LIVE STOCK MARKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10316, 27 January 1927, Page 2

LIVE STOCK MARKET

WESTFIELD MARKET. AUCKLAND, Jan. 26. At the Westfield sale to-day tnere was an average yarding of ox ffeet, which sold at late rates. Lows and heifers were again penned in good numbers, competition not being keen. Extra choice-ox sold to 30s per lUOib; choice and prime 26s to 295; just killable 22s to 255; prime young cow and heifer beef 23s to 265; just killable 18s to 225. Sheep.—A good yarding, prices being slightly easier. ‘ Heavy prime wctliors 245; lnedyun 21s 6d to 235; light and unfinished 19s to 21s; heavy prime ewes 16s; lighter 13s 6d to 15s; other ewes 11s to 12s Od. Lambs.—A large yarding, there being little or no change in values. Heavy prime lamb made 24s 6d; medium 2ls Gel to 235; light 18s 6d to £1 0s 6:1. Calves. —An average yarding, prices being easier than last weeK. Runners made from £2 los to £•>; heavy vealors £3 to £4- 4s ; medium £2 14s to £3: light £1 10s to £2 18s: rough 7.s to 245; fresh dropped 3s to Us? Pigs.—An average yarding. Choppers made £3 10s to £4 15s; heavy baconors £3 8s to £3 14s-; medium lio-ht haconers £3 to £3 ss; medium porkers £2 15s. to £2 18s; heavy porkers £3 3s to £3 6s; light porkers £2 11s to £2 1.45. P.A.

ADDINGTON MARKET. PRICES EASIER, EXCEPT FOR LAMBS. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 26. • At the Addington market, with the exception of iai and forward lambs, all sections ol stock were easier m price to-day. A sweltering hot day was the mam cause, this affecting the demand ol both butchers and farmers. Store Sheep.—A very heavy entry for this time ol year, mostly lambs from Nelson, Blenheim, Kaikoura, and West Coast. Ewes from Nelson and the Chatham islands were also forward. Ail classes except forward lambs, were easier by Is to is ,3d a head, ewe lines being passed, flour, six and eight-tooth interior ewes i9s 6d to 235; lour, six and eiglit-toocn good ewes 25s 9d to 28s 4d; failingmouth ewes 15s to 21s; aged ewes 9s Id, 2-tli half-bred ewes 2 i s 6d to 29s Gel; extra to 35s 3d; 4, 6 and S-tb Romney ewes 26s 3d to 30s 4d ; 4.-th Romnev ewes 345; 2-tli Romney ewes 33s 9d* to 34s 0d; 4-tli half-bred wethers 2€’s Id to 20s lOd; good rape lambs 20s to'2ls Id; iorward lambs to 23s -Id; medium lambs 19s to 2Js lOd; backward lambs 17s to 18s (id; cull lambs 14s 0d to 10s. fl’at Lambs.—Booo entered and a good sale for prime and butchers' weights. Unfinished were shade slacker. Extra prime made to 29s Id; prime 26s to 28s 6d; medium 23s Gd to 25s 9d; unfinished 21s to 235. Fat Sheep.—A heavier entry and lower values by Is Od per head. Exporters bought within their schedule limits. Some exceptionally prime Southland and Chatham sheep were forward. Extra prime wethers'to 31s lOd; prime wethers 20s 3d to 28s; medium wethers 24s 9cl to 20s; light wethers 23s 6d to 24s Od; extra prime ewes to 25s 7d; prime ewes 20s fid to 23s fid; medium ewes 17s to 20s; light ewes los 3d to 10s 9(1; aged ewes 13s to 15s. Fat Cattle—A slightly smaller entry but a dull sale, there being a further easing of 25S to 30s per head. Most of the serviceable beef sold from 3ls to 34s per 1001 b, heavy bodies bem <>• cheaper per hundred. Extra heavy steers £l2 10s to £l4; prime medium weight steers £l2- 5s to £ll 7s Od; medium steers £9 10s to £l2; li'dit steers £7 to £9 ss; extra prime heifers to £ll 7s <xl; prime heifers £7 to £9 los; medium heitcrs £5 los to £6 17s; light heifers £4 to £o 10s; extra prime cows to £ll 2s Gd; prime cows £6 10s to £9; medium cows £5 to £0; light cows £3 los to £4 15s. Venters. —A big entry and a poor sale, inferior stuff being hard to quit. Runners made to £O, calves.£3 os to £ Store Cattle.—Fresh cattle, suitable for graziers, sold briskly Lows of this class made from £1 to £4 10s- yearling steers £3 10s to £3 14s. Dairy cattle.—A better class yarding and brisk sale Best second to fourth calvers £lO 10s to £l3 10s, medium £7 to £loj other cows £3 10s to £0 10s; best springing lie.*lcis £7 10s to £l2 10s. Fat pigs.—A very heavy entry, including West Coast and South Otago baconors, the latter of which were too heavy for the market, iho bacon demand was easier by a'shilling per head for heavy pigs, big porkers also selling cheaply in comparison. Light choppers £3 to £5; light baconors £3 2s to £3 los; heavy haconers £3 17s 6d to £4 s 4; extra heavy haconers to £5 4s • average price per lb heavy /bacon sjd to Gd / light 6Jd to Cfd; lio-ht porkers 48s to 535; heavy polked 54s to 63s fid—average price per lb 7-jd to Bd. Store* pigs.—A slightly better market than the preceding week, the entry being small. Meaners made* lbs to 225; better sorts 23s to 2/s, small stores 18s to 325; medium stores 33s to 425; largo stores to 48s.—P.A.