COMMERCIAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 25 July 1929, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

n L- 1 r l j OCR MARKET. (iiy Telegraph —Cress Association..) AUCKLAND, Jury 24. At- the Westfield s-a-le beef was penned in average numbers. Competition was Keen and values again improved Is to per lUOlb. Extra choice ox sold to £2 per i(X>.b; choice and prime, £1 Its to £l 19s; ordinary and plain, £1 14® to £l Ids ; prime young cow and heiter beef, £1 14s to £l 16s; ordinary cow beet, £l 12s to £1 13s- 6d; extra heavy prime steers-, £l7 to £18; heavy prime, £ls to £l6 15s; light prime , £l3 10s to £l4 17s 6d; light prime, £ll 15s to £l3 os; unfinished and -small, £9 to £ll 10s ; extra -heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l2 to £l3 ss, heavy prime £lO to £ll 15s: lighter, £S 10s to £9 15s ; light cows, £7 to £8 7s 6d; other cows, £5 10s to £6 15s. Sheep were penned in average numbers. Although in odd case® last week’s rates ruled, generally values were easier. Extra heavy prime wetherssold to £2 Is; heavy prime, £1 17-s to £1 18s 6d; medium prime, £1 14s to £1 16s 6d>; light prime £1 11s to £1 13s 6d; small and unfinished, £1 Os 9d to £1 10s 9d; heavy prime ewes, £1 Ss to £1 11s 6d; medium prime, £1 5s to £1 7s 6d; light prime, £1 Is to £1 4s 6d<. Lambs were penned in average numbers. Competition was dull and values were easier. Heavy prime lambs sold at £1 3s to £1 os 9d; medium prime, £1 Is 6d to- £1 2s 9d; light prime, 18s to- £1 Is ; unfinished, 12s upwards. Rigs were again penned! in smail numbers. There was a keen demand, especially for porkers. Values were firm at late 'quotations. Choppers 02 3.0 s to- £4 10s; medium baooners, £3 18s to £4 2s; light baooners and heavy porkers, £3 8s to £3 16s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 16s to £3 6s; small and unfinished porkers, £2 to £2 12s. A small yarding of store- pigs met with a keen demand. Values were very firm at late quotations. Large stores made £1 12s to £2; slips, £1 12s to £1 10s; weaners, 10s to £1 Is.