AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1926, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] MELBOURNE, Aug. 13. Wheat is quiet and steady for parcels at 'ss llid; oats, milling 3s 6d to 3s Bd, feed 3s 2d to 3s 3d; barley, English 4s 6d, Cape 3s 3d; potatoes £lO to to £l2; onions £l7 10s to £lB 10s. DAIRY PRODUCE CONTROL. 4 MELBOURNE, Aug. 13. The first report of the Dairy Produce Control Board covering the work since its inception in February 1925, was tabled in the House of Representatives. It states a marked feature of the system of organised marketing arranged by the Board has been an advance of those violent Huctuations in price in Australia butter and cheese in London, which were frequent be-' fore the system of control was established. The Board had undoubtedly secured for producers much better returns for export supplies of butter and cheese than ever would have l>een obtained under the former system. During 1924-26 the total quantity of butter exported was 43.405 tons, of which 37,180 went to Britain. The export of cheese was 3235 tons, 3098 going to Britain. The Board’s expenditure was £14,678 comprising £10.678 administrative expenses £4OOO advertising propaganda.

horse sale. MELBOURNE, Aug. 13. At the horse sales the stallion Burnside Baron realised 400 guineas. NIAGARA AT SUVA. SUVA, Aug. 13. The Niagara from Vancouver, sails at noon, for Auckland. AUSTRALIAN CONGRESS. (Received tliis day at 10.15 a.m.l MELBOURNE, Aug. 13. The result of the All Australian Union Congress in Sydney will he a move by the industrialists to obtain the complete control of the political labour machine, and to make an all Australian Union Congress supreme. The governing body of the movement after a conference meeting of delegates agreed: that attempts should be made to form an Industrial Vigilance Committee to watch political developments within the labour movement, and to constitute a fighting body which would be able to wield big powers in the present ballots.