COMMERCIAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXII, Issue 4309, 26 August 1921, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

MARKET REPORT. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., reports;— Beef.—During the past week the demand for beef considerably improved, prime quality ox selling roughly at 365. Fair supplies of turnip cattle are available, but are mostly being held in the expectation of further advances.

Mutton has also shown improvement, although supplies seem sufficiently plentiful. Consignments from the South whjch have had a steadying influence on the local market have now ceased.

Store Cattle—There is no alteration to report. The popular fancy still centres on empty dairy heifers, and unquestionably well-grown animals of this class hold out some hope of profitable investment if the butter industry maintains its. ground, but the practice of putting undersized animals to’ the bull is a waste >f money and is annually proved so. All other classes of store stock are difficult to quit.

Store sheep have,- if* anything, slightly improved, but unless the outlook brightens there is not much probability of any marked advance. Dairy Cattle,r—With the improve.! weather conditions values have advanced and in all centres brisk business is recorded. In spite of the Necessity that exists for the exercise of care and judgment in the selectionof dairy animals each succeeding year sees worthless rejects more easily traded. There seems a pressing need for some means of safeguarding a section of dairymen from .the results of their own folly.

Pigs are much on the basis of our hjjst report. Store pigs’ have somewhat improved.

Horses.- —There is every indicatio i of firm demand for draught horses. Sales up to the present have been most satisfactory. We quote as follows : A

Bullocks, heavy, prime, £l2 10s to £l5 ss, medium £9 15s to £ll 10s; cows, heavy, £7 10s to £9 10s, medium £5 to £7 ; cows, forward, £3 to £4 10s ; steers, 4-year, £6 to £7 10s, 3-year £5 to £6, 2-year £2 15s to £3 15s .heifers, 2-year, £4 10s to £5 10s ; co\ys, store, £1 5s to £2 5s ; heifers, R.W.8., 3-year Shorthorn, £ll to £l4 10s, ,2year £7 10s to £9 ; yearlings, best, steers, £1 5s to.£2, heifers £2 15s to £3 15s; yearlings, medium, mixed, 15s to £1 5s ;' dairy 'edws, best, £lB to £23, second quality £10" to £l3, Wethers, prime, heavy, 22s 6d to 265, medium 19s to 21s ; ewes, prime, 15s to 17s 6d ; wethers, forward 4-tooth, 16s £o 17s .63, 2-tooth 13s 6d to 15s ewes, forward, 12s to 13s 6d, store 6s 6d to 8s 6d ; ewes .in lamb to B.F. rams 17s 6d to £l, in lamb to Romney rams 14s to 16s 6d ; l.ambs, fat, 16 s to 20s, store (shorn) best, 10s to 13s, medium 6s to 12s 6d. . Pigs : Baconers £5 to £7, porkers £3 to £4 ss, gopd slips £1 10s to £2 10s, weaners 10s to £1 2s. Horses : Heavy draughts £45 to £55, medium £3O .to £4O, light £25 to £3O, harness £lO to £l6, hacks £6 to £lO.