NEW DAIRY COMPANY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2545, 20 August 1915, Page 8

NEW DAIRY COMPANY

The; "Mercantile Gazette" published yesterday ■. reports the registration of tho following company:—Tokomaru Cooperative Dairy Co., Ltd. Registered ' August 17. Office, Broad Street, Palmerston- North. Capital,: £2000 divided into 2000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers:] Tokomaru—J. R. Whyte 60, J. Liggins 200, 3., Sorensen 60,- J. Schwnss 80, E. Griffiths 32, E. Wilton 136, A. J. Whyte 120. Objects: Dairying and incidental.

HOLSTEIN CATTLE SALE. In. this issue, we insert a preliminary notice of the annual sale of pedigree fiol- .: stein-Hriesian cattle at New Plymouth in 1 September, on account of Newton King tind A; Harold Street. Bqth these breedr ers are well-known., b£,their man; suc-cesses-in the.vshow-irings "throughout the 'Dominion. ..Catalogues will be posted on •> application ; -to Hiv Newton King, --New Plymouth. : Our Mastcrton- correspondent ' writes: ; Early in. the soason it was anticipated that there would be a heavy mortality among cattle in.tlie Wairarapa, owing to the shortage ( of rough feed. The winter,;, however,' lias been so exceptionally mild that practically no mortality has been Tecorded. There is an abundance, of grass in the district, and stock are wintering remarkably well. . . - Never has the demand for clear-headed constructive thinking in business been so urgent as it is right now. We are living ini a progressive age, and must take odvantgae. of all methods. It is in savings,from waste of any description that-money is made to-day, and by concentrating one's efforts on all details of our business: we olaim to be able, to produce; results for our many cream'sup-, pliers. We want more cream. Can you I supply us? >rurther;particulars, „Wanga nui Fresh :Food Co.—Advt. -

So far there has only/, been a slight ad? vance,on the prices of the famous Victor Cheese Vats, and: factories are now ordering in view of a possible further increase. Various causes will shortly, greatly, increase the .cost, but orders received now will bo delivered in: rotation and at present prices. Albert J. Parton, Car:erton.—Advt. . Employers of female : servants were taxed-previous to the. year 1792; •

LIVE STOCK SALES Messrs. Daleety and Company, Ltd., tcEort having held their weekly sale in tho evin, yards on. Wednesday, when they offered'a good yarding of Bhesp and a heavy yarding of cattle. Competition all through was exceptionally keen, aoid at the end of the day wo succeeded in disposing of all lines of sheep under tho hammer. In cattle, no difficulty was experienced ' In soiling malo stock, and good competition ruled for all- 6teers offered. Female stock wore a Jittle dull of r»le, with the exception of good dairy lieifers. Wo yarded some good limes of fat wethers and ewes, and 'higph prices ;were obtained for these. The /principal sales were as under:—Pat wethens, 325.'6 d. to 335.; medium-weight fat ewes, 27b. 6d. to 295. 6d.; medium fat cows, £7 18s. to £8 10s.; fair-conditioned empty ewes (large entry), lte. Id. to 21s. 9d.; cull empty <r,ves, 13s, 'Id', to 15s. 6d;; two and four-tooth wethers, 2®.; medium- hoggets. 16s. < fid. to 17s. 2d. Cattle': Three-year-old steers, £7 19s. to £8 7s. ,6d.; two-year-old steers, in,poor condition,, £4 17s.;' storo cows, £4 12s. to £5 75.; eighteen-month empty Jersey'heifers, £3 Is.; good quality springing heifers, £7 Bs. to £7 15s.

Tho New Zealand Loan and. Mercantile Agency 00., Ltd., report having held their usual weekly sole at. Pahiaitua on Tuesday, when they had a very fair yarding of both sheep end cattle, There was a ltcen demand for wethers and hoggets. The following prices were realised:—Medium tyro and four-tooth wethers, £1 6s. 9d. to £1 7s. 3d.; fat hoggets, £1 4s. lid., good hoggets, 18s. 4d. to £1 os. 6d.; mixed aged owes in lamb, £1 4s.

; .The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile I Agency: Co., Ltd., report having held their usual stock sale at Levin on. Wednesday, 1 and submitted <i, fair entry of sheep and a ; good yarding of cattle. A good clearance . was made at the following prices :—Pat ond forward ewes, Ms.; medium mixed sex hoggets,' IBs.; fat cows, £9 12s. 6d., £9 18s., £9 • 195.; diaa-ry cows, £5 55.; springing heii fers, £5; ten months'heifers, £2 45.; fat porkers, 305., 365„ to £Z 35.: breeding sow, , £3 155.; store pigs, 165., 176. 6d., ISs., 205., 215.; child's pony, £!.,' Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Woodville sale on Monday last wo had a large yarding .of sheep and caittle. We have to report a,' good sale, as the following prices will indicate tooth ewes, 245. 3d.; raiied hoggets. 14s. Id.' to 155.; ewe hoggets, 19s. EkL; ewes in lamb, 155., 165., 21s. 6d. to 245.' Bd.; empty cows, £4 12s. 6d.; fat heifers. £5 ss„ £6 12s. 6d., to £7 10s.; 'springing heifers,' £6; yearling steers, .£3 6s. , Ait the Pahiatua sale on Tuesday losb ivc hod a,,medium yarding, of sheep and'cattle. Wc have to report a good 6ole at undermentioned prices :—Mixed . hoggets, 145.; mixed aged ewes, in lamb, 21s. . Bd.; fat . wethers, 395. 6d.; springing heifers, £5 2s: ; fid. to £5 -18s. '6d.; empty heifers, £5 10?.; store cows; £4 to £4 10Si; dairy eows, £7 55.; fat cow, £12 7s. 6d.; yearlings, 23e.; six-year Shorthorn bull, £8; yearling bull, £2165. 6tL At Mr. It. Zimsli's. sale at Woodville on Wednesday we have to report a good sale. Pour purebred cows averaged £14 18s. 9d., and 27 heifers' averaged £6 ■: ss.' per' head,' Messrs. W. and G. TurnbuJi. and 00., Ltd., report Slaving Jielil their weekly 6alo in their Waipoua (Masterton) sale yards, on Wednesday.- A good yarding of sheop and cattle came forward, and competition was ,Tery ; ..kften; throughout:, aid a ; total clearance of ehe'ep and practically a clcarancei of cattle resulted. On account' of the estate of. tho late Mrs. R. E. Welch': Ewe hoggets,-,215.; wether .hoggets, ISs. 10d.; ;two arid.-foiir-'tootK ewe 6, in lamb to : Homne'ys,' 265., to 275.; small two. 1 and, four-tooth: ewes,' lamb,.2os. 2d. On account of other .'vendors: P.m. ewes, in temb to Southdown rams, 295:; two-tooth to'f.m. e-fVee, in lamb. td 255.";,11d.; -mixed hoggets,' 19s. 6dv; small; 13s. 7i; fat ewes; 365; 10d.' Cattle: Pat cows, £10 75.; . springing heifers,. good, £9 ,10s.; , dairy cows, '£5, £5 10s., & 65.,' to £7; springing ''-heifers (small), £3 10s. • 'to £3 19;.; yearling heifers, £2 6s. £2 12s„ to £3; yearling steers, £2 155.; Btore cows, £2 2s. bd. '