COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 14023, 28 March 1919, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

AUCKLAND MARKETS. Tkdgcty ancl Co., Ltd,, report having I hold tlioir weekly fat stock sale at Westfield on Wednesday, as under;— Heel'; .Moderate yarding; prices wore a shade advanced on late rates. Prims ox sold at £2 12s per 1001 b, medium f/uality £2 5s to £2 8s; cow, £2 5s to £2 10s. Veal: Small yarding, and prices wore better than last week. Runners made £7; ordinary suckers £2 14s to £3 12s, others 9s to £2 4s. Mutton: Medium yarding, and prices wore about 2s higher than last week; good wethers made from £3 17s to £1 19s; heavy quality ewes to 31s, light 22s to 255. Lamb: Average yarding, which sold at late rates. Good quality lambs 225, medium 15s to 20s, others 11s to £l. Pork: Rig yarding, and prices were about the same as last week. Heavy haeorers to £ll ss; porkers, £2 5s to £3 15s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—

At Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned in smaller numbers than usual; competition was keen, and prices improved. Choice ox to £2 11s, others £2 8s to £2 10s; cow and heifer hqef sold at from £2 4s to £2 9s per 1001 b. Steers sold at from £l4 5s to £2l 15s; cows and heifers sold at from £8 10s to £l4 17s (id. Some of the averages were: 8 steers from Mr B. Reid, Waercnga, £2O ss; 7 steers from Mr N. Short, Matamata, £l7 16s 9d; 3 18-months steers from same vendor, £l2 ss; 8 steers from Waikato, £l6 ss; 7 cows from Mr Jas. Taylor, Cambridge, £ll 11s 3d; 3 18njonlhs heifers, same vendor, £lO. Calves came forward in small numbers, and improved 10s to £1 a bead for good vealers and runners, the latter especially being short of requirements. Runners sold from £5 5s to £7 10s; heavy -vealers, £3 10s to £4 17s 6d, medium £2 12s to £3 ss, light £1 12s to £2 10s; fresh-dropped, 4s to £1 ss. Sheep were penned m scarcely average numbers. The market showed a firmer tone, and prices improved on late sales. Pant wethers, £1 5s to £2, medium £1 10s 9d to £1 14s 9d: small and un. finished £1 4s 9d to £1 9s 9d; best ewes, £1 8s to £1 14s Gd, medium £1 3s to £1 7s 9d, small 18s to £1 2s 9d. Lambs were penned in average numbers, and sold at late rates. Best, £1 5s to £1 9s 9d, medium 18s to £1 4s 9d, small 13s to 17s 9d; 35 lambs from Mr TV. Under, Maraetai, £1 9s 4d. Pigs were yarded in average numbers, and continue firm for ail butchers’ sorts at late improved values. No choppers yarded. Medium to heavy haconers £5 to £6 2s 6d. light haconers, £4 5s to £4 19s: heavy porkers. £3 15s to £4 4s, medium £3 5s to £3 14s, small £2 5s to £3 4s: weaners fgood), 16s to £lls; others (small), 9s to 13s.

Messrs Alfred liuckland and Sons report:— On Wednesday, at our weekly Westfield fat stock market, we penned fat cattle to the number of 323 head, comprising 244 steers, 75 cows and heifers, and 4 bulls. ' There was improved demand, with a further advance in values, prime ox beef being very firm. Choice ox sold to £2 12s; prime ox, £2 9s to £2 11s; rough and plain beef, £1 15s to £2 ss; cow and heifer beef, £2 to £2 7s per 1001 b. Steers ranged in price from £lO 10s to £22, the latter price for a steer from Kereone Estate, Moirinsville; cows and heifers, £7 10s to £l6; bulls, £8 to £l6 15s. The highest averages for steers were 8 from Mr Wm. Taylor, Greenhill, Te Awamutu, £2l 6s 3d; 7 from the KereoncEstate, Morrinsville, £2O 14s 3d; 8 from Mr A. L. Hunt, Te Kuiti, £lB 11s 3d; 8 from Mr W. 'C. Ring, Hinuera, £lB 2s 2d; 9 from Messrs Kirkuess llros., Matamata, £l7 15s 7d; 9 from Mr F. Potts, Pirongia, £l7 10s; 15 from Orakci. £l6 TOs; 9 from Mr C. Hill, Ohinewai, £l6 16s lid; 9 from Messrs Costall Bros., Waharoa, £ls 4s 9d; 10 cows from Mr Jas. Taylor, Bardowic, Cambridge, £l3 5s 9d. There was only a moderate yarding of sheep, and a big proportion were of inferior. quality. Prices for these remained unchanged, but all prime mutton was considerably firmer. Heavy prime wethers, £1 17s to £2; no extra heavy prime- wethers penned; medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 13s to £1 16s 6d; light fat wethers, £1 8s Od to £1 12s; unfinished wethers, £1 3s to £1 9s; extra heavy prime ewes, £1 10s to £1 14s 6d; good fat ewes, £1 5s to £1 9s<j lighter fat ewes, £1 Is to £1 4s; other ewes, 10s 6d to 19s. (1102 sheep sold.) The 299 lambs that came forward were required and met with a keen sale- Best heavy prime lambs, £1 8s to £1 11s. A pen of 7 extra good shorn black-faced lambs from Mr W. Duder, Maractai, 'made the record price of £2 0s 3d-; lighter fat lambs, £1 4s to £1 7s 6d; Tight fat lambs. £1 Is to £1 3s; unfinished, 14s to 18s; stores, 8s to 12s (id. ‘The 61 fat and young calves fully maintained last week’s improved rates. Runners made from £5 15s to £7 2s (id for an 18month steer ; veaiers, ’heavy £4 to £5 ss, medium £3 to £3 18s, light £2 to £2 18s, small and fresli dropped 6s to £1 15s. There was again a full market of pigs, including a large number of slips and weaners.. Competition was keen for all Tat pigs; strong weaners were also wanted, but fhe weaker ones were neglected. Large choppers and heavy baConors made from £6 15s to £9 2s 6d; small choppers and light haeoners, £4 15s to £8 TOs; porkers, large £3 15s to £4 12s, medium £3 5s to £3 12s. small £2 Bs to £3 3s, unfinished £1 15s to £2 ss. sbys £1 to £1 12s fid. weaners 10s to IBs, small and weedy 5s to 9s. (274 sold.)

THE FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE AUCTIONEERING C 0,., H.ITD. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— OHTNEWAI SALE. At Ohinewai on Aloud; iy, Alarda 24th, we held our monthly sale, and report a good entry of all classes of cattle, and a fair entry of sheep. The bidding throughout was dull compared with other sales, although a fair number changed hands. We (jiiote: Shorn lambs, small, 10s; two-tooth to fresh full mouthed ewes, 21s to 21s fid; two and four-tooth wethers, 2os fid; 15 and TB-rnonths steers, £5 to £6; good steer calves, £2 17s fid to £3 Is; cows, with calves at foot. £fi 15s to £8 12s; heifers, in calf, £7 to £7 ss; choice Shorthorn dairy heifers, £ll to £ll 15s. rIIKUTAIA SALE. At Hikutaia on Tuesday we held our fortnightly sale. We quote: Good fat cows, £ll 5s to £l2 ss: medium, £lO 10s to £11; fresh conditioned, £7 17s to £8 18s; store cows, £5 to £6 ss; others, £3 10s to £4 us; three-year to three and a-half year-old steers. £l2 to £l3 17s fid; others, £lO 7s fid to £11; two and n-hnlf year-old heifers, in calf, £7 to £8 ss; 18 to 20-months heifers, £5 to £7; 18-months steers, £4 lo £4 15s; calves, 2fis to £2 ss; hulls, Signs to £l2; fat wethers, 33s fid; fat lambs, woolly, 27s fid; two-tooth ewes and wethers, Sifis lid; four and six-tor,.h owes, 24s od ; store lambs, Os to 13s 4d. CLEARING SALE. At Matamata on Tuesday we held a clearing sale on account of Air 1. H. ATciSair, when wp diseased of the whole of his live and dead stock, including four Holstein cows and heifers, and choice dairy herd. The highest-priced ’•edigree Holstein cow, Rajah’s Flower, realised fiogns, and was bought hv Air J. H. Wilson, of Alatamata; ’ 1 " c.- T T . 50gns. bought bv Alessrs. r ' - ’ rp.-r-.p p,-ns • Holstein bejfrr. lOgns. , The whole herd averaged 26gns, choice

dairy cows TOaliliip; from logns to 35 gns; choice Holstein heifer calves, 4gns. Implements, etc.,, sold at the usual clearing sale rates.