Apiti ? Vand ; Soll : Block, ■■:,_ iS3; i Vi'/Bo&r:fo'r"Eiport^for.association's trophy ! s'K;-'S<i*:;(and'i£3;to,Hhe.maker).-':../ : '- -, ./•../.; %fy{'^^^,^t : g:;r^^r ]^: /; : :''y'':<):- : : .■."-/ iv^:';v'/ :R6wdrXdji.:.;:~.:^:4S> : "&:~ oi. :io •-..5.-; 841 ffiSJ-KBell .Block'(J/Euth-.//%;/,;z;/?//'; / ■ /; : -.i.a-.reri6fd)r^.;.U;.:ai : ;:V : «': ;^^'do-v,i lo:v"'S t -v93i ; .23 <, lfl ' 10; 5> 93 ■Sfe^WaitaraUH^Ei.Lim4: r -;/;:;:.• . .'j-' ':■'.//:-.,:, i-f ; Mov ' 10; '/5.: • '■ 82Jy*:/-: ;llidhirgt v J:(r;-/Kleev';; : " '^ : r.: '"■■"■■ ''■'. ■ - >■;■■;/ ;'/#'/--man)"-:;:. ; 10 . 10/ 5 B2J '^ : ;-- : « ! ;'/Lepperton^(W'.';Bbb;'-:;. : ' ;;■■/./ •/■/;/ /.'■-.*"■:•- P¥K/;;&tfert9) ! '10 -5 ,92V p3;:R, /.Tarata Iff.,'Cameron)^U^■ '23-/10 10 5 92J i>'i':v/v: ; Kobert-;/^':;.,/-;.;..// ..:.....-; '•;.;:.,. mZ'::^hm)b::::.^^:.i^M723 lalo/S s;'' M-. ); ,, ;S'v,'voakura:(W;*E;Ciir;ej^u4 , /23irf'9JrlO*: s : i:--92J i?'S^?^rliainCT^'Vaneyi' : |f.;^4V;/ ; I)i?on):n;;::i.^.;:;,,.j/i;44/' ; 23J [10./ lO ;-:5 -;\S^ { it/ytfc.i;;Other ;Whenua-: SSW:-/knra;;Warea'i'.Okato, ; and'Pnniho, Omaita,-Hills--■i;4'il.'\^'.'^wiiyli|l;-Kankley''.-^ad;'-and, v : Apiti.'.-.'.. ; i"i2:Si Dairy Oompetitibn; (open ■•yp'-, ;', "■ R#S ;; Frankle'y : 'ifoad>;(S. : v'/^ : ;' : ''';'v / ".■:■-.-'" "■■•"'- ; ; .'. iJfe'S/v'^- 231/10,/10 -.5/; 94 ■-. fe;H.prt;HTiiakamai ; ; (J;A^:L; ; /v.t/.:;..,;- : ./ .--./"-y ..'.':,' :■/ W 10 - 5 931 •fKi ; ''^C^ujiake-i;(E;vO'Dea)/4ii>,23.:/10/:i0' ; ,:5.-93 . iS;;-j;&\:'Afidhirst>i i .(Fh , .Klee- : " '->■',<■ ■>,-■. ; V r: OkatoVahd'VPuuiho: , :V/v-/-//v/- ■/:,!■/■ -.-■: •'. -oi'i ':■/(Walter 23 ■-10 /10 ,5 .--925 ;>/; : /:/ /.'.-"■ '// /..y , ;:; sp;;• : v;;e^fp^^ll;./v:\;:v^^;.;o^«l;::23^; ; 92|. :l-/n-'/;*lfang'orei'(T/ :J Kobiit.'v-r-:'' ,; '?''••.-'-'•""• ■: :/- ; . ••■■■■'' %§&. y : -23; 1 -.10 v ;5 : _ : ,92i fei s'<.& rare:'—Tarata, : Wareai nnd i'ti.?4-*- t&ajte^'-T'T^i'vj'w-' '&■;■' 'Az.-yiii'ZS'AsfS-r-- v* ■■ '■ '. |i^2|fp|iM^E--M'CpNNELL % S;'MM : --'rt>;.-'?The :; "teieping i : of.*milfc'i'recbrda' ! ;is; iipw.\so : -<»in^' .'might, if'fi:-..-;.- :vrith";'cowsti»duld: know /something about them, ■'i'i»/i\::l. \viites , ..'the!' : famous, :Erig.lis.h: ; authority, vPrim-: j||K'Vi/ ;r6se -.M'Connell:/;!rhe ;!wri,tpr:;bf : . theso notesVhas a i;fc-"KS i'Bold;medallist".; for . the "/same,: and ..'would like ;S!HSVK;'bygiye;'hi^|experienqe' : of;;tho/best;''methodsi ;is>':^.:; : ;/The>;beßinpi'ngi of,:-: a "new; agricultural year is ;ivsi;( fi ;/apprpaoningV:;aiid ! it '■!, is ''■ a/very/ suitable timo work. Eiperienco 'has 6hown j-,:; J-,i V) . L v i^aal; itaki'ngj; the ' record 'once each v f drtnigh t ■ is ■ ;|?:g/;t intefvalrshorter.;times than, jythis'imeait^a';great:d«al;more::extra-;wqrk a:nd ' : '!}: ! *'.§ir;'i ttonblevyfoySthe .ifigures.fthatL'accnm-ulmte/are :';;."j(« ; »,/'^ftethingj^ormousvW^ V/J ;. '^'':'.•"•.■.;.';'.■■.: -"^t'i/^/Tho^&'.fs^ weighed with a spring balance ;5:?/ ! //i w Vtli'the' ; Qi4l,adjusted to the: tare of; the ,can j;f:^/g..that;holds:-the';nrilki : and- thia'can.bd'huiig.:on ■S'- W :« ,'a hidvable; hooked;"wire, frbm' the '.beams above the -hand off. the. floor. ; For a ordinary -il-Hi a;/|, ; ; ; /ft nanied;and: !: rinmbered,'and these' '■$iM&{' -W- ■fnterea.:'dcnraj;th^v-left'eide ;ot i.I f ;.S ; : ' ■' afid': then * three ; ; lihes ■ Across*, the -page allowed i'f ;; andifln? 'forrthe;total :,pf,-■ milk. y •■ i ;/ : V> - are. 'ruled'-.\ip: |:find : ; down 1 the' pages, '• :)ifw¥;-iVone;fdr 'eachSfortuight; : ;so:,'that: 26; for;'ihe year: .4(; l ;;.!'Wl; : Can-ibe. : ;contained:<on".:the;;two .■'pages«'6£ each 3s;y i: /(£-/( ;v:.:tne;y«ar:b'y,..l4' gives;'jihe"yearly, yield :of'eaioh K>S'/v;vy:cow/in::'ppundsi 1 divided '.by K , ten, gives J-.3K'S'i : -- f -''9jfc!^-'4^t^- : alrti^roples,iot-'tho' : 'mak'--niiiet : Hili takeui-'.ftt'.leiich.':' milking,';whioh; will require W'S'Sv ?i\separate;set : fdrlentry;-' •|;-.fc'i i;bntjc^lumns^fpr: : ca!tying; : time:of service,'etc.,; ;-/iffi£.; /;canv:be;:;made' pii ;:the;;:ianio;:page , as the' \%iS}ip. ;; pounds :of -milk.,/Anj| number ;;:.and;:;abpve;,the!potinds>of : 'inilk' f and-;percentage "Vfffi-'ik'rfHfty canSbp; arranged .'for, F >bnt,;for.Ordinary; :;<;•;'/ ; '/pnrpo9eo:t ne Quantity ::6f i.milk' dilyistaken/ .-{: > ■.'q';|- : <i;. ■;,; it -iseseential; toVtakp ; the .test ■ every fjjvi'WVrtfortnight -it.'is.'inot desifableljto .stick',.to".the. /;iy3.;.;beanie/day .of ; the'weekjfl The'reason;is that:the YS.i>A/''.'try , itp;g6t;,the;cdwS;tp;.yield : well par; 5 ®/yiS^ipalar},day:;by.vVari6ns : jnethodsinown ; 'td:.tno ■:i:!ft".'j---''in Si : v^: *:larg«i;'but!so::long;as::the^test is :niado : twico-"K'-^V; --?per,;:;inohthi-'! aiid,: three '.times"-: in 'Jahna-ry ■ and ! , Kiri&lCsWiri'iit/ will/ bejysumcienft; Sand; the/ milking' '.■•f,:;';f'r:J;pdwflra' of eafchcowj I 'together: with much other kno;*vkdge/^ill;.be; ■''■ '■:■ ;. RAWBERRIES.i-;//! i!!K-sMK'^:'^ s P^??^NAWATIi: ; ;CA ;'^;;sft:^^Strawbeirry-;grdwci;s. : iriVthd ~neighbonrhdod-.of' our cdrreepondent) were -an-,: ■-. ticipating /trouble, from -the bird nuisance, this' ;they ; ;haje//been; '■iti'fi; "/^vertakonlwith ':a>;much' more, serious trouble/ te'n-acro/planta-tibn'/aty/rerrace End has y^ : rK!;.;jbeen:almdst.:coinpletely 'destroyed;by some sort <ind'.-,. ! . : scarcely;: a;:'-■• berry....has been; l^:; , ,:?;;.: , 'gathered. '■'Another' grower,'.: who 'has'. two acres cultivation, -has -not , 'so. far secnTcd'. nnj $&'£' i I™s ;f jom'.the same.. :ioss is j-'^U'i^iißs/the'flrst-mehtioned ,^^^ growers were'depeXdihg--'"'#!;Si=i niainly.onJVtho ■ Tevenue • frdm .;this eource- for/ :';-JfXJ: V/their/liyelihopd. <■■■/{..&'■'■."■'■ "i-.i •■■•'./ ''£s%. V;-? ■$:lK,v' 'No operation^iou fit:sheep farm;:giyesa befter ' : . : ;:li.!'-*ij%--teturn fofi.;labdurVand-money ; ;expended^:than ;^';-■«'■: .that : of: dipping lambs; as' soon-as possible' after : are.;'sh.drn.-.->-.l'he''>l)eneflts which ; the bath ;in;a; ; high-class : Hl'iS/ ■: non-poisonous.;'.;dip:7.'are ..simply :, Ticks/and • other,iparasites, iwhich after, shear-, i/jf-fti'/ing/find theiri'.waySfrom 'tho: "ewes'on to-the' ■■.'■:]?'S-:' '-•^^rpugher: 'floeces'iof 'the^'.lambs, and-there.luxuri-' Jp'.if'S"? ,-ate.rkeep:their. ! littlo'hosts in:constant-torment. 'l v S;'o';/:a.rid Tegular-tomployment;rubbing and. vJjfe'-''S;ing.instead.-of.putting 'on';flesh'.'.; as.they ought" vPJ! ;^; S'Bhd;:wpuld^if: : they;:had;oiily;peace:to ; do so.:.' '■%{£?'&& Before putting lambs, on to rape in particular: is;aniabsolute,:necessity that;they.should ho >:;!.fc.-.r;.:dipped;if;their .owner;is to reap the:full, value fJiB- fodd-'.tHe]r->'coiisiiina.'.-"i:'{lieia~ aTe":np pbinis' :h-^'fein^bwinglrapd;:or'-other.'yaluabla': green -feed '!■'''iH^-v;/.•"'■■to fatten"neks; yet, ridiculous as it may'seem,' ■, : ; i£;/i:;:, that'll'! just , :; exactly, what- scores'- of ••'• farm era 'i'&j'n-' ;thrbughont';:New.i.'Zealand :and rAustralia /•';:?.;'■■ .dqing;to-day.. ? .lThey. : tnrn their'lambs on- to the ■:-^V?-.''.^eeoT'''(on:-''tK6' cultivation■ of ./which.they have ' ■'-'i]r : -;;vi'epMt,'nion , ey/Vym , Oi , "and'.lobour):in'an'-:nndippe'd :■ :/Is's •;■: ; ■"; stated and .consequently with." moro or less ticks y,-, '?:¥ V- ;abpuithem.4'ho .recultis : that these ticks;keep .; irritation, wHch, -: : of-./ course,' / ; HS;K/'-Dife'na;''that;:the : ;lambs' are .being: deprived- of a ' : ■i'-t'.i" , /largo/amount .of ''thio'-. benefits of the food they !:/jl;'-:, ; -'i eat/and; equally,.' na a matter'of :courso, thoir a'heavy loser: in. hard cash in conse. :'/];:' I^querice. ; :iK-.'/7; : {:..vr / :' : ---vv' ; v'/-.:-- 1 '- y-'-^.y.*,■■:;■ '■- : ■-'%■*:■}!.:'--:.-. Thoi^writer (had the'' privilege of .'inter-'l{;y-)'k-'- viewing -prominent .■■lamb-bujrors /■ throughout v : ff«/ r /;.New,i : Zealand, and i : ;the .opinions unanimously: ;V L 'i''r : .S':''Expressed'by these, gentlemen:mo that if. farm■/:S/.;ivert: would .pnly.idip their lambs after the' ewes •/Vi'iV;/',. ere ; shorn,' or.ibefore'being' put.on.to rape, they :';;f:'/.-:/,wottld : benefit;(inite::ls. "to Is. 6d. per. head.' On "-; |; : / -J a':lirie;of 1000 lambs this, would:mean 'anything;ijj;:*:;;fromi'i£so td;iC7s,' : porhaps more. The'cost'of '; ':'.'. 'dipping.all :theso' lambs with QuibellV Non-■X'fi-fiJU.poisonous is undoubtedly the 'best : ;-'/'^ : i : '.Spieparati6n'-io"r. J . : '■'■$'?r- : ~r£l ss;' : to*il; : .los. : ; In other, words,, the man . iJi 'v'.' whoVdippod' would benefit. to the extent of from 1000 lambs.over the man •^"^//^■ffonldinotStake/the:trouble,to do so. :.. / •_",:> : ■:: ' /'-V'iThesamd 'authorities ■ also very .strongly con-' '■f; , .:.dehi'n': the use; of ..poisonous-dips for lambs,of '/.I^i-'-poisonous :dips,.they,say,'.havo a tendency, ,, to. :■' l%K':\ give/tho•• lambs :a".check, , andi'they i seem;:'to -'■'■' '£■■>>' make -no ."progress...nti.all- for /ten :days ; ; or 'a ' : :> ! ' i b:?->'M6Tiiasiit.~-y-Tius-- means 7 so'i'mnch /good; food r."W'' ; .^wartbi ! ''-'AflMr''a;batli;in'.(JmbpU'e' : Hon-poi«)n-.' ; ': ''■■ :<f: dus "Fluid Dip- they. ■: thrive , every hour : and ::; '${ ■■'■ "J- utilise:: every "ounce: of ■: food; thev ...ea'tvtill they: '/Ji'/j./'are shipped '-'to', the'freezing: works. / Order';Qm;;'.'i::: ■•'/bell's:IIon-pdisorions Liquid Dip;for your: lamba /■''j.t"'iiy. : will/never make;, a .'better :inTest-/■:!;/;."'.:-;V; //i/rf-. y/^fe/i//:^

* NEWS AHd> NOTES.

i FARMING NEWS; ; ..■'..Tifi:'.Jfersoy. judgo at. Now Plymouth Show,' speaking, at the annual dinner, referred'to tho .exhibit VbfvJorsays.;which he had had tho : pleasurp:6f judging. Ho thought pooplo wero beginning -to 'admit that the Jersey was.con-, tribnting very.•■largely: to. tho ' wealth of theDominion. The t\airy. industry bad dono more than" anything elsfe to advance -New Zealand, and the Jerseys ijdto';really the' better dairy cowsl Hβ;was to think,that after a few years'.of vrididulo the timo had arrived when-most; people, even those :\vhq had boen very ■ much against tho Jersey, were - now prepared fo admit that they Vrero grand dairy cattle.\A : better.,class df,-Jorsoys..Hian he had judged that.'dayrwould' b'o'.;hard.to find. \.They were-a flhe-let and ho had experienced greatdifficulty ..in picking, the best. ■ i. •;..■• . : On People's Day at the Taranaki and P. Show, which passed oil in splendid Weather, there-was'an ; attendanco of between.. 6000 and 7000. : •:■ -: .' , '■■■■ ... - 7: ' ■• ':>■:"/ ' ■ ■-■■■■ -■'•■'■■ Hγ.'': G.:'.P. > Donnelly has installed steamdriven milking machines for ' the dairy herda of Native farmers at Waiohiki.: Tho plants will treat .200 cows. ■> ■-■' '.' ; ,; -Itis stated lhat Mr.: Clarkson, of Taionui, Lower.'.Talloy, Wairarapa, has disposed of his property to.ilr.A. J. Stonewigg, latoof Bangi T 'tumau.;. .;-"-'■;--;.'■:;.. ~-. :..■./■ ":-sA good tone',.characterised the Wellirigt'on v yesterday. ', .'" ~" - •'."• '■.■■•.-" v'.lt'is stated;thaf'the Eomney ram championship/at the:'Blenheinv: Jubilee-. Show, which wasfwon■/.by-: Mr. Bell, was ;secured not with tho Jiogget purchased, from Mr. Short, but with a 6-tooth purchased two years ' ago from Mr. Mnrigayin, of Porinia, who. bred .it...- This.'sixtooth ram is said , to he an animal of,only moderato size, hut of excellent wool and splendid low. figure. He was sired by a-ram.named Watchman ,111, purchased •■ hy Ifri Mungavin from Mr. Q.-.C. Wheeler's; noted' flock at Foilding. •.■;'. '-.'■' ■'■ / : .. : '.',.' ' .;. , : ': ; ; COWS THAT FILL 'tHeTpAII.. ■-' ■i:h 'ViNEW^LTMOUTH;RECORDS,- > : : y -1 "The ■ fopr-daye;,- figures of the butter-fat conipotition at tho N.ew. Plymouth' show • of last week wrens follow.:— : "■ ' ■': . -■■', ' '-.■"'•■ V - : -" '■.-■■■ -■■•■'■•■;■■ ■:.■""-'.'■ , ■■' ■■ .-■'-■.■■.''". "Points ■'. '-:, ■■■:■'■'■'■- :'::■■" -Lb. Milt.. Test. Awarded; H. PUrdie .....(.... .." 168J 5.2 233.4' A, H. Halcombe ...... 164J" V 5.1 226.5: H.'Purdde ; "178J vU.6 '■' 222.8,"• T;' -.... 1424 ; -' v s.B . 220.8.,W. H. Jury ............... 174J ;,; 4.6 .218:4'; C.:C1arke:;..:..;.......;..;. 130J V^s.B - . 202.2 "I T.-'Luxt0n";:.•...'.'..■..'.:■.:.;. 135 i -5.4, ■•■-:'. 136.4 C; . ":.4.9 ' 179.5,'. Ai-CD0nrie11,.....: .'.- 169 •■- < 3.8 177.4 . AV. D. Linn ..;.;.,...;.... 151J' 4.2 .174.5; E.; : 163 "; .3.2; ; \146.7;>. ':'.'<.::.■ ■" ■'• 'J.' '' " : .— : —7——>"'■' ■'_']: ' ■/■■! METHODICAL FARMERS ARE .THE MOST ;■;;;:;;:;;: .SUCCESSFUL.'; \-:' : y,-/\^ 'Method means regularity, :and. regular ro.n-'-tine of'doing v/ork; doing what you have' to.'dp thoroughly and at the proper: tdme.; ; No slumming,- skimping, or trusting to", chance. Xou' 1 may be lucky.at:times; but:never' permanently successful unless you ■ are niethottical. This maxim .pertains particularly to; the' attention', 'that should be given, to your'dairy' cows.' ' AJ- ■ Ways drench ■■ your cow^. after -calving. 'This;, rule, but regularly, and intelligently, will prevent considerable loss, and.worry.' Mil£ ■ fever' will' be , , an.oxoeptional.'circuinstance on"tho farm; there will,bo less!likelihood.of- yoijr cows aborting, ;,the animals, will recover "their "nbrmal;:health : after . calving/{and itho'.profits from increase, of., the milk supply ;be propqf--tionately larger. Sykes's Drench: has been'on the market long enough 'a reputation' as a- safe and honest medicinei-'- ": ::." ;! i •"Bead what .Mr. ; James Tomath (a '■ well-" known Shannon dairyman) has,to say aboiit this -' important.' matter:—"l- am in * the habit. of' drenching my cows with\ Sykes's: •DrencHy immediately , after , calving,.;and . at> all ■ tiffies oil.', the , " appeiionce'-J.pf' inflammation? of ariy.-kirid.-'-'I. nave'sildom'- known it-to; fail,'and , have -,always recommended/ it to :my neigh-.'; hour's,; as it is undoubtedly tho best v drench on'the. market." -: '' ... : : v'.'". . Use only Sykes's Drench, because • it is the best.' Price, Is. , 6d. packet, or lCs.' by 'the dozen, i Better but "it by the dozen. "Write-ffor ,800k1et.^Advt.;^ : :.......:.:.. i^y ;.;!; .*' ' 'Make * poor land gbod; : ari'd v good' land .'better. tfISON'S ■'■■' SPECIAL ' FERTILISERS for. Turnipa'and Rape.-;-V;.. ::;.\\ : ,. r]-' x ,■ : . v; r; -.'/;'!...,;' :.■■■ ''L-j ITEMS;;';; : \\ ; ■ ■:/.;;■ I- r /'^{iNYESTMEJiiT.SHARES, y.r ■ ': •[ '. Sales of "Gear Meat,; £1 paid, .at £2:Mi., and Wellington' Wodllon' at £3; 4e.?wero recorded on Saturday. National Banki- buyers £5 19f1., sellers. £6 1a. , ; National' Mortgage, buyers £2183. 1 M.,' sellers £5; Wellington Investment, buyers I, Us., sellers. Us.: 6d,;.:-..: Wellington' , Trust;: ■ and i Loan, buyers £7; 'Wellington Deposit, sellers Oβ. 6d:; Feilding Gas,.buyers £1 Iβ.; Napier Gas, , £s'iiaidi-.bU!?ere £12,' sellers JEl2'7s. 6d.; Welling.ton Gas, £10 paid, sellers £18 5a., £6 -15b. paid,. ■sellers■'Jμ ss. Notional Insurance,■: sellers.'V£l Bs.. 3d.";'-' New Zealand.'lnsurance,, buyers'£3 15a. :6a.; Standard Insurance, buyers,£l 25.-9d.j Meat ■Export, third isstie,' buyers'£2 16b. 6d., eellere £2 17s.:'fid.; Wellington • Woollen; buyers £3 3s. 6d.,.-;sellers :£3, 4s. '9d.;'_■ Tanpiri < (joal,. sellers 19s. sellers :£6 45.:-'. Westport'Stocttdn, sellers 7s. 3d.; Kauri Timber, sellers 165.; Manning.and' Co., buyers£3 165.; Now Zealand Dental, sellers' £1 '4sV 6d.; New" .'Zealand Drug;-buyers' £2>.6B.;"Bharland'e" ori dinary, sellers £1 1β., '.. preference, buyers £1 Os. ,'6d.; Taranaki' Petroleum, sellers 7s:-6d.; Ward and Co., sellers £4 155.; Opera House, :8ollors;.£7: 17s. 6d. ;h \ •.■■/ -. ;,.:■:' : '::' ' ;.•■ i 'THEMONEK. MAEKET.. .■; ■; : Tho'Bank 6t England "return 'lor last week' /shows that .the bank has 'taken- the most/ofIfective' means of.ohocking the.flow, ol credit in i the iouteide- 1 market-. -In point,-of- - foot;., tho. bank 'has , i been,i,borrowiiiE from ■ the;-,other banks and 'other financial"institutions', "iatfd"-last mopped up nearly two millions of .floating 'credit. . ; Thia-iß;secn in the decline-in the-Gov-ernment securities in : the banking department/ The operations ;in the open market—the'-bill brokers—have had to roly on the Bank o£ England lor thoir short loans, and>the "other securities" in the banking department have increased from £22',584,C100:t0:£23,503,000. '.Tho ahori lloan rato,is' slightly oasior. at-4, per cent., and tho bill rate''for-three'monthe"Jβ-'. at; 3j per contj P 'th6 same as in the previous Bank, jate remains at s'per cent.; and'.there does not now appear to bo any, likelihood of easior conditions this BidOiOf tho Now; Year, for the pond'ine Korieral election it notbihg* else .will causo a diflturbanco. • During tno-'n'mt quarter., when the bnlk; of--- the itaxea.; are j paid V.into : tho . treasury 'account'at tho'bank;,tho latter will hayo coinprdte'cbntrolol the position; and with the abundant Blipply of money rates.'wiU eaae. - : -.'■ ;■ ;; : V? / The London ; Btock Eichangd:'quotations In the Bank of' England -return, for colonial- Qovlorhment securities' showed uinslderable ' movements, and with few exceptions values were on the down erade: ■'It would, however, be wrongto assume that there was a slump in such Bβcurities. The-fact ie that in practically every instance :'-whero :i: ; .doclino- has been registered ithoj'quotation is'-oi intorest'for. the half yeiri : Forj'instance,(Now Zealand'3J per cents, are 30s. :lowef, -.the quotation ibeine' ex- interest; of 355'., so that really the;price fß;'ss. higher; than^in .the , previous Vweok, for the buyer, has" accepted that amount losa in intoreat. .It is interesting ito compare current quotations with.those ruling at the corresponding date a year ego. -The figures are as under:— ■:•..- ■■ ■. .-.-..■..- v ■ • .' •■!.;..":■. .- r :/'-:' : : • ■'■:,-■. /Dec. 2. .'.Decl; //':■■,: ■:.■.■> ■ ■: ■ - .-'1908.. ;. 1909..-''• • '■■•■■■;.- -.-■"■•. '■ '•■■-■>-.■■ ■'■/-:£ s: d.". £ s. d. 4 ■ per cent. New Sonth Wales -..:106 0 0 106 17 6 ;3J per cent. New South Wales ;.. -99 0"0. 9315-0 i~. per:cedt.'New Bonth 'Wales'.;: <B7"0 0 '86 0 0 '4 per cent. Victoria 102'. 0 0 • 102 0 0 3J percent Tict0ria,,.....'.......; , 98 10 0 96 17 6 3, per cent. Victoria. .'......:....;.....; 87 10 0' 84 15 0 3i per cent. South , Australia ..... 100 0 o ' : 9fl 5 0 3 percent. South Australia ..... 86.0 0'- 84 10.- 0 4 per cent. Queensland 105 0 0 102 10 0 3J per cent. Queensland .„; ../ 99 0 0 96 17 6 3 per cent; Queensland: , ;8510 0/ 84;2 6 :4 .per cont; Now : Zealand 107 0 0 105 10 0 ■31 por cent. New ; Zealand .....;.„-■ 98 10- 0----97 10 0 3 per cent. Now Zealand ; 87100' 86 0 0 35 per cont. West Australia 97 10 ; 0 98 12 6 3 per cent. Weat Australia ...... 87 0 0 88 0 0 '-3J por cent. Tasmania - :....;-..:. 97.10: 0. 96 10 0 3. por cent. Tasmania ..:. 86.10' 0 ; - 87 12 6 ■With'few, oxceptiona, prices are lower than they isero a year ago, but this ie not surprisinK in vlow of the fact that money is so much doarer now. , - . , ■/ , .' . . . .;■■„,.- -'.THE WOOL SALES. / . . -; It is interesting to noto that at both the ; London wool sales and the , Wellington wool sales Yorkshire buyers provided the main support, and coarse crossbreds were in consequonco higher. The trade is-eiporlencing a'Rood demand, and. mail advices show thatthe woollen trade ie experiencing a mild boom. Prom Scotland cheerful reports aro to hand as to tho condition and prospects of the Scotch woollen trade.'The various makers are. now 'full .un : with orders, some firms having ; resorted", to ; night running and subletting of -, contracts' /'to firms lose favourably placed. Many mills-which ,had been :disuscd aro boing> leased to cnablo : pressing, ordera tc- bo ovortakon.■'.: Scotch' manufacturers 'dunne the past months have been expending much capital in equipment, with the" result that the boom, now ■; unmistakable, flnde them well equipped both in-the matter of maohinery, and-.ekiiled workmen. FotXa time the complaint was that skilled weavers were bcine enticed; away by .foreign compotltorj. but this ;di^''.:.taß;-;no^,rce»Bed,';.;it.-''lj/Mfi(aotox7.';ta

note-that the: demand: is practically alone lor. flno Scotch tweeds, in placo of the worsted and choaper makes, which during tho past year had been making headway," to tho detriment of the. Scotch woollen trade. It "there is Toom for complaint,' 'it is that- tho great bnlk of tho demand comes from ' abroad. . Tho Home trade has boen. and is still, dragging, although, • as far as Glasgow and the West of Scotland are concerned, merchant houses have , already booked for spring. The snstaincd and appreci. able advance in wool and makers' prices duced merchant houses to place their full book-' ings earlier than usual. Prices average quito threepence per yard higher than last spring, and- tho belief is entertained, even by merchants themselves, that when , repeats come :to be sought, that-advance may bo doubled. ■ COLONIAL CONSIGNMENT DISTP.IBUTING . ■..-'■. ' . COMPANY. V. ■ - .' The chairman, Sir E. Montague Nelson, in moving tho adoption of the report and balancesheet at the annual mooting of shareholders.ol the Colonial Consignment Distributing Company, held in London on October 12, said that the capital and debenture stock .were tho same as last year, namely, £300,000 ■ and. £100,001) respectively} A comparison of the accounts for the yoar ended Juno 30, 1909, with the corresponding period of last year-was as follows:— The reserve account was' £M,OCO, as compared with £17,054; last year £6945 was transferred to this account. The bills payable wore £193,291, as compared with £94,539, being an increase of £99,382. Owing to l consignment!), this amount was exceptionally small ■ last year. Debts due to tho company wore £23,449, as compared with £42,936, being a decrease of £19,487. The profit and loss account was £12,895, as compared with £24,750, beini? a decrease of £11,855. This decline was due to the heavy'-stocks• at'the beginning of the year) with the result that they had had,to engage outside storage in which to place this stock. This' cost several thousand pounds. The .properties and assets .were valued at £207, 798, as compared with £211,377 last year, a decrease of £3579. During the year the lease of Nelson's Wharf'had expired. That .leaso had boon renewed, and they had purchased the freehold of a piece of land at a cost of £SCOO. They had written £8560 off the depreciations, and their investments were £35,235, as compared with £16,667 last year, being an increase of £18.569. Freights and charges in advanco were £10,338, as compared'with £6734, an-increaso of £3605,' and advances in shipment were £266,101, as compared f.rith £76,448, an increase of £183.653. The frozen meat trade had (tone through a period of almost unprecedented depression. Tho stocks had been enormous, but they had norr becomo depleted, and the supplies had been arrested, so that, at the moment there was an increase .in the' price of mutton and lamb. It the quantities came in as they did last year— when the increase: of meat importation was 40 por cent.—ho saw" no. reason why meat should not be cheap upon the market. ..-.,'. - Customs : revenue ' collected•" at '■ Wellington on Saturday amounted to £1298 : 9s. 3d. The total for tho week was £15,269 15?. 0d.. , Iwnr'duby amounted to £300 ICa., and jurtai ;6 £369 2s. 7d. ■'.' .": '• THE.' METAIi'-.MAKKETS. / ".]-.'■ (By Telegraph.— Press Association-—Copyright.) i . ; ' (Rec. 5.5-p.m.), ■-'■'■ "'// ■ .■.-••' "■■" /i, London, December 4. £58 7s. 6d. per ton; three months, £59'105.; electrolytic, £60 15s. 'y Tin.-Spot, £143v'5s..per tons three months', £145. ' •■■■■■.■.' : '■"■' ' ■"■ "■-, '.■■ : ; Lead; £12 17s. ,6d. per ton. .-.•'.•■ . ~. , • . Silver 13 Quoted at 233 d. per ounce standard.' COLONIAL AND OTHER'PEODTTOB.: New Zealand hemp.—Tho market' is quiet, Oc-tober-December shipment, £28 15s. per ton. Kauri gum. stocks, : 328 tons. : ■'. ■ ".-" ~ . Linseed oil, £32 Eβ. . . ' \ Oopra.—The market ie strong and active. South Sea, £22 155. , '..■■■■■:.• / ■ ■.;'. . '. . Cotton.—Liverpool, December-January shipment 7.56 d.' per lb.. ;.' '.'■: ;_,.■' -■•■ ■ '.'.-, . . ■■■: -.vsouth austealian;stocks. , t ■' '"■' ■'. South Australian ; '3i(per cents.;ore*.quoted at £99, a rise of 15s. since last week,'and the 3 per cents; are quoted at;£B4 12s. 6d., a rise.of 2s. 6d. ' .'. .•'.•' • - ■■'.■•'''''.• -.*. . ,';.' "■> *y. '■"'■?...'- .'-'• v ■>■!::■-.■-■'■■".■ ■ iwpoi,, sales;,'-.■' '.; ■•/ \ ■■'■ '.. The Commerce and Tourists' Division has received tho following, cable from the High-Con?.-iniseioner, dated London, .December 3:—;' / -The wool sales clqse.d -.very .'firm,.-except/for heavy merinos. There■ .was : a Ibrisk- demand for all lots sold; the Continent bought, largely. Market prospects are favourable. Estimated closing value's are as follow:— ,-'. . ' ~ Superior merinos, Iβ. Id. to Is. 3d.' -Medium,-merinos, IOJd. -to Is. OJd. '.' . Inferior.morinos,'Bd, to 10d. : .■'':. ■■. . . • /Pino crossbreds, la. 2dr to Is. 4d.'•'. ■•:■'•'■■.' : »' Medium crossbreds, Hid/ to Is; 3d. '''■■;' . Coarse crossbreds, 10d. to is; -.'. . ".'..", ; ':':::"'" FEILDING MARKET EEPOET. . ( , ■ Messrs. A. H.: Atkinso'n'and Co!, .Ltd.,-report short entries of both ; pVs : and poultry on Friday.: Buyers frpnr a distance were in attendonce, and good sales could have .been made if sufficient numbers ( had been forward for.trucking. 'Quotations: Small r'.weanere,- 8e;, 10a.-4d.,-to 11s. 9d.; Blips and stores, 175."t0 18s.; porkers, 235. to 28s. Poultry: Hens, Is. 3d., Is. 7d., Is. Bd., to Iβ. 10d.; ducks, 25.; goslings, 2s. Id,;' geese, 2s. 10d. Produce:-New potatoes, Zβ. 9d. per 251b.' bag; old, Bs. 6d. sack; seed and pig, 2s."to 2b.I 6d.; pollard, 7s. 9d.;to Bs.; bra'n,'4s. '3d./to ,4s. 6d.; maize, 4s. 6d.;h'Wheat,lss. j'-barley, £s.;ioab-' bago plants, 6d. bundle; onions. Id.;-prime" factory hams, Bd.; bacon, 7d. per lb. : : :,. .;■ '<\. :.;.■:: minings 'news; ;■■:■•-v. .:]--' : \ \ - ■".; WELLINGTON MnflNG MAEKET. •■ .-.J ■ On: Saturday TVhihl Qfan'd 'Junction , shares firmed to the-'extent of "about 2e.'-on .Friday's' quotations, sales being made at 365., -while bhyers at 'the cloeo ' advanced their bids .to 375. Talismans foil Ur-£2 Iβ; '9d., but-'at the dose wore in firm demand at £2,25. 6d. .Consolidated Goldfleldß have risen. - Tho day's eales wero aa , under:— "• -. .•' . . •.'. ' ; .'.':'■.- '-■ ■ Mfty A Qucen, 35., Id. ■ (first call), 2s. lid. (second call)." '' ".'-..- .:'.'; ■-'■ ; -.-■ '• ' ■ ' ' ,'Eoyal Oak, .10Jd ; '(Qrst'.caU).: " ■ '~' . Talisman, £2 Iβ , . 9d., £2 2e., £2 23, (first call).-: ,Waihi,£9 13s. 6d.' (first call). ■■."■■•■". Waihi Grand Junction, £1 16s, (first call). Consolidated Goldflolds.' 18s: 3d.'(first:.call). ' . Progress, 125.; 10d. v (flrsf.'call).:-.'-.■':■ .'■.•';'.,. .■.:■{< :,<-■;'./'■■ < : : -:- : .qijotations.^'(.■y- : \ ■'::,'"^' : • The latest quotations, .with .last recorded bales.' were as under:— ' '. - -.', .■'.- .-■:: .. > . , : ■■•.. r- -V . ..Buyers. Sellers. Sales ':• ' i : ;; :■' '■••.V ' £,a.i.:;£ s.-d.. : }£,e'd. Dominion ■'..i.i:..'. :......'.— . 1.i.0v0 .3 ... —.; •-, Golden Belt ....'..;......:.... 0 1) 6 '. ■• 0" 0 ''8 • ' "- ! Kuranui Caledonian .:.' 0- l-'O ' , 0 1 2 : ■-.-..— May Queen ......!... 0 210 0 3 0 :0 .2 11 Ma0ri1and'.....::.'.;..':.....;—. 0 0.7 .. -.--. Mountain King 0 I 1 0;: ' — New Sylvia ....: 0 410 0 5 1 . - Reliance —.004 ■ — Saxon ; ..........: 0. 1 o: 0.1 2 . -.-. Tairua Broken Hills ;.. — 012 — Talisman ';....... ....-2 2 6 - . 220 Tangiaro -.■: ....'... 0 0 i.. ~; - V -'-■.'- Waihi ......:,.... 914.6 , - - 913 6 Waihi Extended ;„........ 0,3 ■ d--. ~•:_';,,„ _-.. , Waihi Grand Junction. 117 0 - 116: 0 ■ Oon.'Goldfields ..0 18 0 018 6 0 IB' 3 New -'Alpiue (c0n.):..;..'. ';■—..■■ 03 4 .—; ,' Progress, .........' Pl 2 6 013 0 :012 Q Boss Goldflclda ............ -0.93 - ' The course of sales during the past week was as under:— i . ' . : - ' '• • ' May Queen, 3s. Id., 35., -35.; 3s. 2d., 3s.' U., 3s. 1d...25. lid.'■-'.■•" :-■■■■■■>■ .--.>-,■ '■■'■■ ■ '-.- ■ .. New Zealand Crown, ss. Id., ss. «d. -. Now Sylvia, ss; 2d.v,- >.. :;",...' -.. :•; ■f'-Boyal Oak,-i2id.,.lOJd. • ■■,:-.:; .-. ■ ■ ",. : Baxon; 12id., Is. , Id: j : -' . . .--,- ,; Tairua'BroltVn' Hills,'l2ld., Is. ljd. / . . r . ■' 'Talisman,' 465".,' 465.,' 45b. 6d., 445. 6d., "435., 425. '3d., 41s. 9d., 425;, 42b. ' .:j ~, .'I - , ::. . '.' Waihi, £9 165.,-.£9 Us.'6d.; £9-12s. 6d., £9 135., '.£9' 135., £9 13s. 6d. ' .. ~<■ .V >: ,''■'. -~--- - Waihi Grand". Junction, 38s. 9d., 38s. 9d.,' 38s. -3d., 385., 37b. 9d.. 34b. 3d., 345., 34a. 3d., 36a. ■ . . .-'. Waiotahi, 4s. lid. :-.: .::-.,.'■' ■ Consolidated Gbldflelds, 183. 3d. Now Big Elver, £2 25.. - . .:■■■ ' ' : Progress, 12b. 6d., 12s. 6d., 129. 10d., 12s. 10d. • "Boas Goldflelds, 105.,'95. 9d., 9s. 9d,: hi. 3d.' • 9a.6d., 95., 95., 95., 9s. 3d., Bs. 9d. . ' ~ ■- Muddy Terrace, 26a. > . ' " '■'■•' ' ..'."'■■ . : : ."■".. STOOK EXCHANGE. . - : ; ' "■ '' ;.'. (By Teleeraph—Press Association.) : r ; :i; '.■■"-.••■'■' Auckland, December 4. ; Ths following business wasdone on tho Stock •Eichivngo to-day:— •■■•.,- . ;■■ . . ..".-■ '. May\pueen, 3s. Id. . ' ': . ; . .: ' Monowai, Is. Id. ....■: Waio!a;.hi,.4s. 10d. . ■. ■'-... ■Tairua Golden Hills, 4s.'Bd. . -."■.'■'"■ Talisman, 435., 43e. 6d.. ... ■ ': ■ : '■;.■ Grand Junction, 36a. 6tL, 36a. 9d. Handßworth, 7Jd. ' . :. Waihi Extended, 3s. 7d. , V .■ Hauraki,.:ls. 6d. ..'.■'■'■"•.',; ■'. . , : ;; -' ■■'.'.■ :, .'BIG 'EiVeE. SOTJTH,' ' '" ■'' The following wire was received on Saturday by tho Wellington Stock ' Exchange from Bie • Elver South Gold Mining Company;—" Big Elver South mine's' report for week ended, December 3: Contractors extended tunnel 27 feet, making 398 driven to'date'. The drivo ia now very wet. : Otherwise no. change. >:.... .■ '.. ..''■;. ■•:■ DEEDGING EETTJENS. ,' r . . ■ . ' (By Tcloeraph.—Proiu Aaeoclalloa.i ', Dunodln, December 4 Dredging returns: Waikaka United. No. 1, ldwt.; Waikaka United, No. 2, 370z.; Blackwater 28oz. 18dwt.j. Eising .Sun, 31oj. lOdwt.: Muddy. Creok, No. 1, 19oz.- lOdwt.; Muddy Creek, No. V 18oz.; Now Trafalgar, Ho*. Jdvrt.; Eisp and-Shine! No. 1, 770n.; ,Golden lied, 520z. 12dwt.; Eise and Shine No. 2, 41oz. sdwt.; Sandy Point, 320z. 17 dwt.; Olrig, 220z. 9dyrt.; 12grs. ; Eiley's EoThal, 18oi.i Manuherikia, 170z.; Charlton Creek, 16oi 15dwt.; Punt, lloz.; Enterprise, lOoz.