FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 201, 20 May 1921, Page 8

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

NEWS AND NOTES

AUCTION SALES FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. TO-DAY. 80 Rintoul Street, Newtown, 10 a.m.—Furniture sale (Price and Co.). Alien Street, Wellington, 10 a.m,—Salo of moat (Townsend and 'Paul). 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington. 10.30 a.m.— Sale of doors (Johnston and Co.). IQ2 Holloway Ro».d. Wellington. 11 a.m. — Furniture sale (Hodgkins. Carver). 1 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington. 1.30 p.m.— Furniture sale (Johnston and Co.). 60 Lower Cuba Street. Wellington, 1.30 p.m.—Furniture sale (Prico and Co.). Buller Road, Levin, 2 p.m.—Sale of building material (Joplin, Stallard, and Carmichael). INCREASING MILK YIELD LECTURES TO DAIRY FARMERS. By Telegraph—Special Correspondent. Masterton, May 19. ' "How to increase the milk yield of dairy herds" was the subject of a series of lectures delivered by Mr. A. H. 1 Cockayne (Government Biologist) to vari'ous branches of the Farmers’ Unton throughout the Wairarapa. The last of the lectures was delivered at Featherston on Wednesday, and so great has been the interest aroused everywhere in the district that the lecturer has been, asked .to give another series in the near future. Mr. Cockayne demonstrated with the help of charts that those districts of New Zealand which went in for growing supplementary crops to ensure proper feeding of cows through the year showed a greater milk yield per cow than districts that relied mainly grass pastures. He contended that with proper feeding the present average yield of 1701 b. of butter-fat per cow could be raised in one season to 2001 b. -per cow. This would mean that another 2} millions sterling would Ms',rue to farmers without its being necessary for them to increase their dairy herds., WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., Wellington, report wholesale prices ae follow:— Crushed barley, ss. 3d. bushel, sacks in; Chevalier, ss. 6d. per bushel, sacks in; partridge peas, Bs. Gd. per bushel, sacks in; peas, Prussian blue, 7s. Gd'. per bushel, sacks in; peas, feed, Gs. 6d. per bushel, sacks in; oats, Algerians, seed, 4s. 3d, per bushel, sacks in; oats. Dune, heavy, choice, 4s. sd. per bushel'* sacks in; Sparrowbills for poultry feed, 4s. 5d.; oats, dressed oats for poultry, feed, ss. per bushel, sacks in; oats, Gartons, A grade, 4s. 3d. per bushel, sacks in; crushed oats, 4s. 6d. per bushel; Farro food, ton lots, £lO 7s. Gd.; chaff, oaten sheaf, Blenheim, prime, ton lots, £7 15s. per ton, sacks in (free on trucks, Wellington); hay, extra choice lucerne, AIS 7s. Gd. per ton; potatoes, Canterbury, good table white, ton lots, £d ss. per ton, sacks in; Red Dakotas,'"'£7 per ton, sopke in; fowls, hens 7s. to Bs., heavy roosters Bs. to 9s. per pair; ducks, 12s. to 14s. per pair; geese, 13s. to 15s. pair; tur- ) keys, Is. 7d. to Is. Bd. per 115.; butter, farmers’ separator, dairy and milled, Is. lid. to 2s. per lb.; eggs, fresh, 3s. 7d. to 3s. Bd.; preserved, 2s. to 2s. 2d. per dozen; shell grit, choice quality, 1001 b. bags, 6s. Gd. per bag; onions, Bs. per cwt.; maize, whole, 7s. Bd. per bushel, sacks in; crushed, Bs. 2d. per bushel, sacks in; fowl wheat, sack lots, whole Bs. lOtl. per bushel, lesser quantities 9s. per bushel, sacks Is. Bd.; meat meal, for poultry feed, 20s. per 1001 b. bag; calf meal, £l2 per ton; oatmeal, for poultry feed, 15s. 6d. per 1001 b.; linseed oilcake meal, *Bl5 per ton; mutton birds, Tasmanian, in casks Sd.. New Zealand, in kits, cooked, Is., salted lljd. each; barley meal, ton lots, *Bll 15s. per ton, sacks in; peameal, ton lots, *Bl2 10s. per ton, sacks in. LONDON MARKETS The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house under date May 18: — Butter. New Zealand, .89 12s. per cwt.; little or no demand.’ Cheese. —Coloured, £7 145.; white, £6 16.5. per cwt.; market dull, with downward tendency. Frozen Meat.—No change in market. Tallow.—Good demand.

' COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday’s Quotations for investment shares were as follow: — Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s d.

COMPANIES REGISTERED. The following new companies have been reglsterad■ Emeny and Co., Ltd, Registered as a private company April 15, 1921. Office: Ariel Street, Stratford. Capital: £6500. into 65G0 £1 shares. Subscribers: Douglas —A J. Emeny: Wanganui—W. G. Gichard, H. Rogerson, H. Lampett and J. W. Emeny —all 1500 shares each. Objects: To carryon business as manufacturers of and dealers in bricks, tiles, pipes, pottery, etc., and general incidental. Petherick and Co., Ltd. Registered as a private company May 3, 1921. Office: Lower Tory Street. Wellington. Capital: £lO 000 into 10,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington—F. W. Petherick, 3846: B. L. Donne. 1539; A. M. Holmes, 3077; R. Gray, 1539. Objects: To carry on the business of motor engineers and manufacturers of, dealers in. repairers and cleaners of automobiles, motor-cars, and general Incidental. J. Campbell. Ltd. Registered as n. private company Jlav 12. 1921. Office: 9 Ballance Street, Wellington. Capital: £7500, into 7500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington—.T. Campbell. J. H. Campbell. D. Campbell, L. M. Campbell. S. Campbell, 1500 f.p. shares each. Objects: To adopt and carry into effect with or without modification an agreement for the purchase of the business of carriers and forwarding agents and to carry on business o f carriers and general incidental. The New Zealand Wireless College. Ltd. Registered as a, private company May 12, 1921. Office: '22 Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Capital: £2500. into 2500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington—W. G. Mellish, 200: R. S. Wheeler, 400; ,T. J. Cullen, 50- J. O. Taylor. 1450: F. R. N. Wood, 200; M. A. Mellish. 100: D. A. Chapman, 100. Objects: To establish a”d carry on nt Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin, and elsewhere in New Zealnnd day and night schools, and in particular the instruction of radio-telegraphy, radiotelephony, magnetism, electricity, and nil matters relating to the science of electricity. and to acquire and take over the school now carried. on at Wellington under the stylo of "New Zealand Wireless College.” CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs revenue collected nt the port of Wellington yesterday totalled £3501 12s. Bd. APPLE MARKET FIRM. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. May 20. 1.5 a.m.) London, May IR. The apple market continues very firm, with a strong demand. The llororata a New Zealand Coxs, in variable condition, realised 12s. to 265. per case; Dunns, 21s. to 26a.: King Davida. 255.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright (Rec. May 19. 10.15 p.m.) Sydney, May 19. Oats Algerian, feed, 3s. 2d. to 3s. 3d. ner bushel; white, feed, 3s. sd. to 3s. 6<’. Maize, yellow, 4s. 9d. to ss. per bushel; white, ss. 6d. Potatoes. Tasmanian. £5 to £7 uer ton. Onions. Victorian. £4 !os. per ton. Adelaide, May 19. Oats, Algerian, feed, 2s. 4d. per bushel. MINING NEWS WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. The quotations yesterday for mining shares were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Blackwater „ ~7 „ 0 8 0 Talisman ...«. 0 5 8 — Waihi /. 1 10 6 — STOCK EXCHANGE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, May 19. Bales.—Soldiers’ 5$ per cent. Settlement Bonds. £9l 10s.

Inscribed ptock, 1939 Inscribed Stock. 1938 82 10 0 83 5 0 83 5 0 Inscribed Stock, 1933 90 10 0 —- War Bonds. 1933 82 10 0 — War Bonds, 1933 90 10 0 — 5 n.c. Bondfl, 1927 90 10 0 — 5 o.c. P.O. Inscribed. 1927 90 10 0 — 5 p.c. P.O. Inscribed, 1929 90 0 0 — Bank Australasia 74 0 0 — National Bank 5 5 0 5 7 0 Bank New Zealand 2 6 3 2 6 9 Union Bank 11 17 6 12 0 0 Abraham and Williams — 4 7 6 Loan and Mercantile 88 0 0 Well. Gnu (pref.) — 0 16 0 N.Z. Pefrigeratinc (£1) . 1 7 0 N.Z. Itofrifferating (10s.) —— 0 16 6 Clear Heat 1 10 6 — Meat Export (72s. fid.) — 3 5 0 Buddart-Parker (ord.) ... 1 19 6 2 0 3 Westport Coal (cum.) .... 1 5 9 — Paper Mills 1 7 0 Newton King (pref.) —- 0 17 0 Sharia nd and Oo 1 0 0 1 2 0 Wairarapa Farmerfl (£5) Wairarapa Farmers — 6 0 0 (nref.) -X 0 1.5 0 — Wilson Cement 0 14 0 —