COMMERCIAL

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 31 July 1925, Page 10

COMMERCIAL

STOCK MARKETS

SALES' AT WESTFIELD

At Westfield (Auckland) there was again a small market of beet. i rime cattle were very scarce, and met with a reailv sale at a slight increase in prices. Extra choice ox, £2 per lOUlb, choice and prime, 36s to 38s; other, 27s to 355; prime young cow and heifer ieel. 33s to 365, medium quality 2is to 32s:‘other 17 s to 265. _ Sheep sc d at late quotations. Extra heavv piirrce wether made £L 4s to As 6(1: heavy prime. £2 Is to £2 3s ,6(1; i lediuin prime, £1 IBs 6d to £2 ; others, 19 S to £1 IBs; best heavy prime ewes, 33* to 35s 6d; medium prune, ,?;1 9s to £1 12s; others, 22s to 28s. | >tcr S —Bn Conors were decidedly easier, i»ut porkers were again * n keen demand, v.'hoppers made £3 to £4 os; heavy bac oners, £4 to £4 7s; light medium haconers. £3 13s to £3 19s; heavy porkers, £3 Bs_to £3 15s; liglit medium, £2 Ss to £3 7s. • Lambs. —A small market. Best prime made 31s to 335; medium. £1 8s to £1 10s; others, £1 4s to £l/ 7s.

BURNSIDE MARKET

At Burnside (Dunedin) prices tor all conditioned stock firmed appreciably, price for catt’e moving up from £2 to eg per head and ruling higher than has been the case since the war period. Fat Cattle.—All cusses moved up in price, obeying a keen demand. The rates rose from £2 to £3 a head. Extra prime bullocks made at from £„o 10s to £2B 15s. prime £lB to £24, light £l4 10s to £l6 10s, extra prime hellers £l2 to £l3 10s; cows. £9 10s to £ll 15s. , „ , Fat Sheep. —Ewes were up 2s and more, and wether* had an advance of from 48s to 50s 6d, prime 41s to 4os 6d. lighter from 34s 6d. Extra prime heavy ewes made up to 51s. prime 34s to 3is. dght 28s to 325. Lambs sold to exporters at puces much the same as those of last week, prime lamb making up to i0 2 -ci a pound. , . . , Bigs.—There were only eighty-six fats, but prices fell from 7s 6d to 10s per head.

ADDINGTON QUOTATIONS

At the Addington sale all classes of store sheep sold spiritedly at practically last week’s values. Fat Sheep.—The market was a shi - png a head above the level of the previous week; extra prime wethers to 58s 6cl v prime wether* 48s to 51s, medium 44s to 47s 6d, light 37s 6(1 to 43s Id, extra prime ewes to 50s 4cl, prime owes 39s to 435, medium ewes 35s to 3Rs 6d; light ewes 30* to 345, prime hoggets 35s to 40s 4cl; ordinary hoggets 29s to 345. Fat Cattle. —Extra prime heavyweight steers to £24 7s 6d; prime steers, £l7 to £l9 10s; medium steers, £l4 10s to £l6 15s; light steers. £ll 10s to £l4; rough steers, £8 to £11: extra prime heifers. £l6 12s 6d ; prime heifers, £ll to £l3 ss; ordinary heifers, £6 10C to £10; extra prime cows to £ls 10s: prime cows. £lO 10s to £l2 15s: ordinary cows, £6 10s to £10; light cows. £5 to £6 ss. Fat Pigs.—Choppers, £5 to £9 3s 6d : 'ight bacouers, £4 15s to £5 10s: extra heavv to £5 19s 6d. average price per lb. 8(1 Jd; porkers. £2 10s to £3 17s: average price per lb 9d to lOd.