SHOWS AND SALES

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20495, 11 May 1938, Page 13

SHOWS AND SALES

Hamilton Stock Sale: Every Tuesday. Morrlnavllle Stock Sale: Every Friday. Stock Sale: Every Monday. Te Awamutu Stock Sale: Every Thursday. Store Sheep Sale, Frankton: Every Wednesday. Annual Sale, Glen Anga Polled and Horned Herefords of Messrs Tynan Bros: May 12. Almadale Jersey Sale: May 11 and 12. Moto-itl Jersey Sale, Claudeiands: May 13. Annual sale of “Mountley” Pedigree pigs of Mr A. T. Rogers: May 18Waikato Winter Show: June 1 to 9.

WINTER TRADE VALUES IN WAIKATO .. DAIRY HEIFERS SOUGHT INTEREST IN FAT STOCK More fat cattle are forward, but little change In values Is reported. A healthy Inquiry Is shown for store cattle. The demand Is animated for dairy heifers. Supplies of fat sheep are meagre at all yards. Baconers are slightly dearer at most centres. Porkers are traded at further increased values. Btore pigs are sometimes dearer. With the tang of winter in the air, Waikato saleyards are rapidly changing from the activity of summer sales to winter routine and Interest In dairy cattle Is sharpening. The facial eczema epidemic has nullified the beneCts that would have accrued from the ample feed now available and it has also rendered uncertain the future of the fat sheep market. It does not appear likely that there will be the •fcAual winter’ trade for sheep at the i-feyards. In the fat stock department there has been little change during tIM week, the only feature being the slight increase in supplies. More Fat Cattle Increased supplies of fat cattle have been available at 'Waikato saleyards during the week, but this has had no adverse effect on market valuesThere was a material increase in supplies at the central yards yesterday, but Um quality throughout was generally disappointing with a preponderance of light and unfinished sorts in the penning. Many of the steers were light dairy sorts and really attractive beasts were few and far between. Even allowing for the Inferior quality, values were not quite on a par with those of last week, but the drop was a slight one. At the Morrinsvllle sale on Friday, there was a good entry of cows and heifers which met with keen competition. Values were frequently better, the sale being the best experienced at the Morrinsvllle centre for some weeks. A feature was the keen demand for boner cattle, which were generally dearer. : i. - Waikato markets tun a been rather lightly supplied during the past few weeks, it is evident that the supply is quite sufficient for the demand, and ff supplies do not considerably increase it is not likely that there will be any great fluctuation in market values for some time. Little Mutton Available Apart from the central yards, there is little mutton at present offering in the Waikato and trade at some centres has been practically negligible. At the Morrinsvllle sale on Friday the market was bare of fat sheep for the first time since the weekly sale was Inaugurated. If the sale at Frankton yesterday can be taken as indication, however, the position is somewhat better for yesterday butchers operated to a fuller extent than was generally expected. With vendors having to sell under guarantee, butchers are taking no risk and apparently they are now prepared to operate on a wider scale than a week ago. The restoration of confidence should do much to help the market. Pig Market pig market continues its buoyant course at all centres and further slight advances, representing up to approximately Is per head, have been recorded at most sales. A‘ pleasing feature has been the way that light pork has been selling for usually at this time of the year light pork is difficult to trade. With the rapid drop in dairying production, which has been accelerated by the facial eczema epidemic, it would be expected that light-weight pork would he cheaper as much of Ihe competition for this class comes from the butter-milk buyers. Store pigs have also been a little better. Diarrhoea In Young Pigs Many young pigs are lost every year from diarrhoea or si*r»ur. Whether in suckling pigs or those independent of the teat, scouring Is almost always a sign of indigestion, and lo seek Ihe cause and remove it should he Hie first aim of the pig-keeper Young pigs are much more prone l*» diarrhoea than the older pigs, especially while • of food for Hie sow. chills, excitement. rank grass and acid plants may not seriously affect her own health, but act upon her inflk so as to render it unsuitable for feeding young animals, and they frequently develop diarrhoea as a result The age at which the disease may appear varies from the first day of birth up lo several weeks- In some rases the symptoms appear so soon after birth that some claim the disease is rongenitai—that the yung have It when they are horn In cases that appear several days or even weeks after birth it is‘usuallv due to inflammation Of Ihe mucous membrane of the stomach and Intestines, and faulty digestion. In some cases, diarrhoea is preceded by a few days of const ipatmn. Where the pigs are kept in elo*e damp quarters. diarrhoea is mp ctel liable io devel p Ihe young pigs require light, airy quarters, with Of sun-hine end ample room to ■ e-isreise. In too many cases the farrowing pen is an over-heated, dark. p |>u idjng, <nd n such c ,»es it is not. surprising that the pigs begin to <be at a few davs of age.