TUBERCULOSIS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1641, 7 January 1913, Page 8

TUBERCULOSIS

;NECESsmr rbii; pasteurisation. ;.'■'Tuberculosis still continues to be both a troublesome and "expensive disease, says. 5I 1 ' - i U^v:;"eakes ' Erector'of-the Live jbtock. Division , of the Department of i,Agriculture, in- his ; annual report, Mr. Iteakw considers it a matter for'regret that thei-ery necessary ..measure of pro' perly pasteurising ail separated milk and .whey,before it leaves dairy factories'and' creameries .has not been more generally adopted., Where it has been properly carried out,, and the animals receiving the.'pasteurised,by-product have done so from/weaning, it has proved invariably' .successful..';, Most -.New, Zealand butter factories, noiv pasteurise ■ their: cream, and' I Mr. Reakes- expresses the hope chat the ; day is near at hand. when, all will pasteurise the;; separated' milk also. One argument raised in the past against the general.- ado ption \ of the process has been 1 1 the cost.of carrying it out. This cannot': longer be justly raised, seeing that Direc- j ;tor .of .Dairy Produce 'has lately given'. thorough; and most satisfactory trials to a. pasteurising plant whioh is exceedingly; economical, and at tho same' time! simple in. working.:'- ■-, .'•■.-:. v,'.i _' Pasteurisation• of whey' is already in' force at a large proportion "of cheese fac-. tones, and this emphasises the necessity I .for the.general adoption of the process,for wMlo excellent work.is being done ln ., preventing the'spread of the disease within the;areas where pasteurisation is carried out, all available evidence' goes' to show that in other areas the condition of affairs as regards tuberculosis is getting progressively worse year by. year. The. total :number, of cattle condemned onfoqtlast year by veterinarians and inspectors of 6tock was 2672, this being in. ] addition to those condemned on slaughter iby. meat inspectors. ,''.'.■ •;'•,' In last year's report Sir. Keakes computed the- direct loss to the community for the year,through condemnation of cattle and;pigs,for tuberculosis alone 'at •C53;310. ■;.-;. for the year ending, March 31 last,' on\-a .similar .'basis' 1 of calculation, 1 the loss must have been at least 4153,460,aftor deducting the estimated value for mannrial purposes of the condemned carcasses. ; If every' factory, imd'cieaniery, in-: the .country pasteurised its: by-pro-ducts, -the total|annual cost involved by the: process - would : be','a,mei-o 'detail, in comparison with these-figures;- -' : The-.Deportnient of Agriculture is doinE all it can to keep;the disease under-con-! trol under existing. l conditions;' but, if only as ,a,business,proposition, it .ought, 'says Sir. Beakesj ■'• to. bo;;got,■'better ' in ■ .hand, /and 1 this unnecessary;.and avoidable annual -loss 'reduced to the lowest 'possible minimum,"." .Dairy Commissioner's Views, ■■'■; .'.'■ '■■-, [' The, Dairy Commissioner (Mr. D. Cuddie), in"his.report, also stresses.-the'neces-sity for pasteurising skim-milk and whey,.and, referring, to .skim-milk,. says:—"As 1 yet, little ,'has' been done ■>in-..connection withthe pasteurisationof,skim-rnilk, the hindrance ;'in 'this respect chiefly being thp.la'ck of sufficient: boiler-power, at the factories. - ■> At the; Glen', Oroua factory, where the/Department deputed a man to 'attend to'.the pasteurising of the skimmilk'.throughout last season,, the; work was'continued under the company's control, for.tho major portion of this year, the Department's plant being left in position/for that'purpose. '; Owing, however, to some difference of opinion between the supplier to;the maai factory and those to. the company's creameries, it was decided to discontinue the work before tho season closed. , The extra cost of tho fuel required ;for heating 'the milk' was also raised as an. objection ito continuing the pasteurisation.- :'■;■;...: .;. "A trial'was thenmade ''by-'the Division ! to;ascertain the exact cost of heating the milk. ' The amount of fuel consumed by'the running, of the factory without pasteurising tho milk was carefully n<tcd lor'four consecutive days,'and then the pasteuriser was connected up, and the same information taken ■ for a similar, length of time.- ''When the increased cost' of heating the liquid was figured out it was found to bo 3d. per 10001b. of milk dealt with.-;. Although.this;represents ' a,; higher expense than' was anticipated, yet it-is. submitted-that, when.the benefits.! derived from ' the .work are token into consideration, it is not by any means.excessive. • Allowing "that the .average cow in;a' ; dairy herd produces 60001b. of milk in a season, the. actual cost per cow of heating the skim-milk would amount to only Is. 6d, per annum; ■ With a view;of encouraging skim-milk pasteurisation, the Dspartment; purchased, at.the beginning of this season a regenerative healer, which .has been.put on-the-market, and, with the .permission of the directors nf the Ballahce Dairy Company,installed it at their Scarborough creamcry, where it was' under the direct control'of the Department until March 31 last. While this heater was found; to lhave a good deal of merit, experience proved that, certain, changes : in its construction are necessary before rt can be expected to do the best work, and these are, receiving tho attention. of- the makors. ■.-.'■ '..:./ '-. ' Towards the end of the, season the Whenuakura, Dairy Company installed in their factory a -plant for treating the skim-milk, consisting, -of ah. ordinary milk-pnstcuriicr and a regenerative pasteuriser. This is the first of its kind in New Zealand, and it is working y;cry satisfactorily indeed.. In fact,'it would seem that the question of handling the, sldra : milk at butter factories, which has presented.so.many,difficulties in the past, has at last been answered'by the-use of this plant. If-a.dairy farmer were as rich as Car-negie,-the chances are he would change his occupation. And unless he has the wealth of tho Steel. King, ho can hardly afford to throw, money away. Farmers who toko. self-cooled milk to the factory are'squandering money, for milk cooled in Pnrton's Coolers gets far better tests and makes bigger profits. Write Albert ,T. Parton, Carterton, about, his tinned' coDDer Milk Coolers.—Advt. ' At the harvest festival at Mothwold Parish Church, tho scheme of decoration included somo green tobacco leaves, presented .by-Major G. P..Whit-more. It is believed that this is the first time that English-grown tobacco has Ijeen thus exhibited. The swngman bends beneath his load, As on the cold and muddy road Ho trudges to his camp; He knows that evenings bring the chill, That midnight brings the fogs that kill, With their insidious damp; Ho knows, but yet he feels secure: His swng contains Woods' Peppermint Cur*. 107*

COMMERCIAL ITEMS. ' INVESTMENT SHARES. ■ ■ The Wellington Stock Exchange reopened for business yesterday, but, as was tho caeo on similar date lost year, no business was done. Brokers spent the day in getting into personal touch with- one another, and in telegraphic touch with brokers in- tho other centres. It will probably bo a day or two before there is/any real development in tho market, Thcro were a fair. number of quotations for investment shares, and theeo 'were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £8. d. : £s. d Bank New Zealand 10 17 6 — N.Z. and River Plate ... 2 1 0 - Cliristcliurch Gas 8 0 0' ■ — Fcililing Gas • .'. — 10 3 Nnpier Gas (£10)' - 21 0 0 Napier Gas (£5) •„. — 10 10 0 Wall. Gas (third issue) ... — .1415 0 8.1). Insurance — . 314 0 Moat Export (525. 6d.).; - ■. 2 18 0 N.Z. Shipping ....14 0 0 - Wcstport Coal .:: 1 610 17 6 Leyland-O'Brien .....;...... 16 9 — Taringamutu Totarn. ;■ 2 4 0 2 6 0 N.Z. Drug , - 210 6 Sharlaud's ordinary — 110 'WELLINGTON WOOIj SALES. The catalogues for tomorrow's wool sale were available yesterday, and the buyers were early at~work inspecting and Valuing the lots. .The .catalogues of. the several selling firms aro as umdor.— • .•...-. Bales. ' Dalgety and Co 7,595 . Levin and Co 6.076 . ■■ Murray, Roberts, and Co. 4,650. N.Z..Loan, and Mercantile ... 3,810 ' ' Abraham end Williams - 2,850 ; W.P.O.A. and Farmers 530 Jas. Macintosh and Do. , 344 January/' 1913 L.:.... 25,855.'. . January, 1912 ..;: ....... 17,500 ■-'■ January, 1911 ................. 22,700 Tho cataloguo for to-morrow is easily the largest for Wellington,; and a good Eale -may bo anticipated. Prices will'show a big. improvement, as compared with last year, but whether they will be as high ,'-ae those realised at tho December sales will depend upon the condition of the wool.' At to-morrow's sale an earlier start than usual will be made. The brokers will commence selling at. 8 a.m. instead of 9, a.m. as previously announced. . This alteration has been decided upon in consequence of the largo, quantity of wool;to".be sold. .^ Customs duties collected, at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £6544 Bs. ,sd. , ■.'•.-■.'.''"•. ■'■ ■■'• ' ■'.'•■■ ' '/.:" "'''/ -i-- ;;,/ '. ' ';■;;, Meesrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wellington, have received;;:the .following, cablegram, from: their. London office,' dated December 31,' 1912:—"Tallow: The spot:market is firmer,-owing,to fresh Biiseian orders. Present appearances seem"to point to firmnees until ; March- next..- -.Some de-; clino probable .later."-. ■■■': ■ ;'■ ■', '■' ■:-" i ■■'<-.'' ;/-./' ■ HIGH COMMisSIONEK'S.CABLEGRAM.,-' The Department of Agriculture; i Industries, and Commerce, has received the Hollowing cablegram tho'High-Commissioner for New •-Zealand,, dated London, January 4, .1913. i (Quotations, unless otherwise, specified, are average market prices on spot)';— Mutton.—The market ia very,.firm. 'Canterbury (not quoted); North .Island,, 4Jd. per lb.' : . ' ' . " 'V' "•" . Lamb. : - i The market is'firm; _ There is/a good demand for prime quality. .Canterbury, 53d; - per.-lb. (nominal). /' Beef.—The market is quiet, but. holders are firm. Supplies of Amerioan chilled are large.' New Zoaland hinds,' 3Jd..per ,Ib.; fores, 3id. '" . : Butter.—Tho market 'is ' very quiet. Buyers are. cautious. The , market' is temporarily depressed on, account of the unusually- mild -weather. Average prices: New Zealand choicest, 119s. per cwi; Aus-. ■'tralian, 1133.; Argentine, Ills.; • Danish,' 130s;; Siberian, Ills. ! .■; '. '".'. ~.'■■' , ~ Ohceso.-rThe 'market is, quiet, small business doing; New' Zealand- white, 61s. per cwtii coloured, 625. ' ■ ,■"■• Bemp.—The . maTlset is very quiet: nothing doing. Spot: New Zealand good fair, grade, per ton, £33; fair grade, £31; fair, current Manila,: £33 10s.- '■ January-March: New Zealand good fair, £33 10a.; fair grade, £31 10s.; fair current. Manila, £35. : Quota-, tions are nominal. 'The output from' Manila for. tho week was 17,000 bales. - t ;'■•' , Wool.—Tho market is strong for all grades. '■:'■■! •' ' v"-'' - .■-:'..''.''-•'■ , '■" .' : '■'.-,- •:■ Wheat.—Tho /market it: dull; .very little business doing. New Zealand long-berried ex granary, per quarter .of 4961b.',. 378.'; short-berried, ,365.-.. ■■"','' .'■-' -'* ■ ■'■'■'. "'■''■/ market is quiet,,but moderate business doing. A', large supply. New: Zealand oats short (Sparrowbillß),, ex pra-nary, per quarter of 3841b., 245,,6 d; ;; .Danish, per quarter of 3201b., 225;,6d, •■. . Boans.—The market is quiet, but holders aw firm. /Supplies ere decreasing.' Now Zealand beans, f.a.q., (pew crop), per 5041b., 395. 6d; .. 'V- : -;/■:■: . Peas.—The market is quiet. The demand lias considerably fallen off.' New Zealand poas (partridge), per 6041b.,'385.' .6d.; ;■".••■ must be contddorod almost at onco. i First, .:. ■■■"?. :.I:EOZEn';mbAT..,.': "I, ■',// By Tolejtra-ph—Preis Association-OoDTrighJ London, January/5.: , The incorporated Bociety of .Meat Importers' Smithfield market quotationo for, tho undermentioned classes of frozen, meat, are based on actual sales of not less than one hundred - carcasses of mutton or lamb.. : or' twenty-five-quaxtors .o) /beef-' of '• fair 'aver-. ago quality. The quotations are 'not.for'sc: lected lines; but for'■ parcels' fairly representative'of the bulk of the shipments now on the'market. The prices which follow are on tho average a farthing per lb. more than' the values ex ship, thic difference representing an average cost in expense, handling, ' conveyance,' and .selling '■ the, meat: — ''" ' '■' '■'■',' ' ■~:-,':. "Now: Zealand: Sheep.-Ordmary North Island, 43d.'. ; . New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury, light, 53d.; medium, 63d.., - ~,•,, ,-■•■' ; New Zoaland Beef—Fores, 3Jd;; hinds, 3Jd. Australian 'Sheep-Light, 4 l-16d.; ewes, 4d. Beijf—Fores, 3d.; hinds,' 3gd. ■ ' South .American Sheep.-Heavy, 4 3-Bd. Beef-Frozen, fores, 3d.; hinds, 3 U-16d.j chilled fores, ,31d.; hinds, 4d. , / AH other meats not offering. ", Rabbits—Very firm, owing to. momentarily small supplies. . '.;. ~ ■ MANUPAOTURED METALS. -.', London, January 5. Galvanised fencing wire, £8 75.. 6d. per ton; iron bars,' £8 15s. per ton. ' ■ ;'■'"■■- MINING' NEWS.■ '.. WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. , "■.' .Thore/woro no'tranfeootdons yesterday in the mining market as,' naturally, brokers were somowhat' out of touch with affairs after.a fortnight's absence from business, nevertheless, there, was a very full list' of quotations,. which/wcro as 'under:— Buyers. ■[ Sellers. .■ y -: £s. d.",'|i £s.-d. Blackwater, ...................... — -:' 1 5-6 Con. Goldfields'; '■- .•■■)' 016-3 Kuranni Caledonian ..../.,.' 0 11 ~: ,0 1-4 May Queen ..'..:...'................ 0 0 6'. 0 010 Murray Creok „.. o'4 6* , . — "-, New Sylvia, ..../.;.;.... 0,1 0..'0 I 4 Progress..' ~......; —. i.' 0 9 '0 Ross fioconstructed/,:. 0 4 3 ..0 4;9 Talisman ....,..;...... — .116 '9 Viotoria ' 0 0 7J ' ■'-.— . . Waihi ;.... -', 112 9 Waihi Extended ,12 3 , 13 0 Waiotahi ..;..'..; ...,..„ 0 .2 '4 .' •• 0 2 7 Waitangi .. 0 0 6 .0,0 8 /: *Premium. .■ ' ; N - An optimistic feeling prevails! in regard to mining, and 'It is believed that big • developments will take. place in the immediate future, especially on the West Coast of the, South. Island. •''„ STOCK EXCHANGE. ~ . (By Telegraph—Press Association.) '' ■ " ; i' Christchurch, January 6. The following sole was reported to-day on the Canterbury Stock Exchange:— Ohristchurch Meat Co. (£lO. paid), £15 10s. ■''.'"■■ Dunodin, Jnnuory 6. Tho following Stock Exchango sale took place to-day :—Westpbrt Ooal Co., £1 7s. ' Tho following sales were reported:— Westport Ooal Co., £1 7e.; Waihi Grand Junction. £1 2s. 9d.. .-. The -following aro .the latest quotations ort the Dunodm-Stock Exchange:—Dredging: Eloctric, buyors <6. 3d.; Hartley and: ltiley, -buycro 125., sellers 17s. 6d:; Sailor's Bend, buyers :35., sellers 55.; Roxburgh: Amalgamated, .buyers' 2s. 6d., sellers 35.; New- Sylvia,., buyers ;Is., ;sellers ■ Is. -4d.; Talisman- Consolidated,-buyers £1 15s. 6d.; Wiaihl;. Ltd., :buyers..£l .12s. 3d.; Waihi Grand Junction; buyers £1 2s. 6d„ sellers £1 3s. Investment shares: National Bank, buyers £5.155. 6d., Ecllcrs £6; Bank N.Z., sellers £11 55.; National Insurance,, buyers £2 Is. 9d,; N.Z. Insurance, buyers £4 14s. 3d.; Standard . Insurance, buyers, £1 lis. 6d.; TJ.S.B. Co., buyers '£2 6s. 6d., sellers £2 6s. 6d.; Westport Goal, buyers £1 6s. 10d:, sollors £1 7s. 2d.; Perpetual Trustees, buyers, £1 2s. 9d.; D.I.C. (10s. paid), sellers 135.; D.I.C. (ord.), buyers 6s. 6d.; N.Z. Drug (£2 sharas), buyers £2 9s. 6d„-.sellers £2 10s. 6d.-„ Trustees' Executors Co., buyors £3; Donaghy's Rope and Twine,'sellers £1 Bs.; Kauri Timber, sellers £5 65.; Wright, Stephens, buyers £5 10s. MOUNT MORGAN MINE. ' By lelegraph—Press Association-Copyright Brisbane, January. 6. The output of the Mount Morgan mine for December was 590 tons of copper, containing 77480z. of cold. Tho total value of the output is £68,200. The smelters arc clofted down from December 23 to Jnnuary 9. The report shows that the surplus revenue for tho half-year,.-Is £253.126, to which is added £14.874 undivided balance. ATter providing for --rover,'depreciation,' and olhor 'charges, adding £60,000 to the buildings fund, t.nd paying Is, per ohavo i dividend, £23,294 Is oamLod forward.