DAIRY SHIPPING AT NEW PLYMOUTH.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 55, 2 September 1926, Page 11

DAIRY SHIPPING AT NEW PLYMOUTH.

The question of shlppths dairy produce direct from New Plymouth or via Wellington was among the subjects before the recent annual meeting of tho Taranakl Producers' Freezing Works Company. Mr. J.. S., Connett said that TaranaUl's claim for direct shipments had borne fruit, and he quoted figures in evidence thereof. During July-January last year six direct boats called at Now Plymouth and loaded 24,000 boxes of butter and 5000 crates of cheoso (This included the Port Dunedlti, which took away three allotments.) During that samo period 15 boats loaded in Wellington and they took from tho company's works 70,000 boxes of butter and 81,000 crates of cheese. But from January to June, after the deputation had seen the shipping companies, 12 boats ! loaded direct 87,000 boxes of butler and 112,000 crates of cheese; while on the other hand live boats had loaded their produce at Wellington, taking 10,000 boxes of butter and 16,000 crates of cheese. This,' he thought, went to show they had established New Plymouth as a main port, and, whatever the future might have in storu for them In^the way of shipping, he could not conceive that any very great quantity of produce would go coastwise. This must be very gratifying to the whole industry, because in tlia arguments which had been used.for and against the Control Board, one of the points raised is that New Plymouth Is likely to bo excluded. Now, however, it must be patent to . everyone that. the position was assured and they could look upon Moturoa aii being one of the main ports of the Dominion. TARANAKI OILFIELDS, LTD. Tiiranakl Oilfields, Ltd., report:— . Waltipu No. 1 WbII : Drilled to 1588 feet in hard shale; lOin diameter casing run to 103G feet. Expect to resume drilling within a few days. ■ . . . BABBIT-SKIN SALE, Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd.. Wellington, advlss having received tho following report from their Dunedln office with regard to the rabbit-skin sale held in that centre on Tuesday ■:—"Wo oKored an avenue catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. All grades of skins were keenly competed for at prices on a par with our last quotations. Our quotations aro: Prime winter bucks 13Gd to liOd, first winter bucks 130 d to 136 d, second winter bucks 104 d to ÜBd, prime does 06d to IOOd. first- docs S2d to 9ad, second docs. "0d to 82d, first spotted winters 7Bd to !>2d,.. socond spotted winters C2d to 78(1, - outgoings 60d to 70d, Incomings 78d to DM, second incomings G6d to SOd, prime racks 39d to 43d, light racks 37d to 3Sd, springs 48d to 57d> lato autumni 78d to 86d, autumns GOd to 70d." . JOHNSONVILLE. STOCK SALE.' Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., and Wright, Stephenson and Co,, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvillo sale held yesterday:—A fairsized yarding of good quality sheep and cattlo came forward. There was a larger attention of buyers than usual, and all classes of..stock showed a decided improvement in' prices, it being the briskest sale held for some time,' We quote: Ox, £15 7s Gd, £15.173 fid, £10, £10 12s Gd, £17, £17 ss, £18, £18 10«, to £18 15s; light, £11 10s. Heavy cows, £14 to £14 7s Gd. Heavy wethers, 39s Od. Others, 31s 6d, 31s Od, 33s 3d, to 33s 7d. Ewes, 24s Gd to' 30s 9d. Lambs, light, Mb 6d, 20s fid, to 22s Gd.