COMMERCIAL NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21199, 23 August 1940, Page 10

COMMERCIAL NEWS

ADDINGTON MARKETS GOOD DEMAND FOR STOCK was a g-nort sale in all Tat stock sections of thf* Addington market. The Ta; cattle market was particularly good. eases i . - 1 the values at the national sale a rortnlght Values Tor fat sheep were maintaineu at recent rates and the sale for store sneej> was pood. An increase or 3s a head was shown In the early part of the fat sheep sale, but buying- became pa'chy and over all prices were on a par with recent rates. The quality cf a large number of sheep fr-n! the south was excellent. PrUne wethers, 45s to 4os; tops. 57s 7d; medium, 39s to 445; lig-hter. to 325; best ewes, sfis id; good, 38s 6d to 4-.'3 6d; medium, 27s to 375. Store sheep totalled 3500. a bigger proportion being hoggets. The sale was shade hrmer. P A brisk sale wa< made In the early part of the rat cattle market and. although values eased, the average Increase was up to 30s a head. Prices In some cases early In the day exceeded 60s per 10Mb. Good beef made 50s, and ben up to 555. Pest steer=, £27 2s fid; prime, £l9 ids; medium. £l3 to £l3; light, £10; heifers, £lO to £lO 10s; extra good. £2l 17s 6d; prime cows, £ll 10s to £l3 10s; tops, £l* 2s .'d; lighter. £8 10s to £9. Tin- average price per Ih for norkers was 7} to SJ; baconers, 7id to Bd. YARDING AT MATAMATA Dalgpty and Company, Ltd., report having held their usual rortnlghtly sale at Matamata, when there was a medium yarding of sheep and cattle. As at Tuesday's Frankton sale, prices were slightly Light Polled Angus heirer3 brought £6 10s, heavy fat shorthorn-cross cows £< 10s to £3 is. fat Jersey cows £5 6s to £7 2s 6d. heavy porkers £3 15s to £4 4s, medium £2 !7s 6d to £3 11s, lighter 25s

to £2, bulls £7 10s, yearling Jersey heifers £5, quality springing Jersey heirers £ll lOs to £l3, others £7 15s to £8 17s 6d. Sheep.—Prime fat wethers 40s to 42s 6d. rat ewes 24s to 30s, heavy fat hoggets 27s 9d to 30s fid, lighter 24s 6d. Pigs.—A medium yarding of fat pigs and a fair yarding or stores came forward. Competition was again good throughout, and a satisfactory sale for ail classes resulted. Medium baconers £4 to £4 ss, buttermilk pigs £3 3s to £3 14s, heavy porkers £2 12s to £2 19s, other porkers £2 5s to £2 its, good stores £2 12s to £2 17s, medium stores £2 2s to £2 7s, other stores 34s to 395, slips 2Ss to 335. good weaners 25s to 30s, other weaners 20s to 245, sows with litters £7 to £7 os, maiden sows to farrow £7 10s, choppers £2 to £2 10s. OTOROHANGA SALE The Farmers’ Co-operative Autcloneerlng Company. Ltd., report that at their Otorohanga stock sale on Wednesday a medium yarding of cattle, comprising a fair proportion of fat cows and heifers, came forward to meet steady competition at values fully eqaial to late Waikato rates. There was a good penning of dairy heifers, including a line of choice quality rattle on account of Mr J. Fleming. These met spirited bidding and realised a* high as £l4 ss. A light entry of store and weaner pigs was submitted and here again values improved on Waikato rates, quotations:— Cattle.—Medium fat Hereford heifers £7 4s, medium rat Hereford cows £8 7s 6d. heavy rat Jersey cows £6 17s 6d to £7 ss. medium £5 14s to £6 6s, heavy boner cows £5 to £5 10s. medium £3 19s to £1 14s. light £3 to £3 15s, yearling Jersey heifers £4 8s to Ci 15s. Dairy Cattle.—Choice springing Jersey heirers £l3 to £1,4 ss, medium quality £lO to £l2 ss, later calvers £7 to £9 10s, best heirers In milk to £l2 ss, others £6 5s to £3, Jersey cows close to proilt £8 10s to £lO. Sheep.—Prime fat wethers 355; heavy Tat ewes 33s 6d. Pigs.—Slips to 335, best weaners 23s fid to 3is, others 16s to 20s 6d. OTOROHANGA OFFERING The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports a good sale at Otorohanga on Wednesday. Fat and boner cattle were penned in fairly extensive numbers and there was also a good entry of dairy cattle and yearling heirers. There was a particularly good yarding of fat sheep, and In the pig section every pen was filled. A large bench or buyers made the demand keen in all sections and there was a 100 per cent clearance at auction, quotations: Sheep.—Extra heavy prime wethers £2 4s. heavy prime wethers 3'63 to 3 Bs, prime hoggets 2fis 3d to 30s, medium prime hoggets 23s to 24s 6d, small 21s fid, small ewe hoggets 275.

Cattle.—'Medium prime cows £8 6s to £8 15s. prime Jersev cows £fi to £fi 17s fid. killable £5 to £5 10s, small prime heirers £7 to £7 10s, heavy boner cows £i 11s to £4 18s, medium boners £3 ns to £3 19s, empty 2-year Jersey heifers and young cows £5 fis. medium yearling Jersey heirers £5 7s to £5 9s small yearling Jersey heirers £1 7s, medium Jersey sprlnging heirers £M ins to £l2, sma'J £y 5s t-o £lO 10s, backward sorts £7 to £3 55. PI??- —Porker pigs £3 Os 6d to £3 Bs. medium stores £2 4s to £2 fis fid, small stores 35s to 38s. slips 32s fid to 335, weaners 26s fid to 295, small £1 to 21s Gel. CAMBRIDGE QUOTATIONS The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports a successful sale at Cambridge last Monday. A good entry of fat and boner cattle came forward. Dairy cows and heifers were penned in large numbers and there w-as a full capacity yarding of pigs. Competition was keen on all sections and practically everything sold under tho hammer. Quotations; — Cattle.—Medium prime cows £7 10s to £3 lls, small prime heifers £7 5s to £7 17s, prime Jersey cows £6 4s to £6 12s fid, killable £5 3s to £5 RSs, heavy boner cows £4 is to £4 14s, medium boners £3 7s to £3 195, light boners £2 10s to £.i 2s, potter bulls £6 7s fid to £7, medium springing Jersey heirers £ll 5s to £l2 10s, small springing Jersey heifers £8 10s to £lO, backward sorts £fi 15s to £B, young calved cows £l2 to £l2 10s. choice springing Jersey cows £ll to £l3 ss, springing crossbred cows £9 15s to £in ss, mature cows £7 to £8 10s. Pigs.—Porkers £3 to £3 lOs, large store pigs £2 fis to £2 13s, medium stores £2 to £2 ss, small stores 34s to £2, slips 23s to 325, best weaner pigs 30s to 3is fid. medium weaner pigs 2 2s fid to 2 9s. small 18s to 213. MATAMATA HORSE SALE Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held a successful horse sale at Matamata on August 20. A good yarding of

heavy and medium weight rarm horses and hacks came forward. Good quality he-avy draught and active farm horses were in keen demand. Top price or the sale was £l2 Tor an attractive 3-year-old bay mare cx the Matamata Racing Club; a bay mare 5 years old from Mr W. McN'ab realised £36; R. Carruth, Okorolre, sold Ills entry at from £26 10s to £33; a consignment of Mr G. Johnston, Matamata, changed hands at prices ranging from £29 to £35; two bay mares, 5 and G years old, sold by Mr K. Wright, Ilora Hora. reached £33 and £33 10s respectively. Heavy draughts. 3 to 5 years old, £36 to £42; medium, £26 to £33; aged draughts, £lB to £25; hacks, £8 to £ll 10s; others, £2 10s to £4.