COMMERCIAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4756, 26 September 1924, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

WAIKATO MARKET REPORT. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., reports : — Beef.—There is practically no rise since our laist report, but the market is still very firm with prospects of prices being higher. Mutton. —The yardings are small, prime wether and ewe mutton beingscarce, the supply not being sufficient for the demand, with a sharp rise in prices and every likelihood of higher prices until shorn sheep come forward. . Store Cattle—A good inquiry exists for all classes of young male cattle, also for good store and forward bullocks, but little for yearling heifers ;

store cows ■ ar.e in demand, no doubt duo to .the high prices ruling for cow beef. Store Sheep.—The yardings at present are very small, most of the stores being held over till after shearing. A few sales of ewes with lambs have taken place in the markets and paddocks. Dairy Cattle. —There is still a good demand for choice, well-grown heifers at profit, also for any good dairy herds, but inferior and backward are very dull of sale. Pigs,—Pigs are coming forward now in good numbers, both in fats and stores, with prices very firm for all classes. Stores are too dear in comparison with the prices ruling for fats. Horses. —We have just finished our annual Cambridge Fair with an entry of over nine hundred horsas of all classes and although prices were in most cases a little lower than last year the demand was good, and we quitted most of our entry. We quote : , Bullocks, prime heavy £l3 10s to £l5. medium £lO 10s to £l2 10s ; cows, prime £7 10s to £9, medium £5 10s to £6. unfinished £3 5s to £3 15s, stores £1 10s to £2 5s ; steers, forward 3%year £5 15s to £6 lOS, stores £4 15s to £5 15s, good 2%-year £3 5s to £3 15s, others £2 5s to £2 15s; good yearlings £2 to £2 10s, medium £1 5s to £1 10s. Wethers : prime heavy £2 5s to £2 10s, medium £2 to £2 2s : ewes, prime heavy 35s to £2, light 28s to 30s ; store wethers, 4-tooth 32s to 345, 2-tooth 30s to 32s ; ewes in lamb, 5-year 32s to 355, sound mouth 27s to 30s : lambs, fat 27s to 30s, forward 25s to 29s ; good store lambs 23s to 255, medium 20s to 21s, small 15s to 17s 6d Pigs : Baconers, prime £4 to £4 ss, medium £3 10s to £3 15s ; porkers £2 10s to £3 15s, Blips 30s to £2, weaners 25s to'27s 6d. Horses : Heavy draughts £5O to £6O, medium £35 to £3B ; spring cart sorts £22 to £3O, harness horses £8 to £lO, hacks £8 to £ll.