COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 24244, 30 September 1940, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

EXCHANGING HEIFER CALVES PAYMENT FOR QUALITY ON SLIDING SCALE In place of the flat rate of payment for the exchange of good quality heifer calves, a sliding scale will be introduced among Southland farmers under the Southland Calf Pool’s scheme next season, stated Mr G. R. Herron, the chairman of the pool, at the meeting of the Southland section of the South Island Herd Improvement Association on Saturday. Mr Herron said that the scheme introduced recently provided for a flat race of payment for the exchange of all heifer calves which otherwise would go into the bobby calf trade. The present plan was introduced at short notice to help to build up the poorer herds in the interests of increased production. The pool was arranging for a sliding scale of payment for butterfat calves from herds which had been tested It was planned to pay the ruling bobby calf price for ordinary calves and a better price for others—up to £1 a head for calves from cows giving over 3001 b of butterfat There was a strong demand for calves and heifers from tested cows. “We have not had enough calves from tested cows this year, and farmers who have such quality calves available next yeai- will be compensated for their testing fees many times over,” he said. The bobby calf price was not attractive enough to farmers having calves from tested cows as those calves could often be sold privately for a better return. KEEN COMPETITION FOR WETHERS PRICES ADVANCE 4/- AT WYNDHAM Good quality prime wethers were in | keen demand at the stock sale held at j Wyndham on Thursday by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and prices were 4/- in advance of the previous rates quoted. Lightweight wethers were also in demand and advanced by 2/- a head. The first line of store ewes and lambs to be sold in these yards met with keen i competition, and although the percentage worked out at about 150, the price was 15/6, all counted. Breeding ewes were also in demand and sold at full market rates. There was a good yarding of heavy prime quality bullocks which sold well. Good prime cows were also in demand, but lighter and unfinished sorts were harder to sell and prices were lower than at previous sales. The following sales were made: — Fat Sheep—4 wethers at 42/3, 12 at 40/3, 5 at 38/3, 11 at 35/-, 1 two-tooth ewe at 48/-, 2 ewe hoggets at 34/6, 1 wether hogget at 25/6, 1 at 16/6. Store Sheep—ll2 ewes and lambs at 15/6, 154 breeding ewes at 30/-, 73 breeding ewes at 29/9, 18 ewe hoggets at 30/3. i Fat Cattle—3 bullocks at £l7/15/-, 1 at £l5/15/-, 1 at £l5/10/-, 2 at £l5 5/-, 1 cow at £7/17/6, 2 at £B/15/-, 1 at £B/17/6, 1 at £4/12/6, 2 at £l3, 4 bullocks at £l7/15/-, 1 at £l5, 3 steer® at £l5/10/-, 3 at £l4/10/-, 3 at £l3 17/6, 2at £13,1 heifer at £12,1 at £B, 1 cow at £B/15/-, 1 at £6, 2 bullocks at £l3, 1 at £B, 5 steers at £l3/7/6, 1 cow at £6/5/-, 1 at £7/2/6, 1 at £9 12/6, 1 at £lO, 1 at £ll, 1 at £l2, 1 at £B/10/-. Store Cattle—3 yearlings at £5/15/-, 1 cow at £B, lat £4. 1 . Dairy Cattle —1 cow at £5/7/6, lat £6/15/-, 1 at £6/5/-, 1 at £l2/5/-, 1 heifer at £7/15/-, 1 at £7/10/-, 3 at £7. RAW MATERIALS (Received September 29, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 28. Friday’s closing prices were:— Rubber.—Plantation smoked, 11 9-16 d per lb; Para, 12d. Cotton.—Market closed until Tuesday. Linseed 0i1.—£44/10/- a ton. Turpentine.—£2/14/6 per cwt. THE RIALTO William Todd and Co., Ltd., report I as follows for the week ended Saturday:— Pigs.—Weaners £l/4/6 to £l/19/6; medium stores £l/13/6 to £l/18/-; porkers £2/5/- to £2/15/-; sow and litter £9/10/-. Poultry.—Hens 2/9 to 3/6; heavy breeds 3/6 to 4/6; ducks 3/- to 3/11; geese 4/1 to 4/3; Green Point Poultry Farm hens 4/- to 4/4; duck and ducklings 8/-. Bacon Pigs.—Prime bacon weights, 1201 b to 1501 b, 7d per lb delivered at abattoirs.

Produce.—Table potatoes are in heavy supply with a limited demand. King Edwards, £4 to £4/5/-; seed potatoes, certified lines, “7/- to 8/- per cwt; uncertified, no demand; onions, 14/6; chaff (heavy offerings) £5 to £5/10/- for prime; oats, 14/- to 17/6; barley, 21/-; wheat, 19/- to 21/-; I crushed oats 15/6; bran 7/6; pollard I 9/6; Farra Food 16/6; Meat Meal 11/-; i molasses 20/- a case; rock salt 10/6; ( coarse salt 10/6; ' JVEoose IVEeal 20/6; | Moose Nuts 20/-; Crossed Keys sheep I nuts, dairy nuts, calf nuts, pig nuts, I poultry pellets 10/6 to 12/-; boneflour 114/6; oystershell grit 6/-; chick food 18/6; Meadow’s chicken mash 17/6; maize meal 22/-; K.P. potato manure 12/6; K.C. super 6/6; burnt lime 4/6; carbonate of lime 3/-; blood and bone 11/6; fish manure, small bags, ty- to 5/-. Miscellaneous.—Fowl netting 21/6; rabbit netting 34/6; sheep netting 34/6; tanks 54/-; pumice portable boilers £B/5/-; pumice washtubs 57/6; wheelbarrows 35/-; sashes 12/6; timber 18/— to 19/-; droppers 19/-; stakes 50/-; birch posts £B/10/-; totara- strainers 12/6 to 15/-; draught collars 50/-;. winkers 15/-; bridles 15/-; horse covers 37/6; cow cover 11/6; Hulles strychnine 4/6; Ceylon tea, s’s 17/6, 401 b chests 3/5 per lb. Vegetables.—Cabbage and cauliflower 2/- to 3/-; lettuce 3/- a dozen; carrots, parsnips, beetroot Id to IJd per lb; rhubarb, 3d to 4d lb. Grass Seeds.—White clover 1/2 to 3/-; cowgrass 1/5; crested dogstail 1/3;

timothy 1/-; Montgomery 3/6; Akaroa cocksfoot 1/3; perennial ryegrass 5/6 to 7/6, certified 8/6 a bushel; farmers’ dressed 12/6 to 20/- a sack; mixtures of ryegrass, clover and cocksfoot, 3Jd per lb.