FARM AND MARKET

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19902, 3 June 1936, Page 11

FARM AND MARKET

Weekly Agricultural Review

(By “Stockman.”) Item# of Interest, Enquiries In regard to Shows and Sales and General Comment from Readers will be welcomed. These should be addressed to “Stockman,” Waikato Times, Hamilton.

COMING SHOWS AND SALES. Hamilton Stock Sale: Every Tuesday. Morrinsville Stock Sale: Every Friday. Cambridge Stock Sale: Every Monday. UNCHANGED MARKETS. POSITION IN WAIKATO. SUCCESSFUL PEDIGREE SALES. WEEK’S ACTIVITY REVIEWED. Moderate supplies of ox beef remain unchanged, but some centres report an Improving tendenoy for oow and heifer beef. * > Fat sheep are forward in heavy numbers and the market Is well held for ewes. Store sheep met a sharper trade at all centres. A keener demand Is shown for dairy cattle. Baooners generally maintain late quotations, but porkers are sold at reduced rates. The past week has been marked by no unusual activity, the only feature being the steadiness of Waikato markets. With a succession of heavy frosts during the past fine spell of weather, there is practically no pas- j ture growth in the district and farm- i ers have rid themselves of their marketable stock. There is reduced activity connected with the pig markets at the present time, the only interest being provided by the animated de- j mand existing for baconers. Last week was an exceptionally busy j one as far as pedigree stock sales were : concerned, several important features taking place in Hamilton. Values were generally satisfactory and on the whole showed an improvement on the values realised during past seasons. ; Save for last year when a definite im- j provement was noticed, the markets J have been dull throughout, the Dominion during the past several years ' for pedigree stock and the margin between pedigree and grade stock was not very substantial. However, there Is every prospect that this season will see a further improvement, and the many sales scheduled for this month , should prove satisfactory to the ven- ; dors. j Market For Beef. Another quiet week has been experienced for beef with competition at, the majority of centres remaining restrained. A brighter tone was shown at Westfield last week and a rise of Is per 1001 b for ox beef was reported. Ox beef in the Waikato, however, has been slow of sale and entries have been difficult to sell, despite the fact that yarding* at all centres have been comparatively light. Bet:?r quality entries induced a keener degree of competition at the central yards yesterday for cow and heifer beef and price changes were in favour of vendors. v Fat Sheep Steady. The yarding of fat sheep at the Morrinsville sale on Friday was too small to gauge the market tone, but yesterday at Frankton a heavy yarding had the effect of depressing values, particularly for wethers which eased In value. Ewes, however, were not so much afTected. although the demand was not as animated as at the previous sale. Lambs were readily cleared at fully late rates. The immediate prospects for sheep seem to be quite encouraging and only a surplus of supply should affect, present values. Pork and Baoon. The market has been well held for baconers during ttie week. The supply is limited, however, and at Frankton yesterday the entry was too small to induce interest and prices consequently suffered. With a further drop in the pork export schedule, interest has again slackened for porkers anftt duller sales aj*e reported from all centres. Values for Shorthorns. A very satisfactory clearance was made at the annual dispersal of the well-known “Pinedale” Milking Shorthorns Stud, the property of Messrs G. D. Hall, only one passing being made throughout the whole sale. With a top price of -Wgns, and an average of 23}gns for hulls and 13Jgns for heifers, the values realised must be accepted as highly satisfactory. The stock were paraded in excellent condition and bidding was spirited, some of the best Shorthorn breeders of the Dominion showing keen inquiry for entries with good hutterfat backing and possessing the characteristic “Pinedale" type and constitution. The ♦op price was paid for an outstanding yearling son of the champion Riverdale Goldmine kith, and Pinedale Blossom,; this bull goinc to the stud of Mr J.; Searle, Kalpaki. Horotlu Shorthorns. Considering the high values that ! have ruled for “Horotlu” blood previously, the values realised at the dispersal of Mr R. D. DuxfTeld. must have been a little disappointing to the owner, but. It was apparent that, buyers had to an extent satisfied their demand as far as bulls were concerned or were waiting for later in the season before making their purchases. Heifers, however, realised satisfactory values. Southern competition being very strong. Prices ranged to Ifigns., Previous to the sale, buyers bad opportunity of inspecting the herd sire, the great Pino Farm Gem IV, now 1 \ yars old. but still showing good condition and evidence of the great breeding powers that has made the Horotlu Stud one of the leading Short-j horn studs in Australasia. Pedigree Plq Sales. A representative bench of buyers was attracted to the annual dispersal ( sale of the Te Rapa Pedigree Pig Stud, the property of Mr R. Chlleott. Bred under the best outdoor conditions, the; pigs rame forward in splendid condition and highly satisfactory values ranging to lSgns were readily obtained. A successful sale also attended the an Yiual dispersal of the well-known “Mountley” stud, the property of Mr \ T. Rogers, of Ngaruawahla. prices ranging as high ns £34. For the first time in the Dominion the progeny of the English supreme champion. Rerksxvell Up-to-date sth., Imported ],v Mr Ropers at- great cost, were j offered for sale and for these a keen •

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