WAIKATO MARKET REPORT.

Shannon News, 16 October 1923, Page 2

WAIKATO MARKET REPORT.

The Farmers’ Auctioneering Co., Hamilton, report under date October 9 : —•

Beef.—Competition for beef still remains keen in all centres with values steady at last quotations. Mutton.—There has not been any improvement in mutton, the tendency is in fact in the opposite direction.

Store cattle—Continue to- sell well everywhere, all classes participating in the advance. Forward steers and cows are in strong demand. Young steers are steady, but no doubt when the fern begins to adorn the slopes of the back country, improvement will be observed. The advance in the value’ of Dairy Cattle has turned attention once more to empty heifers and business in this class has been quite brisk. Stove sheep— The enquiry is fair, indeed the present value of "fat sheep does not justify the values demanded for stores. Hoggets in particular seeny unreasonably high. Quotations to hand, l'o-r station lines'of ewes are to say the least, of an optimistic nature and provide a lively overture for the coming season’s operations. Contrary to the previous year purchases for forward delivery are not likely to be extensive. At the same time there is every indication of high values ruling. Dairy cattle.—Business in all centres is good and competition keen. Pig;s.—Sell freely everywhere. The high Values obtained at the yards seem To have restricted operations over the scales. We quote as follows:

Bullocks, heavy, prime £ll 10s to £l6 ss, medium £lO 10s to £l2; cows, heavy, voung £9 to £ll 10s, medium £5 10s "to £7 15s, forward £3 10 s to £4- 10s; steers, 4-year forward £5 5s to £6 15s. stores £4 15s to £5 ss: cows, stores £2 15s; steers, 3yr best £4 to £4 15s; springing heifers, 2yr Jersey £l2 to £ls; 3yr Shorthorn £8 10s to £l2: heifers, rising ,3yr, r.w.b. Holstein £8 10s to £l2; emnty (heifers,-best Shorthorn, 2yr £2 15s to £3 10s; medium £2-5s to £2 12s 6d; steers, Shorthorn, best £3 1,5 s to £4 ss, medium £3 to £3 10s: 3m arling heifers, best Shortborn £2 5s to £3, Holstein £2 10s to £3 ss, Jersey £4 10s to £6 10s ; yearling steers, best £2 12s 6d to £3 7s 6d, medium £2 to £2 10s ; wethers, prime, heavy £2 to £2 4sv medium 38s to £2; ewes, heavy 35s to £2: ewes with lambs at foot £2 to £2 ss; store wethers. 4-tooth 32s 6d to 35s;' store JlOg-sret-s. good £1 6s to £1 9s, medium £1 2s fid to £1 55.. Pigs.—Baconers, heavy £4 to £5 15s; light £3 5s to £4; porkers, heavy £2 15s to £3 2s fid; good slips £1 7s 6d to £2, small slips £1 to £1 ss, weaners 12c 6d to 17s fid. Heavy draughts £4O to £55, medium 5 £3O to £45. liaht £2O to £25. harness horses £lO to £l7, hacks £5 to £lO. -