WESTFIELD SALE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 53, 25 November 1937, Page 6

WESTFIELD SALE

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Firmer Values for Beef

(B.t Telegraph-

ATJOKLAND, Last Night. Lighter entries of ox beef, after the decline in values quoted last week, resulted in a firmer tendency being shown in this seetirai of the Westfield market to-day. Cow beef supplies were fulfilied and the rates were cnly firm. Extra ehoice ox made 40.'-, per lOOlbs.; ehoice and prime 34/- to 39/-; and unfinished 25/ to 36/-. Prime cow and heifer beef made from 33/- to 38/-, and unfinished 20/ to 83/-. Extra heavy steers ranged from £15 10/- to £16, heavy £14 10/- to £15, medium £12 to £14 5/-, light £10 10/- to £13 5/-, and unfinished £9 10/- to £10 10/-. Extra heavy cows and heifers Tealised from £9 10/- to £12 17/6, heavy £8 to £10, medium £6.10/- to £8 ];)/-, light £5 to £6 10/-, unfinished £3 to £4 10/-. A limiu'd entry of wethers resulted in firm prices being maintained, "but values for ewes, which were reasonably plentiful, eased by about 4/- a heal on last week's quotations. Extra heavy wethers realised from 30/- to 33/6, heavy 29/6 to 31/9, medium 27/to 29/6, bgnt 25/- to 27/6, unfinished 15/- lo 21/6, maiden ewes 22/- to 27/-, extra heavy ewes 20/- to 23/-, heavy 17/6 to 20/-, medium 15/6 to 18/6, light 11/3 to 16/6, unfinished 2/6 to 14/-. Prime spring lambs made 22/to 31/-, and small and unfinished 10/to 22/-. Improvcd qualitj was offered in the ea1. 6 pens, wldeh were ivell filled. Values advsneed 2/- a head on the previous sale, txcept for plain calves, which made iirin prices. Eunners brought ' £3 10/- to £8 11/-, heavy vealors f.~: to £5 16/-, medium £4 to £4 18/-, light £3 to £3 16/,-, smaller £2 to £2 jf*/-, smal'. and unfinished IV- to 36/-, rough t 15/- to 30/-, bobby 7/o to If/-. A large yarding of good»quality pigs failed to lnaintain the improved values of last week. both baeoners and porkers being about 2/- a head eheaper. Clioppers ma dc frum £2 to £4 3/-, heavy baeoners £3 15/- to £4 3/-, medium £3 8/* to £3 17/-, light £3 3/- to £3 10/-, heavy porkers £2 15/- to £3 3/, medium £2 5/- to £2 14/-, light £2 to £2 6/-, sinall aud unfinished £1 10/- to £2 2/-, stores 15/- to 33/-, slips 12/- to 25/-, weaners 8/- to 24/-. Baeoners averaged 6d to 6fd per lb., and porkers 6Jd per 1b.