CANADIAN COMPLAINTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 588, 14 February 1929, Page 12

CANADIAN COMPLAINTS

BUTTER IMPORTS, LUMBER EXPORTS TRADE TREATY RESULTS (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 9.5 a.m. VANCOUVER, Wednesday. Officials of the National Dairy Council met representatives of the Lumber Manufacturers’ Association on Wednesday to discuss ways and means of securing relief from Federal Government hardships, which were said to be direct results of the Australian Treaty. Mr. Aird Flavelle, for the lumbermen, said Australia gave California preference over British Columbia cedar: that the United States subsidised freight boats by means of mail contracts, so that United States shippers practically shut out British Columbia manufacturers from the Australian market. Mr. Flavelle suggested that Ottawa give a subsidy of Is for each 100 superficial board feet of lumber shipped to Australia; that the Commonwealth be asked to put Canada on an equality with California in the matter of tariff.

Mr. J. A. Caulder, for the dairymen, said the dairy interests were not opposed to the treaty principle; but it worked out to tlieir disadvantage. From the conference it developed that the dairymen thought the Canadian tariff should be raised to 7 cents a pound, with a 3 cents preference to Australia. A further conference Is being held with representatives of the pulp, paper and fishing interests in an attempt to pave the way for a non-political review of trade relations between the two countries.

The Western Canada Dairy Association and the British Columbia Dairymen’s Association opened their conventions simultaneously yesterday. The annual report draws attention to the growing feeling among dairymen in favour of the restoration of a moderate degree of protection for the dairy industry. The secretary of the National Dairy' Council, Mr. W. F. Stephen, gave fig- i ures showing the huge imports of New Zealand butter. BUTTER AND CHEESE MARKET VERY QUIET An interesting resume of the butter and cheese market is given by A. M Turnbull and Company, Ltd., in' theixreport lor the period ended February 11 "The steady advance in values * for butter which was maintained throughout December has not continued,” states the report. ‘After touching 188 s a cwt eai-ly last month, New Zealand salted butter quotations have shown a slow but steady decline, the latest top quotation being 182 s a cwt. Messrs. W. Weddel and Company, Ltd., cable us that the New Zealand butter trade is disappointing and they anticipate a slow market in the meantime. Although at the present time Australian ‘Kangaroos’ are in good demand owing to the shortage of spot stocks, the Australians are quoting forwai*d for February shipment at 173 s a cwt, c.i.f.e., and in view of this, buyei's are not operating very freely.

‘‘Quotations for cheese have continued to show a steady decline, and consumption is still very low on account of the extremely cold weather. Retail prices have been reduced Is, but with the heavy stocks of spot and afloat, buyers are only operating for immediate requirements. Whereas there was some activity during December for forward cheese, January to the end of the season at 9d and U l-6th, buyers reduced their ideas last month to S:id, while to-day there does not seem to be much interest in forward cheese at all, although possibly business could be done in the vicinity of Sid a lb f.o.b. With approximately 12,000 tons due to arrive in each month—February to March—we do not anticipate any sudden improvement in prices.” DISTRICT STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS Auctioneers report on stock sales held throughout the district during the past week as follow: Dalgety and Company, Limited: Sales were bold during the past week at Westfield (ordinary weekly fixture and ewe fair), and at Paparoa. Average yardings came fox*ward and were cleared at late l-ates. We quote: Fat bullocks, £l3 to £ls; good heavy cows, £lO to £lO 17s 6d; lighter sorts, £7 15s to £9; weaner heifers to £3 16s; weaner steers to £4 3s; Southdown stud ewes, 7igns to lOgns; 2-tooth ewes to 34s 9d; full-mouth ewes, 18s 3d to 255; lambs, ISs 6d to 24s 9d.

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited: During the week we held cattle sales at Pukekohe, Turua, Melensville and Tuakau, pig sales at Pukekohe and Tuakau, and sheep and ram fairs at Westfield, Clevedon, Maungaturoto, Wellsford and Helensville. Cattle were yai-ded in usual numbers. At Pukekohe there was a heavy entry of pigs, and at Tuakau a moderate supply. At all sheep fail's the advertised numbers came forward. Cattle of all classes continue to find ready buyers. Pigs are selling at improved rates, and sheep are meeting with a keen demand, although lambs are easier in value, j Best dairy cows and heifei-s, £l2 10s to ! £l6; second grade, £9 to £l2; others, £7 to £S 15s; aged and inferior, £3 10s ! to £6 10s; empty young cows and heifers, j £4 10s to £6; boner and store cows, £2 j 10s to £5 15s; heavy prime fat cows and ; heifers, £S to £lO 10s; lighter cows and I heifers, £5 10s to £7 17s 6d; fat steel's, j £lO 10s to £l4; grown steers in forward | condition, £9 15s to £11; three to four- i year-old steers* £8 10s to £9 14s; two to j three-year-old steers, £7 to £8 7s_6d: yearling to 18-months-old steers, £5 5s to £6 17s 6d; cows with calves, £7 to £lO 10s: 18-months-old in calf heifers, | £4 to £8 10s, according to bi'eed and j quality; good calves, £3 10s to £4 10s: smaller calves, £2 5s to £3 7s 6d; small calves, £1 10s to £2 3s; heavy bulls, £7 to £lO 10s; sound young hei'd bulls, £5 10s to £lO 10s; other bulls, £3 10s to j £5 ss; fat and forward wethers, £1 10s to £1 13s 3d; store wethers, £1 7s 6d to £1 9s 9d; best two-tooth ewes, £1 15s to £1 17s 6d; smaller two-tooth ewes, £1 10s 3d to £1 14s: best three and four-year-old ewes, £1 11s to £1 13s 9d; other four and five-year-old ewes, £1 8s 6d to £1 10s 6d: other four and five-year-old ewes, £1 6s to £1 8s 3d; older ewes, £1 Is to £1 ss; cull ewes. 15s to £1: best woolly lambs, £1 3s to £1 6s; smaller woolly lambs, 19s to £1 2s 6d; small woolly lambs. 15s to 18s; best shorn lambs, £1 to £1 3s; smaller shorn lambs, 17s to 19s; small shorn lambs, 14s to 16s 6d; two-tooth Southdown rams, £8 8s to £l2 12s; Romneys, to £lO 10s; Ryelands, £6 6s to £8 Ss; Shropshires. £3 3s to £5 ss; English and Boi'der Leicestei-s, £3 3s to £6 6s; aged rams. £1 Is to £3 3s; pottei's, 10s 6d to 15s. The New Zealand Loan -and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited: During the cast week sheep fairs were held at Westfield, Tuakau, Warkworth, Kaihu, Omana, Mangawhare, Arapoliue and Maungaturoto. At all places we report good sales, with values very firm. In most cases the advertised numbers were exceeded. The Tuakau sheep fair was a particulai*ly good one, values realised there being very much in favour of the vendor. A line of 300 five-yeai'-old ewes from Kgapuke Estate, Wairamarama, averaged SSs 6d, and 300 six-tooth to f.f.m ewes from Messrs R. and J. Hogan, Buckia.nd, averaged 355. Rams of various breeds have in many cases sold freely, values fox* Romney showing a rising tendency on last year’s rates. We quote: Two-tooth ewes. £1 12s to £1 16s 6d; four and six-tooth ewes, £1 13s to A-1 lbs four and five-year ewes, £1 10s to £1 Ks 6d- f.f m. ewes, £1 7s to £1 9s 9d; s.m. ewes £1 3s to £1 6s 9d; f.m. to failing, 12s Gd to £1 Is; store wethers, £1 6s to £1 9s 6d; stox'e iambs, shorn, los to Ll is 6d: woolly, £1 to £1 4s; Romney rams, two-tooths, sgns to Signs; oouthdown rams, two-tooths, Sgns to lllgns; Border* - Leicester rams, two-tooth. Sgns to ijgns: English Leicester rams, two-tooth, ogns to 6gns: older and aged rams, lgn to gns. On Tuesday we held a clearing sale nt Karaka, on account of Mr. R. Humphrey. There was a lai-ge attendance of buyers, and a most successful sale resulted. Registered pedigree Shorthorn cows sold to 22gns, and 21-year heifers to 23gns: yearling to 18-months heifers, to 36gns: heifer calves, to Sgns; bulls, to lOgns; farm horses, £lO to £22 15s. A large range of implements and sundries realised most satisfactory prices. The following are the quotations for store cattle sold during the past week: Best dairy cows and heifers. £ll to £l4 10s;

other dairy cows and heifers, £7 10s to £lO 10s: hged cows and inferior heifers, £4 to £7 ss; bulls. £3 10s to £ll 10s; according to weight and quality; empty and boner cows. £4 to £6 17s 6d; weaner heifer calves, £2 5s to £3 12s 6d: weaner steer calves, £3 15s to £4 15s: yearling to IS months’ heifers. £4 to £6 17s 6d: vearling to 18?months* steers. £5 to £6 ss: two to 2!-year steers. £6 10s to £7 15s: three to 35-year steers, CS to .09 10s: four to 4£-year steers, £9 15s to £lO 17s Od.