COMMERCIAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 10, 23 September 1929, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

FEILDIMJ STOCK SALE. Levin and Co., Ltd., report a small yarding of sheep and a good yarding of cattle at the Feildiug sale on 20th hist. Fat sheep prices were easier than'the previous‘sale while

store sheep prices were on a par with recent sale, black faced hoggets were in slightly keener demand. There was another good yarding of fat cattle the majority being of prime quality which sold well. The store market was rather disappointing, the greater portion being passed at auction. Daii'y cattle were selling well, heifers being in keen demand. We report the following sales; —■ Fat ewes 24s 6d to 32s 7d, fat hoggets 22s 6d to 345, fat wethers 33s 3d, b.f. hoggets 22s 7d, ewes and lambs 35s lid, fat steers £l3 17s 6d, £l6 Is, £l7 7s 6d, fat cows £7 15s to £l2 17s 6d, springing heifers £7 to £ls, heifers in milk £lO 10s, Pedigree Jersey cow r in milk lOgns, springing cows £ll 10s to £l2 12s Gd. TARANAKI STOCK MARKET.

\Vhilei the prices in Taranaki of beef are expected to harden those for fat- sheep have u.. free red, during tile week and those for store) 'sheep are lower than anticipated' Store cattle will probably share the good prices, while dairy cattle sales please the vendors. Prices for pig.s are steady.

For Beef, Messrs Ivewtou King, j Ltdl., report {there 1 lias been httiei alteration during the past week. With the slibrtag'p of hist quality 'beef that is in evidence, however, it is predicted that prices will harden. In a number of cases difficulty is being experienced in fulrilling requirements for North Taranaki consumption, necessitating buyers’ replenishing their supplies in, other centres. There are small offerings submitted at va.fous fortnightly fixtures, and those are subject to spirited competition and changed hands at prices pleasing to. vendors. .The prices at I present ruling range a;s follow rleavy prime fat bullocks, £l6 to £l7 jjOs; heavy fat bullocks, £l4 10s to £irs,Jos; light and unfinished), £l2 10s to £l6; extra heavy prime fat . cows, £l6 to £l6 10s; heavy fat cmvs, £ll 10s Jfo £l2; lighter sorts, £9 to .£lO 10s. Quotations' for fat .sheep are much more plentiful than those offering fo r ! beef, although those offering for ewe mutton are much in the minority, resulting lin butchers’ requirements being, to a large extent, fulfilled with wether mutton. Of course, there are fair numbers of ewes otfering, and the prices throughout are on a par with those of last week* ,

Th Q prices throughout the stow sheep section are lower than thos< anticipated! during the early part oj ! the year. This is undoubtedly due to the, instability of the wool market arid prospects of the freez. ing prices for the coming season. Tire re are good numbers of ewes with lambs at foot and hoggets offering. In the majority of cases vendors are meeting the markets and sales. o l the letter class are being steadily effected, while those of the former are as yet very few. The demand, however, for owes with lambs at foot is increasing and sales will he more readily exected. Quotations of stove wethers ate by no means plentiful and therefore 'sales of Ws class are of a limited nature. During the week best ewe hoggets have been sold at 30s; smaller sorts at 26s to 28s. Rest wether hoggets, 27s to 28s; smaller sorts’7 23s to 25s j good mixed sex

hoggets, 28s; others, 24s to -6s; small, 20s to 235. The demand for all classes of store cattle is exceedingly strong and prospective purchasers are very optimistic concerning the. prices that will bo ruling throughout the , next 12 months or so. Their reason is undoubtedly due to tiie limited nature of the quotations that are being received. Spirited competition is in evidence and yardings have diminished considerably compared with the numbers that, were offering at this, period in previous years. As private quotations are by no means plentiful, it is only natural that agents are experiencing difficulty in fulfilling requirements. The offerings throughout Taranaki consist, to a large extent, of fair entries of store and forward cows, together with fair numbers of Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, while male cattle are couspicieous by their absence. A class which is also being offered in fair numbers is sound empty cows, and as with the other classes these are subject to spirited competition. Prices are pleasing to vendors and in a number of cases much in advance to those anticipated. I’he i’ ouiry for yearling Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers is increasing, and during the week prices have hardened considerably as can he gathered from the following range of prices at present ruling in Taranaki: Good coloured young store cows, in fair condition, £6 to £7; mixed coloured sorts, £4 10s to £5 10s; others, £3 10s to £4 ; works cows, £3 5s to £3 qiatialtuy Onefold nqls lbs ; boners, £1 15s to £2 10s; good quality young fawn sound empty cows-, £G to £7; others, £5 to- £6; tiro-year-old emptv Jersey heifers, £6 10s to- £7 10s; mixed coloured sorts,

to £/) 10s; choice fawn yearling heifers, well grown and in good con-

ditioii, £8 os. Good sorts, £7 to £7 10s j fair quality, £o to £5 Ids.. Small and mixed coloured sorts, £8 XUs to £4 iQs; 3 and 4-year-old bullocks, m, fair' condition, £9 to £10; others, £8 >los to £9; mixed coloured two-year-old steers, £7 to £i IQs. Now tha,t the season is well advanced and in view of the fact that the market for dairy cattle, especially good quality Jersey heifers, has been very active, most of the lines of any consequence have been disposed of, resulting in requirements for good quality cattle being difficult to fill., Of course, there are good numbers being submitted at fortnightly sales, included in which are ai few small entries of top quality cattle. Strong demand is in evidence and the prices ruling for' anything close to profit or in full milk and possessing any quality are pleasing to vendors. Following is the range of prices:— Best young Jersey dairy cows, close to profit or in full milk, £l6 to £18; good sorts, £lB to £l4 10s; fair quality sorts and perhaps a. little more 'backward, £9 to £lO 10s; aged and mixed coloured-sorts, £7 10s to £8 10s; best quality fawn Jersey heifers in good condition and at profit, £14:.. 10» to £lB 10s; good quality sorts, £l2 to £l3; smaller isorts of good quality, £lO to £ll ; small backward and mixed coloured sorts, £7 to £8 10s. Prices remain steady for the good yafdiilgs. of store and weaner pigs that are being submitted, and full clearances are being effected at the following -range of pricesLarge' stores, in good condition, 30s to 345; smaller sorts, in lighter condition, 25s to 27s Cd ; slips, 22s to 25s ; choice weaners, 17s to 21,5; others, 12s to 14 s

LONDON WOOL SALES. The Farmers’ Co-op. have received the following cable from their London office: — “Wool sales opened to-day and prices compared with last London serie s are: Merinos, lino crossbreds 10 per' cent down, medium crossbreds 5 per cent, down, coarse crossbreds par to 5 per cent. down. LONDON MARKET QUOTATIONS. LONDON. Sept 21. Market quotations: —Sheep.—Cantcrhu.rv (5 5-Sd, medium HJd; North Island medium (Id; New Zealand ewes 4J3-8d; lambs (Canterbury) light 8 7-Sd; medium, Sid; seconds. 73d; other seleeteds (light). 83d; fmediunD, 8 1-Sd; North Island (first,), light, 8 3-8 d; seconds Sd. Frozen beef. —Australian, hinds 51 d; chilled Argentine fores. 4Jd; hinds, 7 7-8 d; others unchanged.