WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 276, 20 November 1937, Page 15

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

UTELC’OME RAIN. The Farmers’ Co.op. Organisation Society of N.Z. Ltd., Hawera, report as under:— The week-end rain and that of the past few days will be most welcome to all farmers. These are the first good rains that the district has experienced for some considerable weeks, and must be of great benefit to pastures. Activities in the live stock market for the week have shown little to no change. The store cattle section has again comprised the greater bulk of the yardings, and values for this class have been well maintained. Works buyers have shown keenness for all classes especially heavy bulls suitable for their trade. Graziers are again supporting the markets after the rain and evidence of their competition was manifest at the last* two sales, young and suiable fattening cattle being well' sought after. Good rains have fallen in most other districts and there is no doubt that this will have a tendency for forward delivery buyers to again be in the field. The market generally speaking, since last week’s review, has shown practically no change. Kaponga Sale, Friday, November 12, saw a large entry of store cows and practically a total clearance was effectec*. Yearling steers to £2 15s, yearling heifers to £3 Bs, 2-year-old steers £4 15s, works cattle at full schedule rates, dairies, springing a.nd calved heifers from £6 15s to £8 19s.

Waverley Sale, Friday, November 12.—A small entry in all departments came forward for the Waverley saje but a very ready clearance was effected throughout. Prices may be quoted on a par with those ruling of late. Realisations were—l2l ewes and 130 lambs (a mixed line) £2, fat b.f. hoggets 25s 6d, fat ewes 16s P.A. heifers £6 10s, small yearling steers £4 12s, works cattle from £3 15s to £4 11s (according to condition), springing cows and heifers £6 to £8 10s. Manaia sale, held on Tuesday last, saw a good yarding and a very spirited sale throughout. Good paddock cattle showed an advance on recent sales and works cattle again maintaining their usual firm rates. Some of the quotations are as follows—Fat cows (ex dairy), £7, £6 18s, £6 14s, best paddock cattle £4 15s, £5 15s, works cattle (according to condition) £3 5s to £4 15s, heavy works bulls £l2 10s, £lO 12s Gd, £lO. Stratford sale, also held last Tuesday, saw a good yarding in the store cattle section and a fair yarding of dairy cattle. Competition was very spirited in the store pens and a total clearance was effected in all t classes. A small entry of sheep sold ‘at late rates. B.F. wether hoggets, shorn, £1 2s, fat ewes 21s 3d, empty heifers £5 10s to £6, sound and empty paddock cows £4 to £4 10s, works cattle at full schedule rates. Calved dairy cows from £5 10s to £B, springers from £7 to £8 15s. Bell Block Horse Fair held on Mr. P. E. Sole’s property on Monday.— The entry comprised 40 horses, but the majority were light and aged sorts. A very satisfactory sale resulted but the demand for good allround farm horses remained unsatisfied. A 7-year-old mare, all work, made £4O and a 5-year-old gelding broken to chains and pole made £36, aged horses from £2O to £33. Private Sales.—One truck springing cows and heifers £B, one truck holdover heifers £4 2s 6d, odd dairy cows £8 to £8 10s, two trucks fat cows £9 ss, one truck medium class yearling heifers £4 10s, 26 fat cows £7 10s, one truck fat cows, flu, two Jersey bulls 14gns. Several other bulls from 12gns. to 15gns., one yearling Jersey bull £7 10s, other yearling bulls £lO, £lO 10s, £ll 10s, one truck wethers 245, 460 shorn two-tooth wethers 25s 6d, 350 wethers 23s 6d, 60 fat shorn ewes 225, 1000 four and five-year ewes 31s 6d, 40 s.m. ewes with Southdown lambs £3, a small line of Southdown lambs for Xmas delivery 30s.