ROUTINE MARKET

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20464, 2 April 1938, Page 13

ROUTINE MARKET

HEAVY CATTLE ENTRY FEW FAT BHEEP FORWARD PIGS IN KEEN REQUEST A routine market was experienced at the weekly Morrinsville stock sale yesterday when heavy entries of cattle and fat pigs and a light penning of fat sheep were forward. There was no material upset in quotations and a brisk trade was experienced In most sections. A small entry of prime cattle was in s?ood request, although the bidding was slow at times with values a little easier. The bulk of the entry, however, comprised boner cattle, which changed hands readily at prices on a par with rates current at other centres. Few fat sheep were forward and the small entry was readily absorbed by butchers at prices that were a false representation of market values. Fat pi«s were again forward in exceptionally large numbers, close on 1000 all told, and the market followed the rising trend apparent At Frankton last week, both baconers and heavy porkers improving on last week’s rates, with baconers sluing to 86s per head. Light porkers, however, were not so ready of sale. Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report on the sale as follows: A small yarding of fat sheep came forward with competition very firm, prices showing an improvement on f>revious sales. An exceptionally arge yarding of all classes of cattle included a goqd proportion of second quality beef. Boners, which were yarded in extra heavy numbers, showed no alteration, late advanced .rates being fully maintained. A Ipood entry of potter bulls also sold i*t late values. For a small entry of dairy cattle, including a truck of Jersey cows in milk, values were on a par with recent sales. There was a neavy yarding of fat pigs and a medium entry of stores and weaners. Competition for baconers and heavy porkers was keen, prices realised being fully on a par with Frankton rates. Light and unfinished porkers were slightly easier, whilst stores and weaners were dull of sale. A large entry of choppers was also penned, and here again prices remained firm at late rates. Quotations:— Sheep: Heavy fat wethers, 32s 9d to 33s 6d; fat ewes. iss Td; store ewes, 8s 9d; light fat lambs, 18s 7d; store lambs, 10s 9d to 14s Id; cull lambs, 7s to Bs. Cattle: Light fat steers, £9 26 6d; medium fat heifers, £6 10s to £7 3s; lighter fat heifers, £5 4s to £6 2s; heavy fat. cows, £6 to £6 10s; lighter fat cows, £5 5s to £5 15s; heavy boner cows, £4 5s to £5 Is; medium, £3 14s to £4 2s 6d: ranner cows. 30s to £2 12s; heavy potter bulls. £8 18s to £9 12s 6d; lighter, £5 17s to £6 ss; smaller, £3 5s to £5; best Jersey cows in milk, £C 10s to £8 15s; others, £5 to £6; calved Jersey heifers. £5 to £8; in-calf heifers, £6 10s to £6 15s. Pigs: Heavy choppers, £4 to £5 15s; medium, £3 3s to £3 14s; light, 38s to £3; prime heavy baconers, £4 Is to £4 6s; heavy baconers, £3 16s f> £4; medium. £3 10 S to £3 14s; light, £3 2s to £3 8s; unfinished baconers and buttermilk pigs, £2 14s to £3 Is; heavy porkers, £2 Is to £2 12s; medium, £2 2s to £2 7s; light, 35s to £2; unfinished, 30s to 345; large stores, 22s 6d to 27*; medium. 17s 6d to 21s; slips, 10s to 15s 6d; weaners, 4s 6d to 7s 6d. Loan and Mercantile Agenoy New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Company, Limited, report on the sale as follows: A full cattle yarding was offered, and although we offered no prime beef, we had a fairly large number of medium beef, a demand for which •was firm. There was also a large entry of store and boner cattle, store cattle showing a tendency to ease, boner cows were firm. We also offered a number of potter bulls, values for which showed a slight decline on last Friday’s sale. An average yarding of yearling Jersey heifers sold well, values showing no variation from last week’s quotations. We also offered the advertised line of of in-calf Jersey heifers, bidding for which was keen up to a point, but in a number of lines vendors’ reserves were not reached. Fat Jersey cows made £5 10s to £6 2s; light fat Jersey heifers, £5 5s to £5 12s 6d; medium fat cows, £4 17s 6d to £5 8s; unfinished, £4 5s to £4 12s 6d; killable, £3 12s 6d to £4; store cows, £3 5s to £3 15s; boners, £2 to £2 18s; medium potter Jersey bulls, £6 to £7 10s; light, £4 53 to £5 ss; medium quality yearling Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £3; others, £2 5s to £2 12s 6d; medium quality two-year-old in-calf Jersey heifers, up to £7 10s. A full yarding of fat pigs was offered which met with a very bright enquiry, a total clearance being effected. Our entry of store pigs was a small one only, for which little interest was displayed. Medium to prime backers realised £3 17s to £4 Is; light, f 3 5s to £3 10s; unfinished, £2 18s to £3 Is; heavy porkers, £2 14s to £3 Is; medium, £2 7s to £2 13s; light, 35s to 40s; store pigs, 16s to 19s 6d; weaners, 7s 6d to 9s 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. „ Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on the sale as follows: We offered an average yarding of cattle and pigs. No sheep were yarded. Forward and boner cows sold keenly but store sorts were neglected. Fat Jersey cows made £4 17s to £5 19s; lighter sorts, £4 5s to £4 15s; heavy boners, £3 15s 6d to £4 2s 6d; medium, £2 15s to £3 7s 6d; light, £2 2s to £2 10s; thin, 24s to 28s. A good line of in-calf heifers was offered but failed to reach seders’ reserves. Small yearling heifers brought £2 2s. Medium baconers sold from £3 15s to £3 19s; medium quality porkers, £1 J7s to £2 ss; light porkers, £1 os to £1 10s; choppers, £2 13s to £3 9s.