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WESTFIELD MARKET. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASBOCIAJ>»ON.) AUCKLAND, July 30. Beef was in average numbers at late quotations* Extra choice ox, 2os per K’Ulbs; choice, and prime, 24s to 275; plain and unfinished, 19s to 235; rough beef, 10s to 15s-; prime young cow and heifer, 21s to 255; other cow, 16s to 20s; heavy prime steers, £ll to £l3 os ; medium, £9 to £lO 17s 6d; light prime, £7 to £8 los; smaller and unfinished, £5 to £7; heavy prime cows and heifers, £7 to £8 los; medium, £5 to £6 los; light, £3 10s to £4 17s Od ; other. £1 5s to £3 ss. Calves. —Small numbers, at late quotations. Runners, £3 12s to £4 8s; heavy vealers, £3 to £3 12s; medium. £2 5s to £2 18s; light, £1 8s to £2 4s; smaller, 18s to £1 6s; small and iresli dropped, 2s to 4s; rough calves los to £1 3s. Sheep.—Smaller numbers, at late quotations. Heavy prime wethers, £2 3s to £2 os 9d ; medium, £2 to £2 2s 9d; light, £] 17s to £1 19s 9<l; small and unfinished, £1 12s to £1 16 s 9d; heavy prime ewes, £1 13s 6d to £1 los 6d: medium. £1 ILs to £1 13s; £1 6s to £1 10s 6d ; unfinished, 18s to £1 4s; heavy prime hoggets. £1 6s 6d to £1 8s medium, £] 3s 6d to £1 6s; light, £l ls 6d to £1 3s; unfinished, 16s to £] Is. Pfgs—SmaM numbers. Quotations: C hoppers. £4 lOs.to £5 5s ; heavy and medium baeoners. £4 to £5; “light baeoners and heavy porkers, £3 • medium ami light porkers. ’ iTK- ’to £2 18s. Store pigs sold readily at late quotations. Large. £1 ]9.s to £1 9 S • slips. £I. 5s to £1 11 s; weaners, 15s to £1 Is. SPECIAL HOGGET SALK,. Aln ahams and AYilliams. Ltd., report having held their first hogget sale of the season at the Marton vards on -, 9th ’ nst -> when they yarded WJOO odd hoggets,. the- great majority of which were first-class sheep in tiptop condition. Buyers were present from all parts, and although the sale was inclined to drag at first owing, no doubt, to the rough weather experienced all over the island having checked the feed, we disposed of about 5000 of our entry at prices satisfactory to vendors. The following is the range of prices:—Good ewe hoggets, 27s Id to 30s Id; medium ewe hoggets, 25s to 26s 4d; good wether hoggets, 25s 6d to 27s 6d ; medium wether hoggets, 23s 3d to 24s 4cl; medium m.s. hoggets, 19s lOd to 24s Id ; small hoggets. 15s to 16s 9d : B.F. hoggets. 20s 9d to 22s 6d ; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, to 32s 7d ; small 2-tooth ewes r.w. Romney rams, 30s; fat wethers, 38s; forward ewes. 235; Romney ram hoggets. 14gns.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 August 1924, Page 7
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