FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 42, 12 November 1921, Page 10

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

AUCTION SALSS ' FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. TO-DAY. ID Waterloo Avenue,. Newtown. 10 a.m.— Furniture vale (Price and Co.). Day’s Bay, 2 p.m.—Furniture sale (Johnston and Co.). MONDA 1. Sterne Avenue. Pliromsrt-on, 2.30 p.m.—Property sale (S. G. Nathan and Co.). TUESDAY. Tsnmnn Street. Wellington, 5.30 p.m.— Salo of carrying plant (Vine and Wilson). DAIRY PRODUCE BUTTER AND CHEESE MARKETS. , London, November lb There is a better trade in butter. A fair quantity of thq ImpOrial Government’s butter is going to the Continent. -Quotations are therefore unaltered. There is a good demand for free best Australian unsalted nt 188 s. to 2<X)s. per cwt.., salted 1745. to 180 s.; New Zealand, 2095. to 2025. Cheese is firmer, and in better de-, mand; New Zealand white, 90s. to. 90s. per cwt.; coloured, 80s. to 88s. Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. , THE WOOL MARKET B.A.W.R.A. SAT.ES AT ANTWERP. Antwerp, November 10. The B A.W.R.A. '-vol sales opened with a first-day offering r,f 10,000 bales. There was strong competition for the wool, and practically all was sold, English and French buyers taking the bulk of all good qualities at par to 5 per cent, above last Antvzerp sales. Other sorts wero unchanged.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. November 11, 9.5 p.m.) Antwerp, November 11. Bidding at the wool sale was very animated. The selcctiqn was very good and varied. A tote.l of 20,600 bales was offered, and 19,300 were sold. The prices for best scoured and greasy ranged from parity to 5 per eent. above October rates. Other qualities were irregular and some were 5 per cent. down. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ‘ c BRADFORD TOPS MARKET QUIETER London, November 10. The Bradford wool tops market is rather quieter. Quotations for merinos, delivery 1922, ere slightly easier.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. CHAMPION COW \ NEW RECORD BREAKER. Advice has been received in Palmersto.n. North, says the “Standard/’ that a new record has been created for the milk and butter-fat production championship for junior two-year-old cows in the Dominion. The new record-breaker is a Friesian heifer named Monovale Queen Bess, and starting her test at 2 years 16 davs, she ha-s put up 20.5011 h. of' milk and 7401 b. of butter-fat in 365 da.vs. . _ , The heifer is owned by Mr. T. H. Richards, of Cardiff (Taranaki), and her sire is named King laddie. The sire was bred by Mr. W. McKenzie, of Palmerston North, secretary of the New Zealand Friesian Association. The record was previously held by Rosa Posch. of Oakview, owned by Mr H. R. Green, of Kniranca. Her record for 365 days was 19.5151 b. of milk and 7181 b. of butter-fat.

SLEEPING SICKNESS AMONG CATTLE

A NEW PERIL IN SOUTH AFRICA. "Nagana,” a sleeping sickness which is devastating stock of all descriptions in Zululand. is bringing many of the young settlers in the country face to face with ruin, according to a recent Reuter message from Cape Town. The infection is carried by the tsetse fly, and it is generally agreed that big game, especially zebra, is largely responsible for the spread of the disease. The farmers of N’Tambanana recently met to discuss with Colonel I’e-t”. the Minister of Lands, the possibilities of financial relief, pointing out that all the.it- capital had been invested in stock which had been carried 1 away by nagana before they could make any profits. Colonel Reitz eaid that, although the Government fully sympathised with the plight of the settlers, it could not grant financial help, but was willing to make what concessions it could in the way of allowing settlers to sell their holdings • and hot pressing for instalments of rent, etc. He urged them, however, not to sell, as no part of the Union had greater potentialities. It is the general opinion among farmers that if the farm and bush are cleared of big aanm nagana will disappear; it is suggested that the Government might do away with the game reserve, except for one sanctuary in the nodi, make shooting free, and give, say. 500a'cre holdings to applicants who would clear them and thus make an anti-fly belt. - . Although human sleeping sickness and nagana are known to be conveyed by distinct snecies rf tsetre fly. it is anprehended that the nagana fly may bo capable of also conveying sleeping sickness to human beings, once the infection is introduced into the country by human hosts. The nagana area stretches to within only a. fairly chart distance of large centres of population, which maferally ircreases the urgency o? the matter.

NEWS AND NOTES

WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd?, Wellington, reort wholesale prices as follow: — Ground barley, ss.‘ per bushel; Cape barley, 4s. 7d.; Chevalier, 4s. lOd. per bushel (sacks in); peas, feed, 6s. Bd. per bushel, sacks in; oats, seed Algerian, farmers’ dressed, 4s. Id. per bushel, sacks in; machine-dressed, ss. Id. per bushel, sacks in; 'feed Algerians, 3s. 6d. and 4s. per bushel, sacks inf oats, Weetoats for poultry feed, ss. bushel, sacks in; shelled oats for chickens, 6s. 9d. per bushel, sacks in; oats, heavy Duns, choice. 4s. 7d. per bushel, sacks in; oats, feed Gartens 4s. 4d., A Gartons 4s. 6d. per bushel, sacks in; crushed oats, 4s. 6d. per bushel, sacks in; rolled-oats for chickens, 225. 6d. per 1001 b.; hay, choice meadow, £5 Hte. per ton; luce'ne, £7 per ton; chaff, oaten shenf, Blenhehu, prime bright ton lots, £7 10s., sacks in, free on trucks, WeuTngton; lesser quantities, se. per ton extra; rice mealf .£9 per ton; meatmeal for poultry feed, 19s. 6d. per 1001 b. bags; peameal, .£ll 10s per ton, sacks in; barley meal, ton lots. £lO 10s. per ton. sacks in; pigmeal. £9 per ton ; shell grit," r v otcc" quality, in 1001 b hags. 6s. 6d.. per bag; chicket grit, 7s. per bag; fowl wheat. 9s. 3d. per bushel, sacks Is. Bd.; mixed fowl feed, 6s. 9d. per bushel, sacks in ; poultry mash. £l2 per ton; linseed oil men! and linseed oil nuts, 14s. per IDOTT>. bag; fowTs, hens 7s. to 9s. per pair, heavy roosters 7s. to 10s. per pair; ducks. 14s. to 175.; geese. 13s. to 14s. per pair; turkeys, b. to Is. 3d. per lb.; eggs, fresh, crates. Js. 4d. per dozen; chicken raiser, 225. Gd. per 1001 b. bags: mutton birds, Tasmanian, in casks. 7d. •each, 'Now Zeeland, in kits, cooked, 74. each; maize, whole 6s. 6d.. crushed 7s. per bushel, sacks in; potatoes. Canterbury table, ton lots, whites £4 10s.: Red Dakotas, 414 15s. per ton, sacks in; lesser quantities. ss. per ton extra; dressed pork, choice. 7d. to Bd. per lb.

COMMERCIAL ITEMS INVESTMENT SHARES. A sale of 51 per cent. Inscribed Steck nt £92 10s. was reported yesterday. The quotations were as follow: — Buyers. Sellers.

EXCHA'NGE RATES. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association (Rec. November 11. 10 p.m.) London, November 10. Foreign exchange rates are quoted as follow:—Paris 54.29 francs to £1; Stockholm, 17.15 klroner; Christiania, 03.13 kroner; Copenhagen, 21.87 kroner; Berlin IC-65 marks: Calcutta, 16Jd. to rupee; Yokohama, 29<d. to yen: Hong-Kong, 33d. to doilav: Montreal. 4.29 dollars to £1; New Ybrk, 5.942 dollars. / SALES OF AUSTRALIAN WHEAT CARGOES. London, November 10. Australian wheat cargoes havtf*been sold as follow:—6600 tons for shipping or to be shipped to Spain, at 495. per quarter; 7200 tons loading for Italy, at 495.; 30,000 quarters of new crop for shipment in January to India, at 475. 6d. per quarter.

PRICES OF METALS. (Rec. November 12. 1.5 a.m.). London, November 10. Copper.—On spot. £66 6s. 3d. per ton; forward delivery, £67 Is. 3d. Lead.—On spot. £24 per ton; forward delivery. £23 12b. 6d. Spelter—On spot, £25 7s. 6d. per ton: forward delivery, £26 ss. Tin.—On spot, £156 8s 9d. per ton; forward delivery, £l5B 13s. 9d. Silver—ln bars, 39d. per oz. standard. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. <Sy Te’-ecnu'., r-nynght Melbourne, November tl. Barley. 4s. to 4s. 3d. per bushel; Cane, 3e Oats, 2s. 6d. to 2s. 7d. per bushel. Potatoes, £2 ss. tc £4 15s. per ton. Onions, £2 to £4 per ton. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. Melbourne, November 11. The hides market iB very firm. All goodioonditioned Iparccls advanced e farthing to a halfpenny. Sloppy and inferior sorts are, firm at unaltet'et| values. STOCK EXCHANGE. By Teiegra-'- >.’'•e-iation. Auckland. November 11. Sales:—New Zealand Insurance.- 28n.; Northern Steamship Co.. 13s. 6d.; P. and 0.. £300: Waihi. 21s. Sff

£ s. d. £ fi. ' d. Inscribed Stock. 1939 ••• —— 87 2 6 Inscribed Stock, 1933 — 87 ,2 6 Inscribed Stock, 1933 — 92 7 6 5* p.c. Insc. Stock, 1930 — 93 0 0 War Bonds, 1922 92 0 0 National Bank 5 13 0 5 15 0 Bank New South Wales.. Ob 0 0 Bank New Zealand —— 2 9 0 Union Bank (ex rights) 11 0 0 — Union Bank (riffhts) 1 14 6 —— V.'ell, Trust and Loan... 5 0 0 — Well. Gas (ord.) — 8 7 6 Nat. Insurance (cum.)V. — 3 0 U N.K. Refrigerating (10s.) 0 14 9 - — Gear Meat 1 10 0 1 11 0 Un '.on Ktnom fnre!*.) . . 0 IX fa Kaiapoi Woollen (pref.) — 1 3 6 Well. Woollen (ord.) ... —— 8 2 6 Well. Woollen (pref.) — 7 12 0 Westport Coal (cum.) ... 1 8 0 — Wnipa Coal 0 12 6 0 14 0 Leyland-O’Brien (cum.)... — 1 11 3 Taringamutu Totara 1 6 0 — Colonial Sugar (Aust.)... — 28 0 0 Dental and M'-d’rnl Supply (cum. rights) —— 0 1 8 Kirkcaldio and Stains ... 0 18 0 — Sharland and Co —— 1 0 0 Wai rar a pa Farmers (£5) — 5 0 b Wairarapa Farmers (pref.) —- 0 16 fi Ward and Co 1 1 9 —