WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21222, 19 September 1940, Page 10

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES BRIGHT GENERAL TONE SPRING LAMBS IN DEMAND AUCKLAND, Thursday There was a bright general tone at the West Held Tat stock market yesterday. Snring: lamb and mutton sold particularly well. The best offer Tor a steer was CIS 10s, an Improvement on the price reached last week. Cows and heifers were quoted to £l2 iOs, a bid substantially the same as last week’s best. Wethers sold to 45s r.d. compared with 3is last week, and ewes realised up to 3SS. against 3 fis. The lirst. two pens or spring lambs to be offered tliis season were quickly traded at from 38s 3d to iis 3d. They were forwarded in prime condition by an Onewhero farmer. The veal varriing was short of hoteliers’ requirement'. Runners were quoted to £1" lU. some quality boasts being offered. Vealers reached £7 I7< r.d. and the demand wa- l»rm in all section*. p.ucom-r- wo..- minted firm on ruling laile i to bold la I weok’s'levels. Tile best "ffor was -.no ..r «•:; igs. The store market was again bright.

Comparison of Prices The following is a summary of th e prices realised for the last two weeks at the Westlteld Tat stork sales: This Week Last Week BEEF (per 1001 b): Ex. choice ox 38/- 39/-

The Auctioneers’ Reports Alfred Puckinnd and Sons. Limited, Dalgeiy and Company, Limited, and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report: Beef: Ox beef was penned in very heavy numbers, a large proportion of the yarding consisting or excellent quality cattle. The demand was keen, but values decreased by Is per 1 ooll) as a result of the increased supply. An average yarding of cows and heifers sold freely at full late rates. Extra choice ox. to 38s per 100 lb; choice and prime. 35s to 375; secondary and plain. 31 s to 335; extra prime young cow and heifer beef, 3us to 3is; choice and prime,

27s to 295: ordinary cow beer, 24s to 28«; extra heavy prime -steers, £ t f. to £lB 10s; heavy, £ 1 i to £17.; lighter, £l2 to £l3 1 OS; light, £lO 10s to £l2, small and unfinished. £7 to £10: extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO 10s to £l2 ins; heavy, £8 10s to £9 1 5 s; lighter. £»} 13s to £7 15.*; other tillable cows, £5 to £0 3 s. Sheep: Small numbers were yarded. The offering was below requirements and a- a result values improved sharply. Extra heavy prime wethers, woolly. £2 3s Gd to j £2 5s Gd: shorn. £1 14s fid to £1 16s; heavv, woolly, £2 to £2 Is fid: shorn, £t I 10s ‘to £t 13s: medium, woolly. £1 lfisl fid to £1 18s; light, woolly. £1 12s fid to! £1 15-s; plain and unfinished, woolly. £1 t 10s to £1 11s fid: extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes, woolly, £1 15s to I £1 18s; shorn, £1 7s to £1 9s: heavy. ; woolly, £1 l 2s to £1 1 1 s; shorn. £1 3s to j £1 5-S; lighter, woolly. £1 8s to £1 10s; . plain and aged, woolly. £1 2s to £1 6s; i, other ewes, woolly. 10s fid to £l. Lambs: The first spring lambs or the | , season made their appearance and sold I keenly at high price'. Extra heavy prime ; lambs, £1 1 85 3d to £2 4s 3d. 1 Calves: There wa* a very short market and the supply or a-ood quality runners and vealers was insufficient for butchers’ re quirement*. Ridding was very keen and values showed a further improvement on last week’s quotations. Runners. £5 to £Ki IIS: heaw vealers. £fi ins to £7 17* r.d: medium. £5 5s to £fi s*: light. £3 16s to £5: small. £1 to £3 s*: unfinished and bucket-fed, £1 5s to £2 2s; bobby calves, 5s to ISs. Pigs: An increased entry came forward. t : Values for baconors were fully firm, but - prices for porker* were lower than recent j extreme rates, 'tore* again sold readily, j Choppers £3 to £i 15s; Heavy bamners - ci 7s to t’i 1 2S: medium. £1 to £i is; light. £3 IGs to £3 19s: heavy porkers. £3 j 12 s to £3 Ifi*: medium, £3 fis to £3 10s; I light. £2 t is to £2 18s; small and un- j finished. £2 9S to £2 12-; stores, £2 fis to £2 12s: slips, £1 14s to £2 is; weaners, J £1 to £1 IGs. |

RANGIRIRI REALISATIONS The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report filial at then petition 1 ruled for an average yarding or late rates.’ service bulls, boll) P-'L'-d Hereford and Jerseys, -old pantl -.u iriy | wed. whilst the advertised 2- ea; i’uL-dj Jlererord bulls on account of Mr \Y. >:-■-[ cu-tcheon. Ranglrlri. realised from 1* t< ■ 10 guineas. Fa: Jersey cows made 1 7s to £5 45, j lighter £! ITS to £5 ss. boner cow- £2 ins to £3 Bs. forward conditioned rt oncows £ i IGS :o £, is. 2 j-year Polled Angus steers £:> 4* to £7 is, smaller £• | Bs, well-grown 15 to 18 months Polled ( Angiits and Hereford steers £6 os to £ • Bs, 2-year Shorthorn am! sborm«>i-n-« :u*- . empty heifers £5 17s G.l, 2-year emptyJersey heifers £4 IGs to £5 IGs. small i yearling Jersey heifer.-? £3 17s fid, 2- | year Polled Hereford bulls 14 lo ifi ?n* : 2-year Jersey service bulls £lO to £if> 5< : •3-year Jersey bulls £8 to £lO. small 2- j year Jersey bulls £3 lus, dairy heifers £7 15S to £8 10s. I GRAIN AND PRODUCE AU C K LAND, Wed ne sday. Following is the official report of the Auckland urain, seed and Produce assoeiaiion. Prices are f.0.b., or f.or., Auck- | land:—-Wheat.--There is a steady demand lor j wheat, orders being supplied from merchants’ store stocks at 7s 3d to 7s 4d a ! bushel. Barley.—The demand for undipped and - dipped continues and immediate orders j are being supplied irum merchants’ -i- re 1 stocks at: Inclipped, t* l"d to 4- lid I a bushel; dipped. :*s 3d to 5> 5d a buslnl. 1 bran and Pollaid.—Prices lor bran Irum

merchants’ stores is £9 10s to £9 Jos a J Wheatmeal.—The price Is unaltered at i £l<» ins a ton. less 1J per cent for a mini j mum of one ton. Less quantities, £tt j* to £ll lUs ;i ton net. I Oats and Chaff.— Heavy offerings of I chaff an- being made. The price i~ £tu | are r.-i ud to os in a bushel. Maize. >.nod 'Upidie- or new season’*. J ‘d-bornr are held bv merchants, and this 1 i- being supplied l»* oeet the steady d«i mand at 7 a 5d to 7& Od a jjualicl.

Choice and „ , prime ox . . 35/- to 37/- 36/- to 3S/Choiee and prime cow and heifer . 29/-to 33/- 30/-to 34/Boner & rough 24/- to 28/- 24/- to 26/'GIEEP (per heady : Prime wethers: Shorn .... 30/-to 36/- — I nshorn .. 32/6 to 45/6 31/-to 4 4/Unllnished wethers: dishorn .. 30/-to 31/6 28/- to 30/Shorri .... 23/- to 29/- — T'nshorn .. 28/-to 38/- 25/-to 36/Unfln. ewes . 10/6 to 30/- 10/-to 23/Hoggets .... — 17/6 to 38/Sprlngr lambs 38/3 to 44/3 — CALVES (per head): Runners .. 100/- to 231 '- 100/- to 222/6 Vealers ... 5/-to 157/6 5/-tol60/-PIGS (per head): Baconers .... 76/- to 92/- 76/- to 92/Porkers .... 49/-to 76/- 52/- to 50/Weaners ... 20/-to 36/- 22/- to 37'Slips 34/- to 4 1/- 35/- to 43/Large stores 46/- to 52/- 46/- to 52/-