BUTTER IN COOL STORE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2760, 2 May 1916, Page 8

BUTTER IN COOL STORE

The quantity of butter in cool store at the various gazetted grading ports throughout the Dominion 011. April 30, 1916, was 92,297 boxes, the -total at the " corresponding date in 1915 was 59,798 boxes,' and in 1914 was 88,0G2 boxes. ■ It "is reported. . that .an Inehclutha farmer has a 60-acro croi> of turnips W'hicli-he. estimates .w'ill yield 30 tons to the acre. Averaging-the price-'of £1 ss. per ton'j .the iretu.rn'pwoiild' amount. to £2250,.. '.which- 'shows ; that • given the right'quality of land, turnip growing is a very profitable occupation. ; ; LIVE STOCK SALES The'.' Now Zealand . lioan .'arid ;Mcrcantilo 'Agency Co., ttd.„ report having lield their usual weekly sale at Eketaliuna on Friday, when the.v offered d [rood yaidirie 61 v. sheep.'. Competition was. keen for all. ■ olasses. 'and .almost- a total clearance was made at the - following rates:— I Dwo-tootli wethers. 21s. 7d„ 245... sd;. to' £ss.; r fat; and forward ewes, 225.; medium empty ewes. :14s: Id.; aß{d owes in lamb, 14s. 6d. to 18s. 7d.:(:cull do.. 10s. Id.; m.s. -eliorn .lainbs, 165.-7 d.; mare and foal, £9 2s. id; • - Messrs. W. and' G". Tiirnbull and Co., Ltd., reportihiivinc, held a .horse . sale, in ■ theis Carterton- sale -yards, l ' on' Saturday,- wnen- : they olfercd'a good 'yarflin? of all classes of, horses. Good 'drauElitsyand' halfdraughts were well competed ; for, but ' hacks .were, hard to ■sell, still a good clear--ancojwas made, at!tho. following prices:— Six-year-old .draught' mare, ..>£3s;.v. three-:year-old;.'draught mare," £35 . halfTdrauglit'-.V mare, SSA 10s.';'•''qUarteir.. drought- 1 fillies and geldings. £13". £14. to fillies and geldings, £8, ,E9 ss„'to,£l3; iive-year-o'ld hack geiding, £1165. ;»three-year-old: harness mare, £11; five--yeai^old-'poify-.marc,',£l2:,aged' .black.'gelA-t. lng„ t £9. We' also; : sold', .ori 'accouht-rof. Wounded Soldiers' Frind, «jno'Vbay ;golding, donated by, Messrs. Cailister I}ro:i,, CiiTterton, ~-which .realised £32,185.: V : ' _ irr. Newton: King xeportß :-rQn Wcdries. day, 'April, 26,~ for my weekly;'' sale "in*;tlio Inglewood ycirds. I had-a. fair "entry,iand o, very satisfactory sale resulted, ly overyth'ing "beiiig cleared 'fls JoIIowb:-;, Weaner -heifers, :225. 6d. to 365.; wcanei ! steers;',£2'lfls. to £2195.; st-ore cows,- £3 Bs. to - £4-' Ms.i ,'fresh-conditioned .oowa -.'£s to £5 155.; forward to fat'cows, £6-18s/to £8 ,12s. ,'6d.;' b'jlls,' £5' 10s. to" £7; twentymonth: steers, £4 18s.;-f.m. ewes, 14s. 6d 1 Bpringers, £5 10s. 'to £7 12s. 6d. At.\Doug. las, oil tlie fflmc day, f.m. ewes mado lis, to ,16s;;-small twortoothl.ewes. 21s. 3d.| 145.,1 d.;, fat .cbw's; £8, to'.£lo; 'Btore;-'aud;' ; forward cowe,"£3"6s. to"£7' 'jsj. weaner,- steers, £j[-*ioK<'-' on Thursday, my-. ya-rds'i'-werc-f-wcll'-ifllled, mostly farjriers' cattle, and; I ma'de d,good : clearanceat satisfactory', briccs'-'ei >01. lows-.—Small- two-tooth wethers, "19s.' lOd, to 20s..Id.';'small two-tooth owes, 18s. -2d> f.m. ewes, 14s. 2di>.and :i4s.-M.; lambs, shorn, 155.,'5d.; woolly, 16s. sd;; springing heifers,'.£4.l7s. 6d: to £8 12s. 6d;; fat cowe, £8 !2s.'6d. .to £10 45.; forward cows,: £5. "a. to £7;": store cows, £3 12s. 6d. to £4 16s.;'.bulls, £3 17s. 6d. to £7: in-calf two end; a heifers,"£6-15s:-to'£B'los - ln-calf twenty-month heifere,- £3.155. to .'£4 12s. M.\ weaner steers, .<ss. to -675. 6d.i weaner- heifers, 225. 6d. to 355.;. twenty. month steers, £s;'empty '7e.'6d." to £4-Is., -- . - - . - .