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Taranaki Daily News, 8 September 1921, Page 5

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WESTFIELD MARKET.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. At Westfield, beef prices dropped from £2 to 50s a head, being lower than for many years. There was a full yarding, unfinished stock being hard to sell. Extra prime ox made 30s per lOOlbs., prime 28s to 235, plain 15s to 20s; cows, prime 24s to 18s, plain 14s to 18s. Sheep.—A large yarding. Prime sheep maintained late rates, but forward met with a slack sale. Extra prime wethers 2Cs, prime 24s to 20s, unfinished 18s, 13s 3d; ewes, best 20s, prime 18s, 14s, others 13s, 10s. Calves were in moderate supply and met with a good demand for finished vealera. Runners £6 to £4, vealers £4 to £2 10s, fresh dropped Ss to ss. Pigs.—A small yarding, with improved demand in some cases, pigs bringing Is per lb. Baconers £6 15s to £5 10s, choppers £6 5s to £5, porkers £4 10s to £3. There was a keen demand for all stores. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. Received September 7, 8.35 p.m. Sydney, September 7. The wool sales were continued under keen competition, most of the wool offering being of a medium character. Scoured merino realised 26^d. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MELBOURNE MARKETS. Received September 7, 8.35 p.m. Melbourne, September 7. The price of bran and pollard has beedi reduced 10s per ton, and flour has advanced 10s a ton.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.