COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20952, 3 November 1939, Page 9

COMMERCIAL

ADDINGTON MARKETS BRISK SALE REPORTED Entries at the double market at Addington were exceptionally heavy, comprising more than 7000 head of sheep, 760 cattle and about 1000 pigs. Nevertheless, the sale was brisk, with beef values maintained at the recent good level and wethers up by 2s a head. Store sheep were slacker of sale, ewes and lambs being Is a head cheaper, ranging from 6s to 12s 7d all counted. Forward weathers sold fairly well. Spring lambs:—There was much poor quality in the 600 penned, but this was far too many for the trade and prices eased. Most butchers have arranged to secure holiday supplies from works. Values eased from 12d per lb last week down to 8d to lOd per lb. Fat sheep:— Numerous truck lots of fat sheep came from south of Rangitata. Woolly sheep were little changed in value, but shorn wethers improved by 2s a head and shorn ewes by Is. All the sheep forward were wanted. Best wethers made from 40s to 44s for shorn; Southland sheep, good, 35s to 38s; light to 21s; best shorn ewes, 35s lOd; good, 29s to 33s medium, 25s to 28s; light, down to 18s; all shorn quotations. Fat cattle:—The market was a shade easier, except for the primest beef, which about maintained last week’s rates. Good steers made from £l9 to £22 and a few tops to £26 17s 6d; medium, £ls to £18; light, down to £10; good heifers, £l2 to £ls; cows, about 20s less. Fat pigs:—One of the biggest entries on record met a slightly easier sale for pork, but baconers maintained values. The average price per lb for porkers was 7id to Bid and for baconers 6£d to Bd. HIKUTAIA BALE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering- Company, Ltd., report at their Hikutaia stock sale on Wednesday a medium entry of Tat and store cattle, tog-ether with a small yarding- or dairy cattle. Bidding: Tor killable cows was keen, values showing- no alteration on late quotations. Dairies comprised mostly backward sorts, and g-enerally failed to reach vendors’ reserves. Quotations: — cattle.—Heavy rat Jersey cows £6 8s to £6 17s 6d, medium £5 11s to £6 2s 6d, light £1 17s Cd to £5 7s Cd, heavy boner cows £3 6s to £i , medium £2 10s to £3 is, light £2 is to £2 Bs. 2-year Shorthorn service bull £6 6s, potter bulls £i to £5 10s. Dairy cattle: Best Jersey heireis .early cal vers) £8 to £9 7s 6d, Jersey cows (early calvers) £6 10s to £7 ss. MATAMATA YARDING Dalgety and Company. Ltd., report having held their usual rortnightly sale at Matamata on Wednesday, when there was a g-ood yarding- or rat sheep and a medium varding- of all classes of cattle. Prices were on a par with recent .>ales. being slightly easier than those obtaining during the previous rortnight. A pen of five good-quality fat cows on account or Mr R. Carmth. Okoroire, sold at £lO 2s r.d, and light-weight heifers from the same vendor made £7 .Vs and £7 10s. The auctioneers quote a? follows: Light prime fat cows £lO 2s 64, helleri £ 7 5s to

£7 10s, Tat Jersey rows £5 10s to £6 12s 6d, heavy boners £3 7s 6d to £4 2S 6d, medium £2 los to £3. light 22s 6d to 355, Polled Angus cows and calves 12s, good-quality yeail.ng Jersey heifers £ i 15s to £5 7s 6d, Others £2 10s to £3 15s. potter bulls £4 10s to £« ss. Fat Sheep.—'Fat ewes 15s 6d to 17s, rat woolly hoggets 235. Pigs.—A large yarding of fat pigs, consisting mostly of buttermilk pigs and light baconers with a few pens or heavy baconers, came forward, while store pigs were yarded in medium numbers. Prices throughout were on a par with recent sales. Quotations: Prime heavy bar.-Ti-ers £3 18s to £4, heavy £3 15s to £3 17s. medium £3 10s to £3 13s. light £3 5s to £3 9s, buttermilk pigs £2 15s to £3 55. heavy porkers £2 10s to £2 15s, medium £2 2s to £2 Bs, light £1 18S to £2 Is, choppers £2 11s to £3 13s. large store pigs £2 to £2 ss. medium £1 15s to £2, others 30s to 355. best slips 27s 6d to 3is 6d, best weaners 22s to 26s 6d, others 18s to 21s.