COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 October 1919, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

‘ PRICES AT WBSTFIBLD. -...———_.—.0...._....__.. BEE-F LITTLE BELOVV RECORD. I’rices for beef at Wcdnesclay’s fl-at stock sales at Westfield were about equal to last week’s 1-ates, choice. oxl realising about £3 7/ per 100, according I to quality. These prices are within_ about 2/ per 1001 b of the record rates ,-e3,lise.a at Westfiem this season. The] demand for mutton was not so keen as it was last Week, and prices were’ slightly qnasier in consequence. ‘V(.‘.llllCl”g fetched from £1 15/ to £2 17/, Show wefthers £1 9/ to £1 15/, ewes £1 10/ to 1 £2 6/, shol‘n.,ewes £1 5/ to £1 14/6, hog—gets £1 6/3 to £1 16/6. rspringlambs‘ £1 11/ to £1 15/. There. was a good demand for pigs, choppers and baconc-rs realising from £6 to £B, ' ADDINGTON. CHItIb;'P(3HURi‘3H, Ch‘'?.. 34 At Addington yacrcls .o—rfln_v !here were large entries ill.most St’.-CLIOIIS. The m:i.infeatLll'o was the decided drop in mutton. Beef is still firm. There a. larger entry of store shwp‘ a ‘large proportion. being of inferior hog{;;:ets, and values weakened exact)‘. for yeornd sorts. The range of prices was

Sfore Sheep: Two. four, and sixtooth ewes 22/3 to 23/, sound-mouth 4..-oothn _<,-wes 22/3 to 03/, sound-mo‘-.lth owes to 23/, two and 4-tooth wuthers 28/1 to 30/3, 4-tooth wethers 38/2 to 41/9, four and 6-tooth wethers 28/6 to 43/_. ewe_ hoggets 25/11 to 33/3 mixed hogge-ts 18/7 to 36/2, w-.lllo}-hoggets 20/3 to 35/. . Fat lambs: Eighty were pr-.mlcd_ Prices fell 5/, and ranged ‘’)'om 15/ to'4o/. b

Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers to 69/, prime 47/ to 59/6, medium -_";0/ to 45/, lighter 36/ 110 39/3, ‘extra prime owes, to 57/, prime 42/ to 4.9/6. mudium 37/‘ to 40/, lighter 27/6 to 35/6, hogtgets 30/ to 47/6. Fat'(‘.attle: Extra prime steers, £95 to £so,’ prime ‘£22 to £26, ordin~ ary £lO to £lB, extra prime heil’m-9 tn £39 10/_ prime £ls to £2O orifinary £8 7/6 to £ls. extra prime cows to £24 10/. prime £l3 10/ to £l9, ordin.‘ary £7 9/6 to £l3. Store Cattle: Three and 4-ye:Lr-old steers £9 17/6 to £ll 7/6, 2—ye.~.r—old steers £7 5/ to £8 10/, dry cows £4 12/6 to £B, heifers to £7, calves £1 7/ to £4 2/6. Vealorsz Runnerq £5 5/ to £8 12/6. good vea}ers £3 to £4 10/. fair 40/ to 55/’, small and inferior 5/ to 37/.» Dairy cows: Second and third calvers £8 to £lB 15/. others £5 to £B, heifers £8 to £ls 10/. * Pigs. Extra. heavy ba-.‘OIIOI‘S to £9 19/6, heavy £7 "10/ to £9 10/, Others £6 to £6 10/, equal to 1.133 per lb, heavy porkers £4 10/ t:- £5 5/, others £3 12/ to £4 5/, eqv.-U. to 1/ to 'l/0% per 11).. Chop]_3or,; £7 to .4313, best .~:’rOre.< 60/ to 74,’ ‘.n(-.‘;ium 55/ to 60/ small 38/ to 47/. '.v».-s'~_lel-9 R] to 34/; sows in pig 17;; £9 ‘...~'.,r'.