FARM & COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2315, 24 November 1914, Page 8

FARM & COMMERCIAL.

LLIVE STOCK'SALES.

mangatainoka cheese i ' 'fi;. FACTORY The mjilk supply.at .t^e'MangatSlnoka. cheese factory last; week;;end - wo9;abo.ut 500 gallons iu excess of that delivered on "of last 11 year (§t<ses our [, Pahiatua correspondent). <J3aturdayjs; supply totalled 2700 gallons oF-milk. .-At the liaitawa cheese factory i/the dailj'i, supply of approximately gailpiis was-a slight decrease on? that during the same weeti of las£«season. The direotora of the IJafter factSry recently disposed of the .season's/otitput of cheese at a very satisfactory figure—G 5-16(1. per lb., on -Micks, Paliiatua. This is stated to be tlio'secoiid-'best price obtained in the Pahiatua district this season..

IMMIGRATION SUSPENDED ;;;■

The secretary of/the Canterbury".Farmers' IMdn (MrtiA. Thoreau) has received a-cable message from the High' Commissioner, stating that the reduced rate oatpassagesTito New Zealand for iarm workers has;.;,been suspended till the end of--the war/ and that it will not lie possible for any. more men to be sent out undfcC.those ifenditions, though the concession be resumed after of the war. In commenting on this message, Mr. Thoreau expressed the.; opinion that the British Goyornment had taken this step ill order-'to discourage men from leaving England when; they were anxious to get alijthe recruits that were avail-,! able to'enlist. At the same time he Ijointed.'out, there 'were numerous men who woijld'make .good farm hands,, who would be7.9onsidered medically unfit for militaryvservice, arid that these might have bfiefr: exempted, arid« helped fo" come Zealand.

' There 'were three or four degrees of frost oh'tlie flats'.-in Hastings this (Friday) mdiiiing. Tli'e recent frosts have.' been verx" disheartening. to. orchardists and gardeners. Several instances have occurrcdT-Svhere people have lost.' three and four-lots of tomato plants and in one caseaman;has lost no fewer than seven; crops. Potato crops have also suffered badly where no shelter has been afford; ed.—"Ha'wke's Bay Tribune."

A special train of 25 wagonsy "containing 200, head of cattle,, .was'dispatched the Westfield saleyards ■ on Friday'; to tho Masterton Works (says.the "New Zealand':.Her-, ajd"). -jf.. similar train was to . leave Frankton. 011 Mondp-y,'and others will be dispatched- at intervals./ '■ •These con-. sigmrientsVof cattle are .'destined .'.to be converted -into beef for/the'Allied'armies, the .firm of W..'and'R./Fletcher, Limited, wliicli operates largely through-' out the No'rth-Island, - -having entered ■ into a contract.'witli .'the';lmperial,authorities;, to "supply ; a's - much " beef .'as it can secure.j other firms: in New Zealandj'are also acting as Army contractors," and -their - operations form another: factor : 'iri; raising '. value of beef. ,The\demand" is already so " keen and the a riUing : j>nces;'sp /high,that the Southdown AVofks/'of'"the, ..Auckland. Fanners' Freezing. Company, are; unable to slaughter, all,the.stock.that, is cbm- : ing forward, :and-arrangements -;have. been made/by .the .manager: of Messrs.. Fletcher'Bros..to have'Sto.ck, slaughtered and prepared for . .export by the. Mostertoti'; works. ' Tlio; present' condition .is recognised as;abnormal-, as! all tho freezing works of .the; Dominion are working,at. their, full capacity to satisfy the extraordinary demand caused.by the war. In/ ordinary the accommodation at Southdown is. moie than' sufficient to handle all the stock produced in-the l district; - - ■ ,The Agricultural Department advises that-the following notification appeared in the Board of. Trade Journal of August. 13, 1914, regarding the modification* of tho regulations, governing the admission of meat -ante-France from foreign countries"The'French Journal .OfEciel for August 3 contains a Presidential Decree, dated-.'August' 2,whicli provides that Paragraph 1 of 'Article 4 of tho Decree of May' 26, 1888 (relative to the admission into France of fresh Vni'cat' imported'from foreign countries) shall be modified to read as follows.'lmporters of fresh, chilled, or frozen meat from cattle or swine shall present for importation' complete car-/ casscs, either entire or cut up into ; halves or quarters, according to. : ,.the>. usage of the trade'.' The iCustems-.du-frozen meat "imported" into ;Frarics have been temporarily suspended." You want results? Of course you do, and ,We. can_give.j'o!i,_praof of our ability to he'resiilfpfoducers. 'We''know tliat if .you will- consign your Home_ Separated Creainrtoi ; ns--ti>day;'-you-will never leave us again,, because,,youwill' get proper test,.';correi!t.. , ;.w6igliti and *«, 'good prioe. Consign to St. John's Station. For further./jartictilais' write/.Wanganui- .Fresh 1 ; Advt. ;" ■■

The' "Alia" and, "Omega" stand for quality and-quantity produoers. -We can ; flupiily you: vnth an. Alfa Separator; I which is' "the" separator/in 'a'd' Omega. Milking 1 . Machine; which will soon' be a-oknowledjjed as-the only .prop.ermilking- .maekihe''~on earth. No rubber tubing, ■ n.o ; -falling teat cups. ' For further particulars'.;^te''.WtffiaS'pi I >Fresh Food and Ice-Co.—Advt;..

iCessr-6.-; Company;-' Limited, usirai* fortniglitly sal©' Novem-, tor -wars cxcop-. tioiidlly[;ke6nr ; <itiU: J buyers- for - cattlo were xnoro numerous at tliis'salcTthari has been th,e oaso for Eomo sales past. Sheep: Fart, cwss,; 19*. Id.* fat wethers, 235.4 d. uaUle: For.wariL, £9'..58.; riiediuum ' 3-year-old bullocks, £5 15s. to £6 385.; fat bullocks, £12: fat cows, £5 10e. to £7 10s.:. sveyed cows. ~£s Is.;. 18-moaths etecrs, £3 4s. to,-£3 7s. 6d.: 2-yoar-old steers, small, £3 195;.t0 £4 2s. 6d.; ie-months,hei-fers, £3'2e."6d."t0 £3 10s.: yearling steers. £5 to £3' 2s. 6d.j- : yearline heifers, £2 10s. to £2' 14s. V" : : ■ ; " -

COMMERCIAL ITEMS -

SHAKES. There were no transactions in tho invests momt sluiTe market yesterday. The quotations vrcro ae follow:—.. . r Buyers. • Sellers. £ s. d. £ 6. d. Baaik N.Z. (new) 15 6 6 — K.Z. and River Plate ... 2 0 0 .Well. Trust Loan, Ltd..'.'.. . 7 7 6 Christchurch Gas (£5) — 7 3 0 .Well. Gas; (£10) — 16 3 6 Meat Export (£2 12s. Sd.j... — 215 0 .Golden Bay Cement — 10 0 Customs 'duty collected at tho port of Wellington, yesterday amounted to £1476 6s. 7d.

ton; fair grade, £21;' fair onrront Manila, £23 '10s. The output from Manila for. the week was 12.C00 bales. Wool.—The market is st-ronc: all stocks are advancing for all sradca o£. medium and coarse crossbrods, but the market is a eEado. weaker for all grades of merinos (md fine erossbreds. - - .WHEAT AND FLOUR. By Telegrajh—Press Association—Ojpyiight London, November 22. Tllo wheat market is slow and unchanged. . Tlio wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,410,000 quarters, including 1,570, GOO quarters from the Continent, 785,000 quarters in Atlantio shipments,'and 45,000 quarters in Pacific shipments. The total for Europe is 1,050,000 quarters, and for 'India ■ 60,0€0 quarters. ' LONDON MARKETS. Jute.—Native first marks.' November shipment. SIS' 53.~,p0r ton. N.Z. Hemp.—January-March shipments, £24 per ton. Rubber.—Hard fine Para, 2s. 75d. per lb.; plantation, 2s. 2Jd.; smflked .sheetfl, "s. sd. Copra.—October-November shipments, £24 per' ton." GALVANISED IRON. London, November 22. Galvanised'iron', first brands. £17 per ton; second • brands," £14 lEs. - MINING NEWS WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET..

WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET.. A 6ale of Talisman shares at 295. was the only transaction recorded in. the mining market yeilerday. The quotations were as under:— . ■ Buyers. Sellers. .. ( ... .... ... ' £s. d. £ s.-d. "Murray Creek faew) — 0 14' 0 Ross. .'..... 0 12 — Waihi 118 0 119 0 Grand Junction 1,43 149 , 'Premium. . STOCK EXCHANGE. '. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . . Dunedin, November 23. The following are the Stock Exchange quotations :—Dredging stocks—Electric, sellers, 3s. 3d.; Manuherikia, buyers Is.; Rise and Shine, 1 buyers £1 4s. Mining stocks— Progress 'Mines of New Zealand, buyers Bs. 3d.; TalismaA' Consolidated, buyers £1 95., eollers £1 9s. 6d.; Waihi, buyers £1 17s„ 6ellcrs £1 165., 6d.; Waihi Grand Junction. Eellers £1 ss. Investment stocks—Bank if New Zealand (old), sellers £10 55.: Bank of New Zealand (news), buyerß £15 65.; National Insurance, sellers £2 Bs. 6d.; 'Onion Steam Ship Company (ord.), buyers £1 Is. 9d • Union' Steam Shin Company (pref.),. buyers £1 0s! 3d.; Wcstport Coal Co., sellers £1' lis;; Westport-Stockton, buyers 3s. lOd.', sellers 4s. 6d.; National Mortgage Co., sellers £3 195.; Auckland Trams, buyel's £l; Is.;- D.I.C. (pref.), sellers £1; Milburn Limo and Cement. sellers £1 10a. 6a.; Donaghy's Rope and Twine, sellers £1 <3s.' 9d.; Kaikorai. Trams, • buyers £1 3s. 6a.; Whitcombe and Tombs, buyers £5 125., sellers £5 15s. : , .• . ' COAL ;EXPORTS. Croymouth, November 23. Last week's coal'export was as follows :- Paparoa, 208 "tona 4cwt.; Point Mizabeth, 1899 tons 6cwt:; Liverpool, 1784 tons 4cwt..;. Blackball, 4076 tons lßcwt.; North Brunner,73 tona ,3cvrt.; Btunner, 870 tons lOcwt.: total, 8911 tons .7cwt. . ■