FARM COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2225, 11 August 1914, Page 8

FARM COMMERCIAL.

, t - V ■ ..V ' ■ -K >• ~ ■ 'HEMP AND TOW GRADED A'return . showing: . tho quantities of -hemp, tow,'and strippor Blips graded at, . - tlio ,'of' tlio I ,Dominlo'n' Ulurihg..tlie ; month of' July hns.beon'-prapared; by-tho Department 'of Agnoultnrp. '' The'total , number of-'bates, of'hemp ' graded'/was ' \4080,-;as compar/d- with 9187 for tho" corres- , - ponding .'month' of last .year,' a decrease '. .ol 5407. halca., For- the' twelve^months* : ending Wjf Kl .'the'number ','of-I>ale» gradfcd ,wa^:]29,!l69, t ''as , conipaied'.' 1 Tpith--150,527 for. the .previous, months, tho decreasa'being 21,058 biles. .During the 'month. I 'MS2 bales of tow were..dealt with, as 'compared with 32G1. .for the torrespondilfg'mbhth of last year, a decrease'ofrl , 779 , balcs.""For the twelve months .ending . 11914,'Ale'.number . of , bales . graded : \vas 41,940/:os.. compared '. with-- 52,265-' for < the .• 'twelve months, a decrease of 10,325 bales., n , During the montlv, the of bales • iof sfipper strips'graded was'l)s, as compared with'B9; for'the corresponding'month ".. rof'last year,, a decrease of: 54 bales. For. the itwelvo . months ending July ,81, 1914, • the number,.of ( bales dealt with"was'3s.6o." -.We home-separated cream < for ; our local* Efiipply, and aro 'inlling 'to' pay thiS*Best": : 'prioev'''give:fuir weight;"and" ' comet test-to everyone'of our suppliers. If you do: not already snpplv us, give us , a chance, to do business with you. We' stand by results only. Rail your. creamr ■. to St. John's Buttor Factory, St. John's Station.,' Further particulars, Wanganui " .'Fresh' Food and'lce Co., Guyton Street.— \.Advt. -"'v ': v Ever •Considered the advisability. of in- .'. Jptallilig'aMwterAvheer'.oii'.your'property?. . i There's> lot of power-running, to waste 'li'.in-tliatfßwift ' ' your farm .Machinery. .Tlus, 16. .a. Rood. . •••v Vsoiiitd' monejr.to: you;; "Write for particulars.- ' .A.-, J. Parton, ' Sheet „Metal 'and 'Plumbing JVprks,-.Gar- .' , terto.n.-jVdvt. ' ' LIVESTOCK SALES' Mr. NewtoniKlng, In his weekly report, ..- ea.j'6-—Stock sales throughout, the week, all ovei'Hherprovince'have:beenconsidcrably affected by. the European' war,-ana buyers-have been'-'quietly..-* standi-ng j-jby •''•• awaitiitg ro'turnlinj'affftire.. ; Whilst jery little business has been done, prices Mvo ' not' a3 yet'-been' seriously.affected, vendors beinc:. in most Cflse3..cont<'nt .to. nang. on. At Stratford: on: August; 4, in .-.the store ' cattlc-yards;. prices obtained- were: iat, . , wcthcre, ,£l. 65,..6(1.; forward ewes, 17s. 6a.; two-tooth -wethers;-' 19s. -6d.-;> -'lambs,- 125.-;< ■ i'" : emptv 20 months heifers, £3 4a._ ti» "• yearling-vbeiferSi £2 .-175., (£2 165.. ,£2 :153., . > £2,123.; £2 lie., £2:105..6 d.,-: £2 10s.; ,£Z 2a.< -. (all for. choice yearling-e.te.ors, .£2.,i ': - 6s. 6d; to £3 35.; 20, months steers, £3.165.;, • mixed'tvro-year to' 31-year -steers, -iS-'lOs.-; 1 ; '■ ■ etore cowsj; £2.'155. ; :.to '~£3; 15e.;. aged ,cow-V ;. ."X '■ £1 125.-to £2 55.; fat cows,.£6.-63., In- thft, ~ "v i.spring heifers yards there was'/a, 'succcbs-,-: ' fill sale: Mr'. Marfcll's dairy herd' -brought,'; < from 69.''t6'.'£ll> ssj 1 dairy cows, On account; ■of other',.veridorS, £5,'25.,. id. :to :.£7,t 15s;:\ i .'. ' ".spring heifers,, £4. to, £9. ss. 1 At.Stony.-filrari j '■ ■*vaTd3 'on: 'August" 1 5,' "yearling ..heifers - ' . brought'£2; wea-ne't' r tO' ; 'yearling" steers, £1 , : 15s. .to:'£2;los.;:,bulls,!'£3.-.7s)i6d. :to.-i3 10s.: 'j .' spring.heiferj; ,-'£6:i,dairy.;.cows,-,:£7; ': ': Btorecows, £1' '16a;.; to' £3 15s.;' -'primo.. fat ' . <:owSi:£B,»'£7>66.,t'£7i'-£6 35.-.!.0n- ! August ; 3, at : ■ Tikoraniri,'for . Mr.-H., Cole's'cleaning.-sale, tho Tierd;of, cows_ware„ a choice line, and • maka a-satisfactory'average "of :£lO os. 6d. :--for the lino. , ;"At'-jrangat6ki,'''on r _ , T]inrsday, ■ in conjunction wlth-the Hawora- branoh of •V'fho New Zealand.'LoanjCo., :a,;sale; of spring • i-v '•..-heifers, on'accoiint'bf Mr.. J'Phillips, jun., i . was'held. ..Only the forward , beifero were' disposed, of;"tho 3-year-olde'being"inlieii't' ' demand, theso selling, iip -.to £9 tlOsri-tothers; -.