FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 212, 2 June 1921, Page 8

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

NEWS AND NOTES

AUCTION SALES FORTHCOMING TO-DAY. Allen Street. Wellington, 10.50 a.m.—Meat Balo (Townsend and Paul). 157 Lambton Quay. Wellington 10.30 a.m. —Salo of unredeemed pledges (Johnston and Co.). SATURDAY. 34 Hopper Street. Wellington. 10.30 a.m — Furniture sale (Vine and Wilson). Taita, Lower Hutt, 2.15 p.m.—Hale of Mason’s Gardens (11. E. Leighton). WAIKATO SHOW GOOD BUTTER AND CHEESE SECTIONS “BEST IN THE DOMINION”

From a Special Correspondent. Hamilton, June 1

The fifteenth winter show of the Waikato A. and P. Association, which opened yesterday, was an undoubted success. It lias certainly lacked nothing from want of advertising, as the catalogue announces that it is "the world's greatest dairy Show.” While it cannot be said to be quite worthy of that name, it is, so far as butter and cheese exhibits are concerned, certainly the best 1 jiave seen in the Dominion, ft has attracted exhibits from all parts of the North Island and a few from the South.

The judges who dealt with butter expressed the opinion that this section was the 'best they had gone through for a number of years. The entries were extremely largo and the quality all through very even. Cheese also was well represented, and the quality all round leftlittle to bo desired.

It is satisfactory to note that Manawatu scored, the Levin Co-operative Dairy Company coming second for the King George Cup for butter, also taking two firsts and two seconds in other butter classes. The root classes attracted large entries, and on the whole the exhibits are good. The swedes especially are a very fine exhibit, and would be hard to beat anywhere. ’ Considering the dry season experienced, the mangels and turnips are creditable. The county bays of Raglan and King Country are exceedingly comprehensive displays and give evidence of what those districts are capable of producing. The Agricultural Department’s exhibit from the Ruakura farm is an interesting and educational one, and contains specimens of roots and branches of trees affected by fire blight. The attendance for the first two days constitutes a record. This is in spite of the fact that it was raining heavily all day, and it is fortunate for the association that 'both exhibits and visitors were under cover. The show will run for three days more. There is a very large display of all machinery and utensils used in dairying, and motor-cars and .agricultural machinery are both largo sections. Some disappointment has been expressed by visitors from a distance that no live stock exhibits are included in the catalogue, as many were anxious to see how '/airy stock in this district compared with those in their own localities. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET EXPORTERS BUY PREELY. By Telegraph-Press Association Christchurch, Juno 1. ■At the Addington market to-day beef and lambs were a little better, and store sheep were weaker than last week, and sales were difficult to make. Store Sheep.—A very large Good forward lambs realised 10s- to 135.; fair wethers, 6s. 3d. to 7s. 9d.; sma 1 wethers, 4s. 6d. to 5s 9d.; culls, 3s. 4d to 4s. 3d.; forward 4 and 6-too tn wethers, 13s. 6d. to 17s. 4d.; 11s. to 135.; inferior, Ss. 9d. to IDs. 4d., good 2-tooth wethers, 14s. 3d.; ordinary, 9s 6d. to 10s. 9d.; inferior, 6s. 6d. to 9s ; good 4, 6 and 8-looth ewes, in lamb, 14s. to 17s. 3d.; ordinary, 12s. to Lfe. 9d.; low-conditioned 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes, Bs. 9d. to Ils. Cd.; good b-tootli C Fat Lambs.—A very heavy entry. There being spirited competition amongst exporters, prices showed a ,. sbgll „ t . Extra prime lambs realised -Is. Gd. to 265. lid.; prime, 20s. to 225. Gd.; medium, 16s. 9d- to 19s. 9d.; light and unfinished. 12s. to 16s. 3d. Fat Sheep.—The sale commenced bi.sklv, but fell away in the middle, to brighten up again near the finish, with an advance of about 2s. per hea . - porters bought freely. Extra P«™ e wethers realised 295.; prime, 21s. to -as. 3d.; medium, 18. S. 6d. to 20s. 3d., inferior and light, 15s. to 18s. 3d.j_ extra prime owes, 265. Gd.; prime, Ls. 9d. to 20s. 9d.; medium, 14s. 6d. to La. 3a., inferior and light, Bs. 9d. to 13s. c. Fat. Cattle.—A small yarding, prices in consequence advancing from 30s. to uOs. per head. Extra prime steers realised J3lB 7s 6d.; prime, Al 4 to Al 7; medium, JMO to Xl3 17s. 6d.; light and inferior, AG 12s. Gd. to A 9 155.; prime heifers, A 9 10s. to Al 4 12s. Gd.; medium and inferior, A 5 15s. to A 8 155.; extin prime cows, Al 5 10s.; prime, £t l° s - t° 4’- 10s ” medium, inferior, A 5 6s. to „<\tOs Verners.—Small runners realised 4.4 ~s. Gd.; good voalers, A 3 2s. Gd. tp- A 3 las.; medium, Al 15s. to A 3; small, Bs. 6<l. A small yarding, and competition was not particularly keen Aged cows realised to A2; heifors, AIOh • bulls. .£2 to Dairy Cattle—A small yarding and prices were high. Extra good cows realised A2O 10s. io A 22; ordinary, third and fourth calvers, XlO to A 18; cows in profit, A 4 10s. to A 9; aged and infeiior cows, A 1 to A 4 10b.; heifers. A 7 to Al 3. Kat Pigs.—Choppers realised X 3 ws. , p 7. Kneonors, «£4 10s. to £5 55.; boa's y b 0 £ ’’ n- 1()g to AG; extra heavy, baconers, Ao 10 71,1). 70s.’to 80s. Price per lb., lOd. to lOld.) Store pigs.—Best - 10, to A2 18s.; medium, A2 to A- »*•> small, Al 2S. to. Al I*.; 9s. 6d. to 165.; sows in pig, Ao 12s. ba.

live stock sales The, Wairarana Farmers’ Co-oporatiye Association. Ltd.. y ah ’Vfollow--AtWoo-U "i'i; , e e . rln on lt M?ndav 1 l"sr we hadl’ a small ‘attendance""? wc in disposing. of everj9b 7d.: 35 m.B. lambs, is.: 24 S" e 9, a. ’ fid.: 23 do.. 65.: 31 6 s.: 4 steers £4: two do.. £3 12s. 6d.: two „ t ® cows 30s. 1 one spring!lie. cow. £l4 • ’me do.. £ll. At Pnhiatun on Tuesday last, in the PF.A yards wc offerj t wood varding of sheen and a. fen pens Of cattle. Included in tho J’lmen offering wore some good nene of both fat, and fat and forward wethers, which met with rrmd conv'et’tion under the hammer This applied also to any linesl of Jheep allowing condition, and a good clear--9 'effected. nrlces showing a slight TncVease on last sale’s report The cattle offered were mostly rough sorts, with the orcont.ion of one pen of extra cood four and a half and fire and a ha .f-year horn bullocks in rood con;’' ion. . which „r" Hold at auction at £5. this nrme. wo think being decidedly In. purchaser s fav- ■ We report, the following sales—w ?nt wethers 17«. 84.: 55 do.. 16s. 64.: 87 do 14s M.' 33 wethers. 12s. 3d.: 17 two- ♦ ’*>. a-1 lira. 7d.t 21 c.we° in l«wh. r«.: dn 7s* lid.t 21 I n Tnh rt . P q .:: 40 (In.. 7fi.: O fat" lambs 14s. «d.: ™ fo-ward lambs IDs. 5d.: 32 Shorthor» bullocks r >: 1 fa ! corn,. £6 in». ; 1 springing hoifoy. J 9: 1 tmifer £4 155.: 11 stere rows. £1 155.: 5 <ln„ £1 3° : 5 Jersey weaner heifers, £3 10b.’; 1 bull £"•

FROZEN MEAT FOR FRANCE

REGULATIONS OF FRENCH GOVERNMENT THREE CATEGORIES OF IMPORTED FLESH Interesting details relative to the importation of frozen meat into Ittance have been received from Messrs. R. Arlow and Co. from their London agents. Under the existing regulations a license to import into France is required before goods can leave England. The. decision to grant a license depends on the stocks of meat in the country or the storage available.

France requires only certain classes of meat. In the beef line, forequarters, second quality, are in demand, and in this connection it may bo explained that C.A.Q. Continental is equal to second quality New Zealand, and P.A.Q. is equal to third quality New Zealand, as approximately as it is possible to judge. Of ewes, only very lean carcasses are required. "France will not have fat," as the agent remarked. The Intnib trade is as yet uncertain, but so far there could be sent 301 b. average or loss, fair to poor quality. "There ia a prejudice against frozen meat in France,” it is stated. "Whether this prejudice will die out or gain strength through the cold stores already erected and to be erected remains to be seen. ... It is significant that only recently France withdrew the embargo prohibiting Canadian live cattle being imported into France. Here again one has to wait and see if this will have a bad effect on frozen meat prospects.” Categories of Saleable Meat. France requires only meat that cornea under throe categories. First quality comprises beef (ox) of the following sources of originßiver Plate, Montevideo, New Zealand, and Australia. In the case of the last-named country the quarters are to weigh, more than 60 kilos. Under the category are whole sheep from Argentina, Chile, and New Zealand, subject to their having been killed within six months of their arrival into France. The maximum prices of these meats on entering I'rance are fixed at lOjd. per English pound of 453 graxnxnee for sides of beef, and 9Jd. per lb. for the sheep. . The second quality consists of quarters of beef that are of the origin specified in the first category, and are from animals killed for over six months; and beef killed less than six months from Canada, Natal, Australia, and Brazil. In the case of Australia quartere must weigh less than 60 kilos, and of Brazil under GO kilos. The category also ineluded beef (cow and bull) from the sources of the first category, having been killed within the preceding six months, and Australian mutton, under the same proviso. The maximum price on entering France is 9d. per English lb for beef, and Bd. for mutton. The third quality comprises beef of the sources of the second category that has been killed more than six months, light ox and cow beef from Brazil, Madagascar; and .telescoped sheep from all sources that have been killed more than six months. The maximum prices are: Beef, Bd. a lb. and mutton 7d. a lb. Compulsory quality marks are: I'irst category, red; second category, green; and the third category, yellow. Cold Stores in France. A. table indicating the positions of sold stores in France, and their relative capacity is given below:— Capacity in French Store. tons. Ste. L/Union (Vestey) Bureau, Rue des Halles. ParisDunkirk 3000 Boulogne Rritrorifioue Alimentation Hayraise 1500 St. Na zaire Ste. Glaciere and FncoSte. fit <ies Docks. TYig. do Bordeaux 2500 Ste. Glaciere do Bofdeaiix 800 St». des Ent. Frigorofique de la file, den Decks de. Marseilles 2400 Ste. des Glac. de Paris a Marseilles taM Oie Fbc Frnid sec a A.iffer Ste. <ln Frirr d? la Bourse du Comuierc** d Fariß Ste. dll pi-in. dll Littoral a Nice ... 300 Ste du Fete, dn Littoral a Cannes 2CO St", du Frte. Nantais Marehe de

Felt™ a Nantes ™ Rte. den Glaeieres <te Pnri» a. Vichy Ito Ste. Lyonuaia du Froid Industrial 200 St<\ des Glaeieres de Alimentation Lyonnais "Les Frigorifiqucs <le las Gare <le Vaugirard du Dalle do Paris, gare Tverv, <7e L'Orient, de Cherlwurg. are under construction, and far from being completed.”