BEEF PRICES FIRM

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21064, 8 April 1943, Page 4

BEEF PRICES FIRM

GOOD SHEEP DEMAND WESTFIELD MARKET (P.A.) AUCKLAND. April S. At the Westfield stock sale yesterday, ox ami cow and heifer beef sold at very firm rates under keen competition. Extra choice ox made .I*l 18s; choice and prime, £.l K>s to AT las; secondary and plain, £1 11s to £1 Ills; extra prime young cow and heifer. £l. I<U to ,ll Ms; choice and prime, AT Vs to £1 0s; ordinary, £1 2s to AT Is. Extra heavy prime steers made AM to Al 5 -.ls Gel: heavy, Al.*> to £l3 Ids; lighter, £l2 to Al2 las; lijuht. All to £ll 15s; small and unfinished, £7 10s to All); extra heavy prime youuy; cows and heifers, £lO to £1” If):?; heavy, AS 1.0 s to A 0 10s; lighter, £G 10s to AT Ids; light, £5 to AG; aged and unfinished, A 1 to £4 15s. There was a very firm sale for prime ounlity sheep. Extra, heavy prime wethers made At Ids to £1 17s; heavy, AT 12s Gd to £1 Ms; medium, £1 0s Gd to £1 11s Gd; lie;’at, £.l lis to AT Ss fid: plain and unfinished. .Cl 3s Gd to £l. ss: heavy prime youiUC and maiden ewes. 17s to lOr.: heavy prime ewes, las Gd to IGs (id; lighter, 13s t.) 1.4 s Gtl; plain and used, 3s to 12s. A wood entry of lambs sold freely at full late rates. Heavy prime lambs made £1 8s to AT 10s.; medium, £1 5s Gd to AT 7s; lighter, AT 3s Gd to AT 4s Cd; lU.ht, AT Is td U» £1 2s fid; small and plain, 0s to 19s Gd.

Ridding was very r.Pady for all p.lne runners and- veahrs, but plain and- ii> tinish'ed calves were decidedly easier, runner* made £5 to £7 17s Gd: heavy vcalera, £5 to AG fin; medium, £.4 to AT 1,75: Ihjh.t, £3 to £.‘l 18s: small. £l 5s to £2 ISs; unfinished and bucket-fed, 15s to £1 15s; bobby and rough* 7s to £l. Values were firm for all prime pigs, but prices, for unfinished stores were still low. Choppers made £2. 5s ‘xl: heavy baconers, y.'j 'xa to £4 15s: medium, £3 17s to £4 4s: light, £3 7s to £3 14s: ln-av’.v porkers, £2 I-ts to £3; medium,. £2 Ss to £2 Its; light, 12 2s to £2 (is: small and unfinished. 18s- to £1 12s: stores. 1.2 s to lit 2s: slips, Ss to 11s; weanors. Os to Ss.