COMMERCIAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4670, 5 March 1924, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

WAIKATO MARKET REPORT.

The Farmers’ co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report: — The market for beef is distinctly firmer, with supplies of ox beef decreasing. Cows are still plentiful, the lighter weights being in keen Jemand

Mutton also seems to be hardening although there is no apparent scarcity. Prime wethers are, however, difficult to procure.

The yardings of store cattle continue to be small,, and are mostly a nondescript nature; indeed, it is unusual to .see anything but oddments penned. A forward movement however, seems imminent, especially with respect to grown cattle, and it is certain cattle of this description would meet with a good reception/ Forward and store cows are in fair de-, maud, but heifers r.w.b. and calves are practically unsaleable. There is much firmer inquiry for store sheep, all classes participating. Recent sales of breeding ewes have been excellent. Store lambs have in some instancs advanced too far to be stable. Good lines of wethersi could be readily placed, but are not plentifu.

Although still selling freely, the market for pigs is slightly easier, but no doubt the decline is piily temporary. ' Store pigs have slackened considerably.

We quote as follows: Bullocks, heavy prime £8 to £9 10s, medium £6 15s to £7 15s ; cows, heavy young £5 10s to £7, medium £4 to £5 ss, forward £3 to £3 15s, stores £1 5s to £2 f steers, forward 3-year £4 15s te £5 10s, £4 to £4 10s, best 2%-year Shorthorn £3 40s to’£4, medium £2 15s to £3 5s ; 18-nionths steers, best £2 to £2 10s, medium £1 15s to £2. Wethers, prime, heavy, shorn £29s to 31s, ■medium 26s 6d to 28s 6d ; ewes, prime, heavy, shorn £2l,s to 23s ; store weth ■ ers, shorn 4-tooth 25s to 275, 2-tooth 22s to 24S ; ewes, 2,4, and 6-toOth 26s to 30s, -4-year 25s to 28s, b-year 22s to 255, ,s.m. 18s to 22s ; rape lambs 17s to 19s, good store lambs 14s to 16,s 6d, medium 12s to 13s 6d, small 6s 6d to 10s. Pigs: Heavy baconers £3 10s to £4 10s, light £3 to £3 10s'; heavy porkers £2 5s to £2 15s ; good slips £1 5s to £1 10s, .small 18s to £1 3s : weaners 10s to 16s. Horses : Heavy draughts £4O to £5O, medium £3o' to £35, light £lB to £22 ; harness horses £lO to £l5, hacks £5 to £lO.