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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4530, 21 February 1923, Page 3

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WAIKATO MARKET REPORT. '' The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Co., Ltd., reports :— Beef.—Since last reporting the beef market has suffered a decline, eow beef especially suffering. There seems no reason to fear that this will long continue. Mutton. —-Supplies arp plentiful everywhere, and an easier tone prevails'. Lambs are still -selling on the basis of 9d per lb, but from reports a drop in value is not improbable.. Store Cattle.—The decline anticipated in our last report' has strongly det in. TAis embraces all classes of cattle with the exception of heiffers in calf, towards which the fancy is. surer ly inclining. An advance in this class is- certainly due. Store Sheep.—ln defiance of prophecy store sheep still maintain their position, and have even strengthened it during tihe past week. It seems not unlikely, however, that a check will soon be encountered. Quite a lot of breeders still remain -with requirements unsatisfied, and good lots of ewes are assured of good' reception. Wethers also, owing to their scarcity, are sure to continue popular.. Pigs.—pigs still rem'atn firm, with inclination to advance. Horses —.At our Hamilton fair a week ago tjie inquiry for draught animals was much stronger, an'd good business in this class was transacted. We quote as fallows : — CATTLE. Bullocks’, heavy, prime, £8 5s to £9 10s, medium £7 to £B, light. £6 5s to £7: cows, heavy, £5 to £6 ss, medium £3. 15s to £4 10s, forward £2 15s to £3 10s ; steers, 3% L year, forward 1 , £5 to £5 10s, 3%t-year stores £4 10s to £5 ; cows', stores, £1 15s to £2 5s ; steers, 2% year, best, £3 10’s to £4, medium £3 to £3 7s 6d ; heifers, rising 2-year, r.w.b., Jersey,. £6 to £B, rising 2-year, r.w.b., Shorthorn, £4 to £5, rising 2year, r.w.b., Holstein, £4 10s to £6; springing heifers, best. Short-horn, £4 10s to £5 10s; empty heifers, 18inonths. best Shorthorn £2 15s .to £3 ss, medium £2 to £2 10s: Shorthorn steers, 18-mpnthis, best £2 10s to £3, medium £2 to £2 7s 6d. SHEEP, Wethers, prime, shorn, heavy, 30s to 335, medium 27s 6d to 29s ; ewes, prime, shorn, heavy, 24s to 28s; breeding ewes, best 2 /tooth, 28s to 335, 4,6, and 8-topth 30s to 32s 6d, 5 and 1-year 26s to 30s 6d ; medium 5 and 6 -year 21s to 24s ; breeding culls f.m., 15s to 18s 6d ; rape lambs, best, 19s to 225; store lambs, best, shorn, 15s 6d to 17s 6d, medium 13s 6d to 15s. PIGS. Baconers, heavy, £3 2s 6d to £3 17s 6d, light £2 12s 6d to £3; porkers’, heavy £2 2s 6d to £2 7s 6d, 35s to £2; good slips £1 2s 6d to £1 6s, small 15s to £1 Is ; weaners 9s to 12s 6d. HORSES. Heavy draughts £35 to £45, medium £25 to £3O, light £2O to £24, harpess horses £lO to £l5, hacks- £5 to £lO.