GOOD TOME

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 371, 30 September 1933, Page 8

GOOD TOME

TARANAKI STOCK MARKETS Difficulty in Supplying Demand SPIRIT OF CONFIDENCE NEWTON KING'S REPORT

Newton King Limited's stock market report for the week states:— A spirit of confidence continues throughout the stock market, with competition available for practically all

classes, and difficulty is being . experienced in satisfying the demand in some sections. Quotations of stor* sheep and cattle are very limited, and as coping with pasture growth is the main thought with many at the moment, the shortage of local quotations suitable for "raiiers suggests that the adequate stacking of their farms with any particular class is going to be a problem. Improvement is already noticeable in values for boner cows, occasioned by competition from would-be buyers of station-bred cattle were they available, and it seems likely that many will look to this source to satisfy their requirements. Dairy cattle continue to be keenly sought, and a further appreciation in realisations has been noticeable during the week, good quality cattle meeting a very strong demand. Their scarcity has occasioned some improvement in prices for medium sorts; in fact the demand for all classes is much improved. Values in the beef section hold their ground, with perhaps a slight improvement noticeable for well-bred prime cattle. Most of the changing is, however, confined to paddock sales, and truck lots of young cows and heifers have been sold at from £5 to £6, while the oddments of dairy sorts submitted at auction change hands at from £3 to £4 10s, according to finish. Values in the fat sheep section are firm,} but supplies of wethers especially are' not plentiful. Wethers sell at from 22s Gd to 255, while ewes meet a ready sale, at from 17s to 18s 6d, with occasional lines exceeding the latter figure. Considerable interest ts being displayed in the purchase of store cheep on a forward delivery basis, but as yet little business of much account with ewes has been completed. The sale of a line of 1200 black-faced lambs for January delivery has been made at 15s. Strong inquiry continues for ewes and lambs for Immediate delivery, but few lines are offering, sales during the week including a line of 500 4 and 6-tooth and 4-year-old ewes and lambs at 275, smaller lots of full-mouth sheep changing hands at from 24s to 255. Hoggets and store wethers are also in strong demand, but here again few are offering, and outside the small lots that come under the hammer little changing.-can be reported. Ewe hoggets sell at from 17s to 20s and wethers at 14s 6d to 16s Od, but no guide as to the strength of buyers of store wethers can be given as practically no business with this class has been transacted.

All classes are popular in the store j cattle section, cattle suitable for fat- j tening being perhaps the most popular, j There is, however, quite a good demand ! for all female cattle suitable for next, season's dairy requirements, but no im- j provement in values is as yet noticeable ; as a result of the spring demand. Twoyear empty Jersey heifers (good) make £3 to £3 10s, others 35s'to £2 ss, sound empty cows (best) to £2 ss, others £1 12s 6d to £1 17s 6d, choice yearling Jersey heifers £4, good sorts £3 7s 6d to £3 12s Gd, smaller cattle displaying quality £2 15s to A well-grown crossbred cattle £2 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d, good quality hold-over heifers £2 2s 6d to £2 7s 6d, average £1 15s, inferior and light-condi-tioned 20s to 27s 6d. Only moderate yardings of dairy cattle are being submitted, and eagerness to buy is being shown at all centres, good quality cattle selling especially well. The depleted condition of supplies suggests that higher levels will be attained before the season is far advanced. At the moment good quality heifers sell at from. £7 10s to £8 10s, occasional choice animals exceeding the latter figure. Good sorts make £6 5s to £6 15s, average and smaller cattle £5 7s 6d to £5 15s, inferior and light-conditioned £4 to £4 15s. Dairy ''ows are also meeting a better demand, genuine sorts selling under ■ spirited competition at from £8 'to £9, average cattle at £5 10s to £6 10s and inferior at £3 to £4.

The Douglas sale on Monday drew an average yarding in all departments, and a keen sale resulted, practically a total clearance being effected under the hammer. Average quality yearling Jersey heifers made £3 3s, fat cows £4 7s, unfinished £3 13s, fat heifers £4 7s 6d, paddock cows £2, 2-year empty Jersey heifers (choice) £3 13s, average sorts £2 ss, store bullocks £3 ss, sound Jersey bulls £5 17s Gd, meaty works cows £1 10s to £1 15s, boners £1 5s to £1 8s Gd, average quality springing Jersey'Heifers' £G 2s 6d to £7 10s, medium £5 5s to £5 15s, poor £3 15s to £4 ss, average dairy cows £5 10s to £5 15s, others £3 15s to £4 15s. Stony River sale on Tuesday drew a good entry in all departments, and perhaps one of the brightest sales that has been witnessed in this centre for some time resulted. A good entry of 2-year heifers came forward and met with a spirited sale, prices showing a little advance on late qutations. Dairy heifers were also in strong demand values also showed some appreciation. Choice twoyear empty Jersey heifers made £3 15s,' good sorts £2 17s to £3 ss, crossbred £2 6s, 2-year empty Friesian heifers £2 13s, average quality hold-over heifers 29s 6d; inferior 15s to 20s 6d, paddock cows in good condition £2 7s to £2 10s, sound empty cows (good quality) £2 to £2 2s 6d, boners 20s to 28s, choice Friesian springing heifers £8 10s, choice Jersey heifers £9° to £9 2s 6d, average sorts £5 12s 6d to £6 2s 6d, small and crossbred £3 10s t 6 £4 10s, dairy cows inferior £3 to £3 12s 6d. The Hawera sale on Thursday drew an average yarding in all departments, and a total clearance was effected. Fat hoggets made 18s 6d to 20s Id, fat wethers 25s 6d, fat Hereford cows (plain) £4 ss, fat dairy sorts to £3 19s, plain and unfinished £2 12s 6d, meaty works cows £1 15s to £2 2s, boilers 15s to 30s, goodquality yearling Jersey heifers £3 9s, good quality dairy heifers £G 10s to £7 15s, average sorts £5 10s to £6, inferior £4 to £4 10s. The Waiwakaiho sale on Thursday drew an average yarding and a spirited sale, resulted. Fat ewes made 19s sd, fat hoggets 20s 2d. sound empty cows 36s to £2 2s, boner cows 18s to 31s, good paddock cows £2 2s to £2 7s, fat Polled Angus cows £5, fat Jersey sorts £3.35, 2-year empty Jersey heifers £2 8s to £3 2s! good quality yearling Jersey heifers

£3 ss, average sorts £3, choice Jersey springing heifers £9 to £9 ss, average sorts £5 15s to £6 ss, inferior £3 to £3 15s. good quality dairy cows £6 15s to £7 ss, average £5 15s to £6, inferior £3 to £4 10s. That the popularity of the Ayrshire breed is increasing 'was Well exemplified at this sale, when 25 pedigree yearling and two-year Ayrshire bulls were offered on behalf of the Taranaki Ayrshire Club. Two-year-olds met most favour and the best bred cattle sold readily at from 14 to 18 guineas, the latter figure being obtained for a bull offered on behalf of Mr. W. Hall, Lepperton. Other realisations ranged from 8 to 12 guineas. All but three of the entry changed Hands under the hammer. A pood demand continues for all da:. c.s pf pigs, and it is only where extra heavy yardings are submitted that any receding m values is noticeable. Large store continue to be the most popular and prices for this class, if anything show a hardening tendency. The New Ply-: mouth Haymarket sale yesterday, attracted one of the largest yardings that has been submitted at this centre for some weeks. About 200 pigs were submitted and practically a total clearance was effected under the hammer. Weaners, except choice lots, were down a little on last week's rates. Porkers made 29s 6d, unfinished 26s to ,27s 6d,.large stores 24s to 255, extra good slips 21s 6d to 23s Gd, smaller sorts 18s 6d, : choice weaners 16s to 17s, average sorts 13s 6d to 15s, inferior 6s to 7s. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., repon.: Fat Sheep.—Prices for all classes remain as par last week. Fat cW€« ,aro now being culled out of the flocks, and generally are in prime condition. Wethers are practically unprocurable, and fat hoggets' arc also scarce. No spring lamb has appeared on the-market yet, but with the favourable season being experienced we can look for some very shortly. Fat Cattle. —These arc selling at last week's rates, but butchers are only buying from' hand to mouth, and competition is not very keen. Stocks held in Taranaki are not large, and we look to prices remaining steady.

Store Sheep.—Demand in every section is very keen, bu't very few j lines an; available. Ewes and lambs are sought, after, and several lines have been sold at what must be satisfactory figures. Store wethers are urgently wanted, but arc evidently not in the district, Store Cattle—A very koen dieanand still exists for stores, anu prices for these are very firm; in lac, the margin between stores and fats is too small at present. Weaner Heifers.—A good demand is evident for good cattle, but there are not a great number of these lett in the district. In Calf Heifers.—A very good local inquiry is evident for really good cattle, but medium and inferior sorts are hard to quit Yardings are still good, and in most cases vendors arc meeting the market. Dairy Cows, —A good demand tor good young sorts, but aged and .medium sorts are also hard to sell, and vendors have to be content with very moderate prices. Pigs.—Good yardings still come forward, and prices, if anything are better than those, ruling last wfiiek. Horses.—Are still in d< mand, out the main rush is over. Private sales during the week have been: Yearling heifers £3 10s to £4, fal wethers 20s to 23s Gd, springing cows £5 10s to £6 15s, fat ewes in wool 18s to 20s. fat shorn ewes 15s to 16s, ewes and lambs 18s to 275. Prices at our various sales have been as follows: Douglas.—Fat cwtes 16s, two year mt. heifers £2 5s to £2 18s Gd, springing heifers £4 10s to £6, dairy cows £5 to £5 10s, calved heaters £4 10s to £5 ss. Elthain.—Calved heifers £5 to *b 10s, springing heifers £G to £/» calved cows £5 to £6 10s, springing cows to £6. Hawera.—Wleaner pigs 13s to lbs 6d light stores to £l. porkers 325, fat ewes 18s Id, fat hoggets- to 2!s id, ewes and lambs 14s, store cows 35s to £2 ss, calved heifers £4 10s to £7 ss, springing heifers £5 10s to £7 10s, calved cows to £6 10s.