COMMERCIAL NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20916, 22 September 1939, Page 12

COMMERCIAL NEWS

ADDINGTON MARKETS PARTIAL RECOVERY IN SHEEP A partial recovery was made of last week's drop in sheep values at Addington and there was also a rise in cattle prices. In the store sheep section 2000 were penned, the entry being of better class. Best ewes and lambs sold at 12s Bd, all counted. A truck lot of halfbred ewes near lambing made 21s Gd. for two and four-tooths, and 16s 6d for four, six and tfight-tooths. A pen of quality hoggets made 235. In the fat sheep section about 4000 came forward, compared with 8000 last week. Prices opened at an advance of about 2s 6d a head, eased In the middle of the sale, and revived in the final stages. Prices were still 5s to 6s lower than rates at the end of August, which are the maximum that butchers are not supposed to exceed. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 42s 7d; prime heavy, 37s to 40s; prime medium, 31s to 365; light, 21s to 235; extra prime heavy ewes, to 40s 4d; prime heavy, 29s to 31s 6d; prime medium, 23s to 28s Gd; light, 15s to 19s 6d. Only about 300 fat cattle were entered, about 60 per cent of the normal penning. Good beef was better than a week ago at 30s a head, and recovered the drop of a fortnight ago. Extra prime heavy steers made to £2O 7s 6d; prime heavy, £lB 10s to £l9 13s; prime medium, £l6 5s to £18; light, £9 10s to £l2 10s; extra prime heifers, to £l9 17s 6d; prime, £l3 to £ls 10s; medium, £ll to £l2 15s; light, £8 to £lO 10s; extra prime cows, to £l7 2s 6d; prime £ll 10s to £l3 10s; medium, £9 10s to £ll ss; light, £5 10s to £9 ss. The porkers entry was slightly larger than last week and the sale finished about on a par with a week ago. Baconers came forward in medium numbers and the sale was also about the same as last week. Choppers were penned in medium numbers and the sale was keen. Choppers made £3 3s 6d to £6 11s; porkers, £2 7s Gd io £3 4s 6d; average price per lb, 7id to £B£d; baconers, £3 9s 6d to £6 4s; average price per lb, 7Jd to Bd. RANQIRIRI CATTLE FAIR The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report on their Rangiriri spring cattle fair yesterday as follows: A large entry of all classes of cattle was penned, the • majority of the yarding lacking condition, but bidding for better class cattle was keen with resultant prices satisfactory to vendors. The entry of empty 2-year Jersey heifers created a good enquiry. A small entry of sheep was disposed of at recent values. Quotations: Cattle.—Fat Jersey cross steers, £ll 2s 6d to £ll 6s; light fat cows, £7 10s to £8; good store cows, £4 15s to £5 17s; medium prime Jersey cows and heifers, £7 to £7 17s; boner cows, £2 18s to £3 13s; good conditioned 3-year Hereford steers, to £9 3s; good conditioned 2-year Shorthorn steers, £7 to £7 10s; lighter conditioned 2-year Shorthorn steers, £6 5s to £7 15s; 18-months Shorthorn steers, to £5 17s; 18-months P.'A. steers, £5 to £5 12s; 18-months Hereford steers, £4 10s to £4 19s; mixed coloured, 18-months steers, £3 5s to £3 15s; 2-year P.A. heifers, r.w.b., £4 10s to £4 19s; empty 2-year P.A. end Hereford heifers, to £4 15s; low conditioned yearling P.A. and Hereford steers, 35s to £2 ss; good conditioned yearling Jersey heifers, to £4 Is; empty 2-year Jersey heifers, £3 16s to £4 ss; lighter conditioned 2vear Jersey heifers, £3 9s to £3 12s 6d; poorer conditioned, £2 9s to £2 15s; 3-year Jersey service bulls, £7 to £8; dairy cows, £6 10s to £7; springing dairy heifers, £6 10s to £7 10s. Sheep.—Forward conditioned M.A. ewes, 16s; aged ew'es, 9s 6d to 11s; small woolly hoggets, 14s; store wethers, 15s 6d. , MATAMATA BTOCK BALE Dalget & Company, Limited, report having held their usual fortnightly sale at Matamata on Wednesday, when

there was a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. Prices were somewhat easier than at recent sales. Quotations :—Light fat bullocks, £9 to £lO 10s; light fat heifers, £7 7s 6d to £9; fat Jersey cows, £5 17s 6d to £7; fat Jersey'heifers, £5 15s to £7 4s; heavy bopers, £3 2s 6d to £3 18s; medium boners, £2 2s 6d to £2 17s 6d; lighter do, £1 to £1 17s 6d; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 5s to £4 10s; small light-conditioned Jersey heifers, £2 to £2 15s. Dairies: There was a medium yarding of dairy cattle and prices were on a par with late quotations. Good quality Jersey heifers, close to profit, £9 10s to £lO ss; medium quality, £8 to £9; more backward sorts, £6 10s to £7 10s; good quality cows, close to profit, £8 to £9. Sheep: Fat ewes, 18s to 21s; fat hoggets, 18s; M.A. ewes with lambs at foot, passed at 10s 6d all counted. Pigs: A good yarding of fat pigs came forward with a small yarding of stores. Fats were somewhat easier on Frankton quotations, but stores were on a par with late rates. Medium heavy baconers, £3 14s to £3 18s; prime medium baconers, £3 10s to £3 14s; medium baconers, £3 5s to £3 10s; light baconers, £2 18s to £3 3s; buttermilk pigs, £2 8s to £2 16s; heavy porkers, £2 4s to £2 10s; medium, 38s to £2 4s; light, 32s to 38s; larg* stores, 35s to £2; medium, 30s to 355; small, 25s to 30s; best slips, 26s to 325; best weaners, 24s to 28s; others, 18s to 245; choppers, heavy, £3 to £3 17s; medium choppers, £2 to £3; sows to farrow, maiden, £4 to £5 ss; others, £3 to £4; Devon boars, £2.