WAIKATO MARKET REPORT

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4432, 26 June 1922, Page 1

WAIKATO MARKET REPORT

The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., reports :— Beef. —Shows po improvement nor immediate prospect of such. Mutton. — A. slight improvement is apparent in fat sheep generally. Supplies are, however, quite equal to the demand and in consequence nothing more than a steady market need be expected fpr the present. Store Cattle.—Grown steers are still slow of sale, but young cattle are the subject of much stionger, enquiry. Attention seems to be turping at least to young steers, of which an undoubted shortage exists. It seems highly probable that these will yet reach a figure sufficiently tempting to induce dairymen to r,ear the coming season's male; calves. Jersey heifer calves are still selling freely in the markets. Store cows also are in better demand. Store Sheep have not recovered from the depression indicated in our last, report. Lambs are still inclined to fall. Ewes in lamb are steady, but very few lines are appearing on the market. ' Dairy Cattle—Good dairy cows have advanced in favour, and in clearing sales where records have been kept the profitable members o’ the herd have been strongly competed for. The highest average so far registered is £l7 10s over a herd of 50 tested cows (mixed breeds). Inferior herds on tell other hand have been very hard to quit. We have held u number of special heifer sales with most satisfactory results, but it must

be admitted that in a general way this class does not, engage much attention. Pigs—The market is fairly steadySupplies seem inclined to ease off, and po doubt this will have the effect of improving values.. Horses. —At our last horse fair good draught animals sold rather better. The inquiry, however, is not strong. .Bullocks, heavy, prime, £5 15s to £6 ss, medium £4 15s to £5 10s, light. £4 to £4 10s ; cows, heavy, £4 5s to £5, medium £2 10s to £3 10s, forward £1 10s to £.2 ; steers, 3% to 4-year, best. £3 to £3 12s 6d, 2%-year £2 5s to £2 15s; heifers, 2y 2 -year Shorthorn, r.w.b., £5 to £7 10s ; 2 year Jersey £8 10s to £lO ; 2-year Shorthorn £4 5c to £6; store cows £1 to £1 12s 6d; steers, 18-month, best, £1 10s to £2, medium £1 2s 6d to £1 7s 6d; heifers, empty, 18-month, £2 5s to £3 ; heifer calves, Jersey, £4 10s to £5 ss, Shorthorn, best, £1 12s 6d to £2 5s ; steers, Shorthorn, best, £1 to £1 ss. Wethers., prime, extra heavy, 26s to 28s, heavy 23s 6d to 25s 6d, medium 21s to 23s ; ewes, prime, heavy, 20s to 22s 6d, medium 17s 6d to 19s 6d; wethers, 4-,tobt.h, store, 20s to 21s, 2tdoth 18s 6d to 21s‘; breeding ewes, 2-tooth, f.w. rams, £1 to £1 2s, 4 1 and 6-tooth, r.w. rams, £1 tp £1 ‘2s, 4 and 5-year. r.w, rams, 17s 6d to £l, aged, r.w. rams, 10s to 12s 6d ; stpr.e lambs, best, 12s to 14s 6d, medium 9s to Ils, small 7s to 8s 6d. Pigs: Heavy Baconers £3 5s to £3 15s, light £2 17s 6d to £3 2s 6d ; heavy porkers £2 10s to £2 17s 6d. light 35s to £2 5s ; good slips 17s to £1 2s 6d, small 12s 6d to 17s 6d ; weaners 6s to 10s 6d.