VALUES DECLINE TO BE EASIER AT WESTFIELD

Chronicle (Levin), 9 January 1947, Page 2

VALUES DECLINE TO BE EASIER AT WESTFIELD

-Prp.su Association

By Telegraph-

AUL'KLiYND, Jan. b. Large nuinbers of beef cattle were penuiMl nl Ihe opeuuig sale for 1947 at Westfield and 't-hFre w'as a steady demand for thein altiiough al tiines values were inelined to be easie.r. Mi.sl of tho lines reaiised laLe rates aud quotatious w'ere siiuilar to those uf the elosing sale last year. i Beef: Hxti'a elioiee ox, to £2 J8s for 1001b; elioiee and prinie, £2 15s to £2 17s; ordinary ox, £2 10s to £2 15s; exlra prinie young niw and heil'er, to £2 11s; ! choice and prinie, £2 7s l.o £2 10s; ordin ary. cow beef, £2 2s to £2 0s; oxtra : heavy prinie sleer-., £22 to £24; lieavy, £20 to £21; medium, £18 to £19 17s Od; liglit, £15 to £17 15s; sniall aud untinj ished, £10 to £14 17s 0d; extra heavy j prime cow aud lieifer, £18 5s to £15 15s; I heavy, £12 to £18; medium, £9 15s to j £11 17s Od; light, £7 lo £9 7s Od; small j un'finished, £4 10s to £0 17s Od. Slieep: Fxtru heavy prime wethers, t £1 10s Od to £1 17s; heavy, £1 15s Od to £1 10s 8(1; medium, £1 14s to £1 15s 3d; j light, £1 12s to £1 18s 9d ; plain and 1 unlinislied, £1 5s to £1 11s; extra lieavy prime young aud maiden ewes, £1 0s to | £1 19s; heavy, £1 -Is lo £1 5s; lighter, j £1 2s to f 1 8s 9d; light, 19s to £1 ls Od; ! just killable, 18s to 18s; others, 7s Od I to 12s Od; lambs, £1 to £1 12s 9d. j Calves: Kuaaers, £7 to £18 7s; heavv | vealcrs, £0 10s to £8 5s; medium, £5 to | £0 10s ; iight, £4 to £5; small £2 to £3 I 1 5s ; untinished and bucket-fed, £1 10s to £1 17s 0d; bobbv aud rough calves, 15s to £1 15s. Pigs: Dhoppers, £4 to £19 10s; heavy prime baeoners, £0 to £0 19s; medium, £5 12s to £5 18s; liglit, £5 2s to £5 1'Us; heavy porkers, £4 19s lo £5; medium, £4 to £1 9s; light, £3 12s to £3 18; slips to £2 10s; weaners, £1 10s to £2.