WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21363, 6 March 1941, Page 12

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES 1 j DECLINE IN SOME LINES GOOD DEMAND FOR EWES AUCKLAND, Thursday At the Westfield rat stock sales yesterday competition "as fairly steady. The yarding of ox beef was of average size, and values remained at about runng quotations, although the top price for steers, £ 15, was £1 15s lower than the best bid last week. Hates lor a medium yarding oi' cows and hellers were easier. An extra prime young cow made £ IJ, compared with £iu 12s bd at the previous sale. Prime wethers were quoted up to 28s Gd, against 29s bd last week, and ewes to 22s yd, compared with 2us yd. There was an average entry of lambs, and values remained on a par with ruling quotations. Competition for prime runners and best vealers in a good yarding or calves was steady. Values for others, however, declined. Top price for runners was £8 Its, or 7s Gd more than at the previous sale, while vealers, at £b, were 11s lower. Bidding was slack for a medium entry of pigs. Baconers dropped to £i 15s from £ 1 lbs, and porkers to £J 2s from £8 Bs. Stores were quoted up to £1 Bs, against £1 Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of the prices realised Tor the ia<t two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales:—

The Auctroneers* Report Alfred Bu-ckland and Soils, Dalgety and j Company, and >ew Zealand Loan and Mer- j cant He Agency Company, report:— Beef.—-An average entry of ox beef sold | steadily a; values on a par with late rates. ] Cows and heirers were yarded in usual numbers, and, while competition was j steady, values generally were easier than : last week. Extra choice ox, 39s per \ lOolh; choice arid prime, 353 to 385; secondary and plain, 32*s to 3 is; extra prime young cow and heifer, #os to 345; choice and prime, 27s to 295; ordinary cow Peel', 22s to 20s; extra heavy prime steers, £l4 to £ls; heavy, £l3 to £l3 15s; lighter. £l2 t-o £l2 15s; light. £ll to £ll 15s;| small and unllnished, £0 10s to £lO los; . extra heavy prime young cows and heirers, , £lO to £l3; heavy, £7 10s to £8 15s; lighter, £0 los to £7; other killable cows, £5 to £O. Sheep.—A rull yarding came forward, and, although competition was steady, late rales were not maintained for wethers. Ewes, on the other hand, sold readily at late rites. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 7s to £1 3S Gd; heavy, £1 5s to £ 1 6s 0d; medium, £1 3s to £1 4s 6d; light. £1 Is 6d to £1 2s Gd; plain and unllnished. 19*s to £1 Is; extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes, i'.»s to £i 2s 9d; heavy prime ewes, 15s to 18s; lighter, 12s to 14-; plain and aged ewes, 9s to los Gd; | Others, 2S to TrS 6cl. Lambs.—Competition was again good for an average entry and values ruled on a par with late quotations. Extra heavy : prime lambs, £1 os Cd to £1 75 6d; heavy, £1 5s to £1 Os; rnediujii. £1 :?s od to £i 4s 6d; lighter, £1 Is Gd to £1 25 6d; ilght, 20s to £1 Is; small and plain, IS* to 19 = 6d; cull lambs, 10s to 12s Od. Calves.—There was a good yarding competition being quite steady for all prime runners and vealer*. but values generally were lower, unllnished calves being affected most, Runners, £i to £8 Its; heavy vealers, £1 15s to £6: medium. £•« 15s to £4 10s; light, £3 to £3 12s; small, >£l 13 to £2 10-s; unllnished and bucketfed, £1 to £l. 18s; bobby calves, Ss to 18s. Pigs.—There was an average entry, bidding was slack and values eased for ■all classes, porkers and stores suffering ; most. Choppers, £3 to £5 10s; heavy I baconers, £J lls to £1 15s; medium, £1 2s 1 •to £» 6s; light, £3 13s to £3 1 ss; heavyporkers, £2 13-s to £3 2s; medium, £2 lls to £2 13s; light, £2 to £2 4s; small ana unfinished, £1 6s to £1 17s; stores, £1 2to £1 Ss; slips, 10b to 17s; weaners, 5s tc iIOS. SALE AT PUTARURU Dalgety and Company, Limited report having neld their Putaruru sale on Monday, when a lull yarding of sheep came forward together with a medium yarding or cattle. Sheep met with average competition and values of late sales were maintained. Cattle prices were llrm at late rates. Quotations. — Sheep.—Fat medium-weight 2-th ewes, 21s 0d; heavy fat ewes, 15s Id; small b.T. 2-th ewes, lys; 5 year breeding ewes, 18s 4d to 13s Od; 5 and o-year ewes, 14s; cull ewes, 5s Od to 0s; woolly W.E. wether lambs, 16s 6d; medium Bh. W. iambs, lls 98 to 13S; cull lambs, 7s od to 9s Gd; 6th, and 4-yr s.D. rams, 3gns to 4gns. Cattle.—Light fat bullocks, £7 to £9; medium prime lat heirers, £7 ss; heavy fat Jersey cows, £4 ISS to £5 12s 6d; heavy boners, £4 5s to £» 14s; lighter. £2 l»s to £3 12s Gd; potter bulls, £0 5s to £7 ss; Jersey cows with calves at foot, £5. Pigs.—Heavy porkers to light baconers, £3 to £3 1 OS; medium porkers, £2 4s; to £2 10s; light porkers, 36s to £2 4s; small, 28s to 365; medium stores, 18s to 245; slips, 12s to 18s; weaners, 7s to Bs. WAIHI QUOTATIONS The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, report that at their fortnightly Waini stock sale on Thursday a small number of sheep was keenly sought at rates on a par with recent sales, which met a ready sale. a medium offering of cattle included a few pens of heifer calves which met a ready sale. Fat cattle sold well at prices slightly in advance or Wai- | kato rates. Pigs were penned in lighter than usual numbers with competition very spirited, one pen or prime top-weight baeoners selling to the b!;l of £i 15s. Quotations. — Sheep.—s.M. breeding ewes, 12s Gd to 135. Cattle.—Medium Tat heifers, £6 5s to £6 12s; light rat cows. £5 5S to £5 10s; young paddock cows. £* I».s |o £5 2s Gd; j medium boner cows. £3 15* to £f 2s: lighter. £3 to £3 9*: potter bulls. £< to I £S ss; 2-vr Jersey heifer*, r.w.1).. £5 15*; J best Jersey and Jersey heifer calves, £3 10s to £3 13s: Others. £3 to £3 2s. rigs.—prime top weights baconers. £1 *s to £i 15S; medium. £3 lls to £1 1s: light. £3 5s to £3 li*: heavy porkers, and buttermilk pig-. £2 los to £3 2s: medium porkers. £2 8s to £2 12?; light. £2 2s to £2 Os; slips, 27s 6d; weaners, 18s; smaller, Bs. RANGIRIRI REALISATIONS The Farmers* Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited report that at their Rangirlrl stock sale on Monday the advertised entrv or breeding ewes rame forward, including the line on account or Mr L V. Jackson, of Glen Murray. The Sheep were in good rendition and sold under spirited competition before a large bench or buyers. Cattle were also yarded In large numbers with bidding for beef steady, but store rattle were rather dull

of ?ale- Quotations. — chppp.—2-th breeding ewes. 20s lOd to 31s 10(1: 1-th breeding ewes. 28s sfl: 6-tooth breeding pwps. 28? 7d to 28s 10d; 4-yr breeding ewe?. 255; 5-vr. breeding ewes. 10s 3d; mixed breeding- ewes, 20s 9d. Cattle.—Fat steers. £9 2?-. heavy Tat cow*. £7 13? to £8: medium fat heifer?. £8 1?: medium fat rows. £7 11?: fat Jers**v cows. £3 17s to £0 OS; heavy boner cows. £s' lOs to £3 3s: medium. £3 17? fid to £ \ 1 0s; i-yr bullocks. £8 l-’s to £9; 2t-vr. steers. £7 1t -: 2?-vr Snort- j born Cross steers. £*"• 13s: empty M.C. beirers. £1 7s; best 2-vr Jersey heifer*, r.w.b.. £7 13s: other?. £*'. 8s: Friesian 2yr. heirers. r.w.b.. £5 1?: Poorer conditioned Shorthorn cro?» - v•• ii•• i: ~ £1 r.s- Jersey calves. £2 11?: medium, potter bulls. £>• 17? 6d to £7 19S; light. £1 7 s to £ i ins. Newton King Limited Newton King Limited report that at their Frank ton fat stock sale prime rat bullock? Md to £l2 19?. others £ll 17? to £l2 is lighter ox -old to £in 17s others £9 3? I* £lh 12?. In the rat sh‘*ep =eefion prime rat wethers sold to 263 6d, others 235 to 265, be-st fat ewes

- i to tr.s, lighter 12s to Ms, fat lambs 21 s to 22. Pigs.—A medium yarding of rat pigs again met a keen market, selling at linn not keenlv sought, the penning changing hands at recent low rates. Heavy baeoner* Li 5s to £; I Os, medium C 3 lSs to £• 3s. light £:» 10s to £:i 15s, buttcnnilK I pigs £:t to £:t ss. heavy porker* £2 ISslo 1 £:» 2s, medium porkers £2 lOs to £2 I"''- ! light porkers £2 fo £2 ss. large stores 20s 6>l to 3 is. slip* 10s 0d to lie Gd, | weaners 5= to 6s.

This Week Last Week BEEF (per lOUlb, — Ex. choice ox 39/* 39/Chnicc anti prime ox . . 35/- to 3S/- 35/- to 3S/Choice and prime cow and heiTer 30/-to3»/- 30/-to 34/Boner & rough 2s;/-to 26/- 22/-to 26/MIEEP tper head; — Prime w'th’rs 21/6 to 28/6 23/6 to 29/6 1'nfln. w’th’rs !9/-to2l/- 21/- to 22/61 Prime ewes . 12/- to 22/9 12/- to 20/3 | I'niin. ewes . 2/-to 10/6 2/- to 1 1 6 Prime lambs 20/-to 27/6 19/-to 29/- j Untln. lambs 10/- to 19/6 12/6 to 18/6 j c:ALVES (per head)— 1 Runners .. 80/-to 171/- 90/-to 162/6: Vealers ... 8/- to 120/- 3/-to 131/- j PIGS (per bead;— , Baconers ... 73 - to 95/- 75/-to 96/Porkers .... 26/- to 62/- 36/- to 68/Weaners .... 5/-to 10/- 7/-to 14/l.arirc stores 22/-to 28/- 27/-to 37/Slips 10/- to 17/- 15/- to 22/-