COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17168, 2 August 1927, Page 2

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

WAIKATO MARKET REPORT.

' The Farmers'' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— Beef—There'has been a sharp rise for both ox and cow beef since our last report, with every prospect of a further rise within the next few weeks. Prime ox is making 32s per 100 and prime cow and heifer 28s. Fat Sheep.—The market is very firm, with short supplies of both ewe and wether mutton offering. It looks as, if we are likely to see good prices for fat sheep during the next two months. Store Sheep.—There has been a keen demand for hoggets, ewes in lamb and store wethers, breeding ewes making fully 10s per head better than this time last year. Very few lines of hoggets and wethers are at present offering. . Store Cattle.—A sharp rise has taken place for all, classes of stores, with competition very keen, especially for young male cattle. Good frame empty cows are also much sought after. Yearling Jersey heifers are wanted, with very fed offering.

. Dairy Cattle. —Competition is keen for dairy herds; also a good inquiry exists for choice springing heifers close to profit. Inferior and backward are dull of sale.

Pigs.—Baconers and porkers arc easier with fair competition for stores. Horses. —The market is quiet for all classes.

We quote.—Bullocks, prime, extra heavy, £ll 10s to £l2 15s, medium £lO to £lO 10s; cows, prime, £8 to £9 ss, medium, £6 to £6 15s, unfinished £3 10s to £4 10s; heifers, prime £8 to £9; steers, 4-year, forward £7 to £7 10s, 3-year stores £6 5s to £6 10s, 2-year, good, £4 15s to £5 ss, yearling £4 to £3 10s; extra choice 2year Jersey in-calf heifers £lO 10s to £l2; good 18-months heifers, Jersey, in calf, £7 to £9; good yearling Jersey and Jersey cross heifers £4 10s to £5; good fresh empty cows £3 10s to £4 10s; aged store cows 20s to £3; wethers, prime shorn, heavy 32s 6d to 345, medium 28s to 30s; ewes, prime shorn, 25s to 295; store wethers, 4looth 24s Gd to 275, 2-footh 22s Gd to 24s Gd; breeding ewes, 4, G, and 8looth 30s to 335, 5-years 25s to 27s Gd, aced 21s to 22s Gd, 2-tooth 23s to 30s, 4-too 111 and G-tooth 31s to 32s Gd. , Lambs: Prime fat hoggets 23s to 24s Gd; fat hoggets, 21 s Gd to 22s Gd; best woolly hoggets 19s to 20s; good woolly store hoggets IGs Gd to 18s Gd, small 13s to Lis; best shorn hoggets 17s Gd to 18s Gd; good store shorn hoggets IGs t/17s, small 10s to 13s. Pigs: Baconers, prime £3 8s to £3 10s, medium £3 to £3 3s; porkers £2 10s to £2 15s; slips 27s to 32s Gd; weancrs -J 5s to 20s. Horses: Draughts, heavy £35 to £4O, medium £2B to £32; spring cart sorts £lO to £18; harness horses, £8 to £10; hacks, £5 to £B.

LONDON MARKETS,

WELLINGTON, Tuesday.

The Department of Agriculture has receivel the following cablegram dated 30th ultimo, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — Tallow. —Spot market ' quiet, but better demand at auction, Present quotations arc: —Mutton: Fine, 34s 6d per cwt.; fair to good, 33s Gd to 345; dark to dull, 30s b 31s. Beef: Sweet and or mixed. 345, to 38s; fair to good, 31s 9d to 33s Gd; dark to dull, 30s to 3J.s. Mixed: Fair to good, 3ls 6dto 33s 6d; dark to dull, 30s to 31s. Gut, etc., 26s to 30s. Apples. —Cool stored shipment, ex Tainui, marketed this week. Condition very satisfactory- Prices are. as follows:—Sturmer, 15s to 20s per case; Statesman, 20s to 23s per case; Rome Beauty, 17s to 20s per case.

Wool. —Bradford market quiet tone ,i,.-\\ of holidays, and business slow hi tops and yarns. Prices are as follows:—G4's (Merino) warp, 4s lAd per lb; average, is 0U1; 56's (super l.alfbred), 2s lOAd; 50's (halfbred), •2s 3d; -id's prepared, is Bd. p cas ;—Market very quiet. Afloat parcels of No. I Partridge, New Zealand, offered by re-sellers at 90s to 9-2 s Gd, huUio buyers, whose ideas arc about B£s. Spot quoted at 97s Gd, ex store. Tasmanian Maple afloat offered [Lis to 9os sellers. Spot quoted 102 s Gd, c>: si ore. Demand for Blues is limited. ' Tasmanian and New Zealand nes-lcclcd. Nominal quotations for spot supplies are; Tasmanian, £l6 to £lB, and New Zealand £l6 to £l7 per ton. ' Beans.—Market quiet. Chinese horse, Julv-Scptcmbcr shipments on offer at Glasgow, £lO 7s Gd and Continent £i.u 2s Gd per ton. No business reported. English,, fair demand for old crop. Good quality make 47s Gd lo .'k'-s Gd, others down to 4Gs. Cocksfoot.—Danish new crop ofivrai September-November shipments. GBs to G9s, 'c.i.f. Reported uuality not as good as last crop. iijii's— C.I.F. business small. Chilian afloat sold at 24s 9d, and for Plate «float sellers ask 24s 9d; for JulyAugust shipments, 23s 9d. English now crop held firm. Choice white offered, 32s to 32s Gd: other qualities down to 28s. New Zealand Cartons: No business on account of shippers' liijrh quotations. Value "A" grade about 31s Gd and "B" grade 30s. lfcn -,p.—Manila market steady. "J" -rude, August-October shipments quoted at £44 value. Sisal quiet, and price's same as last quotation. Tow: Good quality scarce and quoted at £3O to £32 value. New Zealand market quiet," but tendency a little dearer. Value August-October shipments, j highpoints £36, fair £34 10s and common £33.

DISTRBCT SALES.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, report:—At the Ohinewai sale on Monday last, we had .a medium yarding of cattle. A keen demand existed for ail classes, and there was a general advance in prices. Wc quote: Killable cows, £4 17s to £5 Pis; fleshy cows, £3 18s to £4 6s; store cows, £2 15s to £3 12s; three-year-old forward steers, £7 19s; Jersey heifers, close to profit, £8 10s to £lO ss, others £6 to £7 10s; dairy cows, £5 to £B.