COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Independent, Volume XX, Issue 2275, 3 July 1920, Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

NSW ZEALAND LOAN AND MSS CAN TILE AGENCY CO., LTD.

At wcstfield fat stock market on 'Wednesday beef was yarded in less than average numbers, and again sold under keen competition at advanced prices*on last week’s report. Choice ox sold to £2 17/ per lOOlbs; prime ox sold at from £2 12/ to £2 1(5/; rough and inferior- ox £2 5/ to £2 11/6; cow and heifer beef sold at from £2 5/ to £2 13/. Steers sold at from for best £2O to £2S for a pen of steers fatted by Mr B. Heed, Wacrenga. Other steers £l3 to £l9 17/0; cows and heifers sold at from £9 to £ls 12/0. A pen of 9 cows from Mr .Jas. Taylor, Cambridge, averaged £l2 10/. Sheep were penned in large numbers and sold under steady competition at late quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers sold to £0 4/ for a wether fatted by Mr W. C. Martin, Wiri. Extra heavy prime ewes to £2 12/; heavy prime wethers £2 3/ to £2 7/0; medium £1 19/9 to £2 2/9; light £1 10/ to £1 19/0; small and unfinished wethers £1 12/0 to £1 15/9; heavy prime ewes £1 15/9 to £.l 19/; medium £1 13/ to £1 15/0; light £1 9/ •to £1 12/9; small ami inferior owes £1 0/(1 to £1 8/9. Lambs were penned ni, average numbers and sold at into quotations. Heavy prime £1 10/ to £1 13/ medium prime £1 7/9 to £1 9/9; light £1 4/0 to £1 7/0; small and unfinished £1 1/ to £1 4/3. Calves wore penned in average numbers, and for those of good quality prices were better. Others sold at late quotations. Runners sold at from £0 10/ to £9 12/6; vealcrs heavy £4 10/ to £0 9/; vealers medium £3 5/ to £4 9/; vealcrs light £2 to £3 4/; inferior and small calves £1 to £1 19/; fresh dropped 9 /to 19/. Pigs were penned in less than average and sold under keen competition at improved prices. Medium to heavy baconors £5 5/ to £8; heavy porkers and light baconors medium porkers £.‘s 17/ to £4 14/; light £2 15/ to £3 16/. On Thursday last at Papaknra Yds. we sold the dairy herds of Messrs N. J. Sutherland of Clevedon, and J. P. Kidd of Karaka. Bidding was brisk and we report good sales. Choice dairy cows £lB to £29 5/; others £l2 to £l7 15/; late ealvers and aged cows £8 to £ll 18/; best dairy heifers £l2 to £l7 10/; others £7 15/ to £ll 15/; 35 cows from Mr H. Sutherland averaged £24. At Papaknra on Friday we held a special dairy sale when over the advertised number were sold. Competition was extra keen, high vhlues ruling. Messrs Walters Bros., Papakura, herd of 22 cows averaged £23 16/; best dairy cows sold at from £l7 to £29; others £l2 to £l6 15/; backward' ealvers £9 to £ll 17/6; best heifers £l2 to (£lB 10/; others £7 to £ll 15. On Saturday at Waiuku we had an average yarding which sold at late quotations practically all penned chang ing hands. Dairy cows ,£9 to £l9; dairy heifers £8 to £l6; empty cows £3 10/ to £6 15/; yearling heifers £2 10/ to £3 12/6; yearling steers £2 5/ to £3 10/; fat "cows £9 to £ll 10/; sow in young £7 10/.

THE FARMERS’ CO-OPERATIVE AUCTIONEERING CO. LTD.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Beef. —A considerable, quantity of beef largely of plain quality has found its way to the freezing works during the past fortnight and it is now plainly evident that there is not that surplus which many anticipated. Values are in consequence advancing and a firm market during the coming months may be confidently looked for. Mutton. —Like beef, mutton also has hardened, prime wethers especially being difficult to obtain. Store Cattle. —This branch has shown a tendency to recover especially for anything under two years. Steers of this age are the subject of strong enquiry as arc also heifers both one and two year old. There has not so far been much movement in grown bullocks whilst store cows arc at the same hnv ebb. Store Sheep.—There is not a strong demand for this class unless, in forward condition. Ewes in lamb have, however, advanced in a marked degree and seem likely to be in strong favour during’ the., next month. Dairy Cattle.—Except where the .Jersey strain is well evidenced it cannot be said that, dairy cuttle draw keen competition. Shorthorn herds generally are realising well below last season averages although the results of the registered milking Shorthorn sales indicate that this breed lias still many strong fanciers. Pigs.—Yardings have not been large but there has been a pronounced increase in values. We quote as follows: — Bullocks, heavy prime £l7 10/ to £2O medium £l4 to £lO .10/; cows prime fat £l2 10/ to £l4; medium fat £.lO to £ll 10/; heifers fat £lO 10/ to £l2; bullocks, Mlyr old, £9 to £10; cows, fresh conditioned, £5 to £5 10/; steers 24yr old, £0 10/ to £7; 20-months best, £5 t.0.£0; medium £3 15/ to £4 10/; heifers 20-months best, &G to £7 12/0; A ‘ yearlings, £4 to £5 IS/; (lairy cows be,st

Jerseys ’£2s to £4M; best Shorthorns £l2 to £18; hewers, Jersey 2yr in calf, £ls to £25; Shorthorn 21yr in calf, £lO 10/ .to £l2 10/; Shorthorn 2yr in calf £7 to £8 .10/; wethers prime shortn, 37/0 to 42/G; medium 32/6 to 36/; cv.'cs prime shorn 30/ to 37/6; store wethers 4-tooth 30/ to 34/; store weth ers 2-tooth 28/ to 31/: pigs, baconcrs, £5 5/ to £6 15/; porkers £4 5/ to £5; woaners 15/ to £1 5/; horses, heavy draughts £4O to £45; medium draughts £3O to £35; light draughts £22 to £2B; harness £l2 to £2O; hacks £lO to £ls.