WESTFIELD RATES FIRM

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 700, 27 June 1929, Page 10

WESTFIELD RATES FIRM

PRIME SHEEP IMPROVE MORE LAMBS OFFERED L-ast week’s rates were easily maintained at the weekly fat stock sale at Westfield yesterday, a feature being the presence of several choice lines of cattle. All pennings of prime sheep improved in value, wethers attracting attention. Ewes, however, eased in value. Quality was good in a usual yarding of ox beef. Larger numbers of lambs improved in value. Values were firm for a large yarding ot pigs and fat calves—runners and vealers—sold under keen competition. Heavy prime steers from Estate realised up to £ls 2s 6d, being bought by Couper and Parkes, butchers, who also secured heavy prime steers at £ls from Trewin Brothers. The Auckland Meat Company bought bullocks from Mr. Frank Orr, Kaikohe, at £ll to £ls 15s. Mr. W. G. McAnulty, of Otahuhu, bought King Country prime bullocks up to £l4.

Mr. Thomas Baster, of Ponsonby Road, bought extra heavy prime steers from Mr. IV. Vosper, Cambridge, at £l6 ss. Other steers offered by Alfred Buckland and Sons bought up to 15 guineas. The highest averages for steers were: Seven from Mr. C. E. Sampson, Waerenga, £ls 11s sdf 14 from Mr. W. C. Ring, Hinuera, £l4 19s 3d; 24 from Mr. W. Vosper. Cambridge, £l4 18s 9d; 15 from Messrs. Goldfinch Brothers, Edgecombe, £l4 14s 6d; 16 from the Waikato. £l4 13s 9d; 15 from Mr. B. Reed, Waerenga, £l4 9s 2d: 8 from Mercer, £l3 16s 3d; 9 from Mr. P. Corbett, Hikutaia, £l3 13s 7d; 8 from Messrs. W. J. and H. H. Thompson, Te Awamutu, £l3 10s. In the calves section, a particularly well-finished 18-months Shorthorn steer, on account of Messrs. A. and A. Wyllie, Papatoetoe, realised the record price of £l2 10s, the buyer being Mr. R- Brindle, butcher, Edendale Road. Agents prices are: Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd:— Cattle.—Extra choice ox sold to £1 17s 1( V. lb L , choice and prime, £1 15s to £1 lbs bd; secondary and plain, £1 13s to £1 14 s 6d; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 11s to £1 13s; ordinarv cow beef, £1 5s to £1 10s. Extra heavy steers ranged from £ls 15s to 7G- heavy Prime steers, £l4 10s to £ia 12s 6d; lighter prime, £l3 10s to £l4 7s 6d; light prime, £l2 to £l3 7s 6d; small and unfinished, £9 to £ll 17s 6d: extra heavy prime young cows and heifers made £lO 15s to £l2 2s 6d; heavy prime cows and heifers, £9 10s to £9 12s 6d; lighter prime, £7 to £9 7s 6dother killable cows, £5 to £6 17s 6d. Sheep.—Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 19s to £2 0s 9d; heavy prime wethers, £1 17s to £1 18s 9d; medium to heavy prime, £1 15s to £1 16s 9d; light to medium prime, £1 13s 6d to £1 14s 9d; unfinished, £1 8s to £1 13s; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 12s to £1 14s 6d; a few extra special ewes making £1 IJs bd; heavy prime, £1 10s to £1 11s 9d; hghter prime, £1 7s to £1 9s 9d; other killable ewes, £1 5s to £1 6s 9d; other ewes, £1 Is to £1 4s (897 sheep sold). Lamb.—Extra heavy prime made £1 10s to £1 12s; heavy prime lambs, £1 ‘S £1 Js 6d; lighter prime, £1 5s to £1 6s 9d; light prime, £1 4s to £1 4s 9d; small and plain, 15s to £1 3s 9d. Calves.—Runners made £5 5s to £8 ss; heavy vealers made £5 to £5 15s; medium, £4 4s to £4 15s; light, £3 to £3 16s; good bucket-fed calves, £2 8s to £2 16s; rough and unfinished, £1 4s to £1 15s; fresh dropped and small, 3s to £1 3s. Pigs.—Choppers made £2 5s to £4; heavy prime baconfers, £4 5s to £4 8s; medium, £3 17s to £4 Is; light, £3 10s to £3 13s: heavy porkers, £3 to £3 6s; medium, £2 14s to £2 18s; light, £2 7s to £2 11s; small and unfinished, £1 8s to £2. Best stores made £1 6s to £1 10s; smaller, £1 to £1 4s: slips, 14s to 17s; good weaners, 10s to 12s. Dalgety and Company;—Cattle.—Prime heavy bullocks, £l4 5s to £ls 15s; medium, £l2 32s 6d to £l3 10s; light, £lO 12s 6d to £ll ss; prime King Country bullocks, £l2 12s 6d to £l4; bullocks, from Mr. Frank Orr, Kaikohe, realised £ll to £ls 15s; prime cows and heifers, £8 32s 6d to £9 10s; medium, £7 to £8 sd; light, £6 10s. Extra choice ox sold to £1 17s a 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 15s to £1 16s 6d; secondary and plain, £1 13s to £1 14s 6d; prime young cow and heifer beef, 335; just killable, 28s to 30s. Sheep.—Prime heavy wethers realised 38s to 38s 3d; medium, 34s to 36s 6d; light, 32s 6d to 335; prime ewes, 32s 6d; medium, 29s 6d. Calves.—Heavy vealers made £4 15s to £5 15s; medium, £3 15s to £4 10s; lighr, £2 10s to £3 10s; rough, £1 5s 1 to £2 ss. Pigs.—Choppers made £1 10s to £3 ss; heavy baconers, £4 2s to £4 8^; medium baconers, £3 14s to £4; light ba.coners, £3 3s to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £2 16s to £3 3s; medium porkers, £2 6s to £2 14s; light porkers, £1 14s to £2 4s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd.—Cattle.—Extra choice ox sold to £1 17s a 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 15s to £1 16s 6d; ordinary and plain, £1 13s to £1 14s 6d; prime young cow and heifer beef. £1 11s to £1 13s: ordinary cow beef, £1 8s to £1 10s; heavy prime steers, £l4 to £ls 2s 6d; lighter prime, £l2 15s to £l3 17s 6d; light prime. £ll 10s to £l2 12s 6d; unfinished and small, £8 to £ll ss; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO 15s to £ll 10s; heavy prime, £9 to £lO 10s; lighter, £7 10s to £8 17s 6d: light, £6 5s to £7 ss; other cows, £5 to £6 2s 6d. Sheep.—Extra heavy prime wethers made to £2 0s 6d; heavy prime, £1 18s 3d To £1 19s 9d; medium prime, £1 17s to £1 18s; light prime, £1 15s to £1 16s 9d; small and unfinished, £1 8s to £1 14s 6d; heavy prime ewes, £1 7s 9d to £1 9s; medium prime, £1 6s to £1 7s 6d; light prime, £1 3s to £1 5s 9d. Heavy prime lambs made £1 7s 3d to £1 9s 9d; medium prime, £1 5s 6d to £1 7s; light prime, £1 3s to £1 ss. Pigs.—Choppers sold at £2 to £3 18s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 12s to £4 8s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 3 0s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 6s to £2 16s; small and unfinished porkers, £1 10s to £1 16s; large stores made £1 5s to £1 13s; slips, 12s to £1 3s; weaners. 7s to 12s. Calves. —Runners made £5 to £8 13s; heavy vealers, £5 to £5 15s; medium, £4 8s to £4 18s; light, £3 10s to £4 iM smaller, £2 10s to £3 Bs. HAWKE’S BAY SALE VALUES UNCHANGED (From Our Own Correspondent) HASTINGS, Today. The weekly sale at Stortford Lodge was held yesterday, when there was a medium yarding of cattle and a gopd yarding of sheep. Prices were on a par with those last week. Range of prices: Fat cows apd heifers, £7 to £l2; fat bullocks, £ll 10s to £ls ss; weaner steers, £4; weaner heifers, £3 Is; store cows, £4 to £5; dairy heifers, £7 15s to £l2 17s 6d: fat ewes, 22s to 295; fat wethers, 32s 6d; s.m. ewes i. 1., 20s to 31s 6d; m.a. ewes, 26s to 295; store ewes, 14s to 19s; m.s. hoggets, 20s to 26s 3d; ewe hoggets, 275; wethers, 27s to 31s. IN HAURAKI PLAINS (From Our Oven Correspondent) PAEROA, Today. The saleyards at Paeroa on Monday were well patronised with buyers from all parts of Hauraki Plains. The yarding of dairy cattle was exceptionally heavy, with keen competition. Market values were well up to standard and the whole of the heavy yarding was disposed of at good prices. Best dairy cows and heifers brought from £l3 to £l7; others, £ll to £l2 15s; backward and good quality cows, £9 to £lO ss; aged cows. £7 to £8 15s; beef cows, £7 10s to £8 ss; good killing cows. £5 10s to £6 15s. according to age and condition; aged and inferior cows, £2 10s to £3 10s: incalf heifers. £4 to £6: aged bulls, £4 10s to £6 ss. according to weight: store lambs. 15s C*d to 19s 6d: sows in j pig, £2 17s 6d; weaners, 13s.