BUOYANT MARKET.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20260, 31 July 1937, Page 11

BUOYANT MARKET.

MORRINSVILLE VALUES. SHORT SUPPLY OF SHEEP. PIGS REMAIN VERY FIRM. Buoyancy wa-s evident in all sections of the market at the weekly Morrinsvllle stock sale yesterday, and although there was no appreciable hardening in values, reoent rates were easily held. Ox beef was in short supply and no heavy steel's were yarded, but for a line of well-finished llerefords £l2 12s 6d was realised. Lighter bullocks sold steadily to bring from £lO to £ll 10s. Several pens of light young Polled Angus cows and heifers met the market at Frankton quotations. An average yarding of boners was cleared at prices ourrent at recent fixtures, with meaty cows selling up to £5 10s. One of the smallest yardings of fat sheep this year came forward, and in consequence there was no easing on last values. Good fat wethers made to 36s 3d, and an offering of maiden four-tooth ewes were in request to find a buyer at 32s 6d. A few’ fat ewes were penned, and these also enjoyed a steady sale, to average 20s 6d for best, sorts. The fat lamb entry was confined to good quality pens, and these made to 27s 6d. i After a slacker market last wßek dairies again enjoyed a buoyant sale, but the offering represented a good deal better quality than at last Friday’s '■ fixture. Best young Jersey cows and j heifers, showing well up, were eagerly 'sought, and transactions around £lO 1 were not unusual, and several of the choicest lot's ranged to £l2 10s. Less typey cattle commanded prices ranging from £7 to £8 10s, while later descriptions were traded briskly at from £4 10s to £6. Stores comprised the bulk of the pig entry, and these continued to sell well, and a large entry of w’eaners firmed, with the best of these being absorbed at 2is. Heavy baconers again found strong competition, and well-finished

entries commanded figures up to 4gns, with lighter pigs at £3 16s. Values over the whole ranged from £3. Good lines in the porker section made 50s to 56: , with lighter sorts meeting the market at from 42s to 48s. An entry of breeding sows were ready of sale. Good young sow r s close to farrowing realised from £4 10s to £5, others from £3 10s. Farmers’ Auctioneering Company. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Limited report:— Sheep-: At the weekly Morrinsville' stock sale yesterday there was only a small yarding comprising chiefly wether mutton, for which competition was firm and prices showed an advance on last w’eek’s quotations. Fat ewes were also keenly sought. Cattle: There was an average yarding. of ox beef with a good proportion of finished quality, for which competition was brisk. A line of eight prime steers from Miss E. Chepmell of Morrinsville averaged £l2 15s and thirteen light fat steers offered on acoount of Mr W. Mears of Walton realised £9 158 to £lO 12s. Cow and heifer beef was again yarded In full numbers, but with only a small proportion of flnishe’d quality and this In keen demand, whilst second quality also showed an improvement.’ Boners fetched last week’s rates while young cattle were' keenly sought. Dairy cattle: A full yarding of all olasses, was penned including many pens of in-calf heifers. Competition for good quality sorts close to profit was keen, and up to £J2 10s was realised for the best pens. Unfortunately, the entry included many pens of backward and small heifers, but these were not in demand. One truck of choice heifers, close to profit realised £lO 17s 6d. A good entry of dairy cows realised late rates.

Pigs: A small yarding of fats, came forward and an extra large entry of stores. Fat pigs sold fully up to late rates, while store pigs we're slightly ensler on previous sales.

Quotations: Sheep: medium fat withers 35s 9d to 36s 3d; light 3is to 83s; prime fat ewes 32s 6d; fat. owes 28s to 30s. Cattle: Prime' medium fat. steers £l2 15s; light £9 15s to £lO 12s; medium fat cow’s and heifers £7 11s to £7 15s; light £6 5s to £7 ss; killable cows £4 15s to £5 16s; heavy boner cows £3 10s to £4 4s; medium £2 10s to £3 6s; light 30s to £2 3s; sound young Jersey cows £2 11s to £3 ss. Dairy cattle: Best Jersey heifers close to profit £lO 10s to £l2 10s; more backward £8 to £9 15s; Jersey and Jersey cross heifers, close to profit £9 to £lO 15s :Jersev and Jersey Cross heifers later calvers £7 15s to £8 10s, small and backward heifers £6 to £7; Jersey heifers in milk £7 to £0; Jersey cows £6 to £7 15s: Jersey cross cows £4 15s to £5 10s. Pigs: Best baconers £3 19s to £5 4s: medium £3 4s to £3 16s; light baconers and heavy porkers £2 16s to £3; medium porkers £2 7s; light, £2 2s to £2 ss; large' stores 29s to 38s; medium 2is to 27s Od; slips 18s to 235; good weaners 17s fo 235; olliers 7s to ils; choppers £2 9s to £3 4s; Sows due to farrow £4 2s 6d to £5; backward £2 15s to £3 10s. Loan and Mercantile Agency. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan(Contlnned In next column.)

tile Agency Company, Limite'd, Hamilton reports as follows on the Morrinsi vIJ L e s t° c k sale held yesterday. .-tores and boners comprised most of a moderate entry’, the proportion of quality cows being comparatively small. There were In addition, a small numher of 3-year Hereford and Shorthorn medium fat heifers sold, and a number of dairy cows and heil'ers. The beef market was very firm and also In the store and boner section there was a good benoh of buyers bidding and quotations remain stable, and equal to those quote'd from last Tuesday’s Frankton sale. The condition of the hairy offering acted against vendors' interests and prices were within late quotations. Nevertheless everything sold in all departments. We quote: Good fat Jersey cows, £4 158 to £5 6s; medium, £4 5s to £4 12s; unfinished Jersey beef cows, £3 12s 6d to £4 4s; heavy stores £3 28 to £3 10s; boners £2 10s to £3; others up to £2 ss; medium Hereford and S.H. fat heifers £5 13s to £6 10s; plain to inferior dairy cows and heifers £4 10s to £5 10s. Messrs Dalgety and Company. Messrs Dalgety and Company Limited report having held their weekly stock sale at Morrinsville yesterday when an average yarding of cattle and pigs came forward and a total clearance was effected at prices firm at late rates. We quote: Good fat Jersey oows, £5 10s to £5 16s; fat Jersey cows £5 to £5 10s; light fat Jersey cows £4 5s to £5; fat Jersey heifers £4 IPs to £5 ss; good quality store cows £3 10s to £4; store cows £3 to £3 JOs; boner oows £2 to £3; cows with calves at, foot £6; medium quality good coloured Jersey yearling heifers £4 4s; choice springing, Jersey heifers close to profit £8 15s to £9 10s; choice calved Jersey heifers £7 to £7 ss. Pigs: Good large store pigs 38s to £2; medium store pigs 30s to 345; medium quality slips SALE AT OHAUPO. Messrs Dalgety and Company Limited report having held their Ohaupo sale yesterday when a medium yarding of cal tie came forward. Competition | was fairly keen throughout and late market rates were maintained. Medium fat Shorthorn cows, £6 2s to £6 16s; j light, fat Jersey cows and heifers £5 j to £6 2s; heavy boners £3 10s to £4; ; others' 30s to £3 2s; young Holstein j bulls £3 1 0s. I Dairies: Good Holstein heifers, I calved. £8; good Holstein springing i heifers £8 10s to £9 ss; medium i quality young Jersey cows £6 10s to £7 15s; more, backward and older cows, £5 12s 6d lo £6. PRODUCE IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY. July 31. On ihe produce market to-day wheat was quoted nominally at 5s sd, or 5s 7id including storage charges. The market was quiet., buyers holding oiT in view of ihe uncertain overseas conditions. Flour, £l3 ss; bran and pollard. £7 10s; potatoes, Tasmanian £6, others £5 ss; onions, brown, £l3 10 : I maize, yellow, 5s 6d.