MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Issue 12123, 6 November 1911, Page 4

MARKETS.

DALGETY AND CO. Messrs Dalgety and company, Limited, report having held their rsual weekly sale of hides, skins, tallow, etc., on Tuesday, October 31st. Hides.—Market firm at late rates. I We rfuote extra stout ox to 7-Jd, stout 7'd to 7i'd, maiium 6fd to &ijd, lis'bt 6'd to- &§'d, cow best lines to 6§d, good 6gd to 6|d, seconds 5d to Cd, stags, 4 J-d to sd. Li is si<l tlo 6}d, oaif best to SJd, good to 7 rd, m&aty 5d to 6d, cut and damaged 4d to sd. Sheepskins, market firm. Best butchers skins 5s 6d to 6s sd, good 4s 3d to 5s 3d, medium 3s &d, to 4s, dry skins large to 6s 9d medium 4s to 5s &"d, small 2s &d to 3s &d, best butchers pelts and lambs to Is Id. Damaged skins at lower rates. Tallow, market firm. Best mixed in shipment casks to 28s 6d, good 26s Gd, medium 23© 6d, inferior 17s 6d to 225. Rough Fat : lfd 'to lgd per lb. Cow tails, Is 8d per dozen. Horse Hair : i s 4d to Is

lOd per lb. Bones : Good dry £4 17s ftd per ton.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agjancy, Co., Limited, report PIO PIO. At Pio Pio on Wednesday Ist instant, we submitted 216 head of cattle. Although the demand was only moderate at auction ail were eventually sold. Prices :2 to 2>k year old steers £4 2s to £4 12s, mixed 12 to 15 months old cattle £2 17s to £3, 18 months old steers £3 15s, empty cows in fresh condition £4 7s 6d to £4 18s, 2 year old empty heifer 9£3 10s to £4 ; spring cart horses £l2 to £ls. MATAMATA.

At iMaitamata on same day 885 bead of cattle came forward, also sheep and pigs. There was good competition throughout and we report & most successful sale. Prices: 3'| year old feteers tillable £B, 3 year old steers £6 Bs, 2\ year old steers £4 14s to £5 ; 18 months to £4 14s to £5 ; 18 months to 2 year old steers £3 18s to £4 15s, yearling steers £2 15s to £3 3s, mixed £t 3s to £2 lis, smaller do. £1 15s to £2, 8 months to 2 year old empty heifers £3 15s to£4 ss, empty cows in fresh condition £3 17s to £4 13s, store cows £2 10s to £3 10s, 2-year old Shorthorn bulls 6f to Signs., 2 year old Holstein bulls 6 to 7fgns, Jersey bulls 4f to sgns, dairy cows close to profit £6 5s to £lO, springing heifers £5 to £6 7s 6d, ewes and lamb 16s, weaner pigs 9s to 12s, slips 15s 6d to 18s.

HAMILTON. At Hamilton on Thursday we penned 280 head of cattle and 340 sheep ; also pigs in large numbers. Sheep were rather 'dull of sale but nearly all other stock changed hands at auction or afterwards. Fat cows made £6 to £6 ss, forward do., £4 17s to £5, d 0.., in fresh condition £4 'ss to £4 12s &d, store cows £2 10s to £3 7s 6d, 2 year old empty heifers £4 lis, 18 months old do., £3 16s to £3 18s, yearling steers mixed colors £2 12s to £2 16s, yearling heifers, £2 19s to £3, springing heifers £5 to £6 10s, dairy cows up to £9 10s, yearling Shorthorn bulls £5 ss, Jersey "bulls 2® to 4£gns., fat ewes 15s 6d to 19s, fat lamhß 125., store hoggets 12s 9d, store pigs £1 7s to £2 4s, slips 19s to £1 2s 6d, weaners 7s to 15s.

FARMERS' AUCTION CO. The Fawners' Co-operative Auctioneering Company report— OHAUPO. At Ohaupo on Tuesday October 31 wd held 'jour annual spring cattle sale, when we yarded 1756 head of cattle, the majority being store cattle. A few pens of 3 to 4 year old steers made from £6 15s to £8 Is, store steers same age mapjing £5 12s 6d to £6 6s, 2 year steers £4 to £4 10s, 15 to 18 month steers £3 lis 6d to £3 15s, choice yearlings £3 3s to £3 7'Si 6d, smaller sorts £2 to £2 10s, store cows £3 6s to £4, 2 year dairy heifers £4 10s to £4 15s for best sorts, others £3 10s to £4, springing cows and heifers up to £8 ss, bulls £3 3e to £8 Bs, a tew aged ewes with lambs 14s 1 9d, cull hoggets 10s 9d .and lis.

PIO PIO. At Pio Pio on Wednesday November Ist the combined sale was held. Our entry comprising 373 head o'f cattle and 109 ewes with; 90 per cent lambs, the latter making 21s. There was -a keen inquiry for cattle and 'good prices obtained. Fat steers £8 15s to. £lO 15s ; 18-moctli heifers, £3 15s to £3 18s ; fat cows, £7 14s ; fresii 2 5-year steers £5 10s to £6 Is ; 2-year empty heifers, £4 3s to £4 7s 6d ; 2 year steers up to £4 15s ; choice yearling steers up to £3 15s ;> 'dairy cows and heifers £5 5s to £7 ; bulls 5 to 6gns. CAMBRIDGE.

We held a sale of furniture etc. at Cambridge on Wednesday last 011 behalf of Mr" Wm. Hogan. There was a good attendance 'and satisfactory prices realised. TE ANGA. On November 2nd the oombined sale was held at Te. Anga vards-our entry consisted of 82 beau of cattle and 70 hoggets—the latter made 13s 6d ; dairy heifers made £3 15s toi £4 5s ; yearling steers, £3 to £3 10s ; 21-year steers £5 ss. MORRINSVILLE. At Morrinsville on Nov. 3rd we held our usual monthly{ sale—the yarding consisting of 1008 sheep and 65C head of cattle Fat shorn wethers 16s 6d to 19s : fa.t ewes (shorn) 12s to 14s ; woolly wethers, 19s 6d ; woolly ewes, 16s 6d ; shorn hoggets did not seli ; small fat steers, £7• 4s to £9 15s ; fat heifers, £7 to £7( 8s ; fat cows, £5 10s to £8 ss; fresh cows. £4 10s to £5 5s ; 3-year-old store steers, £5 14s to> £6 4s ; 2-year steers in good order, £4 11 s Choice dairy heifers, Jersey and Holstein cross and empty, £5 5s to l £6 , Shorthorn cross, £4 5s to £4 10s : yearling heifers up to £4 5s ; good yearling steers to £3 5s ; others not so good £2 to £2 10s ; dairy heifers near calving, £6 to £8 ; cows close up to profit up to £lO ; about 20 bulls made from £5 5s to 12*gns.