BEEF DEMAND KEEN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21153, 22 July 1943, Page 4

BEEF DEMAND KEEN

SHEEP PRICES STEADY WESTFIELD" MARKET (P.A.I AUCKLAND, July 22. A full yarding of beef was offered at Ihe Westfield sale yesterday. Competition was again keen and values improved for all classes. Extra choice ox made to £2 2s per 1001 b.: choicest prime, £1 19s to £2 Is; secondary and plain, £1 15s to £1 17s; extra prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 18a to £1 19s: choice and prime, £1 12s to £1 14s ; ordinary, £1 7s to £1 10s. Extra heavy prime steers made £l7 to £l3 7s Gd: heavy, £ls 10s to £l6 10s; lighter. £l3 10s to £l4 10s; light, £l2 to £l3; small mid unfinished, £9 10s to £11; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £ll to £l2; heavy, £9 to £10; lighter. £7 10s to £S 10s; lielit, t's los to i'll 10s : aged and unfinished, £3 His to £5. Competition was good for a full entry of mutton. Wethers realised fillip late rates and ewes improved in value. Extra heavy prime wethers made £2 3s to ce 3s Cd; heavy, £2 to £2 Is: medium. £1 17s lo £1 Ills: light, £1 13s Cd to £1 Ills; plain and unfinished. £1 4s lo £1 12s; heavy prime young and maiden ewes, £1 9s to £1 11s 9d; heavy, £1 5s (Id to £1 7s (Id: lighter, i'i 2:i to £1 4s; plain i-ial aged, 5s to 19s,

For an average entry of lambs the demand was steadv at foil late rates. Four spring lambs realised to £1 15s Cd-: heavy prime lambs, £1 Ss to £1 10s; medium. £l (Is Cd to £.l. 7s fid: lighter, £1 3s to £1 ss; light, £1 to £1 2s: small and plain. 9s to 1 Ss.

There was an average entry of calves which met strong Competition, all classes realising recent quotations. A line of extra heavy 20-month runners made to £l2 10s. averaging £lO 13s 4d. Other runners made £(> 15s to £10; heavy vpalers, £fi fin to £7 2s; medium. £5 5s to £6 2s; light, £3 15s to £5: small. £1 lOs to £3 10s; unfinished' and bucket fed, £1 3s to £2 2s; bobby and rough, 5s to £l. A small entry of fat pigs came forward While there was an increased number ot stoics and breeding sows penned. Breed-

ing sows sold from £7 10s to £ls 10s for sews with litters: choppers, £3 to £8 2s fid; heavy prime bacoriers, £4 15s to £5 2s; medium. £4 I.os to £4 12s; light, £3 15s to £4 4s; heavy porkers, £3 to £3 7s; medium, £2. 11s to £2 ISs; light, £.2 2s to £2. 8s; small and unfinished. £1 13s to £2: stores, £1 12s to £2 2s; slips, £l to £1 ss; weaners, 12s to £l.