FARMING & COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2559, 6 September 1915, Page 8

FARMING & COMMERCIAL.

\FMIMER^INSTITUTE ASBIGj SCHEME ; PURCHASE INfWELLINGTON . JA most,important movement has been ' Initiated in the interests', of-.the farming industry—the establishment in -Wellington of. a-iDominion Farmers' Insti- ' "tute; whioh 1 is intended as a' connecting 'link between tie various organisations • working for/the good of the'farmers of this-Dominion.•. The-prospectus of the i company/, whioli: is being formed to ! finance the scheme, shows that it is of a decidedly national character, : and the ■ promoters state, that they are actuated. ,}ni rely by a desire to have ail institute ; -worthy of the great industry; on which - iitliis country depends; not one of them la-eceiveS any consideration for.'the work ■' done in pushing tlio scliemo to a suc- . .cossful issue ; their only financial inter;'est being the slwros which they agree to ' take in tlie.company.' Tlio proved di- " lectors and dominion council of; the in- ■ stitutei are all men a lively interest in-the welfare of agricultural . and pastoral matters. The company is'being formed for the! purpose of acquiring certain lands in the City of 'Wellington,-and' .building 'thereon a Dominion Fanners' Institute. The lands comprise 1 three sections, having -frontages of approximately 61ft. to Fea•'therston Street, 94ft. 3in. to Ballance .■Street, and 172 ft. lin. to Maginnity 'Street. The present owners of the abore %ind; and the agreed selling prices are 'respectively (approximate).:—Lot No. 1, ■Sir 'James Prendergast, £5316 13s. 4d.; ' slot .No. 2, Mrs. M. A. .Williams, £6375; •land Lot' No. 4, Messrs. M'Leod, Weir, :-and Hopkirk, £3913.' The complete v ;eehemo is to erect » building suitable •ffor. l3ie purpose, of leasing portions to reach of • the following organisations:— ■ Head ..office of. the' New '. Zealand ['Farmers' LJiiiou. 2. Head.office of the ''"Farmers' TJnion Advocate." 3. Head ; office of the Fanners.' C!o-operativo Wholesale Federation, now in course of 'formation.'- 4. Warehouse for the New -Zealand; Farmers' -Co-operative Distrib-uting-Compan}', Ltd. 5. Head office.of : 1 Hlio lOouncil ;of . Agricultural and, '..Pas-, i' * torai f .Socieities, arid "sucb""othei\ bodies 'as inay'te. accepted by the directors. 6. Coiiference halls and committee rooms. 7. Offices to let to special|y approved ■?- tenantsV It is further proposed to make provision for a farmers' club and a. ' farmers' ■ private hotel.- v; 'riie 'intontion .of ■ th'e. promoters. is .to^'prtfeeed-with the eTection of the buildings;as: soon; as'the .'.company has been 'able- to'eerie hide agreements with-: the-fore-. Xoiii'g bodies. "■■"!'■■ ■''

NEWS AND NOTES.

• SHEARERS* CONFERENCE

Following is the official report of Friday's' sitting, of the Shearers .and AYcoLslied Employees' Conference. On" i-fhe • motion of Mr.' Hunter, seconded by Mr. Keogh, it was nnaniinously resolved: "That conference place on Tecord its . appreciation of the interest the,flaxmill workers have' taken in thoV question of amalgamation." • It .'was resolved: "That the annual ■contribution shall be.as follows:—Men -youths under .eighteen years of ■ age .who,are not receiving. the adult mininium\ wage 10s., women 10s. per annum."' ' . The following wero appointed a Rules Committee:—Messrs. Hunter, Moriarty, and C. Johnston.- , '' Vv- ' Mr. Moriarty moved,, and-Mr. Hunter seconded:—"That - the 'various unions . here represented have as their "ultimate object the formation.' of "one 'union,- and ; that ;a' Provisional Committee, consistring of one, delegate for each 500 mem- ; ibers-or'fraction of first 500 members in tho union represented, .be'set.up. at this '. conference ■ to ; carry: into operation the mms /and objects', of -tKe- conference.'.' .This was carried! unanimously. Never has the demand for clear-headed teonstructive thinking in business been bo .(urgent as :it-is right; now. We are living in a progressive age, and must take ndvantgaß. of all u'p-to-daite methods. It is'in, sayings from .waste of any : description that money is'made to-day, and by concentrating; one's - efforts on all details of- our. business we ..claim to be able, to results for . our many cream sup.pliers. We want more-cream. Can you 'supply us? Further particulars, iWanga, nui,Fresh Food Co.—Advt. . Stoclc sales will be held at Shannon and "'Johnsonville on Tuesday and Wednesday next respectively by Messrs. Abraham ana iVVilliams, Ltd.

LIVESTOCK ( 3ALES Messrs 'Abraham and Williams, Ltd., tcport on tiheir. Feilding sale on. Friday. We submitted a fair yarding of both 6heep and cattle. AH classes of sheep pnd cattle were easier- to the previous eale "with the exception, of etore- cows and bullocks, whi<si were in good demand. Quotations} Sheep: Mediuim hoggets, 2Ce. 9d. to 215.; two-tooth wethers, sm<a<lL.2ss. 7d. to 265. &d'.; black-face killers, 15s.' sd. to 16s. 10d.; fat ewes, 295. to < 30a; cull "hoggets, ,13s. Sd. to 13&, 9d. ; fat wethers, • good, 375. Cattle: Weaner steers, small, 265. to 305.; fat heifers, small, £B to £9 55.; yearling eteers, £2 Bs. 6d. to £2 10s. 6d.; springing heifers, £5 10b. to £8 65.; two-year 6teers, £5 2s. to £5 11a; twenty-months heifers. £3 ss. to £3 10s.; dairy cows, £6 10s. to £8 55.; twenty-months steers, small, £3 Us.; empty cows, £3 55., £3 7s. 6d., to £3 155.; cuil cows, 255. to 30?.; yearling heifers, 3Ce. to £2 Ib.; bulls, £4 .to £5 6b. Messrs. Abraham and' Williams, Ltd., report :-At Levin on Friday we, offered good yaTclings of both. sheep and* cattle. Cora- ■ petition for.sheep was good, and yta aisposcdj of every line under, the hammer, -with the exception, of. one line of ewes in lamb. The cattle entry consisted chiefly of young cattle of inferior quality and female slock, for which bidding- was not 'particularly brisk, but sales in most caess were effected and..very little went o-ut unsold. Only e small yardiing of pigs were offered. .Quotations:—Pat' wethers, 28s. 6d. .to 31s. Id.; fat-ewes, 235. 4d.; fat .hoggets, 18s. 6d. to 20s. 3d.; ewe hoggets, l£s. 9d:. to 17b. 6d.; medium ewe hoggetfi, 14s. 6:1.; cull hoggets, 9s.- Id. to lis. 3d.; owes with 100 -per cent, .lambs,' 305.; aged ewes ' in lamb, 17b. 2d; ligiht'fat cows. £6 18s. to £7 55.; forward, cows, £4 Es. to. £5; store cows, 355. to '£3 155.; three-year, steers, £6 IDs.; two-year empty heifers, £2 ss. to £2 135.; ycarlinj heifere, 335. to 375. 6d.; weaher. heifers, ■ 18s. '6d. to . 265.; yearling i steers. 365. 6d. to £2 sa; weeuier st«er6„ 265. .6d. to' 355.; edghteen-monUis Jersey heifers,- £3 55.; springing cows, £4 ss. to £5 7s. 6cL; store pigs, 16s. to 245. Messrs. W. and G. Audi Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale in their Carterton eaie yards on Friday. 'A small entry of sheep but a very big yarding of cattle ca7r.o forward far above advertised numbers. and met with a good sale, and a good.clearance resulted- at the following prices:—Fat wethers, 34e. 3d.; fat ewes, 28s. 6d;; f.w. enes in lamb, 16s. Bd.;'small hoggets, 10s. Kb; weaners,. 9s„ Us.? l lls. 9d„ to 12s. 6d.; slaps, 17s. 6d. to 18s. 6du; ponkeis, 20s„ 225., 255.; extra good, 30s: 6d. to 38s. - 6d.; fat cows. £6 to £7; fat heifers, £6 7s. 6d„ £7, to £7 18s.; springing cows,' £4 15s. to, £5 7s. 01.; springing. heifers (close to profit), £5 2s. 6d.; late calvers, £3 10s., £4, .£4 55., £4 7s. 64, £6, £6 5e., to £7.; two-year old springing heifers. .£4 55.; store-cowe, £3 Is., £3 95., £4 25., £4 45., to £4 55.; old store cows, £2 Is.; empty two-year heifers, £2 175., £3, to £o 10s.; heifers and calves, £3 17s. 6d. to £4 Is.;, yearling heifers, 305., 355., to 41sl; yearling steers, £3 to £3 65.; threeyear steers, £4 55.; bulls, £3 lis. to £5 2s. We also sold on account of Wounded Soldiers' Fund, : donated by Messrs. Rayner and.Sons, oneiheifer calf, £3 17s. f>d.; one .Jersey bull, £3.-.lis.; and one Jersey heifer, £2-155.; 'Donated by Mr. W. -B. Allan: 4 fowls at 3s. - 3<l. each—a grand total of £10 16s. 6d. ' . . . N.Zi. AJfD M.A. CO. KEPOKT. tffie New Zealand : Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Co.. .reports—During the week wo 'held';sales,'at'!' A.pili; Kimbolton, liongotea, / PalmCTston, : ';.Eketahuna, and Feilding. ;.',-At 4Apati-,;bn. f Tuesday we had: a small .yarding Lof -'sheep and a heavy , entry of cattleV .'Sll; lines sold well, end we diave r to'report particularly good eale.-Uixed Uoggcfa (inferior); 17s. to 175.. 4d.; fat hoggets (extra good), 305.; light fat ewes,' 255. 3d.; fat ana forward wethers, 325. 2d.; owes, and, lambs at foot, 385.; aged rams. 13s. 63.; yearling steers (good), £Z lto. to £2 175.; .mixed yearlings,,.£3; heifers, in calf (low condition), £3; springing heifers. £4155. to £5 15s. and £6 to £6 155.; emipt/y heifers, £4 135.; etore cows, £4 2s 6d. to £4. 135.; forward cows, £5 lis. to £6 Is.;, three-year steers (rough), £7 ss. ;■ three-year steers (fair). '£8 lfts. to £8 19s. 6d.; bull, £4 ss. Ait Kianbolton on Wednesday a moderate entry of'cattle «in:e forward, and we had a good clearance l at fair -values. Yearling heifers, £2 10s. 1 ; yearling steers, £2 •lis.;. springing heifers, £4 10s. to ■ £5 6e„ and up to £7; store cows, £4 ss. to £4 "10s. On account Er. S. Prouse, cows in .milk, '£8 ss:; springing cows, £5 10s. to £7 55.; yearling S.H. bull, £3 55.; two-3'ear bull, £4 ISs.; aged; ball, £9 lto . At Eongotca on Wednesday we had a fair .yarding of cattle, which. Bold at late rates. Yearling steers, £2 65.; eighteen-months heifers, £2 35./ £2 lis., to £3 ICS.; store cow;®. £3 10s. to £4 155.; forward cows, £5 2s. 6d. .to £6 7s. 6d.; light fat cows, £6 12s. 6d-.,t0 £7 175.-fed.; springing heifers, £5 ■ is., £6, £'7, to £7 55.; spring cows, £7 ss„ £8 10s.. £9, to £9 17s. 6d.; good store pigs, 295.' . At Palmerston on Thursday we had a small yarding of sheep and a good yarding of cattle. Competition was only. fair, several pens foaling to. reach the vendors' reserves. 200 heavy-skinned forward wethers. -on,account of Mr. S. B, Lancaster (sold in conjunction, with Messrs. Dalgety and Co.). made 30s. Sd.; weaners, 275., 325.6d„ to 395.; yearling steers, £2; eightesnmonths steers, £3 17a; twenty-months steers, £2.185. 6d. to £3; aged store cows, £2 2s. 1 ? to £2 75.; faiir store cows, £3, .£3 19s. to £4; forward cows, £4 17s. 6d., £5, £5 17s. (kl., to- £6 Is.; light fat cows. £6 10s.. £7 155., to £8 125.; springing heifers, £5 10s. to £6; good apringiihgs coirs, £8.At Feilding on Fi\iday medium hoggets made ,lEe. 6:l.;,inferior hoggets, 15s. Id.; owes .in lamb,' 205.; ewes, with lambs at foot,. 20s. 3d.;.store cows, £2 10s. to £2 155.; cows in calf, £5 10s.; heifers in calf (inferior), £3; springing heifers, £7; three and four-year bullocks (rough), £10 Is,; four-year bullocks. £12 IBs. 6di . A most successful sale of dairy cows, etc., was held on, account- of Mr. ■ W. 0. Rout, NireaJia, on Thursday. Bidding was spirited throughout. The cows and heifers came forward im very fair condition,and: the following prices were .realised:— £13 10s„ £11 10s„ £10 1C&; £10 ss„ £io, £1". £9 165.. £9 ss„ £9, several at £8 to ±8 ISs., and down to £5, the whole herd

<LT€m?inp £8 Bs. Sows made £6, wearier | pigs £1 25., empty cows 17s. 6d. to £4 ' 18s., and bulte £5 to £10. A heifer donat- 1 ed by ITcssrs. Hansen Bros., in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund, brought" £20. At' Bk-eta.hun-a- on Friday there was a smaill entry oi sheep, and a largo one of cattle. The sale "was rather dragging throaigliout, but -a good clearance we niado at the follovring hoggets, ,14s. 3d. to 16s. 10d.; forward empty ewes, £1 Is.; three-year empty heifers, £6 2s. 6d.; baclrn-ard two-year steers, £4 155.; yearling stoars, £2 lis. to £3 19.; rising heifers, £2 55.; dairy cowe, £7 lte. to £9 55.; spring-cart mare. £15. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., report:—At Roncotea on Wednesday we had a fair yarding: of cattle,' which sold at late rates. Yearling steers, £2 65.; eighteen-months heifers, £2 35., £2 lis., £3 .10e.; store <sowe, £3 10s.. £4 15g.; foFU'ard cows, £5 2s. 6d. to £6 7s. 6d.; light fat cows, £6 12s. 6d. to £7 17e. 6d.; .springing- heifers, £5, £5 55., £6, £7, £7 5&.; spring cow, £7 55., £8 10s., £9 £9 17s. ea. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency 00., Ltd., report;—At Palmerston North on Thursday -we had a small yard--sn- of sheep and a good yarding- of cattle. Competition was only fair, several pens foiling- to reach the 'vendors' rceerves; 2CO heavy-skinned fonvard wethera, on- account of Mr. S. R. Lancaster (sold conjunction wjth Jfessrs. Dalgety and Co.), made 30s. 9d.;/weaners, 275., 325. 6d., 395.; yeairldng £2; eighteen-months steers, £3 175.; twenty-months heifers, £2 18s. 6d., £3; aged store cows, £2 25.. £2 7e.; fair • store covrs, £3, £3 195., £4; forward cow 6, £4 17s. 5d., £5, £5 17e. '6d.. £6 Is.; liorht fat cows, .-W 10S 1 ., £7 155., £8 125.; springing heifers, £5.105., £6; good springing cows, £B. FEILDING PRODUCE BEIGES. Jfewra Atkinson, and Co., Ltd., report the following prices ruling at week-end:— Bailed, hay, £5 15s. to. £6 15e. tan; ' table potatoes, £6 to £6 10s. per ton; pig. £2 to £2 10s.; Star seed, £4 10s. to £6 other seed, Bs. to 12s. cwt.; feed barley,' 6s. bushel; feed oats, ss. 3d.; seed, 7s. to 83.; G.P. peas, 65., B.P. 65.; b'cot-cli tares, 17s. 6a.; horse carrots,. 3s. fid. bag; onions, 12s. cwt.; straw chaff; £4 55.; oaten, £9; cows, to .calve early, £6 to £6 155.; pony, £6 £g.; weaner pdgg and slips, lCs. to 17s. small stores, .16s. to 205.;, others, to 275.; porkers, 365. 6d,; hens, per pair, 4s. 3d. to 6s. Sd.; codkereK £e. 9d.; pullets, 56. 9d. to Bs-. 6d.

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Ctastom)? duty collected at the port of Wellington on Saturday amounted- to £209 lte 9d. FROZEN MEAT. ' By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright . London, September 4. Tho incorporated Socicty of Meat Importers' Smithfield market .quotations for are based on actual sales of not less than one hundred carcasses of mutt-on or lamb or twenty-five quarter:? of beef, of fair average quality. The quotations aro not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of, tile bulk of the shipments now on the market. Tho prices which follow are on the average a farthing per lb. more than the values ex ship, this difference representing tho * average cost in expense, handling, conveyance, and selling of the meet:—' iUutton—. d. Canterbury, light none offering Canterbury, medium ...... none offering Canterbury, heavy none offering Southland none offering New Zealand, best none offering New Zealand, ordinary... none offering New Zealand, ewes 5J Australian, heavy 6 Australian, light ...: 6 Australian, • ewes 5S ' River Plate, light 65 River Plate, heavy 6J River Plwte, ewes 53 Lamb— Canterbury,- light 8J ■ Canterbury, seconds 8 , Canterbury, modium 8 Canterbury, heavy. .....: 78 Southland 1\ North Islands ordinary' 7g North Island, selected 8 Australian, best 7j • Australian, fair: 7g AustraMan, inferior : 7j River Plate, iu-st' quality: ............ 73-8 Raver Plate,. seconds. 71-8 Beef— : - , Argentine, chilled foret? 6j Argentine, chilled hinds • 7J RABBITS. Steady; Nenv South- Wales-blues, 225., ex etore. ' DANISH BUTTE®. (Rec. September 5, 5.5 p.m.) London. September 4. Danish tatter is quoted at 168s. and 170s. per owt, WHEAT. (Rec. September 5. 5.5 p.m.) London, September 4. The -wheat maiiket is firm, and buyers are reserved. Chicago September options are quoted at 973 cents end 9oJ cents; December options, 94 cents and) 921 cents. ' LONDON MARKETS. I (Rec. September 5. 5.5 p.m.) " London, September 4.. . Cotton.—September-October shipment, 5.67} d. per lb. ' Rubber.—Hard, fine Para, 2s. 4gd. per lb.; plantation, 2s. 43d.; smoked sheets, 2s. 4}d. < :. Copra.—August-September shipment. £22 12s. 6d. per ton. ■ ; . New. Zealand Hemp.—August-October shipment, £31 15s. per ton. TEE METAL' MARKEWg, ■ . London, September 3.- . Cojupea?.—On the spot, £61 12s. 6d., to £67 17s. 6d.; three months, £68 17s. 6d. to. £69 Tin.—On the spot, £154 15s. to £155; three montlis, £155 15s>. to £156. Bar ■ silver is quoteffl at 23 9-16 d. per ounce standard. ' (Rec. September 5, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 4. • Silver, 23Jd. JUTE. ..London, September. 3. ' September, £24 16s. i WOLERAM. ; tßec. September 5, 5.5 p.m.) .' London, September 4. Wolfram is quoted at 555. per. UDit. MINING NEWS STOCK EXCHANGE.' By Telegraph.—Press Association. „ , „ ' ' nuncdln, September 4. Sale: Isational 'Insurance, 445. LONDON QUOTATIONS. ByTelegraph—Press Association-Copyright London,- Saptember 3. ■Stack end share market, - quotations include:— Hill Proprietary, 41s. 9d awl 425. 9d.; South Broken. Hill, 120s. and 1255. DRiEDGING RETURNS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) „ . . ■_'• ... Dunedin, September 5. Electno I, Moz.; Rise and SMne I, 58oz • New Golden pjun, 360z. sdwt.; Rieo and Blune H, £290z.; Rising Sun', 230z. Bdwt.; Olrig, 6oz. 9divvt. ■ . ' .. MURRAY CREEK. . The . manager of the Murray Creek Gold Ooroipany advises by telegram that tho No. 3 level has been: extended south ""SK S . th S week 25 feet - The average width, of the reef is 5 feet.