COMMERCIAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume 49, Issue 7764, 5 August 1921, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

i WESTFIELD PRICES i ADVANCE

Ibices for beef at the Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday firmed slightly on last week’s rates. There was a good warding of fat cattle, and competition was keen for cho : ce lots. Extra choice- ox brought up to it iys per lOOib, an advance of 3.-. Choice and primeox. realised from £l 12s tp £ I 1/.=, compared with £1 !fsand£i l/.s respectively at the last sale. Ordinary and plain beef brought from £i 7 s t 0 £‘l 10s, against ±T 5s and £i 10s Cow and heifer beef sold at from £i 5s to £i ios. the bitter price being paid fur prion lots. At lhe last sale this class of beef ranged fif m 15s pi £: ios. •Them was a steady demand for first class mutton, at values equal to those at last week’s sale. Heavy prim; wethers bioughl from ~l 3s 3d to £l 5s qd. medium to heavy prime wethers £t to £l 3-, and lighter prime wethers iSstolQs. Extra heavy prime ewes realised from £t 2s to £l 4 s . ami heavy prime ewes Irom tqs to £l is fid. Lighter bis sold at from Ifis fid to iSsfid. The demand for lambs was limited, and prices showed a decline. Heavy prime brought from )8s to £1 is 3d, and lighter prime from 15s to 37s fid. There was a marked advance in the price of pigs, b iconers bringing up to £7 10s. choppers from £3 155 to £7. and porkers from £3 to £5 6s.