COMMERCIAL

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 243, 6 October 1939, Page 1

COMMERCIAL

WESTFIELD MARKET FI RAJ' BEEF I) LAI AN I) ' jRG BATHS AIALYTA EYED V: ’ A Smaller beef entry of lirst-cJas.s" quatefcy made lull late rates under a firm demand at. the Westfield /stock sales on. “Wednesday; Extra choice ox beef made 42s per 1001 b., choice and prime 39s to -Us; prime cow and heifer beef, 37s to 495; boner and rough, 29s to 345. (Extra heavy prime steers made from £l7 to £l9 12s 6d; heavy £l3 to £l6 16s, medium £l4 to £l4 13s, light £l2 to £l’3 1.35, unfinished £9 3s to £i2; extra, heavy cows £lO to £ll 13s, medium £8 13s to £lO 7s 6d, light £7 to £8 1.55, unfinished £4. to £7. A short offering of prime quality calves sold under a keen demand at fully firm levels. Other sorts were steady. Runners made from £5 5s to £9 ; heavy vealei’S £b 10s to £7 9\s-; medium £5 10s to £6 os, light £4 to £5 6s, small. £3 3s to £3 16s, smaller £1 2s to £3 ss, bobby and rough is to £1 os. A sinall average pig entry was quoted firm on ruling rates. Choppers made £2 10s to £4. 8s; heavy .haveners £3 12s to £4 Bs, medium £3 15s to £3 16s, light £3 2s to £3 8s; heavy porkers 62 13s to £3. medium £2 8s to £2 12s, light £2 to £2 2s 6d, smaller £1 14s to £1 18s; stores £1 12s to- £2 2s; slips £1 6s to £l 14s; weaners 15s to £1 Bs. Baconers averaged 6RI per lb., and porkers O;Jd to 7d phr lb. Values for a smaller 'mutton yarding ini proved. Extra heavy prime wethers, •woolly, made 38s to 4ls; shorn, 32s to, 33s* 3d; heavy, woolly 36s to 37s 6d, shorn 30s to V)ls'9d; medium, woolly 32s 6(1 to 355; shorn 26s to 29s 9d: light. 28s to 31s. Extra heavy prime ewes and maiden woolly, 29s to 38s; heavy, 26s to 31s 6d ; modiuin, 21s to 24s (3d ; light, 18s to 23s (>d; unfinished 7s 6d to lfs'. There was an average entry of prime lamb, which sold steadily.MAime made 18s to 395. others' 3s to 17s. Spring lambs sold to ’39s.