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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4628, 21 November 1923, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

WAIKATO MARKET REPORT: The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd.,, report: Beef.—The beef market still continues to decline. Values for. ox are, roughly,. 25s to 27s per 100, cow beef 18s to 20s. Mutton.—The market for mutton has not shown much alteration. The tendency is, however, downward, and no doubt a return to freezing level., will soon be apparent. Store Cattle.— Everywhere competition for store cattle is dull, and. certainly the time seems opportune for those who desire to stock grazing country. Steers are far from plentiful, but there is something approaching a glut of empty heifers, with the result that only those of outstanding quality meet w r ith demand. Store Sheep—Fair inquiry still exists in regard to store sheep, but the absence of definite indications, fi om the freezing companies has served to spread a feeling of caution. Quotations current in Southerp. centres are B%d per lb for lambs, for wethers, and 4d for ewes. Dairy Catltle. —Fair inquiry still prevails, animals at' profit meeting with good competition in all markets. Pigs Values have further declined since last reporting, but there is evidence of a tendency to steady,. The yar-lings are not quite so heavy, which has resulted in firmer competition.

Horses. —The demand for heavy draughts still continues strong, some exceptionally good prices being realised.

We quote as follows: Bullocks, heavy, prime, £lO to £l2, medium £8 to £9 5s ; cows, heavy young, £5 to £6 10s, medium £4 to £4 15s, forward £2 15s to £3 5s ; steers, forward 4-year £4 15s to £5 10s, stores £4 to £4 12s 6d; cows, stores, £1 5s to £2 ; steers, best. 3-year £3 15s to £4 5s ; springing heifers, 2-year Jersey £lO to £l3, 3-year Shorthorn. £7 to £lO, 3-year Holstein heifers £7 10s to £lO ; empty heifers, best 2-year Shorthorn £2 15s to £3 10s, medium 1 £2 5s to £2 12s 6d ; ,§teers, best 2-year Shorthorn £3 to £3 12s 6d, medium £2 lOs-to £2 17s 6d; best Shorthorn yearling heifers £2 to £2 15s, Holstein £3 5s to £4, ‘Jersey £4 to £6 10s ; best yearling steers £2 10s to £3, medium £2 to £2 7,s 6d. Wethers, prime heavy, shorn, 31s to 33s 6d, medium 29s to 30s 6d; ewes, prime heavy, shorn, 29s to 31s; ewes with lambs at foot £2 to £2 5s ; store wethers, 4-tooth, shorn, 26s to 28s ; store hoggets, good, shorn, £1 3s to £1 ss, medium £1 Is to £1 2s 6d. Pigs.: Bacbners, heavy, £4 10s to £5 ss, light £3 5s to £4 ss; porkers, heavy. £2 10s to £3 ; good slips £1 7s 6d to £1 12s 6d, small £1 to £1 5s ; weaners 12s 6d to 17s 6d. Horses : Heavy, draughts £4O to £55, medium £3O to £45, light £2Ol to £22 ; harness horses £lO to £l7, hacks £5 to' £lO.