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Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 14029, 4 April 1919, Page 7

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AUCKLAND MARKETS. Messrs. Alfred Buekland and Suns report:— \ju w ednesday. at our weekly Westfield fat bC-ocK maricet, our beef pens epncained ilia nt-aci, comprising Li)o steers, ii 3 cows and heucrs, and -I bulls. 'lhere was a steady demand throughout, although values weie scarcuiy up to last week's advanced rates. Choice ox sulci to iS'2 lis per 1001 b. prime ox £2 7s (3d to £2 10s, rough and plain l>cef .€1 15s to £2 ss, cow and heifer beef from £2 to £2 (is. Steers ranged in price from £lO 10s to £2l 12s (id, cows and heifers £8 to £l(s 12s Od. The highest Waikato ' averages lor steers were—B from Ml C. J. Storev, "Woodstock, Te Awamutu, £l9 13ft lei; 15 from Mr Jno. Brady. To Areha, £l9 2s Gdj 13 from Mr A. Muir, sen.. Onewhero, £lB Is; 8 froir Mr J 15. Tcasdale, Te Awamutu, £l' los; 16 from Mr Jas. McNicol, Ti Aioha, £l7 Gs Id; 14 from Mr Walter Peters, Waitakaruru, £l7 Is; 8 from Mr L. A. Harris, sen., Himtlv, £l(s Is 3d; 9 from Mr J. McTntvre, Te Hoe. £ls 10s: 9 from Mr F. Potts, Pirongia, £ls 7s (id; 18 choice small.heifers from Mr L. L. Allen, Opuatia Downs, Onewhero, £ll Is. There was about .°-ii average yarding of sheep, which met with a free saic, last week's advance heing easily sustained. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 18s to £2 0s 3d; a consignment of 70 wethers averaged £1 19s Sd; medium to heavy prime wethers. £1 13s fid to £1 17s (3d; light fat wethers, £1 9s to £1 12s; other wethers. £1 to £1 8s 6d; extra heavy prime ewes. £1 lis to £1 17s fid for a pen of 30 from Messrs Mears Bros., Walton; another pen 0f.30 from Mr Wm. Taylor maclc'£l 15s 3d, and 25 from Mr W, Duder, Maraetai, £1 15s 9d; heavy prime ewes, £1 8s to £1 10s; lighter, fat, £1 4s to £1 7s fid; light ewes, £1 Is to £1 13s fid; other ewes, lis to 19s (1368 sold). There was a full yarding of lambs, and a fair demand. Prime lambs maintained late values, unfinished were easier. Best heavy, £1 5s (3d to £1 9s. A few odd lambs sold up to £1 13s fid. Lighter: Fat lambs, £1 Is to £1 4s Gd; light, 18s to £1; unfinished, 14s to 16s 6d; stores, 7s to 13s (459 sold). We only had a small yarding of fat and voting calves, consisting chiefly of small calves. Prices were a little easier on late improved values. Runners madn from £5 to £8 17s fid. Vealers, heavy, £3 los to £4 10s; medium. £2 10s to £3 ss; light, £1 15s to £2 ss; small and fresh dropped, 5s to £1 12s (54 sold). Pigs were yarded in exceptionally large numbers, and showed a slight decline on late extreme values. Large choppers and heavy baconers made from £6 5s to £6 19s; small choppers and light baconers, £4- 5s tn £6: r-orkors, iarpe, £3 10s to £4; medium, £3 to £3 8s; small, £2 to £2 18s: unfinished, £1 lis to £1 18s; slips, 18s to £1 9s; weaners and suckers, 7s to 16s (372 sold). Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their weekly fat stock sale at Wcstfield on Wednesdav, as under:—Beef: Very large yarding, and prices were hardW so firm as last week . Prime ox sold at £2 lis ner 1001 b, medium quality £2 4s to £2 7s; cow, £2 4s to £2 9s. Veal: Very large yarding, and prices were not so firm as last week. Runners made £6 10s, ordinary suckers £2 12s to £3 10s, others 7s to £2 2s. Mutton: Medium yarding, and prices were about the same as last week. Good wethers made from £1 17s to £2; heavy quality ewes to 31s, light 22s to 255. Lamb: Average yarding, which sold at late rates. Good quality lambs 28s, medium 15s to 225, others 10s to 15s. Pork: Big yarding, and prices were alxjut the same as last week. Heavy baconers to £7; porkers, £2 6s to £3 16s; weaners, £1 to £1 10s; choppers, £5 to £6 ss. THE FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE AUCTIONEERING CO., LTD. The Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Co. report:— MORRINSVILLE SALE. At Morrinsville on Friday, March 28th, we held our fortnightly stock sale, when we yarded 1356 head cattle and 3000 slieep. Beef and mutton were firm, store and young cattle still dull of sale. We quote: Fat steers. £l3 10s to £l4 lis; lighter, £l2 2s 6d to £l2 17s; heavv fat cows. £l2 to £l2 ss; lighter, £lO 17s 6cT to £ll ss; vealers, £2 19s; heavy bulls, £ll 17s 6d; prime fat ewes, 28s to 29s 6d; good shorn lambs, 13s Id; woolly lambs, 10s to 14s; sound-mouth ewes, 15s to 17s 6d; two-tooth ewes, 23s 3d; fresh-con-ditioned cows, £7 Cs to £9 10s; store cows, £4 5s to £6 10s; one and a-half to two-year-old steers, good colours, £o to £7 17s; mixed colours. £3 2s 6d to £5- two and a-half-year-old heifers, to £7"" 18s; eighteen to twenty months heifers, £4 2s Gd to £6; calves, extra good quality, £2 15s to £3 10s; others, 27s 6d to £2. ntrrt CAMBRIDGE SALE. At Cambridge on Monday 31st. we held our monthly stock sale, and yarded 790 cattle, 806 sheep and 68 Jjigß Sheep and beef were firm, and the majority of the young stock was quitted at the ruling prices. Two ■ extra prime steers from Messrs Whewel Bros, realised £22 10s each. We quote Prime heavv steers, £l7 os to £U on, lighter, £l3 12s 6d to £l6 16s; prune heavy cows. £l2 to £ls Is; lighter. £9 to £ll los; fresh and forward £7 to £8 15s; eighteen months to two-year-old steers, £4 10s to £6 17s p 6d tore cows, £3 to £6'lss Calves: Good steers 30s to £2 18s; heifers, 30s to !!• poorer quality, 14s to 25s heavy buli.s P £lo 2s q 6d to £l2; lighter £7 5s to £9; dairy cows up to £ll, smmg 'ine heifers, £lO 15s to £ls. Sheep. Fat ews 27s 6d; sound-mouth ewes 17s 9d- full-mouth ewes, lis Gd to Us fid- WOOlly lambs, good. 16s 7d; others/ ?is Ja to iss. way. W c gFSJ: £5 15s; porkers £2 5s to £2 lis, slips, 27s Gd to 365; weaners. 13s to 15S ' OHAUPO SALE. At Ohaupo on Tuesday we held our usual stoKale, and yarded 2200 sheep and 200 head cf cattle. Ihe market for hoth classes was easy. Good shorn and woolly lambs sold well. Good woolly lambs, 13s to los Id; shorn lambs, 10s to 12s; cull lambs 6s, sound-mouth ewes, 16s; fat cows, £ll to £ll 6s; good fresh conditioned cows, £8 10a; Z'-° d - st ?--' £3 5 S • I others, 28s to 355. '