WAIKATO MARKET REPORT

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3495, 3 November 1926, Page 3

WAIKATO MARKET REPORT

The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report: Bo.ef. —The market is firm and although southern buyers have been operating, sufficient is coming forward to meet the demand, and prices have not improved since our last report. It certainly looks as If we have seen the top price this spring. Fat Sheep.—Plenty of fat sheep are offering with prices firm at late quotations, best prime store wethers making up to 29s and prime ewes •22s 6d. ~ , Store Sheep.—A good enquiry still exists for hoggets, ewes and lambs, and wethers out of the wool. Store Cattle.- —With the abundance of feed about, the market for all classes of store cattle is Arm, grown bullocks, young steers and good frame store cows are wanted, and there is a keen demand fo. good yearling Jersey heifers. Dairy Cattle.— Only small yardmgs are now coming forward, but good dairy cows and choice springing heifers are still meeting with good competition. pigs,—The market is somewhat easier, big yardings coming forward, prices for baconers and porkers being equal to fid per lb. Stores are still meeting with ready sale. Horses.—Good farm sorts arc selling well, but heavy draughts and light horses arc not in demand. Wo quote:—Bullocks, prime extra heavy. £l4 to £l6; medium. £ll 10s to £l2 10s; cows, prime, £9 10s to £lO 10s, medium £7 10s to £9._ unfinished £fi 5s to £6 15s; heifers, prime £9 10s to £lO 10s; steers, 4-yr forward £7 10s to £B, S-yr stores £5 15s to £6 ss, 2 -yr good £5 10s to £5 15s, IS-mths £4 to £4 10s; good yearling steers £3 to £4; good yearling heifers (Jersey) £4 10s to £5 10s; good fresh empty cows £3 10s to £4 ss; iigcd sto.ro cows, 30s to £2; choice incalf dairy heifers, best Jersey cross, £lO to £lO 10s; 2£-yr. Jersey cross springing [heifers, £lO to £11; 21-yr. Shorthorn dairy heifers. £S 10s to £9 10s; good dairy herds (tested), £lO 10s to £l3; others, £7 to £S 10s. Wether's, prime woolly heavy, -33 s to 345; prime Woolly medium 27s to 295, prime shorn heavy 265. -to 295, prime shorn medium 21s to 22s 6d: ewes, prime woolly heavy 24s to 2BS fid, prime woolly light 21s to. 225, prime shorn ISs to 20s; store wethers, 4-tooth shorn, 21s to 22s fid, 2looth 19s to 20s: owes, 4, 6 and 8tooth, with lambs, 27s fid to 30s, 5years with lambs 24s to 2fis, aged, with lambs 17s to 18s; hoggets, fat 24s to 275, good store woolly 17s fid to 18s fid, small woolly 11s fid to 13s.

Pigs: Slips, 3Ss to £2; weaners, 17s to 245; breeding sows, good, £7 10s, to £S 10s.