BEEF VALUES FIRM
SHEEP PRICES ADVANCE WESTFIELD MARKET OLA.) AUCKLAND, Feb. 4. At ihe Westfield stock sale yesterday there was again a good demand for an average, entry of beef, late rates being fully maintained. Cows and heifers came forward in tin* usual numbers and sold freely at late quotations. Extra choice ox made to £1 19s per 1001 b. ; choice and prime, £1 16s to £1 18s; secondary and plain, £1 J2s to £1 14s; extra prime young cow. and heifer, £1 11s to £1 15s; choice and prime, tl 8s to £1 10s; ordinary cow beef. £1 3s to £1 ss. Extra heavy prime steers made £ls to .£l6 Bis; heavy, £l3 10s to £l4 10s: lighter, £l2 to £l2 15s: light, £ll to £ll 47s 6d; small and unfinished, £7 to £lO 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £lO to i‘Jl Bis; heavy, £8 10s to £9 15s; lighter, .£6 10s to £7 15s; light, £4 to £6. There was a small yarding of sheep. The entry was insufficient for requirements anu a sharj) rise resulted. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 12s to £1 13s 6d; heavy, £1 Bis to £1 Ms Gd; medium, .VI 8s to £1 9s; light and prime. .£1 6s to £1 7s Gd ; plain and aged, Ms to 15s; others, 7s Gd to 12s. There was a good demand for lambs, ot which there was an average entry and full kite rates were obtained. Extra heavy prime iambs made £1 7s Gd to £1 9s Gd; uoavy. £1 4s Gd to £1 6s 6d; medium, £1 2s Gd to £1 8s 6d; lighter, £1 to £1 Is Gd; light, 16s to 19s; small and plain, 12s to Ms. An average yarding of calves attracted keen bidding for all prime runners, with values fully up to late quotations. Runners ,made £5 10s to £lO ss; heavy vealers, £5 5s to £6 10s: medium, £1 Ills to £5; light, £3 5s to £4 ss; small, £1 5s to £3; unfinished and bucket fed, 15s to £1 10s; bobby and rough, 5s to 18s. Tie re was a good entry of pigs. Values for baconers were fully firm, while prices for porkers and stores were lower. Chop-/ pars made £2 to £4 ss: heavy baconere. .£4 is to £1 8s; medium, £3 18s to £4 2s; light. £3 12s to £3 16s; heavy porkers, £3 3s to £3 ss; medium, £2 Ms to £2 19s; light, £2 6s to £2 11s; small and unfinished, £2 to £2 2s; stores, £1 2s to £1 14s; slips. 17s to £1 2s; weaners, 10s to 15s.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21009, 4 February 1943, Page 5
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