GENERAL HARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 928, 22 September 1910, Page 8

GENERAL HARMING NEWS.

''.-The I 'suggestion .that/the whole of the .Farmers'•.,: , Union- branches should; be iprmdH;'into/-..a* systematic land, and;es&te:agency',''for .the,benefit of farmers )yh'o;:..waiit to, bu'j'j/sell;..or lease,their pr'dperty,.:js said-'to have found'unani-: mou's. support at'.';a', meeting of:.the Pahiatua Gsntral:.branch,, of ; the . union. - , -The -Lowgarth; Dairy Goinpany: paid' out ;iC73 yesterday.' /Of this ; amount is for August milk.and,i£393 bonus money. 'rrTirahiiki //://.' : '/.-'A't'a ' ■ this 'week, ;after a lecture/by.*" Mr.-;,J./-:.B. : 'Merrett,.a ! Feilding;eg'g circle was.;formedi to-be .formed in.;;Ne'w/Zealahd,-7-Pre^;;Association. -;/', ■*•: During /August, (say's./the; "Manawatu Standard")"!-the ■' New iZealand - Daily 'Un-' •lbi-Mistr.ib'utea:^lo7oiWs.''-for.--, biittermalcing, - and £!3 13s. -. 10d.. for;', cheese-: ■making,;.being at.tie'rate;of lOld/and-ls., ,per/Jb. •.respectively'ifor. butter-'fat.:''Dury. ■ihg/the/correspondingv month .'■last/ year' i£77B 75.: lld.'fwas. paid: out for butter, and.novcheese/'was.' made. / ; .The,..' Silverleys. /Cheese' Factory, Newbury .Line, ■no'ir.'owii;-.-,:chee^maMng.;i,/;:/;!;v/ : |'//'...;/ ';/-■:.-!'.;///• i lA; Taranaki,jAgriculturalfA^ciatib!h^il''SepqrteUJto.jha've ;said that; '■the 'jrie'm'bcrsHp/'of: the'|society/six; year's- , ago; was well ■ under 70,' and now: it was.- in' ;the .'vicinity,of/500./.; :/i/'/v./; ; .-'.;' ; '-. /; I

' .The.-newly-formed' Farto'ers',-Club; has been-formally opened-at.New- Plymouth. JThere/was a,Uarge.'andienthusiastio at.jtendance?- v /:/;*^';-'.-.'.' i >tf '■ iv' :^" ;' : 'y' '' K fi' : ' : 't -■'' >, ."At a^meetihgsbfi'thevßltham/branch of, the ■Farmers'.' Union.:-(the "Argus" reports) ''the/chairman/ suggested holding a ; special ;ineetiihg>»ppeh; to'all farmers,i-wher-\th'er/;meiffbefs'ibf:::the :union, or .'not,-to : discussJthejniafciier;' of:improving the',dairypastures. ; He'-.thought that such;. : a :;meet,.iug,i might ..'arouse .interest, and ■-'• anyhow an ; interchange'!of : /ideas:/would ; : .do no - harm. /The suggestion /was- readily: fallen' in with;!' decided; to. hold; a .meeting: October. 8.;../ /: ; /.tliat/vah; experiment ',^:-.tpp.-]lre^ihg/'pf',pastOT ,dn-'atrtJie;'Mb.umahaki State.:Farin;;.at!present'^witjii))a'iy,iew''3to~'/ascertaihihg';: the. Mepfction; •'' ;y ... //;/

-I'Messrs'':l)alge'ty-having.hold.;their-fortnightly, salo at"their Mastertori .yards this: week, when': only- a ,f airv'y'ardmgSbf i; sheep ;,:'ahd r -cattle^-V-caino' iforward/.'Bidaingiat auction was,'not very sirisk.'but'the-^ew"lines/which 'were'pass-'. 'ed""ih";' durih'sV Hid"' sSlfcTwe're"; iif tenvards "quitted; satisfactorily. -Quotatiods:—Weth'cre; io 125.;6d.;-.lambs, 75.,'95. 6d., 135., ,14s. lOd.j -jto. 16s. 6d:; - fat ewes,, 10s/,-.' 135., ■ to' : l4s.'. 7d:;''cull; ewes,'-'-6s'.'"'6d.?:'to -7s.'.'7d.; : ,tempty: cowß,:: : £2' : l7s., 6d.;.cows' in. calf. £3; 6s. to ■ £4j/springinai-heifersr^S-i6s..:;:.Pigs: Pork- 1 . :,ers;■•l6s,;;;weaners, ?s. 3d.j/slips,'/to ;145./9d.. ~"Messrs.;,'l)algety. and Co/ report:—At ouri iWangariui'sale.^yesterday,,We;had a good ; yaTding/of ■350cattto/-'dnd''a smdlj; yarding 'bf ■'sheepV : 'i''Oat , round., • young -steers - being.,..particularly, sought after,'!..and.-the .;prices for/several [lines' bfc'gobd/'quahtyf which';.were>.penned l ;slitfiv'ed./;an:': a4'Vahfiei|oh:-late'/raies. / Wehad '-a' small Vyardihg 'of/sheep, which- sold' .'to"advantage.'.' -We'.qubte:—Fat cows, £6 :ss.;;.'forward. bulloqks,.:£6:s 175.v6d.-; 'three-\year'-!'stecis;-.-£5 '6^:;'.two'-.' : an'd'i'nf-'ihalf -to -,three-year,-.:do., :'£s;,! : siwoseai^fitt&a,' : : : £A : 35.,/£4 IDs.; - to: £4 :' ; )6s;t:6dir»yearlin'g-/Btceirs,: £i ; 3s„ ■ £3; 7s. 6d.,' !,£3'Bs;(/to. £3':l3s:/6d.;-to. £3/14s.;;empty: c6ws;i'£3i'lls;.:tfli''£3 :,16s.;' .empty;v'two-yeafc; heifer's;';;£3,:i4s;-;;: dairy' ;cowß, , i£4> 15s/'to ?£5:105.; yearling. ibullsi'./£2''l9s'.';-aged bulls; -£3-14B.: ; to- £4v7srM;v:Ji!ry;v;-v/;';h/{,/ / ; '//Me'ssrs.-' reportion their vEaiiniaiftsale; ihelaVpn Tuesday, . as follows^'W'e;-hadya 1 .fair/entry of ;cUttle,i all-, of -%)iicK::-.nieti'.:with:/a./ready-;sale.ft- The.: of "-prices :—Tearling','.",heifer's,-: to' ,v £2': 15s:; ;backward.-heifers,;':ih* calf:. £3'ilos;;to £4 ''12s';' 6d:;,empty. cows,'£3' 17s.;6d.V'to£4 ,95.;" springing : cows, '£4 \l2s.i6d;;; £6,'25.'--6d.',\.tb' .£7/2s. 6d.j' ; ttwo/'to'' i -two.'.;ahd: aV-half-year 'steers,' ;'£5.'..-.75.j £6, ss. j -.two-year-bulls,'',tb',,£3.los. '•.-'..:■ -";.■.:'■■ ':■, '.;■■<•.

v /,//;;ADDINGTON; STOCK/.. SALES. ;:,/■'7 .'.■■ : ;; .toyVi;«ufei:. : ;.iV' i->'y» r .;-y\yi.j•.-I.;liou.i/.:,".' , fi ;Kj h: V:.'' -i Clirist6Hiir;cn,;;september: : ;21/ : -, ;At i the' A'ddihgto'ii live .stock, niirkot ,to"day/therefwereinwuerate entries of /stock and .a'-JUne'atteiiuiiice.' 'Fm''cattle 1 showed ; an.'-aiivan'(ie' I '-.l)ut sturo 6heep ■ sold':at the :previous Week's -rate.-, jj'ilt ■ lainus : were .much'-, easier'.in consequence 01'.a.-largei, (yarding/fiat? sheep .dpened"iirmcr, :except lherihb'. .wethers; :ivhicn '.dHtnot.-.'sell' .so :weli;as : las[, week.: Bacon pigs'.were nrmer, but .'store, pigs': were' very .null'.' of. sale.;. There .was..not much, demand for. ?store cattle; - but ./good'.'dairy ;-eows, .sold iwell. There.' ; .was only a small yarding .of store sweep ,hoggcts,.form)ng the, principal' portion.;, jVetbers, and.one iot/ZofLeweaVahU^iamosi,:-xhere-.ticaUy.-'no: change-in values, wethers..being in, good, demand./. '.The.' '"hoggets ■ wero not of gobd l .qualify,>but: maintained.their values. . Average'"lincs" qf /.hoggets made "12s.' 6d..t0 135..\6d.;' incdium,"-115.,:t0 125.; small and ; inferior, Bs. 9d.-"to 9s. 6d.;- medium owe: hoggets,. 12?. ';6d£7 'Forward, wethers :sold"at 145..-9 d. to 15s/10d.;'small do;,: 135.. 6d. to 135. : , 9d.;, forward merinos; lis. 6d. " '.:Thcre wero : 129. fat .lambs. penned, the, entry .being.; much .'larger than at any previous sale' tjtfs season./...There was a' decided drop Sin-prices, a; few of the best, making.'l6s." 6d.-to 195., and the larger portion: l?s.° to-165. : , , // .* The .yarding of fat.sheep was 'smaller 'than 'wad , tho case .last 'week,'arid; the quality 'showed/,a falling- off,/a' number of tho .lota" not ( being well finished.' ; The market-' opened;..well-for:*-'crossbreds, but merinos; were easier, ■ there ' being , a fair number of the latter.on offer. Towards the. close of the sale the demand fell off, sev-: oral, lots being passed, while prices for.: crossbreds': a150,,,eaE.0.d..,.../T_he'.. range of prices 7 was:—Extra: prime "wothers, to 28s. 7d;;vprime do., ZOs. rtO'J2S3G. lighter do., ■l'6s.'-9d. to 195.; extra prime.ewcs to 265. 3d.; prime/do.-, 18s.. to 23s.;..others, 14s. to 17s.' 6d.;'merino wethers, 135.. t'<s 16s. 9d.; lioggets,:'lss'.. 3d. to ,18s. ,<» .*■>. . ..Tho. supply of.beef itotalled 169 head, ot nearly-100. lose than thbi,yarding on tho previous "week, while the, quality; on the whole, .showed, a", 'falling- off. There .was', a keen demand in Consequence, of ■■ the ifhort, l ssp_ply,andjriccji.aflvanccd, inferior beef showing 'the greater "rise. •' Prime beef iniproved to- tho-extent of '3s. to> ss; per iOOlb., and inferior oven. more. Steers mado £6 15s. to £10 10s.; extra, tp £17 10s.; heifers, £5 7s.- 6d.. to ~£lo> '2s. 6d.; cows, £5 '&<'■ 6d.'."td'£lo,l equal' to 305."i0 335. and, in some cases; up to 355. per 1001b.: cow.jind inferior;',27a: r6d.;'to, 305,; per 10Mb. . Veal calves sold at 4s, 6d. to 64s'.', according: to size and quality. ' There was a fair entry of store oattlo,' and the' market was: easier, most of the business .being-done privately. Fifteen, to eightceu-months sorts made "£2 and *£2 10s.';" 'three-year steers, to £5 17s. 6d.; dry cows;'£2 to£4;/dairy cows, £3 10s. to. £10 2s. M.. ....... ..;,. J There w.a's a fairly lnrge yarding of •pigs, but many of the fats : were not well finished.', Prime bacon^pigs.. were consequently firmer. Choppers sold.at £4 2s. 6d.; heavy baconers,-'475." 6d.'?'to 555.; lighter, 375. 6d..:t0 455.; equal to 4d. per 11).; large '>)orkcrs;-'3osr'to 34s.;..and«smallor,: 253. to 758 a., equal-,tq 4Sd A per.lb.;; Stores were very .it.ull-of/salo.'.large/goris..: making .18s. to 22a., smaller 14s: to 17b.,' and weaners,ss. Hit to*.9s,"od;-:7:;;:.A,: . '

."" ." " "BUKNSIDE MAEKET.', " (By Telegraph.—l'ress Association.! Dunedin, September 21. Burnsido: stock market.:—Fat cattle; 197 head yarded, the' quality of which was fairly good.. Bidding was'keen, and satisfactory prices wero realised. Best bullocks, £11 to £15 12s. 6d.; medium; £9 10s. to £10 10s.; heifers, to £11. ' , Fat sheep; 2805 penned, the quality on the whole being' medium. Prices wero equally as good as those ruling last' week, and anything well' finished was a little firmer. Best wethers, 225. to 255.; extra heavy show sheep, '385." 6d.; 'medium, 18s. 6d. to 21s. 6d.; light and inferior, 15s. 6d. to 17s. 6d.; ewes, up to 15s. Fat lambs: 27 of new season's lambs were penned, and sold up to 265. :Pigs: There, was a good yarding of pigs, and last woek's prices were well' maintained.