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Prices for beef at the . Westfield fat stock sales yesterday were, in most grades, equal to those of the previous week. In some cases there was a,slight. increase. Extra choice ox realised £% 18s per 1001b., other grades ranging from £1 10s to £2 17s per 1001b. There was a strong demand for mutton, and prices showed an improvement as compared. with recent sales. Heavy prime woolled wethers fetched from £2 2s to \£% 5s 9d, heavy short wethers £116s 6d to £2 Is 9d heavy prime woolled ewes £1 t6s-to £2 0s 6d, heavy shorn ewes £1 17s to £1 19s 3d. Prices for spring lambs showed a decrease of from 5s to 8s a head as a result of large entries. IThe best heavy latnbs realised from £1 10s 6d to £1 16s ,6d. Pigs were also lower in price owing to an inorease supply Baconers and choppers realised from £5 10s to £8 12s 6d.
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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 18 November 1920, Page 2
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157COMMERCIAL Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 18 November 1920, Page 2
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