STOCK SALTS.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 17, 7 February 1924, Page 4

STOCK SALTS.

MATA MAT.' l.Uiig'ety and Co. held their usual sale lit Matamata last week. There , was a fair yarding; of cattle and sheep.- Buyers. attended in good ; numbers, and the bidding- wars keen. • Pricers were: Beef cattle: Fat steers to £5 .15s; fat cows, £3 to £5 ss; cows (from store class to conditioned), £1 • !0:s to £2 os. Sheep: Rams, 12s fid; j far ewes. 17s. Pigs: Weaners, 12s to ! I.Ss; slips, £1 2s to £1 10s; porkers j £1 J.o.s to £2. | THE LONDON MARKET, j The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board lias received the following* cable from its London office, dated February 1, 1024, advising Smithlield delivered prices at that date as follows: X.Z. wethers, light weights 8d to 8?;d ; heavy weigihs 7d to 7id. N.Z. ewes, 7d. N.Z. lamb, old sease-nAs Did to 102 d. now sea on’s 12d te 12id. new season';- second qaulity Hid. Australian new season’s lamb, Did to 1 Old. A rgent i n-. now season’s lamb, Did i to 103 d. | WAIKATO MARKET REPORT. | Tlie Farmers' Auctioneering Com- ] pany report under date February 4:— Beef.—-The market still remains fairly steady. Supplies consist principally of cow beef. This the export companies are in a position to handle and in consequence competition is well sustained. Steer beef is not plentiful. Mutton.—The market is well supplied and has now declined to the freezing- level. Lambs still remain at Sid per pound for export. There are not likely to be many further drafts until supplies are available off rape. Store Cattle.—The market is still quiet, little stock coming- forward and little inquiry to encourage it. The absence of male cattle is very noticeable. Store Sheep.— In spite of predictions to the contrary all classes of stove sheep have been well received. As forecasted in our last report those requiring breeding- ewes want them early, and until their needs are filled competition will be present. The hopes entertained by some that large consignments would be forwarded from other localities are not likely to be fulfilled. Lambs still continue to draw good bidding, especially any lots suitable for rape. Pigs have improved a little in value notwithstanding- the heavy yarding#. The season so far must be looked upon as very satisfactory, a decline to last year's level being unlikely.

We quote as follows:—Bullocks: Heavy, prime, £7 10s to £8 10s; medium, £0 5s to £7 ss. Cows: Heavy, young, £5 to £0 10s; medium, £3 15s to £4 10s; forward, £2 10s to £3; .stores, £1 5s to £1 15s. Steers: 4year, forward, £4 12s fid to £5 2s Gd; stores, £3 15s to £4 10s; 3i-year, best. £3 10s to £4; 2y-vear, best Shorthorn, £3 to £3 15s; Si-year, medium Shorthorn, £2 10s to £3. Eighteen-months steers: Best, £2 to £2 10s; medium, £1 15s to £2. Wethers: Prime, heavy shorn, 28s to 30sj prime, medium shorn, 2fis to 275. Ewes: Prime, heavy shorn, 21s to 235. Store wethers: 4-tootli, shorn, 25s to 275; 2-tooth, shorn, 22s to 245. Ewes: 2, 4 and fi-tooth, 26s to 30s; 4-year, 25s to 28s; 5-yesr, 22s to 255; s.m., 19s to 235. Rape lambs: 17s to IDs. Store lambs: Good, 14s to 10s; medium, L2s to 13s fid; small, fis fid to 10s. Pigs: Baconers, heavy, £3 10s to £4 ss; baconers, light, £3 to £3 7s fid; porkers, heavy, £2 5s to £2 15s; good slips, £1 5s to £1 10s; small slips, 13s to £1 3s; weaners, 10s to 16s. Horses: Heavy draughts, £4O to £SO; medium draughts, £3O to £35; light draughts, £lB to £22; harness horses, £lO to £ls; hacks, £5 to £lO.