WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20496, 12 May 1938, Page 16

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES GOOD DEMAND FOR SHEEP AUCKLAND. Thursdav There was a g I jirdinc in all section* at Went! I yesterday with the exception that lamb* were* penned in quality were offered. »nd the best price for ox beef showed an advance of £1 10s on that obtained lastweek. Calves came forward in increased numbers M vee r - & kef. Pork' which advanced i>; lis a head last work, sold at a further increase of i 's a head. The quality of the ox beef stimulated keen bidding with the result that the best prior obtained was £ls 12s Ad. in comparison with £ii is fid of last sale. For extra choice beef. the average quotation remained at 3‘js per 1001 b. Ail lines of sheep sold freely. Only guaranteed disease-free animals brought full values, an easing of ->s to 8s a head being evident in the sale of pens not vouched for in this respect. The top price for wethers was 3fi* •hi in comparison with 39s at last sale. Prime lambs brought up to 28s. a drop of is on the highest quotation at last sale. Prime vealers again aroused keo n competition. There was a sharp rise in the \alue of runners, the top price. £7 13s, being an advance of £1 13s on the best quotation for last week. Porkers were again the feature of the ptg section. A further increase of 10s brought the top price to £4 -is a head. Baconers remained Arm. The average per lb for baconers was 6Jd, and to porkers 6sd to 6sd. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales:— This Week Last Week BEEF 'per 1001 b

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The top price for ox beef was paid for a line from Mr B. Reed, of Te Xaowhata, which brought £ls 2s 6d, an advance of more than £1 on recent highest values. An entry from New ftsal&nd Products, Putaruru. brought ftrom £l2 5s to £l3 2s 6d. One steer entered by a Walhi vendor brought 111 17s 6d. Cows from the Tapuwae Estate made to £l2, and entries from Mr G. Reed, of Waerenga, and Otupae. Limited, of Putaruru, sold to £ll 10s. The beat price obtained for cows sold by Mr H. Windsor, of Tamahere, was £ll, and a line from Mr J. Pohlen, of Matamata, brought to £lO 17s Gd. A line from Mr J. A. Hill, of Ohinewat, brought from £7 to £9 10s. Entries from Mr J. Reardon, of Putaruru, made to £9 7s 6d, while Stonex Brothers, of (Thinewai, sold offerings to £9. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. Messrs Dalgety and Company report that at their weekly Westfield stock sale to-day they offered 164 head of beef, comprising 34 steers and 130 cows and heifers, against 127 head last week. The quality was first-class and selling under a ready demand, a good sale resulted, rates being firm to higher. Quotations: Extra choice ox sold to 39s per 100 lb; choice and prime, 36s to 38s; secondary' and plain, 32s to 355; prime young cow and heifer beef, 32s to 365; ordinary cow beef, 23s to 31s. Heavy prime steers ranged from £l3 to £l3 2s 6d; lighter prime steers, £ll 15s to £l2 17s 6d; light prime steers, £lO 10s to £ll 10s;'small and unBnlahed, £7 to £10; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO to £l2; heavy prime, £8 15s to £9 10s; lighter prime, £7 10s to £8 10s; light, £6 15s to £7 ss; other klllable cows, £4 to £6. Sheep.—Sheep came forward in hlgger numbers than last week and, although the demand was steady, the larger yarding accounted for an easing In value of 2s Gd per head for wethers, but ewes iealis.-d full late rates. Extra heavy prime wethers made from £1 14s to £1 16s Ad: heavy prime, £1 11s Ad to £1 13s Gd: medium, £1 9s to £1 11s: light and unfinished, £1 Os 9d to £1 8* Gd; heavy prime ewes, £1 7s 3d to £t 9s Ad: lighter prime ewes. £1 5s to £1 7s; other ewes, 18s to £1 Is 6d. A small entry of lambs sold under good competition at full late rate*. Heavy prime lamb. £1 4s to £1 As 3d;

medium. £1 Is to £1 3s Ad; lighter. 18s to £1 0s Ad; small and plain. 10s to 16s Ad. Calves. —Our offering of calves was • small one. The demand was steady and values for all elapses remained on a par with last week's quotations No runners \ere yarded. Heavy vealers made from £5 t.» £3 !"s: medium £4 to £4 15s; licit*. £2 1 *s ?" £3 12s: smaller, £2 to £2 13-*: unfinished and bucket-fed. £1 2s to £1 l_*s: bobby and rough calves, 2s to 1 7s. Pigs.—An average yard rig of fal pigs met with a steady demand and values for both baconers and porker* were very firm on late rates. Heavy baconers. £ 4 .‘»s t*• £4 i2s; medium £3 19s to £ 4 2s ; light. £3 9s to £:i 17s: heavy i-rkers. £2 !5s to £3 2s medium. £2 5s to £2 I °s: light. Ito £2 4s: small and unfinished. £1 7« to £1 1 isAlfred Buck land and Sons Alfred Rockland and Sons. Limited reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—our total yarding of fal eat*le numbered 27G l . »•!. .»s .g.iinsi 2‘*» head la-I .-..(uprising Steers and 173 e..w* and heifers. The qualify of ox beef penned was tTrsl--Iml Compel quotations were •••-;!> maintained. 1 larger yarding of row- • ltd Ite iVrs „.d,i Choice «\ v!d !» £t 19s J : t “M;.. to £1 15s: prime y-.ims row and !»•*: >i beef. £1 1 *s to Cl |Gs; ordinary row beef. £ 1 3s to £1 As. Extra hcivj prime steers ranged in price from El10s to £l3 12* Gd. A line of 21

-leers fi n Mr Men Reed. Waerenga. mad.- up lo £l3 12s Gd. the line averaging £l3 II- !"<]. Heavy prime steers u. from £l2 to £l3: lighter prime steers. £ll 3s to £ll 12s Ad; gtif prime steers. £ln to £1" 17s Gd: '" .II and unfinished steers. £7 to £9 ■ prime .-..w* and heifers. £8 to £9; - nd ws, £3 10s Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number of 67A. Bidding was not so kern as last week for wethers, with s< : by about 3s ].■•:• h* ad. wi r owes again showed k - sale. No extra prime wethers were yarded. lfrom£llls to £1 13s Ad: medium to heavy prime wethers. £1 «s Ad to £1 10.«; light to rs £1 6s 6d to £1 7s Gd: unfinished wethers. £1 Is to £1 3s Ad. No extra heavy prime young ewes were yarded. Heavy prime ewes brought from £ 1 is 6d to £1 As Ad; lighter prime ewes, 19s Ad to £1 2s Gd: other killable ewes. 16s Gd to l«s Gd: other ewes. 2s to Its. • hit* total yarding of lambs numbered *A and sold freely at late rates. Extra heavy prime lambs made from £1 As to £ t 8s; heavy prime lambs. £ I 3s Gd to £1 ss: lighter prime lambs. £1 2s to £1 3s; light prime lambs. 18s to £1 Is: small and plain lambs. 15s to 17s. Calves. —We had a larger yarding ..f calves. Ridding was very keen, and. although last work's extreme values were not reached, prices were very satisfactory. Runners made £5 hi £7: heavv prime vealers, £5 to £5 • Is: medium. £« 4s to £4 12s: light, ‘"2 lAs to £3 10s: smaller. £1 18s to £2 12s: unfinished and bucket-fed. £1 4s to £t IGs; bobby and rough calves, 5s to £l. 210 calves were sold. Pigs.—There was a considerable lnc.rease in the number of pigs offered. Competition was steady throughout, and all prime sorts found ready buyers. Choppers made £2 As to £4: heaw prime baconers, £4 As to £4 its;‘medium. £3 1 8 S to £4 2s: light. £3 8s to £3 13s; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3: medium. £2 5s to £2 9s: light, £2 to £2 3s; unfinished and small. £1 «s to £1 1 As: stores. iAs to £1 4s: slips, tfis to 14s: weaners, 7s to Ps. Baeoners averaged A3d per lb. and porkers 6Jd to Aid per lb. A total of 603 pigs was sold-

N.Z. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd., reports on the sale as follows: The yarding of bepf was more than an average one. Competition was again keen with values firm for all elasses. Extra choice n\ sold to £i 10s per 1001 b; choice and prime ox. £1 15- to £1 18s; ordinary and plain ox. £1 7s to £ t 14s: prime young cow and heifer beef. £1 Its to £t lAs; ordinary cow beef. £1 3s to £1 Ids; heavy prime steers, £l2 5s to £l3: lighter prime steers. £ll 7s Ad to £l2 2s 6d: light prime steers. £lO to £ll sa; plain and small. £7 to £0 15s; extra prime young cows and heifers. £lO to £H ids; heaw prime young rows and heifers. £9 to £P 17s Ad: lighter, £7 to £8 15s; light. £5 10s to £A 15s: aged and plain finished cows, £3 10s I j £5 sa. • Sheep were penned In larger numbers and last week’s extreme rates were not maintained, values being easier by 2s to 3s per head. Sheep guaranteed frpe of eczema were of better worth than unguaranteed lots. Heavy prime wethers sold from £1 12s Ad to £1 13s fid: medium prime wether*. £1 10s to £1 12s: light prime wethers. £1 fis to £1 9s: small and unfinished wethers. £1 to £t ss: prime rralden ewes. £1 9s to £1 11s fid; medium prime ewes. £l 3s to £1 7s fid.; light prime pwps. 17s Ad to £1 2s Ad: Just klllable ewes. 12s to 17s; interiorly fatted ewes. As to 10s. Lambs tn average numbers sold at late quotations. Extra heavy prime, £ l 5s Ad to £1 7s 3d: heavy prime, £ l 3s 6d to £t ss: medium prime. £1 ?s to £1 3s 3d; light prime. 19s to £1 Is Ad; unfinished, best, 15s to 18s fid: others. 8s to 14s fid. We had an average yarding of pigs. The demand was still keen and late values were well maintained. Choppers sold from £2 to £ 4 7s; heavy and medium baconers from £4 As to £4 12s; light baconers and heavy porkers from £3 10s to £4 is; medium porkers and light porkers from £2 18s to £3 8s; small, £2 to £2 lfis; unfinished. £1 10s to £1 18s. There was a firmer demand fur store pigs and values were firmer. Large stores, £1 10s to £2; slips, lAs to £1 7s; weaners, 5s to ! 18. Our entry of calves was up to average numbers with a good yarding of quality calves. Values were firm on last week’s quotations. Runners sold from £2 10s to £7 13s; heavy vealers, £4 10s to £5 ss; medium. £4 to £4 <*s; licht. £3 8g to £3 18s; smaller, £2 10s to £3 6s: small. £2 to £2 8s; rough calves. 15s to £1 10s; fresh dropped to month old, 5s to £1 18s.

YARDING AT TE PUKE The Farmers Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held their usual fortnightly stock sale' at Te Puke on Tuesday. A good yarding of cattle comprised mostly fat and fair conditioned cows. Several outside buyers were operating and a total clearance was effected at keen prices. A good seasonal ontrv of pigs came forward, mostly light and unfinished, only a few pens of good baconers being yarded and competition in this section was brisk. Heavy fat cows made £A As to £6 19s; medium, £5 7s to £A; light, fat and good conditioned young cows, £4 7s Ad to £ » 15s: heavy boner cows, £3 *s to £4 4s; light. 30s to £3; potter bulls, £5 17s Ad to £A 15s. Pigs: Heavy baconers. £4 to £4 7s; light and unfinished. £3 to £3 8s; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 15s; medium, 37s to £2: light. 2is to 31s; slips, 14s 6d to 15s Ad.

Ex. choice ox 30/- 39/Cholce and prime ox . 35/- to 33/35/ - to 38 - Choice and prime cow and lielfer . 31/- to 3*/31/ - to 36/Bow <v roiurh 23/- t 34/- ■ to 30/8HF.H* per head — Prime w'th'r* 26/-to 36/6 34/ - to 39/Lnfln. w’th’rs 20/- to 23 6 20/ - to 31/Prime cues . 17/6 to 32 6 19/ to 31 - conn, ewes . 2, -toil/3 13 to If 6 Prime Iambs 18 - to 28/Cnfln. lambs 8/-to 18/0 13/- • to 19/6 10/ - to 18/ - CAL\ ES <per head; — Runners .. 50/-to 153/4a - to 100 •- Vealers ... 2 3/-to ill/20/- i to 152/6 PIGS (per head; — Baconers .... 6a -to 92 - 68/ - to 93/Porkers .... 30/-to 84/39/- - to 74 Weaners 5/-to 5/--to 8/BUps 10/-to 27/Large stores . 16/-to 40/10/ 16/- - to 17/- - to 32/-