GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 904, 25 August 1910, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Jlr.J. M'ConneU, of Queensland, has accepted the position of judge of Herefords at..tho.nest Spring Show, of the Manaw'atu ."A; and P. Association. : . Messrs. Hurst and Son, through theirPalmerston agents, Messrs. Hodder aiid Tolley, have donated a prize of £5 for competition for roots grown from their seeds, at the next National.Dairy Show. Tho Dairy Commissioner was reported to have said at Kaupokonui:—The Department had figures representing 120 herds in Taranaki,'about 5000 cows. The average butterfat production amounted to 1921b. per coff. One herd had'only an average'of 130, and tho highest-was "7" Takin" butterfat at Is. a lb., there was a return of £& 10s. against JJI3 12s. How the farmer who had the low butterfat returns could continue dairying in this district at the present, price of land was uncxplainable. : A report from Taranaki states that an offort is being made to induce Mr. Cuddie to' visit Stratford to give an address on dairying. ,- .',"'. It is. understood', that the establishment of a sugar beet industry in Wauganui is under serious consideration. The value of living animals imported for "food during the six months ended June 30 was J;1,G35,819, against .£2,442,572 in tho corresponding period last year. Cattle, numbered 91,875, against 139,780, and there wero again no livo sheep imported. Tho value of dead meat was .£21,227,198; against .621,095,019. The quantity- of. beef ..'imported.-, .was 3,095,7G0cwt., against 2,!)80,95Gcivt.; 'mutton, cwt., against 2,873,291cwt.; ■ and pork, 24.1,G6!5cwt., against 202,310cwt. The value of butter was Xl3,l3B,sG9,'.iigainst .£11,,112,S3B; cheese, ,£2,577,305, against aS-U.aGSj and. eggs, -£3,137,933, agninst X'!,l2l,Siri. The value of grain anil (lour was .£38,193,--007 1 ..again5f'.e37 J 117 J 736,":;.

LIVE SJOCK SALES. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report hariug had a good yarding of both sheep and ciittlo at their Waikanae Bale yosterday. All stock ; met with ltccu competition, and almost a total clearance was mo.de at the. following rates:-Wether hoggets. 13s:; medium mixed hoggets, 12s. 3d.; good mixed hoggets, 14n. 4d.; twenty-month heifers, £2 to £2 10s.; mixed yearling stcera and heifers, £2 2s. (id.; low-conditioned ■twenty-months steers, £3 35.; eighteenmontliß steers, £2 155.; young bull, £3; weuners, 30s. Messrs. Dalgoty and Co., Ltd., report having held their fortnightly salo at their llastcrtou yards yesterday, when they submitted a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. Bidding for cattlo was brisk, but the yarding in sheep was comprised mostly of aged ewes in lamb, which dragged a pood deal. The. bulk of the entry was passed in, but were sold private after the. sale. Quotations: Aged ewes in lamb, low condition, 9s. to 10s.; hoggets, 12s. Bd. to 14s. 9d.; fat cows, £6 10s.; two-year empty heifers, £4; three-year steers, ±5 155.; store cows, £3 to £3 55.; empty forward heifers, £4 12s. Cd.; two-year heifers, in calf, £i 10s. to £3 155.; cows in calf, £2 15s. to.£3 65.; springing cows, £6 10s. At Messrs. Dalgety's Tlastings sale yesterday the beef pens were filled, and elicited keen competition. Heavy working bullocks brought up to £14; fat bullocks, £9 155.; fat cows, £8 10s.; light fat heifers, £7 155., £6 155., £6 10s.; fat wethers, 195.; fat ewes, 16s. 3d. Two-tooth wethers made .up to 14s. 6d.; mixed box shorn hoggets, 12s. .' Messrs, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsouvillo salo, as follows :—We offered a good yarding of cattle and a rather short supply of sheep. Both cattlo and sheep sold readily at very full rates. Prime heavy bullocks, £10 10s. to £10 12s. 6d.; medium bullocks, £9 10s. to £9 17s. 6d.; lighter, £8 103. ■ to £9; primo heifers, £7 17s. 6d. to £8; prime cows, £8 to £8 lCs.; prime heavy wethers, 255. to 255. 7d.; prime l wethers, £1 Os. 6d. to 21s. 3d.; good ewes, 17s. Id.: primo woolly lambs, 14s. (id. to Ids. 2d.

AJMHNGTON STOCK EEPOKT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Christchurch, August 24. At Addington there were larger entries of stock than last week, and a good attendance. Fat cattle sold at advanced rates. The fat sheep market was weaker, as there' was not much demand for export, though the freezing works close for .the season on Saturday. Store sheep showed little chanao except wether hoggets and mixed sexes, which wero easier. A few new season's fat lambs sold well. Pign sold at about last week's rates. There was not much demand for store cattle, but dairy cows met with an active sale.

Tho yardin? of store slieep was somewhat larger than last week, and was made up chiefly of hosgets of medium class. There was a weaker demand for: wether hoggets and mixed lines, and sales of these showed a decline of 6d. to 9d. per head,' and in somo cases moro as compared with last week's rates. There were a few pens of good ewes, sound-mouth making 18s. .£!.; four and six-tooth to 19s. 6d.; Border Leicosters, to 205. , ; and old ewes, 6s. 9d. to 10s. ' Wether hoggets brought Us. to 135., the latter figure being, for. a good line of well-grown and weU-wooHed hoßSfcts. Mixed sexes, 10s. to 10s. 6d.; good ewe hoggets, 14s. 7d. to 14s. 9d.; inferior, 10s. 9d. • Wethers sold at Ms. 6d. to 16s. for good sorts, and 13s. to 13s. 9d. for lower-conditioned Hues. , , ; There ' were- a few new season's fat lambs penned, and they sold well,-making-

'. There .was a large yarding of fat sheep, including some good lines of wethers and Ecvoral lots of , merinos. There was not much demand for export, and as tho supply was beyond butchers' requirements tho market was easier, especially for anythin s that was not prime, the decline being fully Is. to Is. 6d. per head. The' range of price was: Extra primo wethers, tp. 325. 6d.; prime, 19s. to 245. 9d.; lighter, lbs.-9d. to 18s. 6d.; extra prime ewes,, to 235. 7d.; prime, 16s. to 195.: others, 13s. 4d. to 15s. lid.; hoggets, 16s. 10d. to 17s. lCd.; prime merino wethers, 15s. 6d. to 2Cs. 6d : others, 11s. sd. to Ms. ■

i Tho 'yardinjc of fat' cattle, totalled 225 .head, tho bulk being of good to nrimo quality and included several North Island lines. There was very keen demand right through the sale in consequence of tho yarding beirig below the average, • and prices advanced fully 25. : per lPOlb., the rango being 225. to 235. per 1001b. Steers made 0 155.. to- £10 455.; extra, to £13; heifers, £5 10s. to £7 175..6 d.; extra, to £0 I s -'-**-; cows, £5 15s. to.£7 10s.; extra, to ■ There was a, small yarding of-storo catHe, .-the only line- of any consequence beyond dry - cows being of threo and four- ' year-old steers. Thoro was not much demand, especially for inferior sorts. Threeyear heifers made £4 to £4 15s. r fouryear steers, £7 155.; three and a half-year etoars, £7; three-year steers, £6 155.; and dry cows, £2, v 65.. to.>£ 4 15s. -■ v ■■ A good entry of dairy cows met with a ready sale,, and prices ranged from £3 10a. and £10, according to. age and quality. Therj was good demand for fat pirfs. of .which.there was a fairly large yarding, and prices were firmer. Heavy baconera made 50s. to 585., and lighter 425. to «Bs. (cQual to ,43d. per.pound);, large porkers, 325. to 38s.;'smaller, 265.. to 30s. (equal to 4Jd. to 4Jd., and in somo eases to sd. per lb.). stores were slow of sale, large sortsmaking 225. to-255.; medium, 145.. to 20s • smaller, Bs. to 125.; and wcaners, ss. to 10s. :■■'.'■''.,• BtrENSIDE PEIOES. , -. ■'■ (By Tolcgraph.-Press Association.) ' '■_•:■•!■ ■ ' ■ ' Dunedin, August 24.. j Bunisido stock market cattle,' 201 yarded. About half were good to prime, and the remainder very inferior. Bidding was . fairly brisk;, but prices, except for prime quality, were slightly easier. Prime bullocks, £11, to £12 IDs.; extra, to '£15; medium to Kood, £9 to £1C 15e.; light, £7 10s; to £8 155.; best cows, heifers, £8 10s. toi .£lO 10s.; medium, £6 ss. to £8; light, i>s' to £5 15s. Pat sheep, 2900 Tienned. Tho yarding consisted chiefly of wethers, with several splendid,, lines of heavy sheep. The' salo opened with a 'very slack demand, and prices were Is. lower than was the case last week, but the demand gradually improved, and the closing rates were equal to those ruling last week. Primo wethers 19s. ed. to 215.; extra heavy, 225. to 245. 9d.; medium to good, 17s. to 18s. 6d.; light 145.,t0 165.; primo ewes, 15s. to 17s. 6d.; medium, 13s. to 14s. 6d. Fat lambs, 315 penned. With tho exception of two or three pens tho quality was" only middling. Best, 15s. to - 16s. ;• medium to good, 13s. t0.145;'6d.;; small and unfinish- . Pigs, 110 yarded.' • Porkers baeoncrß' .wore-in rather short supply,- and met with a brisk sale. Young pigs were also competed for at a shade abovo last week's rates. Suckers, 9s.'-to 13s:; 'slips, 15s. to 205.; t stores, .21s/ .to 255.; porkers,..2Bs. to 335.; light bacohers,'. 58s. to 435.;' heavy 455. to SOs. I