WESTFIELD MARKET

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19891, 21 May 1936, Page 6

WESTFIELD MARKET

__.___._ 0X BEEF IN DEMAND. I lIIOK lIDDING FOR SHEEP. l PRICES WELL MAINTAINED. ‘ - l AUCKLAND, Thursday. Brlpk bidding. which resulted in a nharp Increase in the price of baconors. was a feature or the weekly “fest-1 field {at stock sale yesterday. prices per lb were quoted at. from 55d to 6d, u unmet 5&6 1,0 5m at the previoug week's sale. 0x bee! values remained firm on lash week‘s sales, extra choice ox being; quoted at 275 per 1001 b. (lows mull heifers. however. were again yarded‘ in good numbers. and with spirited‘ hlddlng late Tales were malnlaiued‘. A definite improvement, was shown!

in prices for email yeulers and com-i petition was keen. j Ewes were penned in more than average numbers and competition was keen, with values firm at late quotations. Lambs were again comparatively plentiful. Prices showed considerable variation, bui. the values generally compared favourably with recent sales. Prices {or porkers eased, while there was no improvement for stores and weaners. In keeping with the increase in prices in the bacon sec—tion, well finished. porkers sold freely at an increase on late rates. A comparison. The following is a. summary of the prices realised for mt stock for the inst two weeks at the \\’esi-fleld fat stock sales:— Tnis Week, .. Last\Veck. BEEF (ner main); Ex. choice ox Q 7- 27/“ ulmi-‘c- and prime 0x A. 23/- to 20/- 23/- to 26/Choice and prime cow nnd heii‘er . 22/-to2G/- 22/4020]. sneer (per head) Prime w‘t’h’rs i‘S/- to 82/6 25/< to 3Q/G

L'nnn. “my” 20/- to 25/~ 19/0 to 24/-l Prime ewes . 10/-1024,/» i7/-!o 23/9 L‘nlin. ewes . 6/-toie/6 7/6 tots/9 Prime lambs {Jo/~10 E 7- iii/~10 28/9 L'nlln. lambs 14/-tuiT/- H/-tois/G‘ IZALVES (per item;— mmners .. 40p to 104+ 47/- to tow-t \calers .. 35/40 76/ 33/—to 73/PIGS (per head)— I necnners .. 50/-t075/- 50/-to MH-I l’urkcrs .. 33/- to 48/- 39/- lo (8/\\'eazrers . . -i/- to 19/ 4/ to 9/-| Slips .. ii/-toi7/- io/»loi5/—| Large stores H/~ to 23/- 16/ to 28/—i Individual consignments. i ‘Top price m the ox beef market: was realised for :1 pen of prime steers; ‘i‘rom Mr E. A. Price, of Papatoetoe.l which sold for £lO 175 6d. A smalil consignment. from Mr R. Bevill, of} Tunkau. was disposed of for £lO 105.: From Mr W. Mears, of W’alton, came; it vronsignment which made up to £9‘ 17s on, Anoihr‘r, from Mr 'u. Robin—i son. of Putaruru, made £9 105, while: other consignments were from Mr A..' L. Ariell, Paparoa, £8 105; Mr ALL Given, \\'nlton. £B. 1 in the cow and heifer beef market‘ the best. price was that for a truck: from Mr J. A. llill. of Ohinewal, which‘ made up to £8 12s 6d, while another‘ truck of good quality from Mr J__, Pohlen. of Matamata. made up to £B.) From R. Bevill, of Tuakau, came a: small pen, which realised £7 25 6d a! head. Up to £6 17s 6d was paid forl two trucks from Mr H. Robinson. of Fuiaruru. [ln to £5 25 6d was real-‘ ised for two lots, one from Mr J. 6.: Ambury. of \\'aiotira, and the otheri‘rom Mr F. Dodd. 0! Putaruru. ' I Dalgoty and Company. Messrs Dalgeiy and Company, Limited, report: At our weekly VVestfield fat stock market we yandcd 187 head of lbcef comprising five steers and 182 cows and heifers against 129 head last week. The qual—ity was again first-class and selling under a ready demand, we hue to re-, port a good sale at firm late rates. ; An average yarding of calves came] forward. Competition was keen espe—cially for large and medium \‘ealers. Values showed a marked improvement on last. week's sate. Quotations : 1 Extra choice ox sold to 275; choice and prime. 23s to 268; secondary and iplaln, 185 to 225: prime young cow‘ .und heifer beef, 245 to‘ 265; Just »klll- ‘ ‘able, 185 to 235. . l Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £9 105 to £lO 105; 'heavy' prime steers. £8 105 to £9 55; lighter prime steers. £7 105 to £B, 55; small and unfinished, £4 105 to £6 105; extra licm‘y prime young cows and heifers. £7 10's toss 125 Gd; heavy prime, £6 to £7 55; lighter prime, £4 105 to £5 105; other killahlc cows, £3 to £4. Calves: Medium runers, £3 10: to H; heavy vcalers, 3 88 to £3 155; medium, £l2 175 to £3 65; light, £2 75 Ho £2 155; small, £1 145 to £2 is; rough calves, 155 to £1 105; hobby cuivcs, is to 10$. Sheep—An average yardins or .shcep, comprising principally wellilnishecl wethers, sold under a good demand. and values remained flrm. l-ixtra heavy prime wethers. 29s to 305 [9le heavy prime, 27s 6d to 285 6d; medium. 255 to 275; light and unflnw ———.——!___—_.-—_—'____.._.—_

_———— ‘ ished. 235 (id to Me 6d; heavyiprlmel ewes, 21s to 23s 3d; lighter, 19s to, 205.6 d; other ewes. 17s to 185 Gd. ‘ Lambs—A moderate entry of lambs drew steady competition, and sold on a par with late rates. Heavy prime lamb, 22s to 22s Gd; medium, 205 to 3215 6d; light, 175 to 19s 6d,. Calves.——An average yarding at calves came forward. Competition was keen, especially for light to medium vealers, values for which showed a marked improvement, on last week‘s rates. Heavy vealers sold readily at values very firm to slightly better than late rates. Medium runners, £2 105 to £4; heavy vealers, £3 B's to £3 155; medium, £2 17s to £3 Gs; light, £2 75 to £2 15s; smaller, £1 145 to £2 45; rough calves, 155 to £1 109; :bobby calves, is to 105. Flash—A full yarding of pigs was penned. Competition for baconers was very keen and prices improved consid—erably on last week‘s rates. Good quality heavy porkers sold at late val—ues, while lighter porkers. and unlinished pigs were easier in value. Heavy baconers, £3 85 to £3 143; medium, £3 to £3 4s; light, £2 'l2s to £2 185;-heavy lporkers. £2 35 to £2f7s; medium. £l, i 155 to £1 195: light, £1 95 to £1 125; ‘small and unfinished, 16s to £1 53. ‘ N.z. Loan and Meroantllo. i The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows : Our yarding of beef was an average one and although quotations are the same, values were firmer than those of last week's overflow sale. Extra choice ox sold to £1 Ts per 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 35 to £1 65; ordinary and plain, £1 to £1 25; prime young cow and heifer ibeei’,‘£l 35 to £1 65; ordin—ary Icow heei', 183 to £1 25. Our entry did not include any extra heavy prime steers. Heavy prime steers, £lO 25 (id to £lO 125 6d; lighter prime, £9 25 6d to £10; light prime, £8 to £9; plain and small, £5 to £7 155. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 to £8; heavy prime, £6 2s Gd to £6 155; lighter, £5 to £6; light,” £3 105 to £1 17s 6d; aged and plain finished cows, £2 55 to £3 '75 Gd.

i We had more than an average entry ‘10! sheep. Competition was keen .mth values very firm at late quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 115 9d to £1 125 6d; heavy prime, £1 105 6d to £1 115 Gd; medium iprime, £1 05 to £1 105 3d; light prime, £1 65 to £1 85 9d; small :and unfinished, £1 35 to ‘£l 55 9d. Prime maiden ewes, £1 35 16d to £1 105 6d; heavy prime ewes. ‘£l 25 to £1 35: medium prime, £1 Os 9d to £1 is 9d; light prime, 19s to 11:1 05 6d; just killalble, 155 to 185; four ewes, '75 6d to 125 6d. “'0 panned lam'bs 1n average num—bers. Competition was keen and all classes sold readily. Heavy prime, £1 55 to £1 Gs: medium prime, £1 35 to 1:1 [IS 9d; light. prime, £1 to £1 25 911; small and unfinished, 125 to 195. “'0 had 2m average yurtiing of pigs. Competition was keen for baconcrs, for which values showed :1 sharp in—crease. Good quality porkers sold readily at lute rutes, but there were a let of plain and unfinished porkers, for which values were easier. Choppers sold from El 105 to £3 Ts. Heavy and medium baconers, from £3 to £3 155; light bac-oners and heavy porkers. from £2 105 to £3; medium porkers, from E 1 165 to £2 85; light porkers, £1 65 to £1- 125; small and unfinished, 185 to £1 55. The demand for store plgs improved. Values were firmer. Large stores, £1 in 1:1 35; slips, 115 to 17.5; weuuers, us to 1‘25. Suws (in 1113;, £ls 105 to 1:1 1:5 011, sow, with litter. 10 £l3. Our enlry 01' realms (lid not Pome up to our average )'til‘tllll,k'§. Quality \ealers were 11'] .short supply. The (IC—muml‘ \\Lis lwl‘ner (11111 \‘nlues showed a sharp rise nu lust week's I|llulillllJilS. thinners, 1:2 in 5.": 125 Gil: hum-y veal—ers, I'3 105 to £3 1135; medium, 133 to 1:3 85; light, 1:2 105 to L": 185; smaller, £2 to £2. 85; 51111111 and fresh dropped. 135 to £1 105; rough calves, lbs to £1 155. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Alfred Burliluml and Sons. Limited, reports. on lhr Sillt‘ :15 I‘ulln\\'s:-llcui'.~-Allur yurilini." at 1:11 rattle illimhcri'il 2711 hmld, :15 algdiilsl 2% limit 11151 \\'l'l‘h, rumprisiiiu 74': 5100125 11”" 211:1 (-n\\:s' umt lirilwrs. |l\ llL"'i' \\;is )uvrilml in ~li|al|cr ”ninth-I's 111.111 1.151 \\'m‘li .tlltl \.iiu<'.s' l'emuiiii-il iirm mi 1151 \\m‘k‘s 1':-piuri. 11n\\.5 I|]le hril‘i-rs were again )ili'lli‘ll in 511 ml iilmilvurs. l;lll1“ll,‘~"\\;l.‘ i.spirilwt illltl Jiilt' rules \\t‘l'l' mzllniullp‘J. i-I\lr.a i-iiniri- n\ Flilll in .L‘l 75' per 100111.: cliuirv 11111 l prim“. L'l 3.5- 11l 11 85: si-ruiiitur} zmrl l>l.li|l. E 1 in xi ”3.5: mime )iviiii: I'll\\ :lii-i i‘uil'er. t'l 1.5 In St 135'; niuliimry ruw Inn-I', 13.5 in L‘l. li\.r;i than} prime Slt‘L'l'S initial-ii in prirr from £lO in I'lo 17.5 (iii; litany prime, ml 3.5- 10920 1.35: lighter lii‘illlt‘, LS 10.5. In 9:0; light prime, £7 1115 In I‘3 .35; smzill and [HIV llnlsheil 51re1'5,t‘i 1051\11‘13 (i 5. l-lern hruVy pi'imr )uuus i'nws .illll hril'i‘rs', I‘7 [U 11:4 1:15; lit'.l\_\ prime, 11.3 in 1‘". 35-; lighter [ll'iliiL‘. rl. 1.) £1 10.5: nlhvr liilluilli- rims. L"! 1115. in 1:; 3.5Flii‘i'pr—Sium]. \\l-ru- [H'lllli'll in 1111lllilillrl'l' ul' 705. \\rlhl‘rs were in ,slmrl .snppl}, \\lliln' (‘\\t‘.\ \\i'll' pwmiml in mint “ninth-I's. liiwmpvliimn \\.i.~ lu-wu uml .ill (1.1.5.5125 \\m'u' iirm .11 tile I.llm. I‘:\ll'.l luau) prhm- \\i'lhl‘rs. L‘l 111.5 ii) iii 11.5 I‘ul: iu'uxy prime. I'l 7,5 Ilii in 1:1 *5 "-1: mmlium [n lunn) prime. L‘l i 5 13:1 in 1:1 ‘ls: light in meriiu.“ prime. :1 g: :i, 21 :1 mi:.::z:l:nl. £1 lu 1:1

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