THE STOCK MARKET.

Waipa Post, Volume XIX, Issue 1104, 11 June 1921, Page 7

THE STOCK MARKET.

WAIKATO PRICES. MEAT VALUES RISING. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., report as follows: — The supply of prime beef is rapidly diminishing and values show a corresponding increase. Mutton.—The market for mutton is also advancing and may be expected to keep pace with the market for beef. Store cattle.—There is a much stronger enquiry for store cattle generally and improvement in the market is likely to result. It is difficult to clearly indicate in figures, to what extent, improvement has already been observed, but it can be stated with certainty that a line of store cattle could not be put together to-day at the rates ruling a few weeks back. The demand for turnip cattle has greatly strengthened and buyers are willing to inspect anything offering in this class. With the advance in beef no doubt a general rise in store cattle will be witnessed. Store Sheep.—There is a strong enquiry for wethers which it is not at present possible to fill. Reports from southern centres also indicate a shortage. Forward ewes are likewise in good demand. Store lambs on the other hand seem to have somewhat declined. Ewes in lamb have not risen far in favour, although &n early advance in this class of stock .seems not improbable. . \ Dairy Cattle. —Little alteration is noticeable since our last report. The tone is firmer although 'averages at, the various clearing sales are considerably below those recorded at this period of last year. There is still a fair enquiry for dairy heifers and good lines at reasonable figures can be disposed of.' Pigs.—The pig market is very'firm with a rising tendency. Good prices may be anticipated for some time ahead.

We quote as follows:—Bullocks, heavy, prime, -£l2 to £ls, medium, £9 to £lO 15/; cows, heavy, £8 to £l2 7/6, medium, £5 to £7 '5/, forward, £2 15/ to £4 10/; steers, 3£ year £6 10/ to £7 10/, 1\ year £3 15/ to £5 5/, 18-months £1 10/ to £3; heifers, 18-months £1 10/ to £2 10/; store cows 15/ to £1 15/; heifers, R.W.8., 2J year, Shorthorn, £7 5/ to £9 15/, 2 year, £4 15/ to £6 10/; calves, best, 15/ to £1 1/, medium,' 10/ to 12/6 small, 2/6 to 7/6; dairy cows, best, at profit, £l2 to £lB, second quality £7 to £lO. Wethers, prime, 19/6 to 24/, medium, 16/ to 18/6; ewes, prime, 15//to'lß/; wethers, forward, 4-tooth 14/6 to 18/, forward 2-tooth 12/ to 15/, store, 11/6 to 14/6; ewes, store, 5/ to 7/6; lambs, fat, 14/6 to 17/6, store (shorn) best 7/6 to 10/, medium 5/ to 7/. Pigs, baconers, £4 6/ to £6 10/, porkers £2 to £3 5/, slips 17/6 to £1 10/; weaners, 5/ to 10/6. Horses, heavy draughts, £3O to £45, medium draughts, £22 to £3O, light draughts, £l7 to £2l 10/, harness horses £7 to £ls, and hacks £4 10/ to £9. HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report:— At Hamilton on Thursday we had a good yarding of beef and mutton, but Btore stock were not strongly represented. Beef was at about last week's values, steers selling to £l3 12/5; cows, best from £9 to £lO 10/, medium weight £6 10/ to £8 15/, fresh conditioned £2 9/ to £3 15/. Store cattle ' generally were in keener demand, IS months heifers in calf (small) making £5 10/, empty heifers, same age, to £3 11/; calves, best 15/ to £l, smaller 7/6. Fat sheep., advanced considerably in value, best wethers making to 25/ for prime medium weights, lighter weights 20/ to 21/9; very forward' four-tooth wethers reached 21/6, small framed sorts 15/ to 17/6. Pigs were not quite up to last week's values, baconers making to £5 6/, porkers £2 7/6 to £3 5/, slips £1 to £1 12/6, weaners 5/ to 12/6. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:— At the Hamilton sale the prices were Fat cows, £8 10/ to £9 2/; cows in forward condition, £3 10/ to £5 2/; store cows, £1 11/ to £2 7/; steers, £3 12/ to £4; 18-months steers £2 1/ to £2 4/; dairy cows £8 10/ to £l3 15/; prime fat wethers, £1 7/; store wethers, 14/9 to 15/6; fat ewes, 14/2 to 16/3; fat lambs, 15/; bacon pigs, £4 15/ to £5 10/; fat porkers, £3 10/ to £4 2/; weaner pigs, 5/ to B,'; slips, 10/ to 13/. ' Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report having held their usual Hamilton weekly stock sale on Thursday, 9th June, as under:—There was a moderate yarding of stock of all classes. The demand for prime fat sheep was brisk, and prices advanced. Extra heavy prime wethers made up to 27/, ordinary heavy wethers 20/ to 22/, medium quality ewes 14/ to 16/6. Not many stores yarded. The beef pens were well filled with more prime cattle than usual, and prices were firm at late rates. Not many store cattle were yarded. Yearlings and two-year-old cattle were in good demand, and. sold at higher rates. Dairy cows in low condition sold at from £6 to £lO. Pigs sold at late rates, small baconers and porkers making equal to 7d per lb.