FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2535, 9 August 1915, Page 8

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

FRUITGROWERS' GRIEVANCES SHORTAGE OF INSTRUCTORS. HIGH RAILWAY FREIGHTS'. • 'A request 1 that better; Salaries bo paid to inspector instructors appointed under the Orchard ot.tlic. Agricultural Department was madev. totlio Public. Service Commissioners on Saturday by. a: - deputation froni the New Zealand Fedcrated Fruit Growers' Association. ■ Mr. , 'S. Jlartoll, president of tlfo association, 'eaid'that fruitgrowers were considerably : perturbcd at the relatively largo number'of instructors who had left tho .service,- having received better pay from 'certam fruitgrowing syndicates. This .. .was a menace to the industry. Tho salary, question was at the bottom of '.the and if the remuneration of tho instructors were increased it would •doubtless bo possible to retain, their services.The deputation also suggested Hhat four men* of • outstanding • ability ', '■.Should' ; be appointed., as. instructors,/ or 'travelling -differ'cnt parts 6f New Zealand and givo the benciitof their knowledge to' the fruitgrowers. These lecturers would bo quite distinot from, the present instrnc- ■ tors. ' ■'■, : ~ Mr: R. P. Hudson) M.P., was in favour of appointing two expert instructors—one for tho North and one for tho South Island—at a salary of £600 each, rather than appointing four at £'100 each. , Jl,r. R. Triggs (Assistant Public Scr- ' vico Commissioner) said that personally ; ho would liko to see ono or two of the smartest men brought from California. '■But you. know what Now Zealand thinks about getting men from other parts of the globe,' ho' remarked. •"Tliero would bo a row." He added tliat' in addition to tho services of two ■ such' men being obtained,.he would liko to seo some of tho most able of the instructors of tho Department sent to [America to gain further experience and information for the benefit of the fruitgrowers of New Zealand . Ono could , : ,be sent every year. Mr. Triggs's viow met with the approval of tho deputation, and it was decided to wait on. the Hon. W. D. S. : •Mac'donald,. the.new Minister of Agriculi ture, to urge him to carry out the suggestion. . . ■ ■■, The deputation:, then waited on Mr. Harries, to lay ■ other grievances before him. ;Mr."Martell asked that tho rail- . way charges on sprays'and on New Zealand tinned fruits and jams should bo reduced. At tho present time a ton of 'butter, could lie sent from Hastings to Trentham for 195." 6d., while tho freight'on. a. ton of jam for tbe samo jounioy lvas 665. . Another point to which',.'tbe' Minister's attention was drawn'.was the careless handling and pillagingrof fruit, and it; was- suggested, that, inspectors or "detectives", be appointed. ' Replying to these and otlier representations,'made, Mr. Herries said that the •Department was only too anxious to meet the requirements of tlio fruitgrowing industry.' •'As regards freight, this would entirely depend upon the tariff revision at present in hand. Ho would'issue instructions that .more car© must be exer'pised in the handling of fruit, and as to pillaging, it was desirable that instances should, be reported to the Department at once. Regarding the shortage of special tmcks for carrying fruit, he pointed out that the workshops were busy building insulated trucks.for the freezing-companies, which were now building their, works inland, / instead of near the ports, but the shortJ age of .trucks as far as the fruitgrowers were concerned would be attended to as soon as possible. In regard to a complaint that the present system of through booking was too cumbrous, he would' suggest thai tho deputation wait on the General . Manager- of: Railways, and point out to him the defects of tli© system, with ar-view- to having them remedied. Messrs. W. and G.'Mrnbull and Co. have been instructed by Mr. F. Donovan to auction his homestead at' Kopuaranga, including tho whole of his freehold and. leasehold property. .Particulars as to date of sale .are advertised in-this issue.

NEWS AND NOW

LIVE STOCK SALES Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—Wo have to report having a very .fair entry of both sheep and cattle at our Fcilding sale on Friday, which sold as below:—Cull hoggets, to lis. Bd.; small hoggets, to 13s, 9d.; mixed hoggets, to 195.; mixed , age owes in lamb; to 265. fid.; 4 and 6-tooth .ewes, in iamb to 295. 9d.; yearling heifers,' £1 155.; 15-montlis heifers, £3 10s. to. £3 155.;; weaner steers, to £1 18s. 6d.; yearling, steers, to £2 ,145.;, dai'ry heifers, £4 lis.-'to £5 14s, 6d.; forward cows, to £6 2s: 6d: Wo-have to report having held our weekly sale -at Palmerston. North on Thursday, when ,wo offered a. fair yardini; of stock. Quotations:—Small store wethers, 245. lid.; failing-moutli ewes .in lamb,-195.; forward wethers, 325. fat lig-St heifers, £6 15s. 6d.; forward steers, £10; fat cows. £11 12s. 6d. to £12 55.; yearling steers, £3 to £3 95.; forward cows, £4 12s. 6d., £5 ss. to £6 13s. Messrs. Dalgety and, Company Limited, Palmerston North, report, having a very fair .entry of stock at their Mangaweka sale on August 5, nearly all. of which oha'nged hands at the following prices:— Small mixed hoggets, 10s. 9d. to' 14s. 9d.; good mixed hoggets, to 19s. 3d.; mixed'aged ewes in lamb, to 225. 6d.; 2-tooth wethers, to : 25s . 7d.; smaU yearUng heifers, 345.; empty .heifers,-to £3 135.; dairy cows, to £3,11)3...'. .. .. ■Messrs. Abraham and WiUiams, Ltd., re.port' having conducted a clearing sale of dairy .stock on behalf of Mr. D. C. Yule, at Kaiwaiwui,' on Thursday. Tho attendance was good, and business at auction spirited, the cows making £6 ss. to £13 55.; unsound cows. £5 to £6; the.total 110 averaging '£8 35., tho-total herd being, disposed of in exactly two and a half hours. Tlio (heifers, which were on the small side were mostly passed at auction, those sold making £5 15s. to £6 10s.; Holstein bull, £7; Jersey bull, £6; breeding sows mado £2 10s. to £3 55.; and two backward ones, 265. and 355. Taken as a, whole, tho sale, was a highly satisfactory one. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their'Feilding sale on Friday;—Wo had yarded 33CC sheep, including close cn 1000 prime wethers and ewes off turnips. The buyers included butchers from north and south. All sheep sold particularly well, and we quitted every pen at satisfactory prices. We quote;— Fat sheep, on' account Brucc's Estate, Cheltenham: Prime wethers, 355. 7d.; medium wethers, 315.; prime ewes 30s. to 30s. Id.; lighter sorts, 255. 6d.; fat lambs, 225.' 6d. On account F. Stevens, Kai Iwi': 'Fat ewes, 265. 3d. On account C. Masters: Pi'imo ewes, 325. 7d. Oil account E. A. Twigg: Prime owes, 3Cs. lOd. On account -H. Stewart, Waiata: Prime wethers, 335. 3d.; fat ewes, 265. 4d. On account O. Managli, Halcombe: Prime wethers, 325.; fat do., 295. 6d. Store sheep, on account J. Kelsall, Hhvinui: Hoggets 16s. lid. to 18s. sd. On account J. M'Donald: Hoggets, 345. Id. to 17s. sd. On account Wiltou Bros.. Whakaronga: Hoggets, 20s. 7d: On acount A. Geanse: Hoggets, 13s. sd. to 19s. lOd. On account J. Lane, Marton: Ewes in lamb to Roinney, 19s. 6d. to 245. ; On account J.- Stevens, Kai - Iwi: Ewes in lamb, S.D., 265. 6d. On account W. Fay, Sandon: 6-tooth ewes in lamb to S.D., Z?~. Id. On account T. Leen: Empty ewes, 16s 6d. On acount. W Anderson Waiata; Ewes in lamb, S.D., 225. 2d. On account H. Stewart: Empty ewes, 14s. 3d. Oattle: Jersey cows, close up, to £8 2s. 6d.-; springing Jersey -heifers, £6 10s.; 1 storo cows, £2 7s. to £3 175.; weaners (small), 2fts., 295. to 355.; forward cows, £5 175.; small.bulls, £2 Is. Tho 'New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:— At Apiti on Tuesday we had a (rood entry of both sheep and cattlc, and have to report a good clearance ,at full raites. Cull lambs, 7s. 9d. to Bs. 7d.; small lambs, 12s. 2d. to. 12s. 9d.; fair ewe lambs, 18s., 6d. ; forward cows £4 to £4 10s.; fat and forward cows, £6 7s. 6d.; springing heifers, £4 15s. to £5 17s. 6d.; dairy cows, £5 ss. to £7 2s 6d., and £8 ss. to £9. At Rongotca, on Wednesday a small entry' of sheep and cattle sold as under:—Store ewes 18s. 6d.; aged ewes, 10s.; slips, 17?.; aged store cows, £2 155.; store cows, £4 6s. ■- At Palmerston on Thursday we had, a heary. yarding of oattle and a small entry of sheep. The entry of fat and forward cows and heifers on account of J£r. E. A. M'Kenzie did not meet .with keen competition at auction, but we were successful in placing tho bulk of tho line at satisfactory prices, and very few cattle went out unsold. Aged ewes. 12s. Id.; mixed la.mbs, 14s.:'fat lioggots, 18s. 9d.; fat ewes, 255. 9d.; fat and forward S.H. and P.A. cows and heifers, £9 10s. to £10 10s.; store cows, £3, £3 10s. fid., £4 2s. 6d., £4 75.; forward cows, £4 18s. to £5 10s.; empty heifers. £5 Is. to £3 Us.; light fat cows. £6 ftp £6 18s.; springing cows, £5 17s. 6d. to £6 '5sAt Feilding on Friday we had a heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle. Competioni was keen for all classes of stock, and. wo sold all our sheep and the bulk of rhe cattle at- very satisfactory prices. Wo offered a good selection of fat sheep, which sold well, a well-finished line of \voolly lioffeets offered on account of Mr. 0. Carr realising 325. 6d.: lioggets (small), 12s. .to 13s. 3d.: others 14s. sd. to 15s. 9d.; b.f. hoggets. 175.; medium ewe hoggets, 18s. 6d.; good ewe hog,gets. 21s. 2d.; good mixed hoggets, 20s. 6d. to 223.; inferior ewes in lamb, 16s. 6d.; 2, 4, and 6-tooth ewes in lamb.-'on account of Messrs. Waugli, of Kimbolton, 265. 6d. to 275. 2d.: fat shorn liogc&ls, 2d.=. t>d.; fat woolly hoggets, 325. 6d.: b.f. wetliers (light), 305.; fat wethers, 335. ..to 335. 3d. to 345. 6d.; aged rams Us. to 155.; weaner steers, 30s; weaner heifers. 345. to 385.: yearling steers. £2 155.; 15-montlis h'pifei?, £2 15s. to £2 165.; store cows, £3 13s. to £4 165.; forward cows. £5 4s. to £5 175.; 2-year steers. 5 16s. to £5 175.; 25-year steers, £6 155.; heifers, in calf, £4 to £4 12s. 6d;; springing -3-year lieifers, £6 10s. ' A line of 12 daiiy-cows, on occonnt of Mr. P. M. Beverlev Tealised £9 12s. fid. At Mr Dick's, sale at Apiti on Monday bidding for tlxvcows was not particularly brisk. The -following prices were realised: Best cows, £7 10s. to £10 55.: fair cows. £6 ss. to £7; backwad and old oows £3 ss. to £5 55.; S.H. bulls, £11 10s. to £12 55.; 20-months lieifers, in calf, £3 155.: emptv heifers. £3 25.; weaner heifers, 365.: cull ewes. 7s. 6d.: ewes in lamb, 225. 9d.: inferior lansbs,: 10s. 6d.; aged rams, 13s. 6d.;

60w5 «i pig, £2 10s. to .£3 2a. 6i1.; boar, 10s.; slips, 155.; aged light draughts, £10 10s. to .■817; 7-year gelding, £10; 3-year sprmguarter, £25 10s.; pony. £4; drill, £25. Numerous implements and sundries realised good values. At the Mitclicll Estate sale .on Thursday the sldtk were of tgood Quality, wild surd well. Hest cows realised £9 to £15 10a.; fair cows £7 to £8 155.; backward and aged cows, £3 15s. to £6 10s.; ,pedigree. Jersey cow, 15 guineas; p.b. weaner heifers, guineas; pedigree Jersey bull K.. Seo XV). 11 guineas; Jersey yearling heifers, £4 2s. 6d.; others, 355. to £2 103.; mixed hoggets, 20s. 2d.; Itomney rams, 175.; aged draughts, £30 to £35; hacks, £4 ss.'to £10r.; aged gelding, £3; a.line of two-tooth ewes on account of Mr. W. F. Jacob realised 31s. 3d. Mr. Newton King reports;—At Italiotu on July 30, for Mr. 11. W. Hemingway's clearing sale there was a very large attendance. The price realised was £15, but prices were very consistent, the herd of 75 making a good average of £10 6s. 3d< Tlio 3-year-old heifcl-s had mostly calved, but were keenly competed for, selling at from £7 ss. to £15. The 2-year heifers wcro backward, best sorts selling up to £11 12s. 6d.; small and empty-looking, from £3 ss. to £5 7s. 6d. The pedigrco Jersey bull Lord Mark realised 20 guineas; grade Jersey bulls, £5 15s. to £9 10s.; yearling heifers (some small), £2 Is. On the same day at the Waiwakoiho yards, there was a full yarding, a fair proportion being cleared at. tile following prico3Dairy cows, from £8 to '£11; guaranteed cows, £4 17s. fid. to £6; springing heifers, £4 10s. to £8 10s; yearling heifers, 30s 6d to £2; yearling steers £2 Is 6d. to £2 145.; small, £1 18s. 6d.; 2-year empty lieifersf, £2 14s. to £3 ss. 6d.; 2-year steers, £4 7s. to £4 155.; store cows, £3 13s. to £4 18s.; bulls, £4; f.m. ewes, In lamb, 19s. to 225. bd. At tho Haymarkot on July '31 Mr. M. Jones's bus hottes sold at from £13 10s. to £22; aged horses,. £6 10s. and £7 10s. At Toko, on August 2, small yearling heifers made £1 Bs. 6d. to £1 12s; good springing heifers, £6 16s. to £7 17s. 6d.; store pigs, 355.; hoggets (good), £1. On the samo day, at Inglewood, at Mr. J. 11. Ciochetto's. sale tho dairy cows were a mixed lot, selling up to £10 10s. for the best. And from £4 15?. to £7 ss. for others aged and late, the herd's average of £7 6s. 6d. being unite satisfactory. Dairy heifers, on account of other vendors, made from £4 10s. to. £7 155.; yearling heifers, £2 35.; weaner pigs, 14s. to 19s. On the same day, at Oniata, at Mrs. 0. S. Gatton's sale, the dairy cattle made & good average of £10 65.; best cows sold up to £15 10s.; backward sorts or aged made £5 to £7. At Stratford, on August 3. for the fortnightly sale, Uicro was a ■full yarding of cattle, and several pens of sheeip. Yearling heifers mado £1 15s. to £2 55.; smaller sorts, £1 6s. 6d. to £1 12s. 6d.; yearling steers, £2 13s. 6d. to £2 195,; 2year empty heifers, £3 Is. to £3 155.; good n-year steers, £3 lus.; Jersey 2-yeyj' steei'B, £3 lis.; 3-year steers, £8 10s. to £9 10s.; bulls, £5 6s. to £i 155.; in-calf 2year heifers. £4 4s. to £4 Us.; young'store cows itignt-framed), £3 103. to £4 good store cows. £4 15s. to £5 10s.; forward cows, £6 to £7; small fat cows, £7 18s. to £8 10s.; fat heil'ers £6 15s. to £6 10s.; good-conditioned iigeo cows (lieavy-lramea) £'/ 75.; aged cows, poor but good frames, £4 2s. bd. to £4 Ills.; lat 3-year steers, £13 17s. 6d.; fat ewes, 2:s. M.; 2 and 4-tooth owes in lamb, 2/s. 6d.; f.m. ewes ill lamb, 19s. and 19s. 6d.; small hoggets, 13s. Mr. J. Fabish'a dairy herd sold at from £8 10s. to £14 10s., and from £4 15s. to £6 10s. for aged, cows, the herd of 36 {woi-aging just £b. Dairy cows on .account of otner vendors, from £11 15s. to £15 10s. for clibicc cattle and from £6 ss. to £8 for others; springing heifers made from £5 10s. to £7 ss. At Stony liiver yards, on August 4, tho whole yarding, with the exception of ono pen, was cleared at advanced rotes as- follow:— Yearling heifers (only fair cattle), £1 15*. to £1 18s.; smaller hoifcrs, 18s. to £1 lis.; mixed yearlings (good), £2 os. 6d. to £2 18s.; small, £1 to £1 13s. 6d.; 2-year steers (rough), £4 lis.; fat 2-year steers,' £6 12s. to £7 65.; yearling steers. £2 14s. 6d. to £2 Ws fcd.; smaller steers,. £2 os. to £2 Us,-; empty 2-year hcifers( good), £3 12s. to £3 155.; fail', £3 2s. 6d. to £3 Bs,; fat cows, £10 Is., £9 lis., £9 2s. £8 165., £8 55.; forward cows, £4 10s. to £5 155.; lityht store cows, £3 6s. to £4 95.; dairy cows, up to £2; springing heifers, up to £7 15s. At Wartara, on August 5, for Mr. Harry .M'Kenzie's clearing sale, the pedigroo Jersey cow Leta was purchased by Mr. J<is, Pjirdio for 34 guineas; Silver- Soumiso (Mr. B, Skelton), 25 guineas; Soumiso Tulip (Mi-. Jaß. Purdie), 26 guineas; yearling heifer. Leta's Oassie (Mr. J. H. Street), 26 guinea;; 10-month heifers, Soumisc X'earl (Mi 1 . W. E. Skelton) 12 guineas; pedigree calves, 6 and 7 guineas; nedigree bull, Gold Link, 14 guineas; yearling pedigreo bull, 8 guineas. Tho five grade Jersey cows sold at from £12 10s. to £20 10s., averaging £15 195.; two three-quarter cows made £7 os. and £9. On account of other venders. springing heifers mado from £5 to £8; dairy cows, £8 and £9 103.; small storo cows, £4; empty two-year heifers, £5 20.; yearling heifers, £2 2s. to £2 153.; pedigree Jersey bull, aged, 7 guineas; pedigreo Jersey cow (unsound one-quarter), 10 guineas. At Stratford on -the same day, for Mr. T. Header's clearing sale there was good competition, the herd of dairy cows selling at from £9 10s. to £20, averaging £13 Is. 3d. for tlio. line. Messrs. W. and G. Timnbull and Oo„ Ltd.. report on their Carterton sale, held on Friday, as follows;—A very fair entry of sheep and cattle camo forward. Competition under the hammer, was not too brisk, and several lines of sheep were passed, but were disposed of afterwards by private treaty. Following are prices realised:—On account Mr. Jacob Compton, we sold P.II. Lincoln ewes, in lamb, at 24, 2} and 4 guineas; P.B. Lincoln ewes hoggets, 2, 25, 2i, to 3 guineas. ' On account, other vendors; F.M. ewes, in lamb, 17s. 6d. to 235. 3d.; fat wethers, 295. 9d.; fat ewes, 27s 9d.; forward wethers, 255.; woolly hoggets, )7s. Id. to 17s. fid. j storo ewes, 12s. 2d.; small B.F. hoggets 135.; fat cows. £8 145.; dairy cows' in profit, £7 10s., £8 to £9 55.; lat calves. £5 £6 to £6 10s.; springing heifers, £6 55., £6 12s. 6d.,' £7 to £7 10s.; forward cows, £5; store cows, £3 to £3, 125.; weaner steers, 295.; yearling lieifors, £2 10s.; bulls, £6.' Pigs; TVeanors, ss. to 7s. 6d.; sows in pig, £2 10s. to £3 ss. COMMERCIAL ITEMS , ORCTCHIIvG SAM®. Messrs. ,-W. and G. Turnbull and C 0.,report as follows—The fourth cratcliing sale of tho season was held on Friday in conjunction with the fortnightly sale of skins and hides, a fair offering being put forward by tho brokers; Medium crutohings sold at rates. ruling at the sale of July 9, but good lots and seedy lots showed a. decline of Id., per lb. Crossbred was lower by 2d. per lb. when compared with July- rates. Sheepskins depreciated in value lid. per lb., in sympathy with tho weakness in' sli'pes as reported from l<ondon. Hides showed a decline ol id iper lb., the only brigh spot in the sale being a rise in price of tallow of £2 10s. per ton. Customs duty collected a>t the port of Wellington on Saturday amounted to £795 ss. Bd. FEOZEN MEAT. By Telegraph—l'ress AFfoejai.ian—Copyright (Rec. August 8, 5.5 p.m) London, August 7. Tho incorporated Society of Moat Importers' Smitlifield market '-quotations for the undermentioned closes of frozen meat are based on actual sales of not less than one hundred carcasses of mutton or lamb or twenty-five quarters of beef, of fair average quality. Tho quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairlyrepresentative' of tho bulk of tho shipments now on. tho market. The prices which .follow are on tho average a farthing por lb. more than tho values ex ship, this difference representing the averago cost in expense, handling, conveyance, and selling of the meat:— Mutton— • d. Caiutcrbury, light 7 Canterbury, medium 6? Cauterbury, heavy 63 Southland 613-16 North Island, best i 613-16 Kortli Island, ordinary 63 New Zealand ewes 6 Australian, heavy 61-8 ■ Australian, light 6} Australian, owes 55 : River Plate, light 6J River Plate, heavy 61 . Iliver Plate, ewes 61 Lamb— • Canterbury, light 8} Canterbury, seconds 81-3 Canterbury, medium 81-8 Canterbury, heavy 81-3 Southland 8 North Island, ordinary 8 , North Island, selected : 8J Australian, best 73 Australian, fail- 7j Australian inferior n Iliver Plate, light 7s 'Hivcr Plate, heavy 71-8 BeefArgentine, chilled fores 6J Argentine, chilled hinds 61 Rabbits,—Rabbits, stead, prices unchmigod. LONDON MARKETS ' London, August 7. (Rep. August 8, 5.5 p.m) Butter—Daniel butter is quoted at 170s. to 1745. iper cwt. Cotton— August-September shipments. 5.38 d. .Tutc.—August shipments, £23 10s. Hemp.—August-October shipments, £32. Copra—August-September shipments, £23 Es. Rubber.—Hard fine Para, 2s. 4 l-Bd.; plantation, 2s 5 l-Bd.; smoked, 2s. 32d. WHEAT. (Rcc. August 8. 5.5 p.m) London, August 7. The wheat market is firm, witH prlcc-S unchanged. Chicago September options arc quoted at 1063 cents; December, 1061! cents. Wheat and flonr afloat 2,020,000 quarters— Continent of Europe, 790,000; Atlantic shipments, 202,000; Pacific, 10,000. Total-Europe, 480,000; India., 174,000; Argentina, 4300, Tho stau,nchest friends of "NAZOL"are those who haro tested it for sore throat, bronchitis, nnrl colds, £ol<l everywhere. Jo doses wst pnftr ft, edrridjfa.,' ' •--»