Steady Demand For Beef At Westfield

Chronicle (Levin), 24 March 1949, Page 9

Steady Demand For Beef At Westfield

AUCKLAND, March 23. Beef and lambs were penned in average numbers at the Westfield stock uiarkets. There was a steady demand for beef. with all classes selling at la-te quotations, and lambs sold readily, values being very firm. There was less \

than the average supply of sheep for which there was a ready t demand and values improved slightly over last week's sale. There was a good yarding of calves with a steady demand for good quality runners and vealers, but values generally were a littie easier. Pigs were yarded in good numbers. Quotations for all fats were very firm. Cattle, extra choice ox, sold to £2 18s per 1001b., choice and prime from £2 13s to £2 17s, ordinary from £2 8s to £2 12s, extra prime young eow and heifer to £2 13s, choice and prime from £2 9s to £2 12s, ordinary cow beef from £2 3s to £2 8s. Extra heavy prime steers brought from £22 10s to £23, heavy from £21 to £22 7s 6d, medium from £19 12s 6d to £20 7s 6d, light from £17- to £19 10s, small and unfinished from £12 5s to £16 17s 6d, extra heavy prime cows aijd heifers from £16 to £16 15s, heavy prime cows from £13 to £15 15s, medium from .£11 to £12 17s 6d, light from £9 to £10 17s 6d, small unfinished from £6 to £8 17s 6d.

Sheep, extra heavy 'prime wethers fetehed from £2 lls to £2 12s 3d, heavy from £2' 9s to £2 10s 9d, medium from £2 16s to £2 8s 9d, light and prime from £2 3s to £2 5s 9d, plain and unfinished from £1 14s to £2 j 2s 9d, extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes from £1 15s to £2 6s, heavy prime ewes from £1 13s to £1 14s, lighter from £1 10s to £.1 12s 9d, light froin £1 6s to £1 9s 9d, other ewes from 15s to £1 5s. Lambs, heavy prime lambs fetehed from £2 3s to £2 6s, medium from £2 to £2 7s 6d, lighter from £1 17s to £1 19s 9d, light from £1 14s 3d to £1 16s 9d, small and plain from £1 10s to £1 14s. Calves, runners from £9 to £14 5s, heavy vealers from £7 10s to £8 15s, medium from £6 to £7, light from £4 to £5 10s, small from £2 15s to £3 15s, unfinished and bucket fed from £1 10s to £2 10s, bobby and rough from £1 to £2 2s. Pigs, choppers from £4 10s to £8 7s 6d, heavy prime baconers from £6 15s to £6 17s, medium from £6 to £6 14s, light from £5 Ss to £5 18s, heavy porkers from £4 15s to £5 5s, medium from £4. 5s to £4 12s, light from £3 15s to £4, small aud unfinished from £2 12s to £3 3s, slips £1 to £1 5s, weaners 10s to 15s„