PALMERSTON SHOW GROUNDS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 961, 31 October 1910, Page 10

PALMERSTON SHOW GROUNDS

. TO SELL OR NOT TO SELL? (By Tolcgraphi—Special. Correspondent.! ~ Palmcrston N., October 30. •It will be remembered that a few weeks ago there was a strong agitation to. sell the present.- Maiiawatu '.show grounds and purchase-;a : site -in : ; the' maiin street a little below:.jfche.Palmers-; ton Railway Station.: A; sub-iptomittee' was- appointed to go into the. : matter, ; •and report to tho General';,Committee'.; At tlit last' meeting'ofthe'latter,;b'ody: the report of tho sub-committe, (which' was unfavourable tc'.'the /proposal)"' was adopted, and it was/understood that the, matter could not:again...be; brought up until after six months ;had. elapsed, this being according to. the ; rules of the association. However; ii " special meeting'of the General; Committee; has been .convened for" evening nest to consider filie.' question, once more. It is understood ;that a syndicate is prepared to make ! a cash 'offer for the present grounds] - hence . the meeting. The question of remission of show-ground rates will also bo considered. ' V

The Canadian Government' lias removed the prohibitory' order against the importation cf, eattlo -from the. JJtiited Kingdom, consequent upon the' outbreak of foot and mouth "disease some weeks :ago. '•

LIVE STOCK SALES. . Messrs. Dalgety, and Company, I/td., tgport having held a very successful clearing sale afc their,,: Upper iHntt,yards last.week,, on account of Mr. H. Whiteman, jun. ' A total'clearance was made under t-lie hammer at the following prices:—Ewes and lambs) 19s. 2d. j -mixed hoggets, 13s. 4d.; covre in milk, £6 6s. to £10; backward sorts,. £3 to, £5,175. 6d.; fat'eows, £4 2s. 6d;; i;'4-year mare, £16; 1 3-year fllly) £19. COMMERCIAL ITEMS. '

,' • • iimsTMBNT shakes. A sale o£ Tarariaki. Petroleum shares at 10s. was the only transaction in investment shares on Saturday The Quotations were as under:— . , •.V Buyers: Sellers.- Sales. £s. d. £ a.'d. £8. d National Bank ....... — 517 0 ' Equitableßuilding 912 6 — . . . —.... Christcliurch 'Gas... : 9 12' 6 —" Hokitika .Gas — 5 15 0 . • — . Well. - Gas (£10) ... . - 515 0 — Well. Gas: (new) ... ,: — 210 :6 ■ '' — T South British Insur. " —... 3 .5 6 —- f Christchurch jJleat 14 5 0. — . Gear Meat .(£1) .... 3 2 6 —— Meat 'Export (525. ' , Ed.)' •• - . i,( 1 Well. Woollen'(ord;) — ■ 316" 0" —• Wttl. Woollen (pref.) 216;0 ■ _ ■■■;_ ,:. l'alupiri . C0a1......... 1' 0 0 — . . —. i Westport.'Ooal 6 7 6..— . ■ . — Leyland-Olßrien. — -.-■t 1- ,7 6 Manning, and Co„.V 4 2 0 , ' .!— . Miramar... Ltd'. . (35.). . — 0 3 0 1 , - .r- ' N.Z. Ooii. 1 Dental .— • ;1' 2 0'- •• 'w' N.Z. Paper Mills .:. i 3 .6' • - -.. - TaranakiPetroleum — .0 10 0 ' TUB ; BUTTER MARKET., , The-latest'cabled information respectini: ' the London butter market is not encouraging. . THe market' is' said to be dcmoralised,- o\ving, : apparently, :to the compara-' tive abundance of-, supplies. ■ Europe is enjoying mild weather, and the-' autumn in:tke is being prolonged. Factors ; in New Zealand were last week mado aware, of this condition of the market,, and some dealers.' it. is alleged, tried, to, unload part of their purchases' at a small loss. Danish butter is now ouoted, at li4s. to llfis. 1 per cwt., while, a year ago, the o.notattons were 1265. to 1285.. This shows a decline of £12 per ton. . Choicest Australian' is selling at , 106b. to 108s., and a'year ago at 112s. to. 114s. . New Zealand ohoicest is making 1125..', against 117s. a year ago. Since climatic. conditions affect • supplies, the butter , market must, ever be one of uncertainty. 'It' is impossible to take the previous season as 'a' guide, because no two seasons. can be alike. If European supglies are. prolonged, tho position may easily ecomo very • serious, because larger shipments are .certain to be sent from' Australia and' Now Zealand. The- Commonwealth exports so far: show an increase, of fully 75 per : cent., and, although. 1 New Zealand may not be able to show a similar increase, the expansion will, nevertheless, bo noteworthy. With heavy supplies, the market'is bound to-sag." But one can.never be certain, because climatic conditions' may ohangp at- any time, and cause supplies • t<i suddenly , decrease. ' ' • CUSTOMS. , :'; Customs rovetiuo collected at the port of .Wellington on Saturday totalled £1714 Is. 2d., the revenue for ;tho week. being £9647 4s. 7d. ■ Compared with the corresponding dates of. last, year, the . receipts for tho past seven weeks. were as. under:— .' . '■ v ' 1910. ' : 1909. September 17 - — 19,836 9,383 September '24 23,542 17,192 October -1- .......'_.i.; 11,171 . 10,202 October 8 ■ 21,318 20,074 October 15 _ .10,021 " 7,320 October 22 20,092 15,526 October 29 9,647 12,345

September' 17 September '24 October -1- ... October 8 ... October 15 ... October 22 ... October 29 ...

; 1909. £ 9,383 17,192 10,202 20,074 7,320 15,526 12,345

, 115,62? 92,042 The beer daty collected last week totalled £255 35., as compared with £320 7s. in tho previous -week," and; £204 3s,'-. in the corresponding ■ .week ; o£ last year. ' :

FBILDING MAEKBT. EEPOET. Messrs.' Atkinson, and Co., ,Ltd„ of Feilding, report a large yardine ol pigs on Friday, overy pen being filled. Prices wero easier, all ronsd as compared \7ith the aaies, of a' fortnight ago. and somo nens wero passed in at tho sale, but tho firm were able to auit a few of theso privately. In .poultry, tho supply was, as usual, not equal to tho demand cither in Quantity or quality, no really good tablo birds being forward, and, of ooekerels, hardly any were offering. Potatoes'were .particularly scarce, and sold up to. lfe. 6d. for table, and 13s. for seed. Quotations: —Pigs: Porkers, -275. : to 305.; stores, 235. 22a., 20s. 9d„ 17s. 6d.; 15s. 3d.; poor condition do., 145.; slips, 135., 12s. 6d., lis. 3d., lis.; weaners,. Us.; 10s. 3d., 9s. 9d., 7s. oa.. 7e.; suckers, sb. 6d.; sow, 295. 6d. Poultry, at per pair: Hens, 4s. 61., 4s. 3d., 45., 3s. 9d.; roosters; 4s. 6d.,,45. 3d., 3s. 6d.; chicks, Is. 6d.; ducks, 4s. 6d. and '45.; drakes, ss. ,4s. Gd.; ducklings, Is. 6d.; turkeys, 10s„ 95.; 6d. ' Bogs: 65., 55.; sporting pups, 2s. 5d... Horse, gig and harness, £22 10s.; hack, £8. Wheat, 4s. 6d., 4s. 3d. per bushel'; chick wheat, 13s. per sack. Oats, Algerian dressed, 3s. 9d.; not dressed, 3s. 3d., 3s. fid.; Gartons, 3s.'; , pollard, lis.; bran, 7s.„6tu-per sack; wheat meal, Us. per sack; onions, 4s. por 801b.; potatoes, table, 18s. 6d.; seed, 12s. Ed., 13a.; cabbage plants, 3d.-- to Sd.' per bundle. Bacon, homecured sides, 7jd.;.'hams, B}d.; factory do;, 7d. and 9d. per- lb. ' BANK OF ENGLAND KETUBN. By.Teloerapli—Fresa Association—Ocpprrish'. London, October 27. ' The Bank of Ensland return issued for the week ended Wednesday, October 26,. is as under:— , , Xssoe. Depaetmbnt. Note Issue .a £18,437,C00 Gov. debt ... i 11,015,003 Other seooritloa ... 7,434,000 Gold ... 29,078,000 , , iffl.4a7.CM Bamdso DErin-nfEsi. Proprietors' Goyfe. securioapital £14,553,000 ties 514,031,000 Pnblio do- . Othorsocnripositß ... 7,174,000 ties 25,443,000 Other do-•■-. „ posits ... 40,544,000 Notos. ... 20,676,000 Keßt, 7-diiy and other < Coin ... , ... 1,342.000 bills... ... 3.171,000 ' id 5.442.000 *65,442,000