THE PRICE OF WHEAT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 122, 27 April 1925, Page 3

THE PRICE OF WHEAT.

INCREASES AGREED TO. Per Press Association. ASHBURTON, April 26. Mr John Brown, president of the MidCanterbury Farmers’ L T nion, states that an increase of fivepence 'per ‘ bushel for this season’s wheat was agreed upon at the, oonfereneo at Wellington yesterday between representatives of the Farmers Union and the flourmillers. The prices which came into force 10-day are: I uscan 6s Bd, Hunter’s 6s lOd, Pearl 7s a bushel f.o.b. The former figures were:— Tuscan 6s 3d, Hunter’s 6s sd, Pearl 6s 7d. The millers, according to Mr Brown, who attended the conference, are prepared tovlift all wheat from the paddocks within two months if necessary. Prices are guaranteed for at least two months. Mr Brown states that the Farmers Union agreed to recommend farmers to sell at the increased prices. As far as the union’s information goes this is considered the best course. Hon. W. Nosworthv states also that the millers determined on prices as follow: — £lB per ton- for flour f.o.b. South Island, and not to exceed £8 per ton for bran f.o.b. South Island, nor £9 for pollard f.o.b. South Island. The duty on brun and pollard from Australia is to be reduced from £2 10s to £1 per ton. ’Hie rniller3 are to find the ease for wheat from Australia to bridge the gap till next harvest, and the Government is to purchase on their uecount. Cabinet has confirmed this. FROZEN MEAT. Dnlgety and Coy., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date of the 23rd instant Lamb : New Zealand prime crossbred lamb, Canterbury heavy lid, light 12d, North Island heavy 103 d, light llid. Demand for New Zealand lamb runs principally on light-weights. Spot market is firm, further advance expected. Mutton: New Zealand prime crossbred mutton, Canterbury heavy and light not quoted; North Island heavy 53d, light9d. Demand for New Zealand mutton runs principally on light-weights. Any change in price is in favour of buyers. Market for light mutton firm, but heavy is practically unsaleable. Beef: New Zealand prime ox beef, hinds 53d, fores Good demand for New Zealand beef, market nominal. Pork; Consignments arrived by Port Hacking about 1000 carcases, condition anti quality exceptionally good. Australian frozen, meat; Not quoted.

WEEKLY PRICES OF FAT STOCK

FOR EXPORT. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following- prices were being offered on 23rd April, 1925: llawke’s Bay: Prime woolly lambs, 421 b and under, llld, 451 b and second quality lambs, lid. Wellington: Wethers, 561 b and under, bjd; prune woolly lambs, 421 b and under, 12d, 431 b and over, ll^d; second quality lambs, lljd. Canterbury and North Otago: Prime wooly lambs, 361 b and under 12d, 37-421bs, lljd,' 431 b and over, lid; second quality lambs, lljd. PRESENTS OF NEW ZEALAND LAMB. By a recent English mail the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has been advised by ils London, manager that he has received several hundreds of letters from recipients of carcases of prime New Zealand lamb under the arrangement which it will bo remembered was continued by the board again for last Christmas season. All the recipients testify to the quality and condition of the lambs supplied. SHIPMENTS OF MEAT FROM SOUTH AMERICA. The Now Zealand Meat Producers' Board lias received a cable from its representative at Buenos Aires,. South America, advising the following shipments to the United Kingdom for the fortnight ended 17th April, 1925, from Argentine and Uruguay:—243,6oo quarters chilled beef, 40,56 b quarters frozen beef, 138,800 careases frozen mutton, r 0.033 circases frozen lamb. The quimity shipped to the Continent of Europe during 'he same period totalled:—239,lso quarters frozen beef, 14,794 curcascs frozen mutton, 1000 carcases frozen lamb. WAIKATO MARKET REPORT. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report: —Beef: Prices are a good bit easier for both steer and cow beef (exporters not operating for ox beef) with plenty offering in the yards and paddocks. Fat sheep: There is a tendency for prices to harden for both ewe and wether mutton; exporters still operating on lamb at late rates. Store sheep: The yardings have been small with a good demand for all classes, especially lambs and wethers. Store cattle: The markets are quiet, grown steers being easier; a fair equiry exists for young steers, empty and in calf heifers being dull of sale. Pigs: Fat pige and porkers are coming forward in large numbers, und are finding good sale, but stores are considerably lower with big yardings. Horses: Hood heavy horses are in demand, also good farm sons, but aged horsce aro not wanted. W e quote:—Bullocks, prime heavy ±llO 15s to £ll 10s, medium £9 10s to £10; cow s, prime £7 to £B, medium £4 15s to £6, unfinished £3 10s to £3 15s, stores £2 to £2 15s; steers. 4-year forward £6 10s to £7 ss, 3i-year stores £6 to £6 ss, 2£-year good £5 to £5 15s, others £3 to £3 ss, 18-mos good £3 15s to £4 15s, medium £3 10s to £3 lEii; wethers, prime heavy shorn 36s to 38s, medium 33s 6d to 355; ewes, prime heavy shorn 30s to 31s. light. 27s to 28s'6d; store wethers 4-th shorn 33ci to 345; 2-th shorn 30s to 325; ewes 5-year 30s, sound mouth 27s to 28s; lambs, fat 32s to 345. Pigs: Buconers, prime £3 to £3 15s, medium £2 15s to £3, porkers £2 10s to £2 15s, slips 3Cs to 355, weaners 8«s to 12s. Horses: Heavy draughts £SO to £6O. medium £35 to £3B, spring cart sorts £22 to £3O, harness horses £8 to £lO, hacks £8 to £ll. WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: Wo held our usual monthly sale of the above on Thursday, 23rd inst., when we offered a good catalogue of all classes to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was very keen and everything sold readily at advanced prices with the exception of tallow. This was a little easier. The following gives a range of prices realised: Wool: Crossbred coarse 14d to 15id; lambs, 15d to 16d; dead, 13d to 13id; locks and picies, 6i|d to Bid! Sheep skins: Crossbred tine, 15d; quarter to half wools, 12jd to 12^d; lambs, 13d to 14d; damaged and inferior. Bjd to 10id; butchers’ salted skins at each', crossbred half to three-quarter wools, l’ls 6d; half wool, 9s 3d to 9s 6d: quarter wool, 7s 9d to 8s 3d; pelts, 5s 6d to 5s 9d each. Hides: Ox heavy, lO^d; medium, lOld; light, 7|d to B§d; cow heavy, 6gd; medium, 6|d; light, sed to 7}d ; cut and inferior, ssd to 7d; yearlings. 9Jd to 9§d. Calf skins: Best lines, 13jd; good 12i(d to 13R1; stained, 12jd to 13d; cut and inferior, 9jd to ll|'d. Tallow : In casks, £32 per ton: in tins, £27 to £3O per ton. Horse huir: To 18d.

“Enough to eut, kindly treatment and a dry place to li? down on are all that a cow asks for, ami it is little enough to give her,” said Mr 11. E. Watson, ut the Jersey demonstration at Wanganui. The speaker continued: “If your car needs oil, you put more in, hut the greatest of all machine.-, tho dairy cow, is often sadly neglected.” "In my opinion the spread of blackberry wiil cause a large part of the north of Hawke’s Bay to be abandoned. Land which u few years ago was worth £lO an acre is now useless, and worse than that is a liability.” The foregoing remarks were made by Mr T. M. Chambers, chairman of the Hawke’s Bay County Council, ut a meeting this week. He criticised the method in which the provisions for destruction of noxious weeds were being administered by the Government.