TARANAKI STOCK MARKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 8 October 1928, Page 10

TARANAKI STOCK MARKET.

LAST WEEK’S BUSINESS. Newton King Ltcl. report for the week ending October 6 as under: Beef. —Supplies are still limited, with the result that prices have not eased since our last report. Small numbers of fat bullocks and oows have been coming forward to the open market and have been subject to keen competition, sales being effected as follows : Prime heavy fat bullocks £l-5 2s (3d to £IG ss, lighter sorts £l2 2s Gd to £l4 L4s Gd, heavy fat cows £l2 7s Gd to £l2 15s, medium weights £9 7s 6d to £lO 7s, fat heifers £lO to /£ll. Sheep.—Some difficulty is still being experienced in fulfilling requirements in this section, consequently prices ate still very firm Sales for the few lines offering have been effected as follows: Fat wethers £2 to £2 As, extra heavy fat ewes £2 2s, lighter 3-ls to 3Gs, prime fat hoggets 395. Store Sheep.—The inquiry in this section is still very strong' and the limited lines offering are meeting with a ready sale. Few lines of any consequence are being submitted in the open market. Sales through the medium of private treaty have been effected as follows: Four-year ewes with lambs at foot £2 5s to £2 os 6d, fat and forward, wethers 38s Gd, good framed store ewes 26s 9d, poorer conditioned sorts 20s to 225, m.s. hoggets 30s to 325.

Store Cattle. —The shortage in this class is much in evidence by the limited number offering.' Male cattle tiro conspicuous by their absence from the open market, with the result that the small lots of store and forward cows that are being offered are subject to spirited competition, prices ruling being as follows: Forward conditioned rows £6 to £7, good framed store tows £4 15s to £5 10s, medium sorts £3 15s to £4 ss, others £2 10s to £3, boners 33s to £2. Paddock sales: Three and 4-year store and forward Shorthorn and Holstein bullocks lure been effected at from £9 to £lO. .In the open market a few small lines of yearling steers have been submitted and have, been subject to ready sale at the following prices: Pest Shorthorn steers £6 ss, others £5 8s to £5 10s, P.A. yearling steers £6 7s. The yearling heifer market is still very firm, and as only a limited number of choice sorts are being submitted prices for those possessing any quality have a tendency to harden. Sales in the open market have been effected as follows: ‘Good quality Jerseys, mostly fawns, £7 5s Gel to .£7 10s, medium quality sorts £5 15s to £6 ss, small ane mixed coloured sorts £3 to t'4. Tli rough the medium of private treaty, sales for choice lines have been effected up to £B. Dairy Cattle.—Very few choice animals 1 are being submitted and as the demand is still strong those possessed of any quality are subject to spirited bidding. Prices ruling in this section are as follows : Choice dairy cows in fuiii milk oj- at the chop £l6 to £l3, medium sorts £l2 to £l4, old and backward £8 to £9 10s; choice heifers at the ■drop up to £l6 10s. medium sorts £ll to £l3. small and backward £7 to £B. Pigs.—Keen" competition is stiil inf evidence at the good yarding* of stores that are coming forward, prices ruling being as follows: Large stores 27s to 31s, smaller sorts 22s to 245, choice wenners 18s to 21s, medium sorts 12s to 14s, .vinal : 8s Gel to 10s.. At Stemv River on Tuesday laist we held oust fortnightly stock sale, wlron wo yarded approximately 500 head of cattle, the bulk of which were yearling Jo: sey and Jersey cross heifer's, white a number of two-year empty heifers and sound empty cows were also included •in the offering. The respone of fanners to the genera.' canvas made by our agent in connection with this sate was verv .enthusiastic, as can be gathered from, the number of cattle submitted. Buyers were in attendance from the local and surrounding districts, with the result that practically the whole entry changed hands at satisfactory prices. Prices ruling for thg various classes were as follows: —Prime heavy hallo: ks £ls 2s Gd to £l6 os, 'iighto; £'L2 2s Gd to £l4 14s 6d, heavy fat cows £l2 7s Gd. lighter sorts £9 7s Gd to £l3 7s. fat heifers £lO to £ll, kiUab.e cows £7 10s to £8 10s, forward cows £5 I.Bs to £G 10. big-framed store cows £5 to £5 10s, others £3 12s Gd to £4 2s Gd, empty sound cows £6 to £6 15s, two-year empty heifers £6 15s. The excellent yarding of yearling heifers was s ’’eject to spirited- competition, and. wit lithe exception of one or two small lots, changed hands at .satisfactory good quality fawns making from £7 to £7 5s Gd, medium sorts £5 10s to £6 10:. mixed co’ioured and smaller sorts £3 17s to £5. A small number of dairy cattle were submitted and these changed hands at the following nr iocs : —Dairy cows at the drop £ll 10s to £l3 10s. others £8 to t 9 ’JO*, medium quality heifers at the dr on £lO to £ll.' small and backward £/’ to £8 10s.

CONDITI ONS CONTI NIT F. FTHTNI. HIGH PRICKS RULING. The past four weeks have been veiy hard on stock and a man of long ex-crionr-2 in this district ,sald the other ■ lav that he had never seen a worse . opte inker or known stock to go hack vo much, especially the young anilines. Lambs cn'.c; ia'.l.v were much affected. In addition, too. milk supplies were materia Me reduced. But the mlihjer weather which seems likely now should 'have- a marked effect and- a few weeks’ wanmth wile soon bring on the pastures ar.d put on a better footing. The. local sales have, been good, with large entries. Store bullocks, mature, fetched no to £lO, micdium £8 os,, and ptooEi rows £6. Fat cows £l3, and good FO'led Angus fat cow* £l3 los. The market ban been satisfactory for dairy -stork considering the lateness of the season, and good prices have been received. The hull fairs have been we',l attended. and whore cattle --showed <|oality and condition thev much more readily found havers. ' The appearance of flu? rattle undoubtedly helped husinests. Pigs so’d well and a good yarding - was cleared. . Tiwe b-a-s been a fair amount of torward having of lambs, hut not a- great de; - :. will l>e denr? until the freezing works season open,? and. the companies i;: icce are known. ’Plie good prices for dairy produce are brine in-a ntained with a- firm outlook, and "the latest prices for wool show good prospects.