REVIEWS OF THE WEEK

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 30 September 1933, Page 10

REVIEWS OF THE WEEK

FARMERS’ CO=OP. REPORT In its weekly review of the Taran'ald stock markets the farmers’ Cooperative Organisation Society oi INew Zealand ltd., states that beautiful spring-like conditions have continued. .Rain fell early in the week and this, followed by bright sunny days, brought about considerable growth, and everywhere pastures look extremely well.

With the buoyancy of most markets, u greater degree of optimism exists than ior some time past, and business in most sections has been tvell maintained. The yard sales at all centres have been wed supported. A keen demand exists for ail classes of rat sheep, little easing of values being reported. Sales of fat ewes in truck lots have been effected from 17s to 18s, although quotes in some cases are slightly higuer. All classes of store sheep, wherever quoted or yarded, are quickly snapped up. Quotes of ewes with lambs at foot are diuicult to procure. A large hue of 5-year ‘ewes with lambs at loot sold at 255, .with a‘ further line at- 25s 6d. Both ewe and wether hoggets are in demand, but here again dilriculty is experienced m obtaining quotes. Wether hd-ggets so.cl at up to 16s 6d with a line of m.s'. hoggets at l<s 9d. At the present tune fat cattle constitute the bulk of business, and numerous lines have changed iianc/s at slightly higher values. A line ot very well finished Shorthorn heiiers sold at To- 15s and a large line of good P.A. cows at £5 10s, with a further line of 100 P.A. ancl Hereford cows at £5 5s to £5 15s, with lighter sorts at £4 10s to £5. With the ideal growing conditions existing at the present time, naturally all classes of store cattle are keenly sought after. A line of forward Hereford cows sold at £3 l()s, with good 4 and 5-year bullocks up to £4 15s. The demand for dairy heifers has been well sustained, and although quotes in the paddock are few and far between, a very large line made up of odd lines was sold at from £4 15s to £5 10s. Good heifers wherever yarded meet with very keen competition from £6 10s to £B, outstanding sorts realising more. Twines of choice yearling heifers were sold at from £3 5s to £3 15s, with extra choice up to £4. At the Waverley sale on Friday a medium yarding of store cattle, with a large yarding of dairy cattle, came forward for auction. Prices were, fat cows £4 6s, store cows £1 5s to £1 15s, springing heifers £5 10s to £6 ss, more backward sorts, £3 10s to £4 10s and weaner pigs 15s to 16s. The Auroa sale on Monday drew a medium yarding of store cattle. Fat cows sold at £2 15s to £3, store cows at £1 10s to £2 6s and dairy heifers at £5 to £6 ss. I At the Inglewood sale on Weclnes-. day a good yarding of all classes of cattle cam© forward and a good sale resulted In the dairy pens, top heif- r ers made from £8 to £9 ss, others £6 15s to £7 15s, dairy cows £6 to £7, 10s, others £5 15s, fat cows £3 10s to, £4 16s, yearling heifers £3 to £3 14s, ’ hold-over. heifers £1 10s to £2 12s 6d, ewe hoggets 17s 8d and wether hoggets 16s. |