WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20276, 19 August 1937, Page 16

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES. GREAT DEMAND FOR BEEF. BEST PRICES FOR YEARS. AUCKLAND, Thursday. Beef values rose another 2s to 40s per 100th at Die Westfield fat- stock j not ruled in Auckland for nearly seven years. Steers averaged ahnut £1 more and cows £1 10s more than a week ago. The calf market also advanced above * those obtaining last week. Exceptionally high prices were realised for sheep, and lambs were again dear. Pig prices were the. only ones in the market to recede. A mixed line of Polled Angus and Hereford bullocks brought to £lB 10s, at an average of £lO 1 is each. Such a top bid has not been recorded at Westfield since the peak period of 1930. t'.pws ranged to £l4 lbs, which Is among the highest prices ever registered in this section. Heavy sheep in the wool were in great demand, and the bidding was the keenest observed at the sale for many years. Prices for the best sorts were as high as 40s a head, which has not been equalled for many years. Keen buying was again a feature of the sheep market. Extreme values ruled for prime calves. The general rise was about 10s a head, hut the best runner, sold for £9 13s, made £1 10s more than the top price a week ago. No bid so high has been obtained for years. Veaiers were quoted to £0 17s, as against £5 11s last week. Baconers made to £i J9s and porkers to £3 Is, both being quoted back id per lb to fiifd and between fi|d and 6id respectively. Stores were fully firm. Comparison of Quotations. The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the lost two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales:—

Individual Consignments. Top price for ox beef was £lB 10s, for a prime Polled Angus steer in a line of 29, averaging £l6 14s, which were yarded by Mr. W. .1. Ralph's es-| tate, of Mahuta. Stock from Ngatuku, j Limited, of Putaruru, realised to £l6 2s d, and an offering from Stonex j Brothers, of Ohinewai, made to £ls 2s i fid. Prices to £l3 7s fid were received! for bullocks from Motion Brothers, of Pokeno, and a lot from Dingle and I Son, of Wnlotira, sold to £l3. Cows and heiers from Mr. E. M.' Wright, of Mauku, headed the mar-1 ket with prices to £l4 15s. Lines j from Messrs. R. H. Reed and E. W. ; Reed, of Waerenga, realised to £l3 5s j and £ll respectively, and cattle from! Mr. ,T. A. Hill, of Ohinewai, made to J £l2 15s. Lots from Mr. F. Alley, of! Taneatua, and Mr. H. Windsor, of Ma- j tanci, were priced to £ t t 17s d. Dalyoty and Company. Again a small yarding of sheep came forward, and -sold under spirited competition at rates showing a decided ad- i vance on last week's quotations. Extra | heavy prime wethers. £2 5s to £2 7s 3d; heavy prime. £2 2s 9d to £2 4s fid; medium, £2 to £2 2s; light and unfinished, £1 lfis fid to £1 19s fid; heavy prime ewes. £1 Jss to £1 17s 6d; lighter, £t Its to £1 14s; other ewes, 26s to 30s. An average yarding of lambs drew good competition, and the sale was a keen one, with advanced rates ruling. Heavy prime lamb, 27s to 28s; me- | dlum. 23s to 2«'S fid; lighter, 23s to

24s fid; small and plain. 20s to 225. Our yarding of calves was an averand values for all classes show a sharp rise, extreme prices being realised for some extra choice heavy veaiers and heavy prime runners. One truck of 17 runners and heavy venters sold on account of Messrs Dingle and Son realised up to i’s Is. the line averaging £fi 7s fid. Rumi'Ts. £4 to £8 Is; heavy veaiers, £3 8s to £fi 17s: medium. £ i D»s to £ i IPs; light. £3 15s finished and bucket fed. £1 I Is to £2 12s; romrh calves, £1 2s to £1 14s: bobbv calves, is to 15s. An average yarding of pigs came forward. The demand was not so keen, and values eased for both baconers heavy baconers. £i fil to’£4 13s ; medium. £3 Its to £i; light. £3 3s to £3 10s: heavy porkers. £2 Ms to £3 £1 lfis to £2 Is; small and unfinished. £1 3s in £1 I Is. PJ.Z. Loan and Mercantile. tile Agency Company. Ltd., reports on We had an average yarding of beef. Competition was again very keen, with prime ox.' £l"l fis't,, £! DPs I'onhnary and plain ox. £ I 1 3s to £1 13s; prime ft t ; ordinary cow beef. £ 1 10s to and heifer-. £ ! 3 to f t : I ; he ivy plain finished cows. £3 to £3 17s fi t.

| £1 9s to £1 12s fid; just killable ewes, \ j £1 3s to £1 8s; inferiuriy fatted ewes, ' Hogget-s in average numbers also I firm. Extra heavy prime, £1 12s to £1 J3s; heavy prime. £1 8s to £L 10s; medium prime, £1 5s to £1 7s fid; light prime. £1 2s to £1 is fid; unliii- { ishocl, Ids to £1 Is. We had an increased yarding of pigs. A larger entry of baconers came forward. Though late values held, competition was not so keen, and there was an easier feeling on the market. Choppers sold from £2 to £4 6s; heavy and medium baconers, from £4 5s to £ i lfis: light baconers and heavy j porkers, from £3 10s to £4 4s; medium j porkers and light porkers, from £2 8s to £3 8s; small. £1 lfis to £2 r.s; unfinished, £ 1 8s to £ l I is. Store pigs I were keenly sought after and values j improved on last sale. Large stores, £2 to £2 10s; slips. £1 5s to £1 15s; weaners, 12s to £1 3s; sows due to farrow, £2 to £4 2s fid; sows and litters. £3 3s to £6; hoars, lgn to 2Agns. There was a further advance m values for a medium yarding of calves. Good heavy veaiers were again short, mostly small calves being penned. Run- | ners. £4 10s to £7 17s; heavy veaiers, £5 pis to £G 3s; medium, £5 to £5 8s; light, £4 to £4 18s; smaller, £3 ! ; to £3 18s; small, £1 10s to £2 15s; fresh dropped to two-week-old calves, 10s to £1 Bs.

Alfred Buokland & Sons. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report on the sale as follows; We penned fat cattle to the number of 137 head, as against 136 head last week, comprising 40 steers and 97 cows and heifers. We again had a small offering of ox beef. Ridding was spirited, and values advanced by 2s per 1001 b. Cows and heifers sold under keen competition, and they also improved by 3s per 100 lb. Extra choice ox sold to £2 per 1001 b; choice and prime ox, £1 lfis to £ 1 lfis; secondary and plain ox, £1 12s to £1 15s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 14s to £1 17s; ordinary cow beef, £1 5s to £1 10s. Extra heavy prijne steers ranged, in price from £ls 10s to £l6 7s fid; heavy prime steers, £l4 10s to £ls ss; lighter prime steers, £l3 5s to £l4; light prime steers, £ll 15s to £l2 15s; Small and unfinished steers, £8 10s to £lu 7s fid; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £l2 to £l4; heavy prime cows and heifers, £lO 10s to £ll 10s; lighter prime cows and heifers, £8 10s to £9 15s; other killable cows, £4 15s to £7 10s. Our total yarding of sheep numbered 438. Competition was very keen and values improved on recent sales by about 2s to 3s a head. Extra heavy j prime wethers, £2 7s to £2 9s; heavy prime wethers, £2 5s to £2 6s 6d;; medium to heavy prime wethers, £2 j 2s (o £2 is; light to medium prime wethers, £1 18s to £2; unfinished wethers, £ I 12s fid to £1 lfis; extra heavy prime young ewes, £t 17s to £2 !s; heavy prime ewes, £1 15s to I£ t 15s fid; lighter prime ewes, £1 I2s fid to £1 14s fid; other killable ewes, £1 4s to £1 9s; other ewes, 5s to £l. Two trucks of wethers from I Messrs n. and A. Sehlaepfer, of Pae- | made up to £2 9s and averaged | Lambs were penned to the number cif 442 and sold under keen competi- | ,inn st fully lale rates. One pen of j extra choice lambs made £2. Extra I heavy prime lambs, £1 12s to £1 lfis; j heavy prime lambs, £1 Ss fid to £! ; 1 0s fid; lighter prime lambs, £1 5s j fid to £t 7s fid; light prime lambs, £1 I 2s fid to £t 4s fid; small and plain j lambs. 1 8s to £ 1 is fid. | There was an average yarding of | calves. The entry comprised mostly j small calves. Biddng was extra keen ; ;,ml f’sljrme values ruled. Runners j made £5 ills to £9 13s, three prime I Hereford-cross yearlings from Mr W. j Eliott, of Mangere, averaged £9 9s I id; heavy veaiers, £5 15s to £6 10s; medium, £i 15s to £5 ss; light, £4 j ,0 £ ‘ 8s; smaller, £3 to £3 12s• unfinished and bucket-fed. £1 18s to £2 15s; rough calves, £| 5s to £1 14sresold VCS ’ 5S l ° l iS: 312 c ’ a!ves We also had an average entry of fat pigs. The demand slackened and, ! except In odd instances, prices for A'lJi baconers and porkers were lower. Choppers made £2 to £3 lfis, accord.j ing to weight; heavy prime ‘baconers, j£4 9s tn £4 jSs; medium, £3 14 s to n 4s; light, £3 2s to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3; medium, £2 2s to £2 8s; light, £t lfis fo £2’; small and unfinished. £t 5s to £1 14 S - * stores. £| fis to £t t7s; slips, ft is jto £| is; weaners. 12s to £l. Bacon- , ers averaged fi?d per lb. and porkers <V{d to 6§d. A total of 421 pigs was

This week. Last week BEEF (per 1001b;— Ex. choice ox 40/- 33/Cholce anil prime ox 36/- to 39/- 34/-to 37/prime cow and heifer . 34/- to 37/- 30/- to 34/Boner & rough 24/- to 33/- 22/- to 29/SIIEEP (per heart i — Prime w’th’rs 36/- to 49/- 33/- to 44/Unfit!. W’th’rs 32/- to 36/- 29/6 to 33/9 Prime ewes . 24/- to 4 1/- 22/-to 40/Unfln. ewes . 5/- to 22/- 10/- to 26/6 Prime lnmhs 22/-to 40/- 21/-to 33/6 1’iifln. lambs 16/-to 22/- 12/- to 21/0 Runners .. 80/- to 193/- 70/-to 163/PIOS (per head’' — Raooners .. 62/- to 99/- 66/- to l oo /- Porkers .... 23/-to 61/- 20/-to 63/Weancrs .. 12/- to 23/- S/- to 21/SUps 21/- to 35/- 20/-to 26/- | Largo stores 26/- to 50/- 2S/- to 40/- j