WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21369, 13 March 1941, Page 12

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES SHARP DROP IN PIGS GOOD DEMAND FOR BEEF (By Telegraph.—Press Association) AUCKLAND, Thursday I At the Westfield fat stock sales yesterday, although there was a fair entry of pig-s, owing’ to the uncertainty of obtaining killing space, exporters were not operating. This followed the reduction of the exporters’ scheduled price for baconcts and porkers by &il per lb to 6Ad and '•ld respectively, which became effective on Tuesday. The best price lor baconers at tlie sale yesterday was £4 3s, compared with £4 15s, and values for porkers were down by ss to £2 14s. Competition was keen for a small entry of ox beef, tne best price for steers being j 10s higher than last week at £ls 10s. An j average oirering of cows and lieirers came forward, and in nearly all cases linn late rates were maintained, although the best price lor extra heavy prime young cows and heifers was i'll, compared with £l3 realised last week. An improved demand Tor wethers in a moderate entry of sheep resulted in a iise of 3s 0d in the top price for prime types and an increase or 6(1 for unfinished lines. Prime ewes eased slightly on last week’s quotations and brought i?s od, against 22s Od. Unfinished lines brought a top price of i is 6(1, a rise of Is. An average entry of lambs met good competition. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of the prices realised lor fat stock lor the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales: —- This Week Last Week REEF (per 1001 b) Ex. choice ox 39/- 39/Choiee and prime ox . . 35/- to 38/- 35/- to 38/Choice and prime cow heirer . . 30/- to 34/- 30/- to 34/Boner <k rough 22/- to 26/- 22/- to 26/iHEEP (per head) Prime w’th’rs *3/6 to 32/- 21/6 to 28/6 Unfin. w’tn’rs 18/6 to 21/6 19/-to 21/Prime ewes 12/6 to 17/6 12/-to 22/9 Unlln. ewes . 4/-to 11/6 2/-to 10/6 Prime lambs 19/6 to 26/6 20/-to 27/6 Unlln. lambs 4/-to 17/6 10/-to 19/6 CALVES (per head) Runners .. 90/-to 160/- 80/-to 171/Vealers ... 8/-to 111/- S/- to 120/PIGS (per head) — Baconers .... 61/-to 83/- 73/-to 95/Porkers 25/-to 54/- 26/-to 62/Weaners .... 3/-to 5/- 5/-to 10/Slips 7/-to 10/- 10/-to 17/Large stores . 15/-to 21/- 22/- to 28/The Auctioneers’ Report Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, Dalgety and Company Limited, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Company, Limited, report— Beef.—There was a small ox entry. Competition was strung and a very firm sale resulted. For an average entry of cows ! and heifers we also experienced ' a good sale at firm late quotations. Extra choice j ox, to 39s per loulh; choice and prime, 35s to 38s; secondary and plain. 32s to | 3is; extra prime young cow and heifer, ; 30s to 345; choice and prime, 27s to 295; | ordinary cow beef, 22s to 2'is; extra heavy j prime steers, £l4 to £ls Ids; heavy, £l3 j to £l3 15s; lighter. £l2 to £l2 15s; light,; £ll to £ll 15s; small and unfinished, £6) cows and heifer’s, £lO to £11; heavy prime £8 105 to £9 10S; lighter, £6 10S to £7 ss: other killable cows. £4 to £6. Sheep.— A moderate entry sold freely. Weiners were in better demand and realised improved prices. Ewes ruled very firm. Extra heavy prime wethers. £1 10s to £1 12s: heavy, £1 7s (id to £1 9S; medium, £1 5s to £l (is 0d: light. £1 3s Od to £i 4s Od; plain and unfinished, 18s Cd to £1 is od; extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes, 10s 6d to 17s 0d; heavy prime ewes, 14s to 15s Od; lignter, 12s Od to 13s Gd; plain and aged, 10s to 11s 6d; others, 4s to Lambs.—An average entry drew good competition and sold readily at late rates. Extra heavy prime lambs. £i 6s to £1 0s 6d; heaw, £1 4s Gd to £1 5s 6d; medium, £1 2s 6d to £1 3s 0d: lighter, 19s 6d to £i is Od; small and plain, 15s to 17s 6d; cull lambs, 4s to 9s. Calves.—There was an extra large yarding. the market being well over-supplied. Qfdding was not keen and values for all classes were again lower, plain and unfinished sorts being very hard to quit. Run- ' r,ers. £1 10s to £8; heavy vealers, £4 10s. to £5 11s; medium. £3 10s to £4 ss; light, | £2 15s to £ 355; small. £1 to £2 10s; tin- | finished and bucket fet, £1 to £1 15s; bobbv and rough calves. 8s to 18s. Pigs.—There was a fair entry. Owing to ! the uncertainty or obtaining killing space i exporters were not operating and values | for all classes of rat- were considerably , lower. Choppers. £2 15s lo £5 12s; heavy' baenners. £3 19s to £i 3s; medium. £3 11s I lo £:: 15s; light. £3 Is to £3 8s; heavy i porkers. £2 11- fo £2 14s: medium. £2 is; to £2 8?: light. £1 15s to £2; small and . unfinished. £t 5s to £1 its; stores, 15s to £1 is; slips, 7s to 10?; weaners. 3s to ss.