COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17991, 9 April 1930, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

WAIKATO MARKETS. " WEEKLY REVIEW. Beef.—Although prices for export have dropped, values continue Arm for prime ox and cow beef. Smaller yardings have been coming forward, but prices for plain, unfinished and the boner classes are a good deal easier. Fat Sheep.—JJood yardings, with 1 no improvement in the price of wethers; ewes are one or two shillings per head lower, and lamhs for export are also easier. Exporters are not keen for any class, due no doubt to the drop on the London market. Store Sheep.—The market is considerably easier for all classes, with heavy yardings, but good lines of breeding ewes, wethers and lambs are still meeting with a fair demand at the lower prices. Aged and failing mouth ewes have shown a big decline in values.'

Store Cattle. —Prices are lower for all classes, due to the numbers offering, and the dry weather so late in the autumn. In-calf heifers are offering in large numbers, but vendors are asking high prices compared 1 with the price of butterfat. Heavy yardings of weaner heifers are on the market, and prices have eased considerably. Pigs.—Baconers and porkers are still coming forward in big numbers, and prices are on the decline; values are equal to about 6d per lb. There is still fair competition for stores. Horses. —Fairs have been held at Cambridge, Hikutaia and Morrinsville during March, with good competition for medium draughts and useful farm sorts. Heavy draughts and hacks are dull of sale.

Quotations. —Prime heavy bullocks, £l3 10s to £l4 10s; medium ditto, £ll 15s to £l2 10s; prime fat cows, £9 10s to £lO 10s; prime fat heifers, £9 to £9 15s; medium fat cows, £7 10s to £8 10s; plain and unfinished, £6 10s to £6 15s; boner cows, £4 to £5 ss; vealers, £3 to £4 10s; prime fat wethers, 27s 6d to 28s 3d; prime fat ewes, 17s Gd to 19s; medium fat ewes, 15s to 16s; fat lambs, prime 18s 6d to 225; fat lambs, 16s 6d to 17s 6d; 4 and 5-year breeding ewes, 18s to 22s 6>d; 5-year breeding ewes, 16s to 18s 6d: 2-tooth breeding ewes, 22s 6d to 27s Gd; 4 and 6-tooth breeding ewes, 25s to 27s Gd; 4-tooth store wethers, 23s to 25s Gd; 2-tooth ditto, 20s to 21s; good woolly lambs, wether 15s to 15s 6d; good woolly lambs, ewes 15s 6d to 17s 6d; good shorn lambs, 12s 6d to 14s; cull lambs, 8s to 10s- 6d; 4-year bullocks, £8 15s to £9 10s; 3-year bullocks, £7 15s to £8 ss; 2-year bullocks, £6 10s to £7 ss; yearling steers, good £4 to £4 ss; store cows, £4 5s to £4 15s; cull cows, £3 to £3 10s; choice yearling Jersey heifers, £4 to £5; yearling heifers, mixed colours £2 15s to £3 10s; choice Jersey in-calf heifers, £9 5s to £lO 10s; others, £8 to £8 10s; small and inferior, £6 to £6 ss; best baconers, £3 12s to £3 17s 6d; others, £° 5s to £3 8s; best porkers, £2 12s to £2 15s; others, £2 to £2 2s; good stores, 33s to 365; weaners, 10s to 18s; medium draughts, £2B to £34; good useful farm horses, £22 to £27.

CAMBRIDGE STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report that at their Cambridge stock sale an average yarding of cattle and sheep was penned. Late rates were maintained. A medium yarding-of pigs came forward, practically the whole yarding changing hands under the hammer at late rates. Quotations: Medium fat cows,’£7'to £7 12s 6d; light, £5 Is to £6 7s 6d; forward, conditioned cows, £4 12s 6d to £5; store cows, £3 to £4 ss; cows with calves, £2 to £5; 12 to 18-months M/C steers, £3 to £3 19s; fat and forward lambs, 16s to 17s; mixed sex lambs, 8s to Ids 6d. Pigs: Heavy porkers: £2. 15s to £2 19s; light, £2 8s to £2 12s; good stores, £2 to £2 ss; slips, 26s to 295; weaners, 10s to 19s. HAMILTON MARKETS. GOOD QUALITY POTATOES. DEEP-SEA FISH SCARCE. Produce.

The local merchants report bran and pollard are in fair demand, the wholesale prices ruling being 9s 6d and 10s 6d cwt respectively. There is still a good demand for wheat, though there is a shortage of oats. Particularly good quality Rangitikei potatoes are on the markets and creating a good demand at £7 10s ton. Southern potatoes are expected next week' and the same prices will rule. Meals for pig feeds are going out steadily, and owing to the dry spell some farmers are enquiring for fodder to supplement their grass. /There is still a good enquiry for seeds and the rain should stimulate further sowing. Fruit. Fruit is not as plentiful as it has been, most lines being off the market. Peaches arc finished except Solways, which have not appeared yet. Tomatoes are short in supply, the main crops having been used, and plums and nectarines are done. Following prices are ruling:—Apples, Jonathans 5s to 5s 6d, Delicious 6s Gd to 7s, Northern Spy 6s Gd to 7s, cooking varieties 4s 6d to 5s Gd; pears, Buerre Bosch 7s to Bs, Winter Cole 6s Gd to 7s, cooking varieties 4s 6d to ss; tomatoes, 181 b cases 6s to 7s, 121 b cases 3s lo 3s Gd; lemons, Is to Is 3d doz.; Californian oranges, 42s Gd to 48s a case; bananas, 35s to 40s case. Vegetables. Owing to the dry spell, vegetables are rather short in supply, with the following quotations ruling::—Cabbages, 5s Gd to 6s; cauiiflow'ers, 7s to 8s; lettuces, 5s to 5s Gd per banana case; pumpkins, Gs Gd to 8s sack; peas, Gs to 8s sugar-bag; beans, 2s Gd to 4s sugar-bag; carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips, Is doz. bundles; rhubarb is very scarce and what is available realises 4s Gd to 5s a dozen bundles. Poultry. Although large yardings continue lo come forward prices realised are in advance of the same period last year, owing lo outside buyers placing their orders with the Hamilton markets in preference to Auckland. Table poultry are in good demand, but the majority of cockerels coming forward are in poor condition. Quotations are; 8.0. cockerels 3s 2d to 4s 3d, small 2s to 2s 9d; W.L. _cockerels 2s ad to as on. small Is

4d to Is 8d; 8.0. hens 2s 3d to 3sj 7d, W.L. hens Is 9d to 2s 9d, ducks Is'7d to 3s Id. turkey hens 7s 5d to 7s 6d, small 4s to ss, gobblers 12s to 13s Id, 8.0. pullets 6s 6d to 8s 9d, WL pullets 3s 10d to 5s 6d. Fish. The local dealers report that flounder and schnapper are fairly plentiful though there is no deep-sea fish coming to hand. Dairy Produce. .Butter remains Arm at Is 4d to 1f? 6d per lb for second and Arst grade butter, while eggs are fairly scarce and realise 2s per dozen wholesale.