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Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 129, 22 April 1926, Page 8

Pigs.—Medium baconers £3 8s to £3 16s, light £2 10s to £3 3s ; porkers 35s to £2 7s ; slips 22s to £2 ; good weaners 15s 6d to 19s, smaller 11s M to 15s. WAIKATO MARKET REPORT. 1 The Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. re* ports under date of April 19:— Beef.—There has been no change in the beef market, prime ox continuing to make from 28s to 30s, prime cow. perhaps a little firmer at 21s to 245. Fat Sheep.—The market is about the same, with a tendency to harden for both wether and ewe mutton, sufficient coming forward to meet requirements. Store Sheep.—A demand exists for. all classes of stores at late rates, ewes in lamb, stcre lambs and wethers being inquired for, but sellers with the latter class in most cases not caring* to take buyers’ offers. Horses.—Few good horses are offering, with a demand for heavy and medium draughts, but aged and light horses are not wanted, in fact are practically unsaleable. We quote:—Bullocks, prime heavy £ll 10s to £l2, medium £lO to £lO 10s ; cows, prime £7 15s to £9, medium £6 to £7 10s, unfinished £3 10s to £4, stores £2 10s to £3 10s ; steers,. 31-year forward £7 15s to £8 ss, Siyear stores £6 15s .to £7 ss, 21-year - good £4 15s to £6 ss, others £2 10s to £2 15s, 18-months good £3 10s to £4 5s ; good steer calves £2 to £2 10s ; good heifer calves (Jerseys) 35sto £3 ; wethers, prime heavy 29s .to31s, prime medium 27s to 28s 6d - - ewes, prime heavy 2ffs to 235, prime, light 17s to 18s ; store wethers, 4 tooth 24s 6d ,to 25s 6d. 2-tooth 20s to* 22s ; breeding ewes, 4, 6 and 8 tooths. 24s to 265, 2-tooth 22s 6d, 4-year and 5-year 20s to 21s, sound mouth 18s 6d' to 22s ; lambs, fat 24s to 26s ; store* lambs, shorn 12s to 15s ; rape lambs 14s 6d to 16s ; cull lambs 9s 6d to 10s 6d. Pigs : Baconers, prime £4 to £4 ss, medium £3 12s 6d to £3 15s ; porkers £2 5s to £2 12s ; slips 27s 6d to 35s ; weaners 8s to 12s. Horses : Heavy draughts £SO ,to £6O, medium: £2B to £32, spring cart sorts £l6 to £lB, harness horses £8 to £lO, hacks£s t« £B. i FAT STOCK FOR EXPORT. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board; advises that the following prices are being offered April 16 1926: 'Auckland: Prime woolly lambs, 361 - and under, Sid; 371 b to 421 b, 7ld; sec- ‘ ond quality lambs, 7id. Poverty Bay: Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 8d; 37!b to 421 b, 7d;. second quality lambs, 62d. Hawke’s Bay: 'Wethers, 561 b and! under, 53d; 571 b to 641 b, sd; 651 b to72ib, 41 d; second quality wethers, 4id. Ewes, 561 b and under, 3ld; 571 b to 641 b, 3gd. Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 9d; 371 bto 421 b, 72d; 431 b and over, 73. Second quality lambs, 72d. Prime ox beef, 27s 6d per 1001 b. Wellington: Wethers, 56Jb and under, 53d; 571 b to 641 b, sd; 65!b to 721 b, 4*d. Ewes, 561 b and under, 3ld; 571 b to 641 b, 3Sd. Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 9d; 371 bto 421 b, 8d; 431 b and over 7 id. Canterbury: Wethers, 561 b and under, 6id; 571 bto 641 b, sld. Ewes, under 481 b, 4kl; 4Slb to 641 b, 3id. Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 9ld; 371 b to 421 b, Bgd; 431 b and over, 7gd; second quality lambs, 361 b and under, BSd; over 361 b, 7gd. South Otago: Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 9id; 371 b to 421 b 7ld--431b to 501 b, 7id. Southland: Prime woolly . lambs,. 361 b and under, 9d; 371 b to 421 b 7?-d----431b to 501 b, 7d. , ~ ' THE LONDON MARKET. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated April 16, 1926, advising- Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follows: N.Z. Wethers and Maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands (new - season’s), 561 b and under, 63d; 571 b to 641 b, 65 d; 651 b to 721 b, 5Sd. Other brands, 561 b and under, 63d; 571 b to 641 b. sid; 651 b to 721 b, sgd. N.Z. ewes, 641 b and under, 4 Id. N.Z. Lamb: Canterbury quality (new season’s), 361 b and under. 10Id; 371 b to 421 b, lOd; 431 b to 501 b, 93d; seconds, 9Sd. Selected brands (new season’s). 36!b and under, 103 d; 371 b to 421 b, lOd. Other brands, first quality (new season’s), 421 b and - under, 93d; seconds, 9id. N.Z. Beef: Ox fores, 3£d; ox hinds, 4ld. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 2gd: ox hinds, 53d. Lamb market ’ steady, consumption satisfactory. Mutton: Demand remains dull. Beef market is overstocked with Argentine chilled beef.