FARMING INTERESTS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 43, 15 November 1926, Page 12

FARMING INTERESTS

STOCK SALES Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmer, ston North, report having a heavy yarding of fat sheep and a fair yarding, of store sheep, and also a fair yarding of cattle. Quotations: Vat shorn wethers, 2.35. 2d.; fat shorn ewes, 165., 16s. 7d? 18s. sd„ to 20s. 6d.; fat woolly ewes, 225. 7d. to 245.; ewe hoggets, 275. 4d.; wether hoggets. 21s. 2d.; four-tooth shorn wethers. 17s. 9d., 21s. to 21s. Id.; two-tooth wethers, 16s. 10d.; ewes w'ith latnbs. 255. 2d.; store cows, £2 6s„ £2 10s.; forward cows, <£3 165., £4 12s. 6d.; Jersey weaner heifers, small, 16s. fld. to 215.; yearling Jersey bulls, £5 55.; two-year P.A. bulls. 12 to 14 guineas. . Messrs. Levin and Co. Ltd report at Rongotea sale on Wednesday, a fair yarding came forward. Pigs were keenly sought after. Cattle sold at late rates. Quotations: Good weaner pigs, 235.; slips 335.; store nigs, 415.. 425.. 445. to 465.; guaranteed dairy cows, £7 10s. to £10; store cows. 19s. to £2 12s. 6d.: f. and f. cows, £3. £3 Gs. to £4: fat cows, £6 155.: yearling Jersey heifers, £3 10s.: yearling Jersey bulls, £5 55., £4 2s. 6d. , , Messrs. Dal"ety and Co.,_ Ltd., Palmerston North, ‘report having a very pood yarding of cattle nnd a small entry of sheep at their Mnngaweka sale on November 11. Quotations: Light fat woolly ewes. 225. 6d.: emnt.y cows, £2 14s. to £3 Is.; .3-year steers. £6 75.: 3 and 4-yenr steers in low condition, £6 17s. 6d. £7, £7 7s. 6d., £7 10s.; 4-year bullocks, £7 19s. BUTTER IN LONDON ADVICE RECEIVED. NOT TO HOLD. Dominion Special. Auckland, November 14. A recommendation to all dairy factories holding butter in store in London to release tueir stocks is made in a cablegram received by the Auckland agents of Messrs. Andrew Clement und Sons. The cablegram says: “Business is stagnant, and buyers are resenting price fixing. The position is adversely atfecting all interests.” Latest advices from London say stocks of free New Zealand butter are quoted' at 138 s. to 1145., and the market is quiet, anil- the controlled price of New Zealand butter is 148 s. to 1505., but there is practically no business. An instance is qiwted by a local firm of the loss due to holding butter. The shipment was landed in London on January 20, when New Zealand butter was quoted at 1765. It was held, and eventually sold at the end of September for 160 s. The gross loss, with extra insurance, interest, and exchange charges, etc., was 355. a cwt.

FROZEN MEAT MARKET LATEST QUOTATIONS. (Rec. November 14, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 13. following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meats; — Sheep. Canterbury, light 6jd. per lb., medium sjd., heavy sjd. North Island, light Sjd., medium sfd., heavy 5Jd. New Zealand ewes, 4Jd. Australian, firsts 4-d., seconds 4d., ewes 3Jd. Argentine, medium 4Jd., heavy 4’d. Lambs. Canterbury, heavy 7Jd., seconds 9d. Other seleeteds, light 9Jd., medium 81d. North Island, none offering. Frozen Beef, New Zealand, fores 3Jd., hinds 4|d. Australian crops 33d., hinds 41d. ' Chilled Beef. Argentine, fores 3Jd., hinds sld. Other descriptions are unchanged in price. WESTFIELD STOCK SALE Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly fat stock sale at Westfield, Auckland, on November 10, as under:— Beef.—Tnere was a large yarding. The demand was not keen, and there was a further decline in values, this being more noticeable in heavy cattle. Extra choice ox sold to 345. per 1001 b. Choice and prime, 31s. to 335.; just killable, 28s. to 305.; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 6s. to £1 10s.; just killable, 225. to 245. 6d. bheep.—A smaller yarding, prices for wethers being slightly better than last week, there being little or i.o change in prices of ewes. No extra heavy prime wethers were penned. Heavy prime, shorn, 265.; medium, £1 3s. to £1 45.; light and unfinished, 19s. to 225.; heavy prime ewes, £1 Is.; lighter, 17s. to £1; other ewes. 14s. to 16s. Lambs.—Au average yarding, with prices firm at late rates. Hfeavy- prime lambs made £1 4s. to £1 65.; medium, £1 Is. to £1 35.; light, 17s. to £l. Calves.—There was a good yarding, prices being on a par with last weekRunners made £4 10s. to £5 55.; heavy vealer, £2 10s. to £4 55.; medium, £2 15s. to £3 55.; light, £1 14s. to £2 10s.; rough, £1 to £1 10s.; fresh-dropped, 3s. to 14s.

Pigs.—Penned in average numbers, prices for all classes being easier. Choppers made £2 10s. to £4; heavy baconers, £4 to £4 Bs.; medium baconers, £3 14s. to £3 18s.; light baconers, £3 Bs. to £3 125.: heavy porkers, £3 4s. to £3 75.; medium porkers, £2 12s. to £3; light porkers, £2 7s. to £2 Ils. MEAT BOARD ADVICES. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cablegram from its London office dated November 12, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follow (prices for the two previous weeks are shown in parentheses): New Zealand wethers and maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands, 56 lb. and under, 6 l-Bd. (6Jd. and 6 3-8 d.); 571 b. to 641 b., 5 7-Bd. ( 6d. end 6 l-8d.); 651 b. to 721 b., 5 5-Bd. (aid. and 5 7-Bd.). Other brands: 651 b. and under, 5 7-Bd. (6d. and 6 l-8d.); 571 b. to 641 b., 5 5-Bd. (53d. and 5 7-8 d.); 651 b. to 721 b„ 5Jd. (5 5-Bd. and New Zealand ewes: 641b.k and under, 4 l-Bd. (4 l-Bd. and 4Jd). New Zealand Lambs: Canterbury quality, 361 b. and under, 10 l-Bd. (10 1-Sd. and lOJd.); 371 b. to 521 b., 9Jd. (91d. and 91d.) : 431 b. to 501 b., 7jd. (7|d. and 8d.); second, 9d. (9 l-8d and 9 3-Bd.). Selected brands, 361 b. and under, 9Jd. (9 7-Bd. and 10d) ; 371 b to 421 b., BJd. (8 5-Bd. and 82d.) Other brands, first quality, 421 b. an dunder not quoted. (91d. and 9Jd.): seconds, not quoted, (9Jd. and 9 3-Bd.) New Zealand Beef: Ox fores, 3Jd. 31d. and 4d.); ox hinds, 4Jd. (4Jd. and 5d.); cow fores, not quoted (3d. and 21(1.); cow hinds, not quoted (4d.- and 4}d.). Argentine Chilled Beef: Ox fores, 3Jd. 4}d. and 4Jd.); ox hinds, 5Jd. (6d. and "Frozen Pork: 801 b. to 1201 b., Ifljd. (lid. and lljd.); 1201 b. to 1801 b., 9d. (BJd. and 9d.). Frozen Veal: Not quoted. Lamb; Market depressed owing to heavy supplies Home killed. Mutton: Market weak. Beef: Nominal prices. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd,, have received the following cablegram from their London house under date November 12:— New Zealand Frozen Meat. —Lamb, 9 3-Sd. per lb. average. Mutton: 5 7-Bd. per lb., wether and maiden ewe; light, 5 5-Bd. per lb.; wether and maiden ewe, heavy; 4|d. per lb. ewe, light; 4d. per lb. ewe heavy. Market slow. Messrs. Levin and Co. Ltd., have received the following cablegram from London dated November 12- “The spot, market for lamb is weaker with very little demand, whilst for mutton the market is stagnant and the prices arc weak, particularly for ewes.” DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET Messrs. Dalgety and Company Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house, under date November 11: “Total imports of butter into United Kingdom last month were 412,000 cwt., ns ■ compared with 322.4)00 cwt. for the same period last year. ’ The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has been advised by its Lohdon Office that the supply of meat and like produce to the London Central Markets during the nine months ended September. 1926. aggregated 353,066 tons, as against 349,308 tons same period 1925, ah increase of 12,7.58 tons or 3.7 per cent. Imported supplies apart from produce originating in Ireland, formed 81.4 percent of the total quantity of produce marketed. British and Irish supplies aggregated 65.801 tons, or 18.6 per cent of the total supply: New Zealand 56,138 (ons, or 15.9 p6r cent; Australia, 18,691 tons, or 5.3 per cent.; Canada, 3909 tons, or 1.1 per cent.; United States of America 2268 tons, or 0.6 per cent.; Argentina, 158.418 tons, or 41.9 per cent.; Iriingi'av, 13.736 lons, or 3.9 per eenl.; Netherlands, 22.644 tons, or cent.-, and other foreign countries 1-.03J tons, or 3.4 pct cent. . . The description and country of origin is as under: , „ Beef and Veal; 195.753 tons 86.3 per cent, imported. Argentina leading w’l i 110.450 tons, or 71.8 per cent.; Britain and Ireland, 26,903 tons, or 13.7 per cent.; Uruguay. 11-398 tons, or ->-8 pee cent.; Australia. 5359 tons, or 2.7 per cent. Netherlands, 4250 tons, or 2.2 pel cent.; Canada, 2989 tons, or l-> per cent.; New Zealand, 1104 tons, or 0.6 per cent.; and other countries 3309 tons, or 1.7 P< Mutton and Lamb: 107,849 tons, 80.1 per cent, imported. New Zealand loadin'. with‘54,234 tons, or 50.3 per cent.; Britain and Ireland 21.400 tons, or 9.9 r>er cent • Argentina, 17.076 tons, or 15.8 cent:’: Australia, 11,032 tons, or 10.2 per cent. Netherlands. 1011 tons, or 1.5 per centj Uruguay, 2328. tons or 2.2 per cent.; and other countries 138 tons, or 0.1 per cent. . . . Pork: 28,346 tons, 73.4 per cent, imported. Netherlands leading with 14 858 tons or 52.4 per cent;; BritOin and Ireand. 753 ions or 26.6 per cent.; United States of America. 6"9 tons, or 2.2 per cent.; Canada, 731 tons, or 2.6 per cent.: ami other countries 4597 tons, or 16 2 per cent. Zealand salted butter 138 s. to His. Fair received a cablegram from Messrs. W. Weddel and Co. Ltd., dated UciKlon November 12. reading as follows: Danish 1725. Market quicf. New Zealand white cheese. 80s. to 875.: coloured. Sss. to 86s. Market slow. Canadian white nnd coloured 86s. to SSs Stored Now Zealand snltfel butter 138 to 1445. Fair demand. New season’s controlled butler, finest 1505.: now sonson’s controlled better. first grade, 148 s. Practically no , sales.