COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 December 1922, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. . : '- « -j . The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd'., report:— We held sales during the past week at Westfield and Papakura, dairy cows and heifers selling at late quotations. The demand for store cattle, unless in forward condition, is dull. We quote: Best dairy cows and heifers £7 15s to £l2 10s, others £4 15s to £7 10s, aged cows and inferior heifers £2 to £4 10s, bulls £1 to £3 15s, empty cows £1 5s to £2 ss„ yearling to 18-months heifers £1 to £2 15s, yearling to 18-month steers £1 to £1 15s, 2 to 2%-year steers £2 to £2 17s 6d, 3 to 3%-year steers £3 to £4 ss, 4-year steers £4 10s to £5 15s. Beef fully Westfield prices.

At Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday, beef was penned in average numbers. There- was an improved demand, with prices improving as the sale advanced. We quote: Extra choice oxen to 25s per 100 lb, choice and prime oxen 20s to 24s per 100 lb, rough and plain oxen 14s to IBs per 100 lb, young cow and heifer beef 17s to £1 2s per 100 lb, other cow beef 12s to 16s per 100 lb, no extra heavy prime steers were penned; heavy prime £8 12s 6d to £ll 7s 6d, for Mr. R. Hall’s 3-year-old show steer, medium prime £6 2s 6d to £7 7« 6d, small and unfinished steers £4 10s to £6, young cows and heifers £4 17s 6d to £7 2s 6d, other eows £2 15s to £4 15s. Calves were penned in small numbers, and consequently improved in values on last week’s sale. Runners £2 5s to £3 10a, heavy vealers £2 5s to £3 4s, medium vealers £1 13s to £2 2s, light vealers 21s to £1 12s, smaller Ils to 20s, small and fresh-dropped 9s to 10s. Pigs were penned in average numbers, all classes selling at late quotations. Choppers £2 to £2 18s, heavy and medium baconers £2 12s to £3 Is, light baconers and heavy porkers £2 5s to £2 Ils, medium and light porkers £1 15s to £2 4s, large stores 7s to £1 14s, slips 19s to £1 6s, weaners 10s to 18s. Sheep were penned in less than average numbers, selling at easily late quotations. Heavy prime wethera £1 10s 9d to £1 13s 3d, medium prime wethers £1 8s fid to £1 10s 6d, light prime wethers £1 6s 9d to £1 8s 6d, heavy prime ewes £1 Ts to £1 9a, extra heavy prime ewes to £1 12s 6d, medium prime etfes. £1 5s 3d to £1 6s 9d, light prime ewes £1 3s to £1 ss, hoggets, best £1 6s 6d to £1 9s 9d, others £1 3s 6d to £1 6s, no extra heavy prime wethers were penned. Lambs penned in scarcely average numbers, and sold at improved prices, freezing buyers being unable to operate; , Heavy prime £1 9s to £1 13s, medium prime £1 7s 3d to £1 8s 9d, light prime £1 5s to £1 7s, small and inferior £1 to £1 4s 6d. WAIKATO STOCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, report: At the Frankton yards on Tuesday we had a good entry of fat sheep, which sold at rather above last week’s rates. Prime fat shorn ewes realised £1 7s 9d to £1 Bs, wethers 28s 9d, hoggets £1 6s 3d, lambs £1 4s 8d to £1 ss. Cattle were penned in average numbers, and a better demand existed for most classes. Good fat cows made from £4 17s to £5 Is, light and unfinished cows £3 to £3 10s, cows in fresh condition £2 5s to £2 14s. store cows £1 4s to £1 Ils, 15-months-old steers £2 6s to £2 10s, 15-months-old heifers £1 15s to £2. A good yarding of both fat and store pigs came forward. Fat pigs sold on a level with last week, while store pigs were sold at adcanced prices. Prices realised were: Heavy baconers £2 8s to £2 12s, medium baconers £2 Is to £2 6s, porkers £1 17s to £2 Is, lighter sorts £1 13s to £1 16s, good slips £1 7s tq £1 Ils, others £1 2s to £1 ss. good weaners 15s to £l, small weaners 10s to 13s 6d.

The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., Hamilton, report as follows on stock sales held in the Waikato last week: The beef markets are well supplied and values hve somewhat eased. The freezing companies have commenced operations in a small way, but so far have not been successful in maintaining steadiness. The mutton market is everywhere very firm, but supplies are limited. Competition for lambs among exporters has been very keen, and started earlier than in previous years. Speaking generally the market for store cattle is somewhat easier, though occasional briskness is apparent. Forward bullocks are still In demand, but cows in the same condition have declined. Young steers are steady at late rates. Empty heifers of good quality are also required, bnt the rougher sorts seldom Induce competition. Jersey heifers maintain their prominence, and good values are everywhere obtainable. The store sheep markets still continue very bare. Competition is keen for all lots submitted, and values rule higher than the outlook so far warrants. The yardings of dairy cattle in general are small, but competition continues for animals at profit. Pigs are appearing on the market in large quantities. Values have declined for baconers. Store pigs also are easier. We quote: Bullocks, prime heavy £7 10s to £8 10s, medium £6 15s to £7 ss, light £6 to £6 10s; cows, heavy £5 to £6 ss, medium £3 15s to £4 10s, forward £2 7s fid to £3 2s 6d; steers, four-year forward £4 Ifts to £5 10s, three-year £3 to £4; cows, stores £1 2s 6d to £2; steers, two-year best £2 10s to £2 17s 6d, medium £2 to £2 7s 6d; heifers, empty two-year Shorthorn £3 10s to £4 10s. Holstein £4 10s to £6; dairy heifers, best Shorthorn £7 to £9, Jersey £8 to £lO 10s; yearlings, heifers Jersey £6 10s to £B, best Shorthorn £3 to £3 15s, medium £2 to £2 15s; steers, best Shorthorn £1 15s to £2 ss; wethers, prime shorn heavy 288 to 31s, medium 26s to F 27s 6d; ewes, prime shorn heavy 22s 6d to 255; store hoggets, best woolly £1 Is to £1 ss, medium 18s to £l, best shorn 19s to £1 Is, medium 16s 6d to 19s. Pigs: Baconers heavy £2 7s 6d to £2 15s, light £2 to £2 ss; porkers, heavy £2 to £2 ss, light 80s to 355; good slips £1 2s 6d to £1 6b; small slips 15s to £1 Is; weaners 10s to 12s fid. Horses: Heavy draughts £32 to £4O, medium £25 to £3O, light £2O to £24; harness horses £lO to £l5; hacks £5 to £lO.