VALUES FIRM AT WESTFIELD

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 95, 13 July 1927, Page 9

VALUES FIRM AT WESTFIELD

BULLOCKS MAKE £4/15/ANOTHER SHORT YARDING A restricted yarding of most classes of fat stock faced buyers at Westfield to-day. The market was firm at late rates, and bidding spirited. Stock came forward from all parts of the district, cattle coming from as far as Te Puke and Te Awamutu. A yarding of under 700 cattle comprised several lines of well-finished bullocks. In fact, few lines of bullocks which would be termed prime came forward. The yarding of under 300 cows and heifers contained a large percentage of inferior fatted lines, though prices were on a par with late sales. A line of heavy Shorthorn bullocks on account of Jas. Taylor, of Bordowie, topped the market at £l4 15s. Another line of heavy bullocks on account W. J. and H. H. Thompson, Te Awamutu, made to £l3 7s 6d. Better bullocks on account J. Freegard, Waerenga, made to £l4 ss.

Good prime small-framed Hereford bullocks made from £9 15s to £lO 15s. Big-framed poorly-finished bullocks made from £ 8 ss.

Cows met with a good demand. Wellfinished beasts made to £8 12s 6d for some offered on account of B. Orr. Other heavy cows made £7 to £B. Lighter prime old cows made from £6 2s 6d to £6 17s 6d. Small and poorly-finished cows made from £4. Some heavy prime beef heifers on account H. H. Mountain, Pukekohe, made to £8 2s 6d; lighter prime Shorthorn heifers on account F. C. Ball, Mangere, made up to £7. Smaller framed and inferior finished heifers made from £ 4 to £5 17s 6d.

An average yarding of vealers met with keen competition. The quality generally was below last week’s offering. Heavy big-framed vealers made from £3 10s to £5. Lighter-framed calves from £1 14s to £3 Is; rough and plain, £1 4s to £1 13s; prime young calves, £1 4s to £2 ss; fresh dropped from 3s upwards. A short yarding of pigs met with keen competition, and prices generally were firm.

Dalgety and Co. Report. —There was a large yarding of ox beef, at Westfield, values being very firm at last week’s advanced rates. Cow and heifer beef was very firm at late quotations. Extra choice ox 295, choice and prime ox 27s to 28s 6d, just kill - able 22s to 255, prime young cow and heifer beef 255, just killable 20s to 22s An e-xceptionally short yarding of approximately 1,200 sheep saw wethers make the season’s record of 35s 9d. This price was obtained for a pen of heavy prime wethers offered on account of Mr. P. Sealy, Pakuranga.

Heavy prime two-tooths from the same place made £1 11s 6d. Other prime wethers made £1 11s 6d to £1 14s; lightest prime, 28s 6d to 31s 6d; small, from 265.

Few pens of ewes came forward, and sold to £1 6s 6d for a heavy line on account of H. Coxliead, Manurewa. Other cjwes made from 18s. A yarding of about 100 lambs met with a firm market.