SHOWS AND SALES

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20908, 13 September 1939, Page 13

SHOWS AND SALES

Cambridge Stock Sale: Every Monday Hamilton Stock Sale: Every Tuesday Hamilton Store Sheep Sale: Every Wednesday. Te Awamutu Stock Sale: Every Thursday. Morrlnsville Stock Sale: Every Friday Waikato Combined Bull Fair: September 20, 21 and 22. National Jersey Show and Sale. Claudelands: September 13 and 44. Waikato Summer Show: October 27 and 2 S. BUOYANT TRADE MARKETS IN WAIKATO UNCERTAINTY OF OUTLOOK FUTURE OF OPERATIONS Full entries of fat oattle are fully firm. Store oattle make unchanged ratas. Dairy oattle are sometimes cheaper. Fat sheep are usually firm. BmaJl entries of store sheep are unchanged. Fat pigs are often dearer. Btore pigs are quoted higher. The stock trade has not escaped the uncertainty caused in other trades by the outbreak of war and while no repercussions have yet been felt those concerned in the trade are naturally anxious as to what steps the Government intend taking in regard to the stook trade and farming generally. An encouraging piece of information, however, released this week indicates that the meat quota has been swept a Way and that England will take all the surplus ewe mutton at present lying in store in the Dominion. This must help to allay the anxiety that has been felt by sheep men in regard to the future of the mutton and lamb market, but it has to be remembered that shipping at the present time constitutes no small problem and it may be some considerable time before the surplus mtitton can be sent from these shores. The future of the chilled beef trade is a little uncertain and it has been reported that shipping companies are taking only frozen beef. The tone of the stock market has -•ontinued buoyant throughout the Waikato and full average supplies for this timeyjfjthh year have been meeting -withtTi ready demand. The improvement in weather conditions this

week should do much to quicken the demand for store cattle and dairies and a price rise for these classes will not be surprising. ! Beef Shows No Change An indication of the current keen demand for beef was evidenced at the Frankton sale yesterday when, despite a considerably augmented entry, values were well held at previous advanced levels. For so large an entry the quality of the cattle was very satisfactory and it was apparent that many vendors had sent their entries forward to benefit from the recent improvement in prices. The report that shipping companies will be probably taking only frozen beef in- j stead of c-hilled beef because of the j outbreak of war will moan some re-ad- 1 justment in the meat trade and it is I difficult to say at this .juncture just j what effect it will have on the trade I generally. in the meantime, the out- | look for the beef market in the Wai- j kato is particularly good and vendors j are not over-confident in anticipating i a firm market for a considerable time i yet. The recent warmer weather and ] the promise it has given of ample feed | should do much to brighten up the j store cattle market, which to date has j been disappointing from a vendor's • point of view.