REVIEWS OF THE WEEK

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 19 August 1933, Page 10

REVIEWS OF THE WEEK

FARMERS’ CO=OP. REPORT 111 its weekly report on the Taranaki stock markets the Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Organisation Society of New Zealand, .Ltd., states that an extremely active period of trading has ensued. Beautiful weather conditions have existed over the week and the pastures everywhere look well for the time of the year. Milking: everywhere is in full swing, there being a large number of con's of most herds in. Flocks are in the middle of lambing and to date, good .percentages have been recorded. lUinmng the week, 'both the lamb and mutton markets took a further rise, and from reports to hand, indications are for still higher levels to be reached. 'Renewed activity in both butter and cheese markets has taken place. * Considerable enquiry has been in evidence during the week for store sheep, and where quotations are obtainable, sales are easily made. The sheep market remains steady and a number of sales have 'been made. Young ewes running with Southdown rams make 18s 6d to 20s. A ihig line of wether hoggets good) changed hands at 14s, with good ewe lambs at 16s 6d to 18s 6cl. A medium line of ewe lambs was disposed of at 13s. Fat sheep have eased slightly, but good fat ewes still commend good money. Sales have foeen made during the

week at 18s to 20s. Supplies in sight, however, do not seem over plentiful and it is somewhat diffiffoult to forecast the trend of the market over the next two months.

Fat cattle are 'hardening, and sailes have (been made during the week of good cows and heifers at £4 14s to £5 ss, medium £4 to £4 10s, while fat caws ,in the sale yards in odd lots make Prom £3 to £4. Considerable activity is being displayed in the dairy heifer section with a number of farmers filling the.iir requirements, and although no very big lines have changed hands a considerable number of small lots from Bto ,15, ha,re been disposed of to farmers during the week, prices

ranging from £5 os to £B, depending ■ on size and quality and closeness to Gaining. Weaner heifers are slightly more difficult to sell at the money ashed, most vendors with good cattle quoting at £3 10s. Purchasers’ ideas are somewhat 'under this figure and it iis difficult to make sales. A line of empty-two-year heifers was sold during the week at £2 12s (id and another smaller line at £3 . Station cattle are in keen demand, but there again quotations are difficult to get, the chief interest centring in good forward empty cows or heifers ,for the fattening naddock. Sales of good heifers in forward condition have been made ur to £3 anti down to £2 4s 6d with cows commanding somewhere about the same money, depending entirely on quality age and condition. Bullocks are in demand - and Adhere offered, sell freely from £3 os to £4. A good line of p.A. cows running with P.A. bulls was sold at the WavetJey sale at £4 Bs. ■For the time of the year, surprisingly large entries 'have come forward at all ©ill- auction sales. At the Inglewood fixture on Wednesday, a. 'large yarding o£ aMI classes of stock came forward, store cattle meeting ‘tvi/tli keen competition ■while •the dairies were inclined to drag. W tnner heifers made from £2 5s £3, empty two-year-old heifers £2 15s to £3 5s and forward conditioned bullocks £3 ss, with heavier sorts £4_ ss. l>a.iry heifers (nest) made from 4-5 5s to £6 os, others from £4 to_ £5 and dairy cows from £4 15s to £5 17s (id. .For the Okaia-wa sale on Monday a fair yarding of store Cattle came forward for auction, with a somewhat smaller entry of dairies. Store news realised £ 7s to £1 10s, sound empt cows from £ 1 10s to £2, with better class at £2 12 to £2 16s, fat cows making up to £2 l'9s. Sales in the paddock during the week showed a good demand for all classes of sheep, the market being firm as follows: Hwe hoggets 16s l'ld to 19s, fat wethers 20s to 235, fat ewes 18s Jx> ,19s, in-iamb ewes r.w S.l>. rams los. Fat cattle sold at market .rates, prices 'being £4 5s to £ for the better class ,Salles of dairy cattle eased slightly, but the market .shows th. t the demand is .still keen, prices remaining firm at. £o os to £6 for dairy heifers, with the better'cEass making from £6 10s to £B. Dairy cows remain at market rates from £6 to £7.