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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 9 October 1925, Page 5

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WESTFIELD MARKETS. (BP TELEGRAPH. ntESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Dot. 7. Aft Westfield sales .to-day there was a larger yarding of well finished cattle, ox being particularly good, and in the majority prices for prime ox were a little easier. Extra choice ox to £2 10s, choice and .prime, £2 5s to £2 9s; ordinary and plain, £2 2s to £2 4s; others, 38s to £2 Is; prime young cow and heifer beef, £2 3s to- £2 7s; other 35s to £2 3s.

Sheep.—Extra prime heavy wethers, £2 10s; heavy prime, £2 5s 6d to £2 7s; medium prime, £2 3s to £2 4s; light, £2 to £2 2<s; others, 35s 6d to 395; best heavy prime ewes to £2; medium; 32s 6d to 35s 6d; others, 30s to 325. Spring Lambs. —There was a good yarding, which sold readily. Best heavy prime made £1 16s to £1 18s; medium, £1 12s 6d to £1 15s; light, £1 8s 6d to £1 11s.

ADDINGTON QUOTATIONS. - CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 7. . There • was an easier beef market, but a slight improvement in store and fat sheep values marked to-day’s market. Store Sheep.—An average yarding. The demand was d-ull at the outset, but improved, ewes and lambs and wethers selling much more freely than last week Spring ‘ Lambs. —Thirty-seven were penned and sold at 30s 3d to 41s 9d. Fat Sheep. —Extra prime wethers 57s 9d to 65s 6d, prime 48s 6d to 545, medium 43s 6d to 48s light 37s to 42s 6d, extra prime ewes to 50s Id, prime 40s 6d to 445, medium 37s to 40s, light 35s to 36s 9d, prime hoggets to 39s lOd, ordinary 34s lOd to 38s 6d. Fat Cattle. —Extra prime heavyweight steers £26 to £29, special to £33 2s 6d, prime heavy £22 to £25, medium £lB to £2l 10s, light £ls to £l7 15s, rough £ll to £l4. extra prime heigers to £lB 2-s 6d, prime- £l3 10s to £l6 10s, ordinary £8 5s to £l3, extra prime cows to £2l 12s 6d, prime £l3 5s to £l6 10s,. ordinary £lO to £l3, light £'6 10s to £9 15s. Dairy Cattle.—A dragging sale. Best springers made to £ll ss, others £4 to £B, best heifers to £6 10s, others £2 15s to £4. Fat Pigs.—A weaker bacon demand, but porkers were firmer. Choppers £4 to £9, baconers £4 10s to £7 2s, average price per ib BJd to 9RI, porkers 53s to 70s, extra heavy to 80s. average price per 1-b 9fd to 10-1 d.

BURNSIDE PRICES. DUNEDIN, Oct. 7. The prices realised by fat cattle at Burnside to-day made tlie sale the dearest of the season. There was a further advance ofi more than £1 per head on last week’s high rates. Store cattle sold well, and so did the handful of spring lambs that was penned. Sheep were somewhat dearer. The pigs brought high orices, Sheep.—Extra prime heavy wethers made from 50s 6d to 57s 6d, prime 44s to 47s 6d, lighter sorts. 38s 6d to 42s Extra prime heavy ewes made up to 475, prime 39s 6d to 445. lighter from 30s. , Lambs.—Six spring lambs of good quality were forward and soldi at from 41s to 46s 6d. Fat Cattle—Extra, prime heavy bullocks made from £27 10s to £3l _ ss, prime heavy £23 to £24 10s, light prime £lB 10si to £2O 10s. Extra prime heifers made up to £l9 ' ss, prime £l3 to £l6 10s. lighter from £9 15s. Good cows made from £lO to £l2 ss, and prime sold up to £l4 10s. Best ox beef made £6ss to 66s per 1001 b, and extra heavy 60s to 62s 6d, best heifer £s2s 6d, others 37s 6d to 50