COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15184, 9 March 1923, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

\ WAIKATO MARKET REPORT.

Beef.—Fairly steady with a tendency to improve, though exporters still seem disinclined to assist much towards that end.

Mutton. —The markets are welt supplied and competition rules fairly steady. Kwes predominate largely, lines of good mutton being difficult to procure.

Store Cattle.—Competition is still ! dull, but there is no certainty that ! dullness will long continue. Grown j steers are not in keen demand, hut ' there is a fair inquiry for yearlings and ! two-year-olds. In calf heifers are firming steadily and better yardlngs of i this class will no doubt shortly be ! witnessed. Calves of both sexes are in moderate demand, well-bred Jersey heifers being most popular. I Store Sheep.—Breeding ewes still continue to attract notice, especially in the back districts. Most of the lowland graziers have filled requirements, and in consequence some of the central ' yards have experienced a slight falling off. Wethers drew good competition wherever offered, also lambs, both j rape and stores. | Pigs.—Excepting occasional fluctuai lions, there is not much of consequence to report. The advance in export quotations must cast its reflection on yard sales, although present export values have been realised | in the yards for some time past. ! Horses, —There is a good inquiry' | for heavy draught animals and the ! autumn fairs should bring good rei sui ts.'

We quote:—Bullocks, heavy prime £7 los to £9 2s 6d. medium £6 15s to £7 10s, light £6 to £6 10s; cows, heaVy £5 ttt £6 10s, modium £4 to £4 15s forward £2 15s to £3 10s; steers, 34 year forward £4 15s to £5 ss, 34-year stores £4 5s to £4 15s; cows, stores £1 10s to £2; steers, 24-year best £3 10s to £4, 24-year medium £3 to £3 7s 6d; heifers, ‘ rising 2-year r.w.b. (Jersey) £6 to £8; rising 2-year r.w.b (Shorthorn) £4 to £5, rising r.w.b. (Holstein) £4 10s to £6; springing heifers, best Shorthorn £4 10s to £5 10s; empty heifers, _ 18-month /best Shorthorn £2 15s to £3 ss, 18-month medium Shorthorn £2 to £2 10s; steers, 18month best Shorthorn £2 15s to £3 7s 6d, 18-month medium Shorthorn £2 2s 6d to £2 10s; wethers, prime heavy shorn 30s to 335, medium shorn 28s 6d to 30s Gd; ewes, prime heavy shorn 24s to 27s 6d; breeding ewes, best 2-looth 28s to 325, best 4,6, 8-tooth 30s to 32s 6d, best 5 and 6-year 24s to 27s 6d, medium 5 and 6-year 19s to 21s, bull full-mouth 14s to'l6s 6d; rape lambs, best 17s 6d to 19s; store lambs, best shorn 15s 6d to 17s, medium shorn 13s 6d to 15s; pigs, heavy haconors £3 2s 6d to £3 17s 6d, light baconers £2 12s 6d to £3, heavy porkers £2 2s 6d to £2 7s Gd, light porkers 35s to £2 good slipes £1 2s 6d to £1 6s, small slips 15s to £l, weaners 10s to 15s; horses, heavy draughts £35 to £45, medium draughts £25 to £3O, light draughts- £2O to £24, harness horses £lO to £ls, hacks £5 to £lO. ' WESTFIELD MARKETS. Messrs Dalgely and Co., ;Lld., report. "having held their usual fat stock sale at Westfield on Wednesday:— Beef: A good yarding; competition was keen throughout, and prices were firm at late quotations. choice ox beef, £1 5s per 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 2s to £1 4s; ordinary and plain, £1 to £1 Is; prime young cow and heifer, 17s to £1 2s; ordinary cow, 14s to 16s. Sheep: A good yarding, prices were scarcely up to last week’s rates. No extra heavy yarded. Heavy prime wethers, £1 13s to £1 15s 6d; medium prime wethers, £1 10s to £1 12s Gd; light and unfinished, £1 6s to £1 9s; extra hfi,avy prime ewes, £1 8s to £1 10s; heavy fat ewes, £1 5s to £1 7s; light fat, £1 to £l:4s. Lambs'. Penned in large humhers and sold readily- at late quotations. Heavy prime lambs, £1 5s 9d to £i 8s: lighter, £1 3s to £1 ss; unfinished, 16s to £1 Is. Calves: A very heavy varding; prices yvere easier except for extra well finished. Runners, £2 15s to £3 16s; heavy vealers, £2 7s to £3 6s; light vealers, £1 to £1 10s. Pigs; A very heavy yarding sold readily and were firm at last week’s rates. Choppers, to £3; heavy baconers, to £4 3s; medium .baconers, £3 to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 19s; medium porkers, £2 to £2 9s; large stores, £1 12s to £2; slips, £1 2s to £1 9s; weaners, 12s to £l. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.,'Ltd., report:—At Westfield fat stock market oq Wednesday, beef was penned in large numbers, competition being steady throughout, the market showing a much firmer tone. We quote: Extra choice oxen £1 ss, choice and prime oxen £1 to £1 4s, plain and rough oxen 14s to 19s, young cow and heifer beef 18s to £1 is. other cow beef 12s to 17s, all per 1001 b. Heavy prime steers, £9 to £ll ss; medium prime steers, £7 10s to £8 10s; light prime steers, £6 10s tp £7 7s 6d; smaller and unfinished steers, £4 10s to £6 ss; heavy prime cows and heifers, £6 lo £7 7s Gd; medium prime cows and heifers, £4 15s to £5 10s; light prime cows and heifers, £3 los to £4 12s 6d; inferior cows, £1 10s upwards; hulls, £2 to £6 ss; slags, £3 to £7 15s. Calves were penned in large numbers, and prices were easier except for good quality, which sold at late quotations. Runners, £2 10s to £3 10s; heavy vealers, £2 4s to £2 las; medium vealers. £1 10s to £2; light vealers, £1 to £1 8s; smaller, 10s to 15s; small and fresh-dropped, 5s to Bs. Sheep were penned in average numbers; competition was not up to last week’s sole, and prices were generally easier.’ We quote: Heavy prime welliers, medium prime wethers, light prime wethers, small and unfinished wethers; heavy prime ewes, £1 6s to £i 9s 3d; medium and light prime ewes, £i 2s to £1 5s 9d; inferior ewes, 14s to 48s. Pigs were again penned in large, numbers and sold readily at late quotations. Choppers, £•2 to £3 2s 6ri; heavy and medium baconers, £3 10s to £4 7s; liffht baconers and heavy porkers, £2 1/s to £3 10s; medium and light porkers, -J 17s to £2 15s; large stores, £1 9s to £1 15s; slips, 18s to £1 6s; weaners, 10s to 18s. Lambs were penned m average numbers and sold at late quotations. Heavy prime lambs, £1 <s to Cl 9s 9d; medium prime lambs, £l 3s to £i 5s 9d; light prime iambs, £1 to £1 2s 9d; stores, best 10s 6d to 19s, others 14s to 16s Gd.