A SHOW DATE QUESTION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1150, 10 June 1911, Page 8

A SHOW DATE QUESTION.

WANGANUI'S DECISION. A matter of interest to various agricultural societies, and many breeders, was dealt with- at a meeting of the AVanjanni Agricultural Association. The Wanganui Show is usually held two weeks after the Jfanawatu Show. This year the association was requested to hold it one week later than the Palmerston North event. At the last committee meeting it was proposed ljy Mr. Harper, and seconded by Mr. Cranstone, that a resolution passed at a previous meeting fixing date of show for November 15 and 1G be rescinded, and that Wanganui Show follow a week after Palmerston North. The secretary read letters received from a large number of the principal breeders, the majority of whom favoured tlio retention of the original dales. Mr. Burnet said that judging by the opinions expressed by the principal exhibitors at the last show, they were practically unanimous in the opinion that the dates as fixed should remain. He was quite sure that the entries would suffer if the dates were altered, Messrs. Sinclair and Soler endorsed the previous speaker's remarks. Mr. Hodges supported the resolution, •which, upon being put to tho meeting, was lost, the meeting deciding that November 15 and 1G were tho most suitable dates for the show, as by holding it on the week previous it -would clash with both Christcliurch and Waikato Shows. GENERAL FARMING NEWS. Mr. Charles Pharazyn's property, known as "Longwood," two miles from Featherston, is for sale. There are 857 acres, all Hat land, and all grassed except 15 acres on which tho native bush has been preserved. The homestead is a fine modern ..building of ...17 roams. Messrs. Barr, Leafy, and Williams, Wellington, will furnish particulars. Speaking at New Plymouth, the Hon. D. Btuldo (Minister for Internal Affairs) said that his experience arid tho experience of most societies which had touched them was that winter shows were not profitable concerns. Exclusive of tho things tabled "for exhibition_ only," the entries at the Taranaki Winter Show, at New Plymouth, total 1053. Last year's total was 753. Chaff is exceptionally dear in Masterton at present, and it is stated that there is every prospect of its reaching still higher prices.—"Wairarapa Daily Times." The heaviest pumpkin on exhibition at. tho Taranaki Winter Show weighs Gslb. Recently 31r. D. Ross wrote resigning his position as member of committee of tho Wanganui Agricultural Society. At the committee's last meeting, on tho motion of Mr. Hodges, seconded bv Mr. Hammond, it was resolved to ask Mr. Eoss to reconsider his decision. Dairymen in tho Masterton district state that the milk supply is very short at present and that cows aro not violdi. ing so much milk as thev were at" this timo last year. Tlio cause' is stated lo be duo to lack of rain early in the season ir consequence of which there is little nourishment in the grass. • LIVE STOCK SALES. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. reportAt tho leildmg sale yesterday there was a very good entry of sheep and a, fair entry of cattle. Ave quote:—Ewe lambs, 7s. to Cs. 2d.; wether lambs, ss. sd. to 7s. 3d.; mixed lambs, ",s. 6d.; f. and f. empty ewes, 6s. to IS. 6d.; cull ewes, 2s. 9d.; fat cows. £4 Is.; and a pen of three dairy cows, £23 10s. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report as fol-low-s oil their sales held during the week; —Monday, June 5, clearing sale at Euaroa, on account of Mr. 11. Laws. Ave olfered 26 cows, but- on account of th> owner not knowing if they were in calf poor prices ruled. The average for tli; hrnl was £3. Weancr steers brought 23.'. Pigs, 21s. Ewes in lamb, 6s. 3d.; woolly lamhs, Gs. Bay filly, £13; and sundries realised good prices. Tuesday, Juno 6: Clearing sale at Tcrehunga, on account of »\ OCallaghan. At this fixture v;c sold a dairy herd of 18 cows at an average of £5 14«. Others realised £5 2s. Gd.. £4 17s. 6d.; mixed weaners, £1 <s.; heifers in calf, £4 Is. Wednesday, Juno 7: At Mnkotuku sale we offered about 4CO sheep and 50 cattle, and disposed of practically all lines. Prices realised aro as follow — 133 empty ewes, 7s. 7d.; 10. at 35.; mhed lambs, 37 at 3s. Gd.; 26 at 7s. 5d.• 122 wither lambs. 7s. Cd. Cattle: Mixed weaners, 7 at £1 13s. 6d.; 2 at £1 145.; 3 at £1; 1 at 18s. 6d.: 18-months mixed, £3 • storo cows, £2; coo in calf. £2 Is. to £5 7s. 6d.; heifers in calf. £2 7.«. 6:1 • l steer, £5; fat. cows, £3 16s. Thursday Juno 8: Clearing gale at Mr. Donald .Morrison's at Mnkotuku. This sale was a most successful one in every way. Each item offered met with keen' competition. There was a; large attendance of buvers, and record prices were realised. Practically every lino was disposed of under tho hammer. We Quote:—Two-tooth ewes, 14s. 6d.; 4 an.d 6-tooth ewes, 14s. 4d.: f.f.ra. to 4-year ewes, 9s. and lis.: culls. Is. 9d.; fat ewe?, 155.; fat wethers. 16s. 3d.; 2-tooth, 12s. 7d.; ewe lambs, Bs. 9d.; wether lamb.-, 7s. Id.; mixed, 6s. lCd.; Lincoln rams, 7s. 6d. Cattle: Fat steers, £6 12s. 6d.; 24 to 3 years, £4 155.; fat cows, £5 to £5 10s.: stores, £3 IGs.; dairy sorts, £6 Is. to £7 7s. Cd-; yearlings, £3 55.; weaners, 325.: 2i to 3-year heifers, £3 lCs.; hacks, 37, £5 10s., £4.; draughts. £21 10s., £8 10s.; snring cart, horse and harness, £31; furnituro, timber and plant sold at exceptionally pood prices. Friday. June 9: At Bannevirke sale, we offered a good yarding of sheep and rattle, to a fair attendance of buvers. and have to report sales at tho following price?:—Ewe hoggets, 7s. 2d., Cs. 6d.; wether hoggets, 6=. Id., 65.; mixed, Zh. 2d.; breeding ewes, ss. 6d.: fat ewes, 9,?. Id., lis. Id.; stores, ss. lid., 6s. 3d.; fnt cows, £4 163., £3 15s. to £5 55.; stores, £2 15s. to £3 45.; steers (2 years), £2 12s. 6d.; 3 years, £5 6s. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having held their fortnightly pale at Eketahuna yesterday. The report states: —We had a heavy yardiup of both sheep and cattle, and have to report a total clearance in sheep, which sold at prices in excess of late values. Cattle sold well, at late prices. We quote:—Sheep: Forward two-tooth wethers, 9s. 9(1.. ICs. lid. to 13s. 4d.: forward ewes (good), Bs. 6d. to 9s. 3d. A fine lot of fat and forward ewes offered on account of the Alpass Estate made 13s. 7d., while wethers from the same plnce made 13s. 4c 1 ..; on account, of other vendors mixed lambs made ss. 3d., ss. Cd. to 6s. 4(1.; ewes in lamb, 6s. 10d., 7s. 3d. to Bs. 4d.; two-tooth wethers. 9s. 9d. to lis. Bd. Cattle: Weaners (mixed). 18s. to 235.; empty heifers (two years), £2 3s. 6d. to £2 lis.; cows, calves, £2 15s. to £3 12s. 6d.; 3 and 4-year bullocks, £5 7s. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report on their Levin sale, held yesterday, as follows:— Owing t-o the rough weather, sheep did not come forward to advertised numbers. and, consequently, we had only a small yarding. Cattle, however, eamc for- [ ward well over advertised numbers. We

penned, one line of ICQ 3 and 4-year bullock.s, \vhidi v,c:o well competed for. l-'.it cattle did p.ot brills; owners' reserve*-, and, consequently, vent, out unsold. We (|UDte: —Kit wethers, 15s. Cil.; fit ewes, lis. 2d., 125.; fat lambs, lCs., 9.-;. 4:1. Ciltle: Three and four-year steers, £6 45., £5 175.; £5 145., £5. Messrs. Abraham and, AVilHe.ms. Ltd., report:—At Levin yesterday a coed yardiup: of sheep met with a better demand. mo::t lines selling readily under the hammer. Any fat cattle and good steers als a sold well, Inn store cow:- were not- in demand. Quotations:—Good forward wethers, 14s. 6d.; fat ewes. 13s. to i-.5.; lieht fat ewes, 12s. to 12s. 9d.; forward ewes. Es. to 95.; fat and forward lambs, 9s. to ss. lCd.; Rood woolly lambs, 10s.; thorn lamb", 6s. 6d. to 7s. 3d.; store ewes, 4s. to Cs. lid.; light fat bullocks, £7 13s. 6d.; store bullocks, £6 lis.; 2-year steers, £4 145.: 10inontli steers, £3 lCs.: fat eows, £4 15s. to £5 25.; prime fat heifers, £6 165.; forward eows. £3 14s. to £4; store cows. £2 ss. to £2 17s. 6d.; sprinßinK eows, £6 to £8; good weaners, 225. 6d. to 295. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report for the week ending June 9. as follows:—At Feildinc on Friday we had a cood entry of sheen and a small entry of cattle. Sheen sold at something like last week's rates. Vic quote:—Ewes in lamb. ss. 3d.. sd. to 7s. 6d.; forward lambs. Bs. Gd.; ewe lambs, to Bs. 6d.; store eows. £os. At Apiti on Tuesday a small yarding was sold at the following rates:—Two-tooth wethers (small), 9s. 6d.; two-tooth ewes (small). 7s. <d. and Es. Ed.; mixed age ewes, in lamb, 7s. 2d.; f.in. ewes, in lamb, 55.; mixed lambs, 4s. 2d. and ss. Id.; 2\-year steers. £4 10s.: 20-months steers, £3 95.; empty cows, £2 17s. 6d„ £o 95.; cows in calf. £4 12s. 6d.; Good springing cows, to £7 15s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Stratford branch) report:—We held our fortnightly cattle sale in our Stratford yards on Tuesday last, when we had a larse yardinc both of sheep ana cattle, and effected a good clearing of same. The demand appeared brisk and better for weaners. One or two largo lines that we expected did not turn up owins to unforscen circumstances. Weaners, small and weedy, made to 15s. 6d.; fair and good, to 255.: very Rood lines up to 345. 6d. A line of very nice Ayrshire heifers from a Cardiff client were keenly competed for, and realised 4Cs. 6d. Yearling llolstein bulls made from 60s. to ICOs.; 18 to 20-month steers, from 655. 6d. to 715.; store cows, low condition, 50s. 6d; medium and forward condition made t-o 835.; fat, cows, ICCs. to 10?,s. 6d. We had a fairly larse number of 2i-year-o!d heifers in calf. Small ar.:l low-conditioned made 755. 6d. to lC4s., while a, nice lino of 5c well-grown, good-conditioned cattle were sold to a ICgaire client at 112s. 6d. We offered on account of Mr. M. Broderick, l'ukcngahu, 50 head of cattle without reserve. The rattle were of good quality, and met with keen competition from sundry buyers. Tho 20-month steers made 745.; 2-year heifers in calf, up to 685.; empty heifers, of Rood ouality. S2s.; 2 to 2i-ycar steers (a. very nice line), to 905.; 3 to Siyear steers, 120s. 6d. per head. Wc alsu offered on account of Mr. Ed. Kevell, late of Kltham, and now of Tanranga, 81 head of heifers in calf, which were ail sold at the hammer at satisfactory prices. , A Koliuratalii client yarded some very nice ewes, which looked remarkably well after the Ion? drive in. and. though sheep were considered to be rather dull selling at the present, time, wc managed to clear his 4tooth ewes at 135., and his 4-year-old ewes at 6s. 2d. During tho week we placed several herds of dairy cows at up to £7 10s.