AN ARGENTINE VISITOR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1615, 5 December 1912, Page 8

AN ARGENTINE VISITOR.

',' ' STOCK HATTERS DISCUSSED.' A visitor to New Zealand just now is Mr. H. Blake, of the .Argentine, who lias made several trips to this country, : and has taken some of the Dominion's, best sheep to South America, Mr. Blake; v/Uo only arrived by tho lmiic, is accompanied by his wife, and intends spending the, nest two months touring- Mew .Zealand. During: a' brioE conversation with n representative of The Dominion, Mr. Make remarked that there was a good demand in the Argentine tor real good stud, stock, but the day had passed when anything not above the average could find u market. . As things stood the Lincoln and the. Lincoln-Merino cross were the popular ■sheep, but the Romuey was coming into ■ favour, especially in the damper parts or tie country. The .last ten'years had se«u a good many-of the.pown.breeds;imported, these being particularly favoured by farmers engaged in .the lamb trade. ' Asked if he thought there was anything in the contention of breeders at this eiui that the high steamer freights on live stock- were an obstacle in' tho way of building ' up an export trade in\- stud stock from New Zealand, Mr. Bloke said, he thought it would certainly be to the advantage of New Zealand breeders if the freights could be reduced. There was 'always a demand in tho Argentine for the best blood, and if New Zealand breeders sent a few of their best animals over they would have no difficulty in disposing of. them. Price would not shnd in th« way of the estanciero, who wanted the; best stock. The Argentine flocks nml herds to-day, however, were so good that the .only thins wanted,was the '■ very-best• stiid stock. For liiiythiiifi else there was only a limited demand, and under- the present conditions of freight and expenses it would be useless to send anything but the very. bast. Referring particularly to bulls, lit. Blake said. the..best blood was. in., demand, ulthough the' Argentine had some of the finest teef blood in the.world. The main strain was the Shorthorn,, but the Hereford .and the Polled Angus were also much favoured. These studs were assuming very largD proportions, and the bulls 'commonly sold nl from .£MU It. and this for animals bred in .the country. With so many good herds in tlie country already there -was no demand for ■anything but the highest quality from outside. • ■ ■ , Kef erring , to dairying,- Mr. Blake remarked that it was undoubtedly on the up-grade. The exports to the dud of September totalled 53,078 boxes, .as against 45,971 boxes for the whole of last season. li. Hit not very distant future the Argen- ~ tine should, he thought, be a competitor to be reckoned with in the , world's markets. Mr. Blake is of opinion that a very (rood trade could be opened rip from New Zealand in both fruit and sesd potatoes. ;_As a result of the cultivation .of Income liir»e tracts of what was formerly considered waste sand land in the Argentine had of late years been .turned to good account, but speaking generally the Btylo of agriculture as. practised to-day ' was very crude. Suitable labour was very difficult to obtain, and extensive cultivation was almost unknown. The constant influx of immigrants to tho Dominion is liable to make a glut on the labour market. To a certain extent this may be so in the towns, but as a rule dairy farmers find help difficult to obtain. However, the want is not felt on the farms where Milking Machinesand "Anderson" Oil Engines ciro installed. If you let an "Anderson" Engine work for you, the labour famine need causo you no anxiety. One of these engines will run your plant most economically, and without giving any trouble. As a result your herd will be milked in less time than before, and at a big. saving of wages. "Anderson".Oil Engines ore made in New. Zealand, and are specially, suited to dairy farm .work. Order a-u "Anderson" with your Milking Plant. Andersons, ■Ltd., Christchurch.—Advt. '■■■■' In connection with the installation, of cheese at the Mells dairy factory, an extraordinary general meeting of the suppliers was "held'at Mokoia last.week, when' it was decided to increase.the capital'of the company from .£4500 to ,£IO,OOO. A resolution was also passed, ■ whereby each supplier will hold four shares to every 2301b. of butter-fat, instead of two, as at present. . ,' . There is generally a living in a factory for the men who do • the work. But a manager wants more than, a more living —lie wants to make"biff money' for his shareholders and himself. The credit side of the profit aaid loss account is readied where "Victor" Vats are used. "Victor" Vats are made with sloping bottoms which drain every drop of whey. Full particulars obtainable from Albert J. Pa-rton, Carterton.—Advt. ' Damages to the , amount of .£I2OO are claimed by an Albany, Now York, tramcar driver against a restaurant-koeper tor serving him with a bad egg. Tho swallowing of the egp caused a violent ht ot coughing, which broke a blood vessel. A WINNER OF COMPETITIONS. The Egg-laying competitions for 1010-11 and 1911-12 were both won by pens reared on "A, and P." Chick Kaiser. The first ossimtial for profitable poultry kooplm?. Obtainable from all StorokeeiHex&r-vior6 <

ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. ,'Bj- Tolegraph.- Press Association.) Christchurcb, December t. At the Adfl.inirtoii live stock market there wore moderate entries of stock and a. fair attendance. Pal rattle sold at siifelitly Improved rates. Store step were in l;cen demand at advanced prices. Pat lambs were very firm, and Uμ fat sheep sale opened well, and remained firm throughout. There was an over supply of fat pijs. and litoroi?. except wcanera, wore easier. Store cattle wore in very l-;ceu demand, and dairy cowa r-old well. Tho yarding of store sheep was slightly in excess of that of the proviou week. Practically all grades were represented. .Tlm attendance was considerably larger than usual. Competition wan keen, the abundance of grass no doubt, being an incentive to farmers to make purchases. Tlia bulk of the yarding was out of wool. Prices' wore firm, and in nioEt cases shoved an advance of 6d. per head compared with the previous week. Two-tooth shorn wethers realised 17s. Id.; woolly wethers, to Z2s.; 4 and 6-tooth shorn wethers. 18s, Id.: woolly ewe hoggote, 18s. 4d. to 215.; shorn ewes, 163. Id.; 2-toolh shorn owes. 20s. Id.; merino wethers (woolly), 10s. Bd.; woolly merino owes, with lamb 3, Bs. Id. (all counted); crossbred owes in wool, 14s. 10d. There was an entry of 540 - fat lambe, compared with 445 last week. Tho quality of tUo yarding was exceptionally good. The lanibs were well crown and prime. There was keen, demand on . the part of butchers, only a small amount o' business l;3ing done for export. Prices were very, firm throughout, and especially towards the close of the sale. , The , beet lambs mado ■ 17s. bd.'.lo 215.; and lighter, 15s. 3d. to 17s. 33. . ' ■ The yarding of'fat Bhcsp was moderate, and was composed almost entirely of shorn sheep. The bulk of the offeriugs consisted of prime-conditioned wethers and ewes, th2ro beintr a good proportion ■ of' heavy-weights. The salo opened firmly at last week's rates, butchers competing freely throughout, and graziers bought several hundred head of wethers that required a little more finishing, paying lfe. to 19s. for them. The range of prices was:—Woolly owca. 225. 6d. to 265.: prims shorn wethers, 19.'. ii. to Ms. Id.; lighter, 17s. 6d. to 195.; nrimo shorn ewes, IBs. to 23;. Zd.; others, . 14s. 6d. to 17s 6d.; shorn merino wethers, 13s. Gd. to 19s. 6d. Two hundred and lorty-ono cattle were penned, ngainst 180 tho previous wcelf, and 259 on November' £0. The bulk of the cattle offered consisted 0f..-dealers' lines, and tho average quality wr,.i satisfactory. The tono of ths markot" Ull. round showed an improvement. Beef realised 265. to 345. per ICOlb.; steers made £7 17p. 6d. to £11; extra, to £14: heifers, £6 17s. Cd. to £9 lCs.; an 4 cow;, £6 12s. 6d. to filO. ' The yardins of store cattle was of medium dimensions. The attendance w.ib large. There wa.s finite an exceptionally lwen domand. competition for all lines offered being tho keenest vfitiwssr'l at Ad-dingt-on !or a considerable time. A natural rcfeult was a marked advance in prices. Yearling made 5?.5. 6d.; 15 to 18-month sorts, £2 15s. to £4 7*.; 2-year -stairs, £5 15s:: 2*-year Bteera, £6 7s. to £6 155.;.3-yra-r heifers, £6; and cowf. f-Z to £6 15s'. Dairy cows madn £4 t-i £10 JOs. The yarding of fat pigr. was ono of tho largest seen at Aldington for sorce months. Probably on account of the over-supplv there was a decided weakcnin.t in demand. price 3 beinß very much easier l.han at recent marl-.ots. Choppoi's re-ilirod £3 to £5- 10s.; heavy bnconers, CO3. to 655.; a.nd lighter sorts. 48s. tn 555.. prices bein? eoual to IJd. to sd. per lb., compared with 5Jd. to sld. the previous week. Porknrs made ffls. to 'As.; smd lighter sorts, 3*3.-to 4Cs. (enuivalcnt to 6icl. to 63d. per lb., against-s}d. to 6d. at tho sale holrt a . week oar'ier). • Store pigs wore m fair supply. Large sorts wcro not in demand, and sold at prices balow recent rates, but medium and small stores and woanere were in good request.' and sold freely. Large stores mado 355. to ',os.: medium, 265. to 345.; and email pirts, W<*. to 255. Small weanars realised. 165.. whilst extra good sorts brought up to 255.