COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17980, 27 March 1930, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

WAIKATO MARKETS. WEEKLY' REVIEW. Beef.—Good yardings of all classes Of beef continue to come forward, and the prices for prime quality cattle are much the same as what they were last week. Plain and inferior beef is not sought after, and is hard to dispose of. Prime ox is making from 34s to 35s per 1001 b, and cow and heifer 29s to 30s. Fat Sheep.—There has been sufficient coming forward to meet the demand, and . very little change has taken place in the fat sheep market. Any prime fat lambs yarded have been meeting with good competition, but the freezing price for lambs has been reduced. Store Sheep—The good competition which has been experienced for all classes of store sheep has apparently come to an end, as all classes are showing an easing tendency; especially is this noticeable in store lambs which up to the present time have been in extra keen demand. Most of the farmers requiring breeding ewes now have their flocks completed, and most of the ewes sold are in small lots. Store Cattle. —-The market for all classes of store cattle is easier. Grown steers are wanted, and at the recent beef sales are, fetching satisfactory prices. Store 'cows and boner cows are a good bit easier. There is a fair inquiry for choice in-calf heifers* and also for good quality Jersey weaner heifer calves. Inferior quality heifers are not wanted. Pigs.—Heavy yardings and strong competition’ still continue for all classes of pigs, and all the baoon companies’ buyers are operating freely. Horses. —There is still a good demand for useful farm horses, but heavy and .aged horses are not wanted. Quotations. —Prime fat steers, heavy £l3 10s to £ls, medium £l2 10s to £l3 ss; heavy fat cows, £9 to £9 14s; medium fat cows, £8 to £8 15s; plain fat cows, £6 to £6 15s; heavy fat wethers, 27s to 29s 6d; light fat wethers, 25s to 26s 6d; fat 2-tooth wethers, 24s to 26s lOd; prime fat ewes, 17s 6d to 19s Gd; medium fat ewes, 15s 3d to 16s 6d; prime fat lambs, 22s 6d to- 255; medium fat lambs, 18s to 20s; 2-tooth breeding ewes, 26s to 295; 4-tooth ewes, 27s to 28s; 4,6, and 4yr.'ewes, 24s 6d to 255; syr. ewes, 18s to 20s; 2-looth store wethers, 21s to 22s 9d; 4-tooth store wethers, 24s 6d; woolly ewe lambs, 13s lid to 15s 6d; mixed sex woolly lambs, 13s 6d to 14s; mixed sex shorn lambs, 11s to 12s; 4yr. bullocks. £lO to £lO 15s; 3yr. store bullocks, £8 15s to £9 10s; 2yr. store bullocks, £7 5s to £8; weaner steer calves, £3 10s to £4 10s; 18-months Jersey heifers in calf, £8 10s to £lO 10s; Jersey weaner heifer calves, £5 to £6; smaller ditto, £3 10s to £4 10s; heavy baconers, £4 10s to £4 17s; medium baconers, £3 8s to £4 2s; light, £3 6s to £3 14s; heavy porkers, £3 5s to £3 10s; slips, 33s to £2; weaners, 18s to 28s. HJKUTAIA STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auc/ioneering Company, Ltd., report that at their Hikutaia sale a good yarding of cattle, sheep and pigs met with keen competition. Quotations: — Prime fat'cows, £8 7s Cd to £9 7s; medium fat cows, £7 12s Gd to £8 ss; lighter, £6 to £7 ss; fresh conditioned cows, £5 7s Gd to £5 19s; store cows, £3 15s to £4 14s; boners, £2 11s to £3 6s; heavy bulls, £8 to £9 12s 6d; lighter, £4 5s to £6 10s; in-calf heifers. £5 7s ’6d to £7; -Jersey heifer calves, £2 10s to £2 13s; S.H. heifer c-alves, £2 to £2 15s; S.H. steer calves, £3 5s to £4 2s; Jersey cows, in milk, £6 10s to £8; fat wethers, 25s id; 2-tooth ewes, 24s Id; store lambs, 14s 9d to 15s 9d: porkers, £2 15s to £3; good stores, £2 6s to £2 11s; slips, 28s to 335; good weaners, 18s 6d to 225; smaller, 10s to 15s 6a.