Westfield Stock Market

Chronicle (Levin), 29 July 1949, Page 7

Westfield Stock Market

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AUCKLAND, luly 27. With only a small yardi.i * of beet peuned at Westfield, fat stock .saie values tended to mcrease on previous weeks' figures and quotations were 2s a 1001b up. There was good demand for sheep. Lanibs sold. r'eadily. Gaives eame forward in average nvunbers ahd values for all classes shojwe*l a further improvement."' There was a good '(lemand ror pigs. '' Catile. — Extra - '.choice ;ox, ' to £3 a 1001b*- ehoice and jJriine,-£2 16s to £2 19s; ordinary, £2 10s to £2 15s; extra prime young cow and heifer, to £2. 11s; choice, £2 14s -to :£2 17s;- ordinary cpw beef, £2 8s to £2 l'Bsjf extra. henvy prime steers, £25 10s to £27. ,10^; heavy,4£2B 15s to £25; medium,,£22 tov£23 12s; -6d; -• light, £18 to £21 17s 6d; small and un-. finished, £15 10s to £17 17s 6d; extra heavy prime cow and heifei', £16 to £17 10s; heavy prime c§w, £14 to £15 15s; medium, £12 to £13 17s 6d; light, £10 to £11 17s 6d; small and unfinished, £6 to £7 17s 6d.

Sheep. — Extra heavy prime wethers, £3 ls to £3 3s 3d; heavy, £2 18s 9d to £3; medium, £2 17s to £2 18s 6d; lignt,* £2 13s to £2 16s 6d; plain and untinished, £2 4s to £2 12s 6d; extra heavyprime young and maiden ewes, £2 9s- , to £2 15s; heavy, £2 6s to £2 8s; lighter, £2 ls to £2 5s 6d; light, £1 16s to £2; ewes just killable, £1. 6s- to.'-£l 15s;-' others, 15s to £1 5s. Lambs. — Extra prime, £2 7s to £2-16s* heavy, £2 4s to £2 6s; mediuih, £2 22s. to £2 3s 9d^ lighter, £1 19s to £2 ls 9d; light, £1 13s to £1 18s;'" small'' and lilain, £1 'to £1 12s 6d. \ - - Calves. — Extra heavy prime- runners, £12 to £15; others, £9 to. £11 lQs;. hehvy ' vealers, £9 toJ £10; mfe'dium, £7 t'Js to £8 15s; light, £6 to £7' -10s; sinalt, £2 10s' to £5 10s ; unfinished .aiid bucketfed, £1 to £3; bobby and rough,- £1 to £2. Pigs. — Choppers, £3 to £8 10s; heavy prime baconers, £7 to £7 10s; medium, £6 10s to £6 18s; light, £6 tO £6 8s; heavy porkers, £0 12s to £6; "medium, £5 to £5 10s; ligh't, £4 5n to £4 lds; small and itTrffnished, . £3 12s to £4; stores, £3 to £3 8s; slips, £2 8s to £2 17s; weaners, £1 12s to £2.