WESTFIELD FAT STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 214, 8 September 1921, Page 10

WESTFIELD FAT STOCK SALES.

Alfred ißuckland and Sons report:— Yesterday at our weekly TVestfleld fat stock market we penned fat cattle tn the numlwr of tiOS head, comprising f.l'o steers. SO cows and heifers, and -' bulls. These numbers are I*! 7in excess of last week's entry, which was a heavy one. There was only a limited demand, and all classes suffered a severe drop, ynlues being the lowest experienced for many years. Extra choice ox sold to £1 W. choice and prinie £1 4/ to £1 o'. ordinary and plain 10/ to fll 2/; rough beef S./ to '12. iprime young cow and heifer beef £1 to £1 .">/, ordinary cow 15/ to 19/; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £1." 7/C to £I<">. the latter price for a show steer from Messrs. Reid Bron., OpotikiK heavy prime steers £11 to £13 17/6. lighter prime £S to £10 10. iight prime £5 10' to £7 10/. small and unfinished £•> -V to £.">: heavy prime young cows and heifers fS lo £10. a show cow from Messrs.. Reid Bros., Opotiki. made fll - - , . lighter prime £4 10/ to £7. other cows £1 to £:j 10. The highest averages for steers were: —'Iβ from Messrs. Reid Bros.. Opotiki, fl2 1/6; 2 cows from the same vendor. £11: S steers from the Estate o.f the late C. .T Storey. Woodstock. Te Awamutu, £lil 5/; 16 from the Waikato, £10 19/10: 20 from the North. £10 10/0; S from Mi <3eo. Hull, Otaua. "Walnku. £10 2/G: 12 from Mr. J. Crawford, Waiuku. £9 I+/2: 1C from , Mr. IR. Oreen. Tiirua, £S JR/3; 8 from 'Mr. C. "W. Margraves. Otorohanga. £8 6/3: S from Mr. 3. Bell, Krwitahi. £S 6/3; 15 from Mr. W. W. Carpenter, rapakura, £8 2/4; 10 from •Mγ. .Tas. 'Matheson. Paparimu. £7 3/!>: 8 from Mr. Geo. Hastle, ■Papatoetoe. £7"18/0; 31 from Mr. G. T. (Bayly's Whare-pana property. £7 2 '3; 32 from .S. W. Mitchell. Te Puke, £6 12/10; 25 from Mr. W. T. Cox. "Waitakaruru, £6 12,': 17 from the 'Marakopa Laud Company. £6 C/a. There was a large yarding of sheep, and again a big proportion were unfinished. Competition was steady

values from last report, illeavy prime wethers £1 4/ to £1 P.', mod him to lieuvy prime £1 1/ to £l S"9. lighter prime IS/ to £1; stores and unfinished, 12/6 to 17/6; extra heavy prime ewes. £1 1 ' to £1 3/3; heavy ewes, 19/ 'to £1 o'fi: lishter ewfs, 10/ to IS': other ewes, 7/ to 13/. The 503 lamihs which came forward were generally an Inferior lot. The few pens of prime lambs made from IS' to £1 4/. lighter 18/ to 17/6. light 12/8 to 14 6, stores 4/0 to 11/0. Fat and yonng calves were penned in less than average numiiers. Competition was keen, and all vealers of sood quality sold at improved rates. 'Rough and plain calves wore ranch the same. Uunnera made from £4 to £5 15/ for an extra choice hotter; heavy vealers £.T 10/ to £4 5/. medium £2 I<>/ to £3 S/, light £1 10/ to £2 8/, smaller 12,6 to £1 "/: fresh dropped. 4/ to 11/ (178 sold). Fat piss were yarded in average numbers. Competition was spirited, and values improved on last week's quotations. Store pijts met with a sharp Tise. Choppers, £4 10' to £> 17/; extra hoavy Iraconers, £« 1/ to £0 IS/; medium to heavy baconers, £3 10/ to £5 IS/: light baconers. £-5 to £o 7/6; heavy porkers. £4 7/0 to £4 17.': medium porkers, £8 1-2/6 to £4 l'/6: liglit porkers. £2 11/ to £3 7/G: stOTe pigs. £2 to £2 15/ : slips, fl 12/0 to £1 IS/; wcaners, 15/ to £1 12./6 (2GO sold). The New Zealand 'Loan and Mercantile Agency reports:— At Westfield fat stocTc market on Wednesday beef was penned in large numbers. Competition was dull and we have to report a further drop in prices. We quote: ■Extra choice oxen to 30/ per 1001b, choice and iprlme ox.-ni from 24/ to 29/ per 1001b. rough and inferior oxen from 17/ to 23/ per 1001b; young cow and heifer beef 20/ to 25/ per 1001b, other cow beeif 15/ to 1»/ per 1001b. No extra heavy-weight cattle were penned. Steers sold at from for heavy prime fllO to £13, medium prime £7 10/ to £9 17/6, light prime steers £6 to £0 7/C, plain and unfinished frteers £3 13/ to £5 17/6; young cows and heifers £5 to £8 7/6, others £2 upwards; bulls 10/ to £L iSome of the averages were: 15 steers from 'Mr. Alex. Orr's Hoteo property, £9 4/3: 25 steers Irom Messrs. Tt. and E. Finlayson, IRaupo. £8 ao/; 24 steers from 'Mr. J. Gemmell. Ongame, £6 IS/C; 8 steers from 'Mr. N. K. Taylor. Taupiri, £6 8/9; 18 steers from Mr. James McCarroll, Whangarei, £7; 8 steers from 3lr. 'Ed. Allen, Cambridge, £7 18/0; 0 steers from Mr. Geo. iHnstie, ■Papatoetoe, £9 7/6; 8 steers ifrom LMr. E. T. ißain, Itotongaro. £9 1/3; S steers from Messrs. Shipnerd Bros., iPuni, £t> 13/9", 13 steers from 'Mr. C. iB. tßryant, Karaka, £S 3/;j; 5 steers from Mr. Sam Clark, I'apatoetoe, £6 5/; 5 steers from Mr. Geo. *!<■- Cullough, Ardmore, £5 3/; 1 steer from Mr. Thomas Kenwood, Mangere, £G 7/6; 1 cow from Mr. Thomas Henwood, Jlangere, £8 7./ C; 4 steers from Mr. T\ r . J. Crowther. Kemuera, £5 17/0. Calves were penned in less than average numbers, competition was consequently keen, prices "being improved. "We quote:—'Knnners, £3 to £o 2/6; vealers, heavy £3 15/ to £4 2/, medium £2 15/ to £3 10/, .ight £1 15/ to £2 12/, smaller £1 to £2 5/; small and fresh-drap-■ped, 4/ 'to 18/. iSheep were penned in more than average numbers. Competition was keen, last week's improved prices being easily maintained. 'Wethers, extra heavy prime £1 Ci/3 to £1 10/0, liea-ry prime £1 2/0 to £1 5/, medjium prime £1 0/6 to £1 2/3, light medium ipTtrue 18/ to £1 0/3, unfinished 14/ to 17/0; ewes, heavy prime 18/6 to *1 2/, medium prime 16/3 to 18/, light prime '14/3 to il6/, small and unfinished 11/3 to 14/. Hoggets were penned in average numbers, and sold at late quotations. Heavy prime £1 to £1 2/6, medium prime 17/ to "fl, prime 13/ to 16/9, small and unfinished 6/ upward. Pigs were penned in average numbers, and-sold under keen competition at improved prices. Choppers, £3 10/ to £5; baconers, heavy £B 7/ to £<! IS/, medium £5 10/ to £6, light £4 15/ to £5 -5/; porkers, heavy £4 10/ to £4 IS/, medium £4 5/ to £4 9/; light, £3 5/ to £3 14/; store pigs were also firmer: slips £1 15/ to £2 4/, weaners £1 0/ to £1 13/. Dalgety and Co., .Ltd., report as follows on their fat etoek sale at Westfield yesterday:—, ißeef.—ii very .full market. Prices dropped £2 to £2 10/ per head for fat cattle unfinished being very hard to sell. Extra choice ox £1 10/, prime £1 8/ to £1 3/ plain 15/ to 20/; cows, prime 24/ to IS/ plain 14/ to 18/. '' Sheep.— A large yarding. Prime sheep maintained late rates, but forward sheep met with a slack sale. 'Extra wethers 28/ prime 24/ to 20/, unfinished IS/ to 03/6 : <>wes. best 20/, prime IS/ to 14-/, others 13/ to 10/ Calves.—A moderate supply. Oood demand for finished vealers. 'Runners. £6 to £i; realers, £4 to £2 10/; fresh dropped, 8/ to 5/.

Pigs.—Small yarding, -with improved demani in some cases pigs bringing 1/ per lb. Baconers. £« 15/ to £> 30/-. choppers. £fi &/ to £>; porkers. £4 10/ to f3. A keen demand for all stores.