COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 687, 18 July 1914, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

FAT. STOCK MARKET Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons report: 1 — On Wednesday, at our weekly Westfield fat stock market, cu» supr ply of beef numbered 338 head. There was a steady demand, but generally values were about 10s per head below last week's quotations. Choice ox to sold to 31s, prime 27s 6d to,'29a, cow and heifers 23s to 28s; steers ranged in price from £7 to £l3 6d, cows and heifers £4 15s to £ll 7s 6d. The--59 fat and young calves were short of requirements, and met with a further advance in price. Runners to £5 17s 6d. No heavy suckers offered. Medium suckers £2 15s to £3 10s, lighter £1 15s to £2 12s, small 18s to 28s, fresh dropped 3s t° 10s. There was a heavy yarding ■of mutton. Prime sheep declined to the extent of Is to si 6d per head. Other classes sold at' prices which were much the samß as last report. Extra heavy prime weihefs„29a 3d to 30s 3d, heavy prime 25s to 27s,medium to heavy 23s to 24s •9d,' unfinished 2'l's to 22s 6d, best heavy prime ewes 213 Gd t0.26s 3d, good 18s to 21s,:ctbera 14s to 17s 6d. Lambs of all descriptions continue to sell freely. Best heavy 19s 6d to 23s 6d, good to 19s, lighter 15s 6d to 17s—6d,. small 10s 6d to 14s. fcMgs Were, penned in large numbers. There was a keen demand throughout at advanced rates. Choppers sold to £4 10s, heavy bacone'rs £3 15s to £4 10s, lighter £3 2a t3 £3 12s porkers," £2 10s to £2 17s, lighter £2 4s to £2 9s. small 32s to 405,. stores; well-grown 25s to 30s, slips 16s to 2s, weaners 9s to 12s. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Limited, report on their Johnaonville sale'as follows:—A good entry of! prime cattle and Bheep came forward, and sold readily at late rates. Prime heavy bullocks £l3, prime hullocks, £ll 15a to £l2 ss, lighter £lO 10s to £ll, prime cows £9 15s, lighter £8 iSB, extra' heavy wethers 295, prime wethers 26s 6d; prime ewes 22s 6d to 235, and 21s 6d to 225, prime lambs 16s to 18s Id. HAMILTON STOCK SALF Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited report:— . - ( , On Thursday, July 9th, we held our tti-weekly sale in the Hamilton yards when we yarded 5.300 sheep and 249 head of cattle, and with the.exception of one Or 1 two lines of wethers —which were a shade easier—all changed hands under the hamm°r. \We quote—Fat wethers 22s to. 255. fat ewes 183 to 21s, fat hoggets 16s to l-Bs. store 2 and 4 tooth wethers 195.:11 d to 21s 6d, woolly hoggeta 15s to 3d, shorn hoggets 12s 6d to Is l'od, empty j ewes 14s 'to 15s 6d, ewes in lamb 16s 6d tj 22a 6d, fat cows £6 7s to £8 4s, lighter £5 2s N to, £5 19s, empty cows £3 15s to £4 15s, calves, good £2 53 ; to £2 15s,,smaller 30s to 375, springing "cows.£s ,10s to £6 15s, springing heifers'£s 15s to £6, -