LIVE STOCK PRICES WESTFIELD

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 104, 27 January 1943, Page 8

LIVE STOCK PRICES WESTFIELD

(Bv Telegraph.— Press Association.) AUCKLAND, January 26. A small entry of welliinisbed ox beet Sold under keen competition at Mesthetl today, realizing very firm late rates. A average entrv of cows and heiierw also sold freely at full late rates Quotations :— Extra choice ox, £l/W/- 1001 b., choice and prime, £l/16/- to £l/18/-: secondary and plain, £l/12/- to S t XI c l i/ix*/*: voting cow and beifer, £l/11/" to L 1/Lv , choice and prime. £l/8/- to £l/10/-. ordinary cow beef, £l/3/- to £l/o/-. Extra heavy prime steers, £l4 to -l.>/t>,-, heavv. £l3 to £l3/15/-; lighter, £l2 to £l2/15/-: light, £ll to £ll/li/b; small and unfinished, £7 to £lO/10/-; c *jra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l< 10/-' to £ll/7/i>; heavy, £B/10/- to £J 15/-: lighter, £6/10/- to £7/15/-: light, “Vmode’rate entry of mutton sold keenly. Both wethers and ewes improved in values. Extra heavy prime wethers, to — 1 10/9; heavy. £l/8/0 to £l/9/6; inedium, £l/0/0 to £l/7/6; light, £l/4/6 to frl/tf-' plain and unfinished, 18/6 to- £l/3/6, extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes, IS/O to £l/5/6: heavy prime ewes, 14/6 to 15/6; lighter, 13/- to 14/-; plain and aged, 11/. to 12/-; others, 2/6 to 10/-. An average entry of lambs sold readily at. full late rates'. Extra heavy Pome lambs. £l/7/- to £l/8/6; heavy, £l/4/6 to £l/6/-; medium, £l/2/6 to £l/3/6, lighter, £1 to £l/1/6: light. 17/- to IJ/-, small and plain, 10/- to 15/-. There was a good yarding of calves. Windin'’ was steady for all prime runners and" vealers. with values on a par with late quotations. Plain and unfinished calves were again easier. Runners, £o/10/to £'J/14/-: heavy vealers, £5/5/- to £;; 10/-; medium, £4/10/- to £5; light, £u 5/- to £4/5/-; small. £l/5/- to £3; uufinished and bucket-fod, 15/“ t ( j Ll/10/-; bobby and rough calves, 3/- to 18/-. There was only a small entry of logs. Values for baconers were fully firm, while prices for porkers improved. Stores and weaners also realized higher rates. Choppers £2/5/ to £4/3/-: heavy baconers, i‘4/l/- to £4/8/-: medium. £3/18/- to £4 2/-> light. £3/12/- Io £3/16/-: heavy porkers £3/7/- to £3/H>/-; medium. £3 to £3/4/-: light. £2/11/- to £2/16/-; small and unfinished, £2/5/- Io £-/8/’1 stores, £l/16/- to £2/5/-: slips, £l/4/to £l/S/-; weaners, 14/- to £l.