LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 271, 16 November 1943, Page 6

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

TARANAKI VALUES There has been little variation in the general trading over the past week, reports the Farmers Co-op. in their live stock summary. Weather conditions have been well in favour of pasture growth and this is one factor that has helped sales of grazing classes. The feed has come quickly and buyers have been keen to secure suitable classes, and business has been remarkably brisk with vendors in command of the market. Enquiry lor store sheep is strong., but vendors are disinclined to part with holdings as they themselves would znd it hard to replace. However, those who are prepared to sell are in a position to demand attractive terms. The store cattle market is also reported as being particularly active, and here again graziers are in the market very strongly, and appreciation in values is recorded for all classes. Quotations of cattle are very limited and it would appear that some difficulty will be experienced in supplying the demand. Fat stock prices are again firm with late rates ruling, particularly for all quality beef and mutton. Values for the latter, thpt of wetners, are again equal to those reported last week, but ewe mutton prices are considerably easier.

All cattle suitable for replacements are finding buyers readily, particularly for best quality classes but cattle of indifferent grades are harder to quit. The market for Jersey oddments is aso very active and all classes are participating in free sales, the different values showing a slight improvement over late rates. ’Those recorded at the Hawera sale on Thursday last were as follows:

Sheep Section.—Fat shorn hoggets, best quality, 28s 6d; medium sheep 235, 24s 6d; late fat shorn ewes 12s.

Store Cattle.—A full entry and a very buoyant sale. Jersey-cross yearling heifers £5 Is; small 'holdover classes £2 10s; 2-year-old Jersey heifers r.w.b. £5 15s, £6; m.t. 2-year-old heifers £4 5s to £4 15s; best lat cows ex dairy £8 ss, £8 10s; plainer cattle selling from £7 5s to £7 15s; forward condition paddock cows £5 2s 6d to £5 15s; light paddock cows £4 to £4 15s; best works cows £4 down to £3 10s; heavier works bulls £7 10s; medium £5, £6; small £3 to £4.

Dairy Cattle.—Best quality springing heifers £ll to £l2; sales of inferior kinds £7 to £9; heifers in milk £l2 ss; cows in milk £7 to £9; dairy bulls, 2-year-old 15gns, 17gns, 19gns; wellgrown yearling bulls 12gns; other sales lOgns down to Bgns. Pig Section.—A good entry, the best for some time, and a spirited demand throughout for all classes. Best finished porkers £3 10s, £3 Ils; lighter pigs £3 to £3 ss; best forward stores £2 16s to £2 19s; medium stores £2 5s to £2 Ils; best slips 365; smaller 28s to 30s; choice weaners 26s to 28s; smaller 18s to 225; in farrow sows (young) £5 to £6; sows with litters £5 2s 6d to £5 10s.