VALUES IN WAIKATO

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23001, 31 March 1938, Page 7

VALUES IN WAIKATO

BEEF PRICES DECREASE

DEMAND FOR FAT PIGS EFFECTS OF DRY WEATHER With no rain for just on a month, pastures in most parts of the Waikato arc showing the effects of the dry spell. A number of farmers have applied their autumn topdressing and have since hcen unnble to use the pastures that have been topdressed. In these cases rain would be most welconui. Dairy cattle still continue to attract, the interest of buyers, and during the past week large yardings of in-calf heifers have been disposed of at prices which must he considered satisfactoryto 1 the vendor for this time of the year. Should the present dry weather continue, however, it appears almost cer- - tain that prices will rcccde.-temporar-ily. Weanor Jersey heifers are also' in good demand. A number of graziers who have disposed of their in-calf heifers have been in the market to fill their requirements, and here again" prices for good quality cattle have been in the vendors' favour. Particulars of the various sections are as follows: BEEF Entries of beef remain very moderate, but in spite of this prices show no improvement. At the central yards on Tuesday (the offering. which was mostly of plain quality, showed a decline of up to 2s a hundred. Prime ox made from 34s to 375; ordinary ox. 29s to 335; plain ox, 24s to 275; prirae heifer. 3'2s to 355; prime cows, 2fi!i to 30«; second-quality cows, 22s to 255; rough covs, 16s to 21s. MUTTON Mutton was offered in good numbers at the Frankton yards on Tuesday, values shewing little alteration on iate quotations. A number of unfinished ewes still come forward. and these are being absorbed b.v the works at schedule rates. Prime ffct wethers brought from 28s (3d to 30s 6d; fat wethers 20s (id to 28s; unfinished wethers, 23s t< 2(is; fat ewes. 15s to l(ss (3d; unfinished ewes, 108 to Ms; fat lambs, 17s 63 to 235. STORE SHEEP . Only very small yardings of store sheep are coming forward. The majority of breeding ewes offering are only small tail-eD<l lines of one-year ewes, which still continie to be absorbed by dairy farmers who run small lots as a side line. The market for store lambs has practically collapsed, and sales are hard to effect, even at reduced rates. At the same time it is noticeable that most of the lambs offering appear to be going back, and prospective buyers are reluctant to handle them at this time of the year> PIGS Large yardings of fat pigs t>."9 teing offered at all the main centres arid prices remain very firm, especially Jpr baconers. It would appear that the supplies of baconers in store, is not very large, and there is. cverv reason to believe that present prices '»■ will hold. The demand for stores and weaners is limited, and in most ca«es the suoplv exceeds the demand. Best baconers so.d at from £1 to £1 6s; heavy, £3 15s to £4; medium, £3 10s to £3 l-Is. TAUMARUNUI YARDING [BY TELECIiAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] TAUMARUNUI, Wednesday There was a good attendance of buyers at the Tauni3ruiiui sale and a fair entry all round. Fat wethers made 235; " forward wethers, 2<>s tn 21s, ewes, 18s to 30s; lambs, 12s (id to 25s 4 Jd; wether lambs, 8s to Kis black-face lambs, 10s 3d; Southdown raros, weaner pigs, 4s Od to 14s; porkers, 34s to 39s (id. Dalgety and Company. Linritod, report a medium yarding of sheep and piigs. Cattle were penned in small numbers. \vell-ijrown : ewe lambs made to 25s 2d; others, to 20s. I Pigs were in keen demand and good price* ruled owing ia the good quality oflcml. A good line of porkers made 39s Od and good stores to 335. Weaner pigs were slightly easier. Cattle sold at late rates. Sbeep: Ewe I lambs, 25s 3d; good medium, 10s (3d to 20s ■ 6d; wether lambs, good. 13s to 15*; medium,.« I Ids to 12s; small, 7s to t)s; black-face lambs,? ! medium, 10s to 12s; small, Os (id to 8s Od; ! mixed age ewes. ISs to 20s; smiill. 10s to i 12s. Pigs: Good porkers, 37s to 3'.is 6d; good I stores, 32s to 355; weaners, 7s to 10s.

FAT PIG MARKET EXPORT BUYING SCHEDULE ! The market for fat pigs remains active with good business parsing. Exporters are operating extensively. The current schedule for export buying is as follows: — Pigs.—Up to 801b.. 6Jd pet lb.; Sllb. to 1001b., s|d; 101!b. to 1201b., 6|d; seconds, Jd per lb. loss; unexportable, Id less; condemned, 2d less. 1211b. to 1601b.: No. 1, 6j;d; No. 2, 6:} d; No. a, ojd; seconds, s£d; unexportable, 6Jd; condemned, 4Jd. 1611b. to 1801b.: No. 1, o|d; Xo. 2, ojd; Xo. 3. 4-Jd; seconds, 4gd; unexportable, .'sid; condemned, 3}d. 1811b. to 2001b., 4Jd; seconds, 4d; unexportable, ;Hd; condemned, 2}d. Over 2001b., 4d; seconds, 3}d; unexportable, 3d; condemned, 2d. Choppers, 3Jd; unexportable, 2d. WHOLESALE EGG PRICES The Auckland Egg Marketing Committee announce that wholesale prices for first grade duck eggs have been reduced Id a dozen and second grade 2d a dozen. Other prices are unchanged:— Hen: First grade, 2s 2sd a dozen; B grade, Is 7Jd; C grade, Is Duck: First grade, Is llid; B grade, Is 7sd; C grade, Is 3Jd. Country storekeepers' minimum buying prices for first grade eggs are: —Hen, Is Bid a dozen; duck, Is Gd.