COMMERCIAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 2 May 1923, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE

SOCIETY

The Farmers' Co-op. Orgn. Society of A.Z., Ltd., report for the weeii ending April 28—•

JSheep—JL'iiere lias been slightly more enquiry for ail classes of sneep, but there are not many lines quoted. Sales of mixed sex hoggets have taken place at from 19s 6d to 21s, the latter price being for well-grown good wool sorts; f.f.m. ewes in lamb to itomney rams 265; fat and forward wethers, 28s to 29s 3d. The local trade is able to absorb practically all the fat sheep at present offering, good fat ewes mailing from 23s to 255, extra prime heavy making slightly more mouev; prime heavy wethers. 30s to 325. Dan-y Stock—Several lines of dairy heifers have changed hands during th« week, the sales mostly being routined to outside buyers, who were after the best quality, two-year-old in-caif Jerseys. The time has arrived when buyers are laying greater stress on butterfat backing, and we have been able to dispose of several lines of high quality heifers by pedigree Jersey bulls from proved butter-fat uroducmg cows at from £15 tfe £16 per head. These were boughlPto go to Whangarei and the Wairarapa. Dairy hereby are quoted from £11. upwards., but as yet few sales have taken place. Cattle—Owing to the low prices ruling for export, the store market is practically lifeless, and sales are only effected at low money. Prime young cows for local trade are making from £4 to £6. There js very little doing in ox beef, the export price being about 17s 6d.

During the week we conducted sales at Opunake, M'anaia, Stratford, and Inglewood. Owing to the .boisterous weather prevailing at the beginning of the week, the entries were not large, and sales were effected at the above prices.