BEEF PRICES HIGHER

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20024, 24 August 1939, Page 10

BEEF PRICES HIGHER

MUTTON RATES FIRMER

PIG MARKET WEAKER

WESTFIELD VALUES

(Tor Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. Beef values again jumped 2s per lGOlbs. for a short yarding at the Westfield stcck market yesterday, the rise being generalExtra choice ox beef made 42s per 1001 b., choice and prime 39s to 41s; secondary and plain 36s to 38s; prime cow and heifer, 37s to 395; boner and rough 29s to 335.

Extra heavy prime steers made from £l7 to £lB 17s Gd: heavy, £l6 io £l6 17s Gd: medium, £l4 5s to £ls 15s; light, £l3 to £l4 12s Gd; unfinished and rough, £9 to £l2 15s; extra heavy prime cows and heifers, £l2 to £l3 17s Gd; heavy, £ll 10s to £l2 15s; medium, £lO to £ll ss; light, £8 to £9 17s Gd; boner and rough, £4 to £7 15s.

Plain calves predominated in a smaller veal entry, prime quality making high prices. Runners made from £6 to £9 15s; heavy vealers, £5 17s to £7 10s; medium, £4 5s to £5 15s; light, £3 15s to £4 10s; small, £2 14s to £3 13s; smaller, £2 2s to £2 12s; bobby and rough, 8s to 40s.

Mutton values firmed in consequence of a short entry. Extra heavy prime wethers made from 37s to 40s Gd: heavy, 35s to 37s Gd; medium, 32s to 34s 9d; light, 24s to 31s Gd; unfinished 15s Gd to 22s Gd; extra heavy prime ewes, 30s Gd to 32s 9d: heavy, 24s to 31s; medium 19s to 26s Gd; light, 18s to 21s; smaller, 14s to 17s; unfinished. 2s Gd to 13s Gd.

Lambs were yarded in fuller numbers, values tending to firm. Prime made from 15s to 35s 6d; others, 7s Gd to 13s Gd.

A larger entry of pigs weakened the market which was not so bright as before. Baconers did better than pork. Choppers made from £2 16s to £4: heavy baconers, £4 4s to £4 11s; medium,'.£3 14s to £3 19s; light £3 8s to £3 11s; heavy porkers, £3 to £3 3s; medium £2 11s to £2 17s; light £2 Is to £2 9s; stores, 32s to 40s; slips, 25s to 31s; weaners, 14s to 245. Baconers averaged 6£d to Gjjd per lb. and porkers, 7id to 8d per lb.