Sheep at the Royal Show of England, 1909

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 22

Sheep at the Royal Show of England, 1909

a cable jus? fo hand states that £h"a record number of 1558 sheep were exhibited. On 1473 of these Cooper's Dip had beerf

used There were 184 sheep exhibitors, ancl 173 of these were TieeTs of "Cooper." AA the last Sydney Show three-fourths of fch& prizes in the merino sections went to sbeeji owned by users of Cooper's Dip. Tbeecf facts indisputably show that Cooper's DiJI more than ever retains its supreme position amongst the World's Sheep Breedeiri,

account of the quality of the supplies coming forward. Several shipments of onions have been made from Melbourne to the local market, :where their value is fiom £8 to £8 10s per ton.

The potato market remains without great fluctuations. The existence of. blight in Tasmania will have no effect upon local prices, as exportation from New Zealand is forbidden on account of blight within our own shores.

Detailed quotations are as follow: —

Chaff.— Prime oaten chaff, £2 12s 6d to •£2 15s; medium to good, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d; light and inferior lots, £1 15s per ton and upwards (sacks extra).

Potatoes.— Prime Un-to-Dates. £3 10s to ■£3 12s 6d ; medium to good, £3 2s 6d to £3 ss; inferior, £2 per ton (sacks in).

Butter. — Dairy pats, . 83d ; milled, 8d to BJd; separator pats, 9£d; bulk, 9£d; Taieri and Peninsula } ats. llfd (id rebate for cash); ■ Taieri and Peninsula bulk, Hid.

Cheese. — Home shipment, s£d' per lb; local lots, 6d to 6£d pear lb.

Straw. — Prices are easier. Oaten, £1 7s per ton; wheaten, £1 5s per ton (pressed, ■ex truck). '

Clover hay, £2 10s tc £3 per ton.

Odions.— Melbourne, £8 to £8 10s; Canterbury, £4 10s to £5 per ton. Eggs. — Fresh, Is per dozen; stamped, Is Id.

Bacon.— Rolls, Sid; flitches, 7d; hams, Bid ; bacon pigs, 4^d ; porkers, 4£d. Poultry. — Hens, 3s 6d per pair ; roosters, 3s 6d to 4s; ducks, 3s to 3s 6d; fcest, As 6dj turkeys— hens sd, gobblers 8d per lb.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

"The arrivals during the week were only medium lots of intercolonial fruit. None came forward from the Islands, and as a result Rarotongan oranges are altogether off the market. The Manuka, from. Sydney, brought 400 cases of Sydney fruit and 2cwt of lemons; the Hai.roto, from Auckland, fcrought 120 cases of repacked oranges and Poormans ; and the Monowai, from the same place, brought 160 cases of Poorman oranges. The Ulimaroa, due to arrive tomorrow (Saturday), brings a small consignment of Sydney fruifc. Quotations are as follow: —

Oranges. — Rarotongan • repacks, 8s 6d -to 10s; Sydney, 5s to 6s; Sevilles (good demand), 6s to 6s 6d; Poormans Bushells, 6s ftd to Bs.

Mandarins. — Queensland. 7s to 8s; Sydney — choice 8s to 9s, medium 6s 6d. Lemons. — Market moderately supplied. South Australian, 11s to 12s; Milduras, 12s; Sydneys, 7s to 8s case. Bananas. — Ripe, 2Jd to 2£d. Pines. — Choice Queensland (rough), 11s io 12s; Queens, up to 14s. Apples. — Choice cookers, 2Jd to 2Jd; medium, lgd to l£d; windfalls, 5s to 7s cwt; Hobart, choice scarlets, 9s to 10s 6d; Stunners, 7s 6d to 9s 6d; French Crabs, 8s 6d; Stones, 8s case; local dessert, 2£d to 3d.

Pears.— Few offering. Victorian, 12s. ' "Vegetables. — Cabbages, li to Is 6d per *ack._ Cauliflower, Is 7d to 4s ld per sack. Pie melons (barely supplied), 7s 6d to 8s 6d per cwt. Pumpkins, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per sack. Vegetable marrows, 6s to 6s 9d; scarce.

Passion Fruit.— Half -gins, 7s to 8s 6d; Bushels, 8s 3d to 9e.

Honey.— Choice, 4^d to 4Jd per lb; 101b tins, 3s 6d to 4s ; choice sections, 6s to 7s per dozen ; medium, 3s to 4s 6d per dozen.

Peanuts.— Java, 2d; Japanese, 2Jd to

Preserved ginger, 7£d per lb. "Wa'nuto. — Good demand. Prime quality, s£d to 6d. Barcelona nuts. s£d to 6|d. Brazil nute, 7£d to Bid per lb.

IMPORT MARKET

Cabled advice from Singapore is to th<> •effect that sago and tapioca show a slight firming. ■* This yeai-'s Mediterranean currant crop was expected to be of high average qualit3% but recent advice is that the damage received by the growing fruit earlier in the season (presumably by the weather) is proving greater than was anticipated. Prices have as a consequence firmed considerably and London quotations are now about 10 per cent, above late values. The New Zealand market is practically bare of this line. Sultanas are also firming somewhat in sympathy with currants. . A 6m all • consignment of Woods's pure *lover Auckland honey has arrived — suppliers have been short for come time — and is beirwr sold at 4s per 101b tins. Detailed prices of general lines will be found in our Commercial Summary published in portion of this issue.

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