STOCK IN WAIKATO

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 24009, 5 July 1941, Page 7

STOCK IN WAIKATO

DAIRY CATTLE SOUGHT Very severe frosts, which will reduce feed, have been experienced in the Waikato this week, but in spite of this all classes of stock continue to sell well. There is still a keen demand for dairy stock and recent high rates have been fully maintained. Fewer clearing sales are now being held with the result that buyers are now paying more attention to heifers and at most yard sales pood quality cattle showing well forward meet a ready sale. The inquiry for yearling Jersey heifers also remains keen and prices for the small lines offering tend to firm. The market for store sheep is also buoyant and at the Te Kuiti winter fair last week prices showed a sharp advance on recent quotations. Young ewes were particularly keenly sought, twotooth making to 30s fid. Competition for both ewe and wether white-face hoggets was also spirited and here again prices advanced on previous rates. There is still a strong inquiry throughout the Waikato for store cattle at recent high quotations and at a special sale at the central yards on Tuesday practically a total clearance was effected. Several more mobs are on the way over from the east coast, but in view of the strong demand it is anticipated that present rates will easily be maintained.

Beef.—The market for fat cattle has shown little alteration this week. Yardings at country centres are usually small and keen sales result at very firm rates. The entry of ox beef at the central yards on Tuesday included more heavy prime cattle than at the previous sale and these sold readily, top price being CM 12s 6d. but the price per 1001b. remained unaltered. Quite a number of good quality cattle wore included in the female section and a brisk sale resulted at very firm rates

Mutton. —Although last week's exceptionally high prices for wethers have not, been maintained this week, prime sheep ■still sell ■well. At the country sales there has been a good demand for both wethers and ewefi and after the high prires obtained at the Frankton sale last week, values at those centres have firmed. As was expected a large entry was penned at the central yards on Tuesday, fat ewes being forward in increased numbers. Competition for prime wethers was steady throughout and, while quotations did not reach the same high figures as last week, prices were in advance of those ruling two weeks ago. Prime ewes sold readily, but poorer quality were not keenly sought. Fat lambs again sold readily. Pigs.—Small yardings of fat pigs are now coming forward at all centres. Competition for prime pens is keen and recent high quotations for this class have been maintained. Nforo unfinished porkers were penned at tlio central yards on Tuesday and prices for these were a shade easier. Stores and w : eaners were also offered in large numbers and as a result values were easier. However, from now on more mijk will he available and it is anticipated values will show a rapid improvement. Breeding sows meet with nn erratic sale.

MORRINSVILLE QUOTATIONS

(0.C.) MORRINSVILLE, Friday There was a full yard Ins: of fat sheep and lambs at the* weekly Morrinsville stork salo to-day, competition being steady. A medium yard in p of beef created spirited competition, quotation* showing an increase on last week's sale. A full enfry of dairy heifers was penned, while ft medium yarding of fat pigs and a full entry of stores and weaners catno forward. Farmers' Auctioneering. Prime heavy wethers, 28s 3d to 2!)« Od; heavy prime woolly lambs, 27s Od to 28s Id; fat woolly lambs, 19s Od to 25s -Id; store woolly lambs, 15s; to 17« Id: four-year breeding ewes, 27s 3d; aged breeding ewes. 14s Od to 14s Od. Medium prime bullocks, £l2 15s; light prime heifers, C 7 to £7 7s; prime Jersey heifers, .C 7 to £7 10s; light fat Jersey heifers, £5 to £5 15a; heavy fat Jersey cows, £0 to £7; fat Jersey cows, £5 to £5 15s; boner cows, £2 to £5 ss; 3'4-year store-P.A. steers, £0 13sj others, £8 Us; 2%-yefcr empty Polled Angus heifers, £0 2s; 2%-year empty Hereford heifers, £5 Ms; empty store Hereford cows, £5 8s; small Polled Angus heifer calve*, C2 13s; empty two-year Jersey heifers, £3 10s to £4 10s. Forward Jersey springing heifers. £9 15s to £ll 15s; medium quality Jersey heifers, £8 12s Cd to £0 10s; smaller heifers, close to profit, £7 15s to £8 30s; backward, £6 15s to £8 6s; Friesian-cross and Shorthorn-cross heifers, £7 15s to £!) ss; dairy cows, close to profit, £8 5s to CIO 10s; others, £0 to £7 10s; cows and] heifers in milk, £5 15s to £8 15s. Heavy choppers, £4 to £4 13s; others, £2 14s to £3 15s; bnconers. £3 5s to £3 18s; porkers, C2 to £3 3s; unfinished, 34s 1o 38s; stores, 18s to 30s Od; slips, 12s Od to 17s 7d; wean era, 5s to lis Od; maiden Tnmwortb sows, £3 to £3 17s Od; older breeding sows, £3 5s to £5 15s; maiden Devon sows, £3 5s to £3 15s; older breeding sows, £4 to £5 ss; sows with litters, £5 5s to £7.