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Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2305, 6 September 1929, Page 3

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AVESTFJELD STOCK SALKS

Pres.** Association) Auckland, Sepf. y. At Westfield beef was penned in average, numbers. Medium lightweight prime cattle sold at bite rates, extra heavy and heavy prime cattle wore inclined to he easier, and cow and heifer hoof sold at late rates. Extra choice ox beef sold to £2 4s per 1001 b, choice and prime £2 Is to £2 3s, ordinary and plain £1 18s t« £2, prime young cow and heifer beef £2 to £2 2s, ordinary Cow beef £1 17s t° £1 19s. Extra heavy prime steers made £lB 15s to £l9 15s, heavy prime £l7 to £lB 12s 6d, light prime £ls to £lO 17s • Od, light prime £l3 10s to £l4 17s Gd, unfinished and small £8 to £l2 10s, extra heavy prime young cows and heifers £l3 to £l3 17s Od, heavy prime £ll 10s to £l2 ,ss, lighter £9 2s 6d to £ll, light cows £7 17s Od to £9, other cows £0 to £7 15s. Sheep were yarded in more Can fav'erago numbers. There was a steady demand for prime sheep, which' sold afc late rates. Uniinfislied sheep were inclined to he easier. Heavy prime wethers made £1 19s to £2 2s Od, medium, prime £1 10s to. £1 18s Ud, light prime £1 14s 0d to’ £1 15s 9d, small and unfinished £1 12s to £1 14s, heavy i>riine owes £i Lis t° £1 17 s > niedium. prime £1 11s to £1 13s, bglifc prime £l. 7» to £1 10s 9d,' prime hoggets £1 7s to £1 15s The few spring lambs penned were easier in value, and sold ufc £1 10s yto £1 14s. There was a largo yarding of pigs. Tallies were eusiev on last week's quotations. Choppers sold at £2 to £4. heavy and medium bee oners £3 19s to £4 14s, light haeoners and heavy porkers £3 3s to £3 17s, me- ■ <lium porkers and. light porkers £2 12s to £3, small and unfinished porkers £1 17s to £2 10s. Values were easier oil late qnotations. Store pigs were penned in small numbers. Large stores made £1 2s to £2 Is, _slips £1 4s to £1 10s, weaners 10s to 19s.