COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 975, 16 November 1910, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHAKES. Transactions recorded in t investment shares yesterday were:—Wellington Ga3 (£lO paid) at £19; Kaiapoi Woollen, ordinary,, at £5; and Ward and Co. at £5 3s. 6d. , The quotations wero without change.

THE WOOL TRADE. Writing undor date September 26; the Manchester "Guardian," in dealing with the wool trade, remarked that the situation was • interesting, . and possibly even critical. "To-day at Sydney there will, ho held the first of what are called tho weekly auctions for the present season, when probably about 15,000 bales of tho new clip will bo offered. To-morrow will begin tho fifth series of London auctions for the present year, for which 116,000 bales colonial and 9DOO bales South American aro available. On Thursday or Friday next the .nominal opening Eale of tho present Australian selling season is to talio placo at Adelaide, when it is expected about 25,000 bales will bo offered. No authoritative report as to the prices which were obtained for tho 36,000 bales sold, at Brisbano last Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday has up to tho present been made, but private cablegrams nro said to have been received at llradford stating that values were fully on a parity with •that market. Last week at Antwerp there j wcro offered no fewer than 18,000 bales of River Plato produce, but on each of the live-days during which the auctions last--1 ed from one-third to two-thirds of the

quantities offered had to be withdrawnTho unusually largo quantity offered, taken in conjunction with . the sluggish demand and the largo, percentage of withdrawals, is a strangi! comment upon the reported enormous shortage in tho present season's Argentine clip. It is not surprising to learn that, notwithstanding the big consumption, eomc uneasiness is beginning to be felt by users at Bradford. The Continental trade, especially in France, is far from good, and the terminal markets at Antwerp and Boubaix during tho last few days both for spot and future delivery have shown increased weakness. At Antwerp there is a difference of no less than 42J centimes per kilo, between present and future prices. In theso circumstances it will bo interesting to see what prices will be obtained during the present week in London and Australia." BILLS OF EXCHANGE. A commercial Teform which would make for the solidarity of mankind was discussed at the recent conferenco of the International Law Association—namely, a universal law for cheques and hills of exchange. Tho inconvenience and loss to international trade owing to one country having ono law and one another should be ■ patent to everyone. The Frescb. and German laws are much the same; also the English and American. The point to aim at is a mean between tho Franco-German and tho. Anglo-American laws. The principles of our Bill3 of Exchange Acts have been adopted- by most British' Colonics, India, and the United States, and there would necessarily bo some Blight disturbance of trade if the existing law wero altered. Tho United States delegate declined to discuss the proposal, but the representatives .of Germany, AustriaHungary, -and other Continental nations wero strongly in favour of it. Our position seems to be neutral. Tho following aro amongst tho proposals accepted by tho conference, and to he submitted to the International Law Conference, which will meet next year at-The Hague:—(l) All cheques to bo payable. b'n : '.demand only. (2) All cheques to. he deemed negotiable to. order unless.'there .arc-words expressly prohibiting .. transfer., (3) - All cheques to bo presented, for,' payment within a certain fixed period from date of cheque limited by tho law of'the-particu-lar country in which :they.. aro payable. (4) Tho provisions of the.' British "Bills of Exchango Act with regard to crossed cheques to bo maintained. -If the British and American authorities . can arrive at an agreement before Tho'Hague Conference next year, the thing is .as-,good as done. Ono obvious result will be to 'strengthen the position of London- as■the banking "clearing-house" of tho .world. . . t> EECOBD COMMONWEALTH TEADE. There is considerable commercial activity in Australia, which. various visitors from New Zealand have 'described' as a boom.! Australia has enjoyed several seasons of prosperity, and the present season promises to be a record. The activity is displayed .in tho export and . import returns, for there is a substantial increase for the nine months onded September 30. The following comparison may be made of the value of the imports for the: first" nine months of the last four yeaf6:— .".' Customs revenue collected at tho port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2657 13s. Wd. TRADE IN ALLEN STEEET. Bran.—Some heavy sales havo been made for export; the f.o.b. prico south is now £4 10s. per ton, with only limited stacks available. 1 Pollard has advanced 10s. per ton, the f.o.b. price now being £5 10s. Fiour.—Steady business is being done on the basis of £8 10s. f.o'.b. Fowls'- wheat has a tendency to harden. Oats.—Farmers continue to hold on to their supplies, and the market displays an upward tendency. The present f.o.b. prico is 2s. 2d. to 2s. 3d. per bushel for "A" grade. Butter.—Prime milled is in heavy supply and current values are 9d. to 9*d. per lb. Cheese—A moderate business is being done at 6d. per lb. Eggs—Fairly heavy stocks of fresh eggs are available, and tho market is weak at lOd. to lid. per dozen. / Fungus.-' is wanted at 5Sd. per lb. for prime dry. . .' . Poultry!— All • classes • meet with ready salo at the following prices;— Hens, 35.-6 d. to 4s. 6d.; young roosters, 4s. 6d. to ss. id.; ducks, ss. to 6s. r all at per pair; turkey gobblers, 10d., and - turkey hens, Bd. per lb. live' weight. Fruit—Light .shipments of Fiji bananas jarae to hand .on Friday last, and made record prices, up to 21s. per case being Dbtaincd at auction. A small shipment of pineapples from the same quarter had to be fumigated on arrival here. A small shipment of fruit is duo to-day from Sydley by the Moeraki. Small consignments Df cherries have been received from the south, and realised satisfactory prices. Vegetables.—Heavy supplies of cabbages ire available, and the market quotations ire now very low. Green peas. aro in ;ood demand, and make satisfactory rates Parsnips and carrots aro in strong demand, and consignments aro recommended. Fairly heavy shipments of now potatoes ire now reaching the market, and the prices now are', 13d. to 2d. per lb.

■. • ' ■-. wm, do V,; ;,,'- . ;, —p — ~~ — .'.-■-..■ It is seldom he will find three really goc 'm I ttk TiErtr-BT -» animals of one type considered in rel ;.-;-;.-. : -. :'FARHINti"AND CMffiRCIAl issfe= : .'. '-'V. ./. - , . ' diversity of type to maintain the brec • •.' i '.".... P A bull may be of a very good kind' ; : " '.-" breed heifers and quite unsuited to carr, nEWS AND NOTES. ing on the male line. Without even goii : ; - ' into the. matter so far as this ho wi . have to judgo behveen animals of a vci i : T«un nnm »mr r.mimTn.i .. ". " strong type and those in which refill THE POULTRY INDUSTRY, .. WHY PRICES ARE POOR* ment has been carried so far that lo: ;. f , r —- :■ ,• - ''•■• "• i ■• .' ''- ■- ■ -.__; , . ' of size and robustness are evident. Tat ■ . : NEW. ZEALAND ASSOCIATION iNEGLECT OF AN' INDUSTRY. cow atllic'other 1 a* FORMED. all'other cattle in between may bo sai • „,„:,„„ • „ IT „ ' At the New Zealand Poultry Confer- to represent those where a balance lu ] ■ :■ . CONFERENCE SITTING IN WEL- enco yesterday, the State Poultry Ex- J"»n struck between two extremes whoi j -■:.-■.'A number of poultry-breeders from " hl ?' hc c dealt with the preparation of (:o , cmpllasiss on J si(le 01 . the' 0 thcr-r< : . various parts-of tho Dominion met at Poultry for the market. Xho raising-of fmcmenl - or scalC; m ;i k or beef,.-as tli : the Town Hall- yesterday in response Poultry,, he-'sated, was a section cn(! , 0 f all things bovine is the block. r /to an invitation, to discuss, among other °\ 2 , "^ ustr y l? 1 "- WaS i. , y T .;7 ud E« are of course elected by rmt ' .'--- ;; matters, a proposal that an associa- glcctecl.. Egg production must be made side, opinion, but they must not a hr > " tion of New Ze-ihnd nnnltrvKrewW- tno mam business, and' table poultry themselves to be bound by fallaciou - : £ld bB ' P y ' • - could « n ly 1>° re 2 arded as a.by-product, standards. They had better stay at horn ■- . Bn 2., ? 6 , 10 ™ea- T1]0 prea t„ r part of the cockerels seen anc1 ' walt to 1)e cal ' ed out when th The delegates present were:—Mes- „,'+£,% P ?" or ' „ r i e breeders bavin" overcome the fane en \- : toner. D. D. Hyde (Paraparaumu), °, '}J*° :™f<f T[ e - rea - IIy '^fj 0 V? insfst on ftru'er standard for differei: Daniell (Wellington), Gaintrill (Wo!- r cts - $ s . tead of bein^, profitable side tiati merit than toput a poor auiim ' -]ington),'and'J. D. Martin (Welling- ' lmes -. Not more t^'V^' 6 "'* P e [ c <; nt - in the prize money just because it hai ;•.,. ton),.Miss Frethey (Martinborough), wer , a , m , s " ch a ihat , th J? pens to be of the same kind as the firs f. Messrs. J. Hodsrson (Cheviot), H. l! could not bo very much improved. Ho prize-winner though inferior to other am i Pearson (Canterbury), E. 0. Reilly ? eId up .a'couple 'of samples received mals of a different type in the class. ! '" (Dunedin), J. Halliday (Christchurch)/ { T fl?%?V th f at „ d , ay - "7 1 ? : J. B.:Merrett (Christehurch), J. W b ,% d . eVOld -f c *? ud fat ' c ™mD«iv C c ; - . : Brayshaw (Stratford), J. F. Redwood ? nd . l!!ustra ted bis pomt that the room FOOD FOR CALVES. '(Ormondrille), S. Brittain Bull (Aucf ff n ™ p ,'? em ?\r as -? sfc - 0 / 6 ' 058 I. -land), W. Stretton (Feilding), W. Mi Zl rodu f, fat f S a -V?} m --' nfortun - A" FAT AND FLOUR MIXTURE; ■ i. '-Boss (Foilding), W. C. Marshall (Mar- moat of the table poultry was , tinborough), R. Borrow (Cheltenham), 1 T Iwas tatting with several dairy farm .'■■ F; E.;.Gordon (Napier), L. Frethey t™™ ' 2-' ' Jus * a '« hat a 2, e V°d- cr3 in the b Konini , t h (Martinborough), W. H. C. Glasson try -f^ 0 P u ™ n S on feather and bone, other dav (says our travelling cor !■ . . W.. S. Scott !? " W S S tn o. worst time to market respondent) and tho conversation led uj : D. Inman Tod (Upper Hutt), N. Hep- l \ W ? U i d 6Ven b ? 1 better f to mar " to the matter of tho best feed for calves worth ■YWidlincrtnni W S Afnmlw «,l kei tnom at ' fom ' months, before the Most of these men considered that skim rerstreamf G Finn N natural drain'on the--system, which he milk alone, was insufficient. Some saw ;■' " S (Levin) commenced. He .spoke they used, one brand of calf food anc ;; RntheHfflarte!"' a 5 a shutting fowls up in boxes for others a different sort. Some pinned thei: terton) and I. t±. iiuthertord (Master- the of fatteiunrt. His experi- to , ty'.?**' 0T a of bidi 'Mr.-F. Brown, State Expert, was pre- once j>-as that birds so restricted fretted ™ I. " ' -sent. ■•; ■ ■■■-. : and g.ot lighter. Respecting cramming M v reply was that I had given up dairy )' . Mf.:.B. 0. Reilly, of Dunedin, was a sood mixture was 1001b of ground ing three „ four years ag0 ,-.but-I : tolc Appointed'chairman. ■ '•" oats, 501b of ground wheat, 10 b. them when we were milking we tried var ■■■■, Mr.'J. B. Merreft (Christchurch), tho ma '» "|«H, .81b.- blood-meal and lib. jous patent calf foods and one seasoi convener of the ennferencp <;Hterl tbit salt, ,with moisture added. tried molasses, but that in most casesithe : ■ ?S J +L „ f, ren - ce ' stat ™ l ? at ■ >■ calves scoured bad%, this being particu . the object of the, gathering im- _ larlv fte case . witll Molasses. I then saic Apress the. ftnportanco of the poultry, uw. _ „ D07FN '- T , NNFn p fifi c' by "far the best and cheapest foods wc dustry.on tho breeders, and to amalga- V/iUUU UUAE1N HININEU fcUUb. j la a lisc( i was a mixture of mutton fat and ; mate for tho purpose of marketing to . flour. When you have your own sheer the benefit of the. producers. . Messrs. AN. ANNUAL IMPORTATION there is plenty of fat, and> even if yon ; ..Rutherford, :W. Wright, and the speak- have to buy, it doesn't cost much. Take :. ar, had been the organising committee. Z lantl is prodlIcin g in tho .tl-e-parts ; ' -, ■ ' "A Wild-Cat Schoma " ™ att ? r ° f «Sg product, according to ing it TO n till it becomes too stiff to stir . . , h wiipuai.feonome, Mr ,. j, B. Merrett, tho secretary of tho more. Of course,'it cools into hard - The first question before the meeting New Zealand Poultry Association. Yes- m ass. Then we gave each calf a quarterivas whether or not an association should ter'day, at the Poultry Conference, now pound pepper tin of tho mixture at each be formed. proceeding-in Wellington, Mr. Merrett meal. It was quite easy in a day or two .-... Mr. Inman Tod (TTpper Hutt) said stated that on the previous day he had to gauge the quantity, which was then that he did. not think half of those been offered 3000 dozen eggs at nine- melted .and .added to the- skim-milk, lie l '/present knew what it was proposed pence a dozen, and could not sell them, calves never scoured rhej glow vv and ,. nhonld.be done When he had read the Mr. Scott, if Onehunga. said that a who wni.tl" a cheap au<f de P I. ■;, Droposals-m the ''Pouhry"Journal' he pastrycook had told him that if New ei fectrve cal" food? Its great ;nad been staggered. He declared that Zealand poulterers .'brought, the price of point "is that in addition to its feeding egg circles were no good to tho big eggs' to more than a certain-price, a qualities the calves never scoured, they man; they were going to lower prices, section of the consumers would send to were healthy all the time and grew rap-■The-breeders did not need assistance Cliina for-supplies,-which thev-would idly. ' in ,the .matter'of machinery; the Gov- obtain--at one penny a- dozen'for the' , • : ; : emmerit rendered that. The distribu- eg g S a nd sevenpenee a dozen to bring TH P «;Hn\V SFASON. .. - tion of literature by the association was them : over. ■ ■ ' "' ■ • inc snuw zcn^vi*. not necessary;, the Government-and the Mr. F. Brown, the. State Poultry Ex- mi „ TT1 _ _ An<te . ;... ..newspapers provided that. And-who pert, said that from information oh- A TABLE OF DATES. ;.-■•. "was going to. .pay for all thoso su|gested tained through agents, he reckoned that . . : .things.- 1 This, wonderful.association. '.'I 7000 to 8000-dozen eggs a year, were The following.is a list of. dates of .A. : -,. reckon, he continued, with great em- i mpor ted from. China, and that alto- and: P. Shows up till. February .next. i" .:■ we are about tetf years, ahead gether about 97,000 dozen tinned eggs Many South Island shows and some in I. . ,*f onr ; time. I call this, the prospectus came in during tlio last twelv-e montlis. the far north of this island are'omit- .. , of. a.wild-cat>■ scheme. _ Lmovo j that an Ho contended that if a prohibitive duty ted: - „' . , association shall not be'formed . on the wer0 put on imported eggs it would „ TO . November. _ .. .. .present lines and that tho matter shall leave room for greater production in JS""--^ an 1 f ? ""' FpiKL ;. -,; l" indefinitely." ■ . New Zealalld ., | Iost of tinned eggs I tf HaveS .. V.; Poultry Association," should of"«' tw Park. " oe iormea. - . >_ Zealand was enormous. -, -The yolks'-of sO-Dec. 1.—Taranaki, at New Plymouth. :V ,that tho name should be, ."The New in tins, and. the whites':in the form of ,. el „ , De f m f er - , " .Zealand -Poultry ; ..Mr. pow 'ders. The powders were-moistened,. U-Stratford, at Stratford. : G(^on- accepted -'J; and-ised -for-baking purposes;.-. Ho ' January '-■■■■- "■:'&'&& ii U f'* th ! rai H' f " ight ° f 1S - Districts TwoodviU, .-; Ration 2 ,_Eketah„na (Farmers'Union,. ■■■■■■■■S-«3S nil \* toseo otI^rs -the; weight of fruit was carried a greater .February. .- + u more Mst&icv for Every l.-Central Hawked Bay.at Waipukurau. • H»S« * h6lndustr y than any.other 'inducement should'be-giv-en.the'poulter- 1. Hoiwbenua, at Levin. •■'■■■'■' Mr nn«f; m ?' er > h«"Proceeded, as:the high rate was J-S.-Feildmg at Feilding ;. .-.-..- .Mr. -lod: Question!. rniiEina- ocrtr c + n 1,. bold h*cV ,'n«t<.irl nf 8.—Dannevirko, at Dannevirke. i Mr. Merrett: Well, I have a laree i ¥ i ES ? n + a lO-ll.-Pahiatua-Akitio, at Pahiatua. ; >mount. g marketed as.soon as they werei collected, U U5 ._ Mastcrton , a t Mastertou. - i- ■ - - nr- t»j. tj. i> i. u. i for tho reason there was a reduced rate . "■ - '" "*i •;'.■-' on the-larger quantities. , ' . —' — 3T0CK S A UB, - .-..„ w "+u„!".+•"„!> ii . j i pert) said that there was growing np a . . . - ■■■■$,I Ll .i,they + needed feeling of unrest.among poultry-keepers . Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited,. • Ito stop tho import-of eggs at once, that Wow "Zpaland'waVon . : thb noiht of Pnlmerston North branch, report:-At our ■and expand their export industry right I an ? Y , on ,.j no P 0 " 1 . °. r Feilding sale on Friday we had a small •away over-production, but he did not think entry of shcePi but / ffood yarding 0 { ¥r"M' \W t fa™ ti.i n„„' ;; it applied - to table - poultry. Judging cattle, > all- : of •■ which, changed hands at A !i f r ° by tho London priced. New Zealanderl prices as below :-Sheep: Ewe hoggets, lis. ., no preconceived ideas and that you J '• ffit tra* mL for choice noultrv M - other hoggets, 15s.; good ewe hogmerely want to form an association-. I ?, cre Siting more tor cnoice pouary. l7s cattle:-Empty cows, £3 2s. - am-with' yon. But I will not sav I Ji? an , was , 01Mg ™ ahsed lu , 6d . to £3 4s.; backward springing hcifor.s, am (rninrr bn - n ™««,Ki» +J11 T l,„„ 'He'- knew that there were low prices, £5 2s. 6d. to £5 10s.; 15 to 17-months Hcrc- '■'■ • vZSeasare ' ahU'complaints about prices, but ho was ford heifers, £3 Is ; yearling steers, to £3. ttflat jour ideas are. - ' -, ' ' f .„ f] ' , ro n „i nr „ +i, n (- ;+, w „« 10s. 6d.; cows with calves. £3 17s.; light : . The chairman thought that egg circles als °:.P«« e otly well that it was fat hoi{el , £4 Js fcford hulls, to £6 •would not, as Mr. Tod said, bringdown because the poultry which brought poor 10s . i u .conjunction with ■ ITessrs: Gorton -the nrion nf octit<: but iWra->«T - +i,-> figures was ln'low condition. . livery and Son, we also sold fat cow3 on account ySr-.tl.ere should-be, efforts made,, to; of Br. B. Short,, at.£G 8, to £ 6 17s. • more for stamDed and imarflTitwd orrno produce the. all-purpose fowls, isuclv as Messrs. Dalgety and Company report:W for othe? tlT SrSS Wyandottes, Orpingtons, and Plymouth -At our Wanganui sale yesterday we yara-.x-iian, ror omer. eggs. • xney. could not, „',,.,. -\v 0 ii;„„t„Ti lvwl boon tbo bnst: cd 100 sheep and *50 cattle, but have to (get enough guaranteed eggs to supply! ,- » elll ngt.cm had been thebost 6ft a ' or attendancfl and a daU sal0i their customers. •■ -.."Wi e gg. ma rket m tho world, and so.long.as tlle bulk of the yarding being passed at The motion, to form -it, ''W that "condition'of affairs lasted theWhito auction. However, wo succesded in auitting ". jb. taJ??« -S»SS ;, SS B r: ttry Association," was carried. ; -.. lf; , the ™. came, a slump, m eggs, the. . Bo!d; A drop jn all - classes was noticeable -:-'other birds would .have to'bo-, resorted : i n ca ttle, especially in two-year steers and The Officers ' ,' : * to. ■•■,'' : : ■■•' '.* 'forward bullocks. l?e quote:—Mixed ■ ■ _ ' , '• - '■ - i" TliV» rbiirmnn (Mr L O'ReillvV who woolly fat sheep, 19s.; fat shorn ewes. 13s.; Her Excelency Lady Islington -was i iT ■ cha,rn ? K -„k\™~\\t «I\A 7v?Z t'wo-t6otli ewes, 12s. two-tooth wethers, ■ elected president There are tbirtv -dealsun'.ponltry.'in punedm, said that u 9d nbx& too-Umtiis. 12s.; ewes and ''viop.n»SK inM,,S+lf m- ■-* y somo very poor-poultry wentonto tho iambs. 15s. to 16s. 6d.; shorn do., 9s. 7a.; - lno i5? m g the.Minister mar ket. - and he thought - one of the empty ewes, 9s. 2d.; cull woolly hoggets, .:" -tor Agriculture. The executive com- Lv-f nf «.n«in<! wis that so many Lee- 9s ' 6d -: fat and forward bullocks, four ' -.. mitteeis:—Messrs. Hodgson (Cheviott or. reasons vr.a_s tnaj so i«g nr . old £7 8s 6d . to £7 Ms ■-. ■ Mumby (Wellington-), Gordon (NapierV horns llad beeu . ral ? ecl Seders. t r ste(SrS| £4 . 18 . month do a W3 .. -Firm YWellinitSrA ' m -t$ I' ' o £3 13s. 6o.; yearling do., £1 17s., £2 10s., -'■"- n p -ll /n g ? ? \* v,f , (Foilding), . ■ to £3 2s.; poor-conditiSned'cows and calves, ■," ™ m y_ (D un edm), Bull (Auckland), . r ,pMpp A I PAPMlNfi NFWS £3 3s.; store cows, £2 12s...£3.,2s- £3 3s., Scott (Onehunga), Boddington (Mas UblNCKAL r-AKfrlinu HCVVS. lo £3 vs.; yearline heifers, to £3; Jersey ■terton), Rutherford (Masterto'n),' Bray-' ; : • "■' " heifer in milk,. £10 15s.; pedigroo Jersay . shaw (Taranaki),.Marshall (Martinbor- ' "Everything'is co-opbrati6n m Tara- bu «. 15 B ns - « a "V cows ' to £i Ss - ough), H. Leger (Levin). Mr J R naki, because people have seen the benefit Messrs. Abraham and. Williams, Ltd., .Merrett was appointed- secretary "and of it,-' remarkell Mr. Brayshaw a treasurer, and Mr. J. H. - Webb, of Stratford poulterer, at the Poultry C0 , VSi 32 heifers' (to calvo December and : Christchurch, is to be'the auditor Conference yesterday. January), 8 yeariin heifers, and 3 bulls on _,,,,..'.,,,„., account of tho Wercroa. experiment farm. 'Other Riilinpcc ■ -' - Probably deputations from the Foul- All the stock waB in excellent condition, ... ¥"'*•'■ oiioiiiBib. . ry Conferenga now sitting in WellhiK-' and excited keen competition. There was . . In the-afternoon the members wero ton will wait oh-the Minister-for Bail- a large attendance, and buyers were pre- ./. welcomed by the + M a ™ r , who said that ways,and.a S k.for> ; reduction-;;in the unaef lhe\amp,er. C Tne ■ "^.P 16118 ? 11 to at their dis- freight, charge.on: eggs, and"will then 15 CO ws made from £9 5s. to £16, averaging posal tho room v 111 which they were wait v 6ii-.tlio''Minisfer : 'in- ; cliargb''of Cus- £12 per head. The 32 heifers in calf mado , ■ meeting. ,;.-:■ ... toms, ,; - : and' ; request''him'-" to.. revise the from ' £6 to •£« 15s., averaging ■ £8 por -'■ r - + b ffltr-Vfrf), -oved ft_ ,.The jewing heifers^aa^ftom ■■'■•■■ ™L„<\ com ™ lttee tab a di- -;Tlio-bxtent'of-the margarina. industry £4 15s. The three bulls mado £11, £15, rection from, tho meeting and proceed an-iBugltind may be guessed from the fact and £28. ..- . . with the steps necessary to have the that in ono week in September 19,891 ~ : association, registered under the Friend- cwt, was imported into that country. COA1MERCIAL ITEMS; - Jy bocieties . Act. . Tho . proposal was The amount was over 3000 cwt. more than carried. ; n the corresponding week last year, and, ■ _ When schemes of.operation were nn- in quantity, equal.to more than a quar- INVESTJIEKT SHAKES. "der consideration,' Mr. . Qoddington ter of the butter-imported. .. Transactions recorded In investment (Masterton) suggested that tho execu , • shares yesterday were:—Wellington Ga3 • , tivo should arrange a time of meetimr (^ 10 paid l f c £19; , K aia ? oi J°° Uc \ <?: ,nd drawout a programme, of S ... AN.-OLD. PROBLEM. t^t ' wero^wftloS ■ and objects of the association nnd sub- ■ ; ' -. "' -'" change. '■!S.+;iL t<) a l ater , meet ing of the-iasso-. ■ JUDGING TO TYPE. Bayers. Seller* Sales ciations. He subsequently moved -to jujjuu>u_iu_ -i-nu. £ e.d. S s.d. £ a.d. ithat effect. The motion was carried m , . ', ' 1 ■ 1 u • -k- National Bank - 517 6 - '-.■:■ .'r ul "'-. u : -.-There is scarcely a' show held 111 l<ew- W{ .n. Trust and —■ ~ —':. ' ' * ■ Zealand but discussion arises about the Loan 710 0 - - alleged futility of endeavouring to judgo Well. Gas (£10) - 19 2 6 19 0 0 ....' FREE TO ALL DAIRYMEN) consistently to type, or -about some judge ""• ... - 2 10 0 r departing from consistency 111 type. Tho. «•*• ■ .■••- _ fi n n .. ' . . — . ■ .. - - .;. fofowing very interesting articI.on.the S w «fe 1 , M 6 6 1. ° FABMEES.AND' STOCKOWHER8. ' Z ' . "Wo were looking . at three' Holstein Westport Coal 612 0 —■ — _. „,;.,-■ calves-a- professor, two dairymen and Wcstport-Stocktan... 0 73 - - The Wellington edition of.SYKES'S myself-and I was asked to. place themi #?!S^ n ? P !&" 2 016 0 - ,'Journal -for ' Dairymen Fanners and 2*°, ? f thcl ? f 7? M 1 1 9 °- - >« »u »ut xarmers, ana fi ne d types of. this great breed; the other NZ . Dnlg _ 210 6 — Stockowners has now issued from the was of the,coarser sort with'tho promise, Taranaki Petroleum — 0 ,9 6 — ■ . of a great grand milk,cow that would do' TaringaihutuTotara, — 2 4 0 — press, and contains the most comprehen- lots of business. I. placed one of tho Ward' and Co.- ...... — — 6 3 6 rive information MK «„ f„'«„„„„ M f„i refined type first. .-While -she was fine ' ' ;