RISE IN PRICE OF BEEF.

Taihape Daily Times, 28 June 1919, Page 2

RISE IN PRICE OF BEEF.

RECORD VVESTFIELD RATES. A sharp fiso in values of fat sfock was recorded at the \Vc?stfield fat stock markel~ on VVodllesday, when the yin-dillg of.fol'od was eonsidmably shorf of I°oqllil-cnmms, some of the sales being the deem-.-‘Lt. on 1-mm-:1. Choice ox sold up {'o almost £3 1:91‘ 100113., an increase of about 7s-Jfi the rates ruling last W01?-‘.<_ ::‘mno‘3x sold at frmn. £2 16/ to £2 18/, . or about 5/ over the previous wee‘-('1; prices:, while the pri.~es for ;n‘rh<>x' goods rvnlaillod at the e:11‘1ior rate of up to £2 10/. Cow and heifer ‘.m:.~f realised up to £2 12/ per 1001 b. S‘.’em's 1‘:‘I11_C;‘(‘(‘1 in pl'i<'*e from £l4 2/6 to £23 12/6. although few 11oa\'y--*.'..‘iA<,l‘ht o.:ltHn were _v'.ll'(l(‘Cl. unfl (<r_m'.< and hr-iofm-s brought from £8 to £l6 12/6. The prices for voalex-s were up to £6 5/. Sheep were rv~n--med in mOdm':>.t<‘ numbers and vahws were firm. Best: wethers mafle upeto £2 9/6 and owes up to ‘£2 2/3, There was only a sxn'a]l sllpDl_V of lambs. which sold at up to £1 13/. Pigs were also short of I'equil'enlont’s and prices were (‘x’rl‘em(‘ly high. Heavy baconers made up to £lO