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GENERAL FARMING NEWS

•The>Ballance Dairy-Company has received cable ther lonic con- • Bignm'ent of over 1000 cases' .of butter /realised a. very satisfactory price. It Hs estimated that the' price realised is ;«jual .to -about 13Jd. per Jb. f.o.b. • : Eahiatua';has: been for sevferaryearspast'as an important stock jcentre (writes our Pahiatua.corresponldent)u This, year. sheep in large num.sjhers. from the Pongaroa district are offer«l»in--tihe weekly stock 6ales, ji'and very" good prices are being obtaini ied. The. initiation of the first, ram fair, -,which wdll be held on the day.following :the show, s shonld prove, of great benefit ftomany slieep'farmers who are unable j"to purchase stock, for breeding purposes. . r.The entries" fo^.the., fair are' very. satis-j-factory,J, and. considerably exceeded the of the show officials. The settlers'- of ' the Mangahao. disitrict (five.miles from Pahiatua) are I considering the advisability of forming •a co-operative cßeese~."c6mpah'y.' At' the •present time the; milk;sup;ply;from;',this' district is delivered -to:the ;i ßallance Dairy Company'.s butter factory at Balance,.or the skimming factory at Makomako (states ,dur,-Pahiatua ;cprrespon- '■■ ; dent). ■ ' ' ■;■ '■'" ,'"■ ;,..,."•:"'!.'■ Excellent Tains have been experienced in the Paliiatiia. district during the past week, and a good autumn growth of .grass is assured. Rain has also fallen Akitio County, but owing to the parched state of the country a:good ;deal more is required,to're-freshen the ■ /pastures.- In the latter district dairy;ing is carried ori' in a small way,'and j this industry has. suffered considerably, iln tho Pahiatua'district'tho dairy far- . ijner has been .favoured this /season, as (rat no time during the summer-were "the •{pastures dried up'.-J."A't somcjofithe fac* itories tie milk ;supply' ; " showed a .slight [decrease, but it .45 .expected: that the ' : joutput of butter.and- cheese .will be iquite equal to; that -of- last season, as •a'new cheese factory commenced manujfacturing at Kohimii last. spring: The ißallance Dairy; .Company!s output_ of Abutter is being. ; well maintained, while ithe daily milk rnipply at. the Mangataiijioka cheese factory ■ ii- .considerably Uhead of last year's total 'in Februarj'. 'The Bexdale (Mangamaire) .cheese factory is not manufacturing' as l much ichoese daily as for the corresponding tperiod of last year. Owing to'the good ;sales made.at .the beginning of the sea'son, the financial returns for the 191415 period will be considerably in excess ■of those of the former season. The ruljing price paid for butter-fat is Is. per >lb., and in tho majority of cases the tnilk strppliers will receive a substantial bonus at the end of the season.— iipaiiiatua correspondent.

Faith in someone or something is the Sdeal to live up to. If yon havo faith' in e firm, you entrust them with your busi.ness, and they in return will.do tho best ■possible, and watch your interests. Wo k{,ave now over 150 farmers supplying us i-with. cream, butter, and egg 6, and wo ibelieve firmly that they have faith in '>us and we can only assure yon that we 'try to! do our best. Our demands for but•lter e"gs and cream are growing. Ra : l Tour 'produce to us. Wanganui Fresh 'Stood and Ico Co.—Advt. Half-a.n-hour's inspection of the Richmond: Oil Engine will convince you of its irreat simplicity—perfect finish, and bandiness.-One year's, use of tho Richmond' will demonstrate its wonderful ef'ficiency, and, what is of great importance inst now, its fuel economy. You should lie? details. Write to Mr. A. J. Parton, .Plumber, Carterton.—Advt. i The people of Berlin have been "rigorously forbidden" by the authorities to throw away "kitchen refuse, which is hto be collected and sold at a nominal • to the military administration for E.i.horse. fodder, tf which Jhere.is '6Carxibji, . 1

t LIVE STOCK SALES. Mossps. Dalgcty and Company report hav- ' ins held their monthly sale in their Walkanao yards on Tuesday, when they offered a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. Competition for all stock offered was keen, aivd they report that at the end of the da/ all lines offered were sold. The principal sales are as under:—Fat ewes, 18a. fid. to 19s. 10d.; wooUy lambs (good), .Us. Id.: shorn lanibo, 9s. to 10s. 6d.j medium shorn lambs, 6s. to 7a. 4d.; two and four-tooth wethCTS, 17b. 3d.; fi.m. ewes, 145.; cull .ewes, 7a. Cattle: Three-year steers, £5 175.; forward empty cows, £6 55.; empty store cows, £4 to £5; yearling steers, £3 7s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale as follows: —A fair yarding of sheep and cattle came forward, and sold at late rates. Prime heavy bullocks, £15 155.; prime bullocks, £14 12s. 6d. to £14 17s. 6aV, lighter, £13 2s. 6d.; medium wethers, 225. to 225. 9d.; light, Zls.; prime heavy ewes, 21s. 3d.; prime ewes, 19s. 6d. to £1 Os. 6d.; light ewes, 17e. 6d. to 18a. 6d.; prime lambs, 14s. to 14 s . 6d.; lighter, 13s. 4d. to. lis. 9d. ' ADDIN6TON IC&RKETS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) <' . : Christchurch, February 10. . There were large entries of stock to-day, the yarding of fat lambs being the heaviest of the season. Fat tattle wero easier, export buyers .not operating. Fat. lambs opened a little weaker, but firmed before the sale was half over. Store shegp were a shade easier. ' ■ Store sheep-Good four-tooth wethers, 15s. ,to 16s. lA.; .fairly, good two and four-tooth 'wethers, to, 14s. Id.; medium to small, twotooth wethers, 12s. lOd. to 13s. 7d.; good four-year cwos, to 17s. 10d.; two-tooth ewes, to 15s. Sd.; two, four, six, and eighUooth, ewes, 16s. Bd.; fair s.m. ewes, 14s. -lid. to 15a. 7d.; fairly forward lambs, 13s. 9d. to 14s. 4d.: medium, 12s. 3d. to 13s. 6f1.; inferior, 9s. 3d. t0.125.; calle, to 6s. 6d.; extra j rime heavy lambs, to 295.; tegs, 20s; 6d. to 235. lOd.; average weights, 17s. 6d. to 205.; light and unfinished, 13s. to 17s. Fat cattle-Ordinary steers, £7 Ids. to £12; extra, to £10; ordinary heifers, £7 to £11 2s.' 6d.; ordinary cows, £5 10s. to £9; extra, to £13 2s. 6d. Price of beef, per ICOlb., 325. to 425. \ .

Pigs-Choppers,' 703. to 925. 6d-; light bacoiifirs. 475. 6d. to 555.; heavy, 575. 6d. to 655.; extra heavy, 70s. to 72a. Price pealb., sd.' to sid. •' Light porkers, 30s. to 355.; heavy, 1 375. to 455. Price per lb., s}d. to 6d. Fat sheep—Prime wethers, 235.' 6d. to 28s. 3d.; others, 18s. 6d. to 235'.; prime ewes, 225. to, 265.; medium," 17a. 6d. to 21s. 6d.; inferior, 15s. to 175.; merino wethers, 16s. 3d. to'. 175.: la.. .:. BTJRN-BIDE MARKETS. Dunedin, February 10. At Burnedde to-day there was a large yarding of fat cattle,. 300 being penned, mo6tiy ol good duality. Owing to difficulty experienced by export buyers in getting cattle slaughtered at present they were not oprating so freely as at the last pale, and prices showed a slight decline on last week's rates. Prime heavy bullocks, £15 10s. to £18; medium, £12 to £14; others, £8 15s. to £11; best cows and heifers, £12 to £13; extra, to £15; medium, £9.t0 £10;. others, £6 to £B.' . -Fat sheep—Owing to the cancellation of the sale next week there was a double yarding to-day, 3387 being penned. The entry consisted mainly of medium to good ewes, very. few pens of prime wethers being forward. Freezing' buyers were operating for suitable weights; and this, in conjunction with the butchers requiring a double supply, resulted in' a good sale. Taken all over, the prices were, about Is. 1 per ■ head in advance of last week's rates. Best wethers, 255. 6dY to 295. 6d.: extra, to 325;; medium, 225. 6d. to 255.; light and inferior, 18s;'to 215.; best'ewes, 255. to 275. 6d.; extra, to 315.; medium, 19s. to 335.; others, 16s. to 18s. 1 Fat lambs—There was-a large yarding, 3517 being penned, mainly of good' quality. There was a full attendance of freezing buyers, and competition was keen, but prices showed a decline of about Ib, to la. 6d. per head' on the. exceedingly high prices ruling last week. : Best, 20s. to 21s. 6d.; extra, to 255, 9d.; medium, 18s. to 195.; inferior, 16s. to 17b.

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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2382, 11 February 1915, Page 10

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GENERAL FARMING NEWS Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2382, 11 February 1915, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2382, 11 February 1915, Page 10

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