COMMERCIAL.

Hawera Star, Volume L, 1 May 1930, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

WESTFIELD STOCK SAKE. (flv Telegraph—Press Association.^ AUCKLAND, April 30. At Westfield fat stock market today ox beef was offered in larger numbers than usual. The quality was first-class, but the demand had not improved and last week’s values again •ruled. Extra heavy prime bullocks realised £l4 5s to £l4 10s, medium prime, £lO 17s 6d to £ll 12s 6d; small and unfinished, £7 12s Gel to £9 2s -6‘d. Cow and heifer beef came for- ' ward in well up to the usual numbers, and quality was up to the usual standard. Competition was steady and last week’s values were again recorded. Prime heavy heifers realised £lO to £11; prime young cows and heifers £8 to £9 12s 6cl, medium prime £7 to £7 15s, light £5 15s to £6 10s, other cows. £5 to £5 7s 6d. Extra choice ox beef sold to 37s per 1001 b; choice and prime, 34s to 38s; secondary and plain, 32s to 335, prime young cow and heifer, 30is to 335, just killable 23s to 295. Sheep were yarded in the usual numbers, for which the demand was steady and values generally were quite' firm. Extra heavy prime wethers brought 27s 9d to 28s 9d; heavy prime 27s 3d to 27s 6d; medium 25s to 26s 9d, light and unfinished, 22s 9d to 24s 3d, heavy prime ewes 18s 6d to 22s 3d, lighter 16s 3d to 17,s 6d, other ewes 12s to 15s 3d. Lambs were offered in about the usual numbers, which sold under demand at full late rates. Medium prime brought 17s. to 19. s 6d, light 1 prime 14s to 15s. Calves, of which there was a heavy 1 yarding, sold at values on a par with last week. Two exceptionally well fattened heavy vealers were sold at £6 Is a head, and two heifers at £4 18s. Heavy vealers. realised £4 5s to £4 15s, medium £3 10s to £4, light £2 I 2s to £3 3s, small 18s to 355. Pigs were yarded in smaller numbers and sold steadily at the rates ruling during the week. Heavy’ baeoners made £3 &s to £3 12s, heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 16s, medium baeoners £3 to £3 6s, light baeoners £2 15s to £2 18s, medium and light porkers £2 3s to £2 10s. LIVE STOCK MARKET. I ADDINGTON SALE CHRISTCHURCH, April 30. With the exception o r lat slfieep, there were heavier entries in ail secI tions of tine Audington market to-ciay I than have been the case lor some weeks rat sheep', wincii were in short supply-, 'recorded a sharp rise of 2s and even more on last week's values. There was also a slight firming in prime beef values of about 2&. per lOOlb. v The other ma jor section recorded 1 Jitflio change. There was a, larger yarding of store sheep, including an entry of 2000 lambs. Values were a little firmer, but I the adult sheep, which were in the main indifferent quality, sold draggingly’, and sales were bard to make. The Chatham Mauds were represented by what will probably be their last draft his season. Values were: Medium ewe lambs, 14s to 15s ; forward m.s. lambs, 14s to 15s; forward m.s. lambs, 11s 6d to 13s Sd; good wetheir lambs, to 7s; good twotooth Romney ewes, to 23s 8d; good 4, 6 and 8-tooth Romney ewes to 19s sd; good s.m. Romney ewes to 15s 6d; f.m. Romney ewes to 7s lOd; good 2tooth half bred ewes, 21s to 23s 8d; ordinary to medium 2-tooth halfbred ewes, 13s 3d to 18s 9d; extra good 6 and 8tooth halfbred ewes to 225; good 6 and 8-tooth halfbred ewes to 14s; s.m. halfbred) ewes to 9s 3d; aged and inferior hailfbred owes, 3s lOd to 6s sd; good 6 and 8-tooth crossbred ewes to 12s, 8d; ordinary 6 and 8-tooth crossbred ewes to 13s 9d : good 2-tooth halfbred wethers to 18s; good 4, 6 and 8-tooth 'halfbred wethers, 12s 3d to 15s ; aged and backward halfbred wethers, to 5s 6d. EAT LAMBS SATISFACTORY. In the, fat lamb section there was an entry or 3647 head and the sale was a satisfactory one. Butchers’ sorts were at little easier, but the export nuyeiis were paying full schedule rates, 6td to 7f-d per lb. Values were: Extra prime lambs to 26s lUd; prime lambs, 22s 6d to 245; medium lambs, 20si to 22s ; light ilambs, 15s to 19s 6d. A very small entry of about 2200 fat sheep was yarded and as a result or the snort supply values rose by 2s a head tor 'prime sorts of both classes and even more. Values were: Show wethers to o3s 9d; prime wethers, 29s to 31s 6u'; medium wethers, 25s 6d to 285,; fight wethers, 19s to 24s 6d; show ewes to 28s Id; extra prime ewes to 275; prime owes, jsls to 245,; medium ewes, 1/s to 20s ; light and aged, 12s to 16s. Ur rat cat fie there was a heavy entry’ of, 585 head, including consignments rrern tne Chatham Islands turd several mg lines .of station steers. The quality of the yarding was veiry mixed. Crime beet sold at values a little above those of last week, but there was little change in the prices, tor pirairr beef, for which there was an incliherent market. Rest medium weight beer made from 40s to- 435, and in odd cases a little over that figure; medium quality from 134 sto 36s 6d; heavy steer from 36s to I 395; good cow 28s to 30s; secondary, 24s to 275, down to. 225. Values were: Extra prime heavy’ steers £l9 10s to £2O 17s 6d; prime heavy steers. £l6 15 s to- £l9; prime medium-weight steers, £l3 to £l6 ss; ordinary quality steers. 10s to £l2 10s; light steers, £7 10s to £10; extra prime heifers., £l3 10s to £ls 7<s 6d; prime heifers, £lO 10s to £l3; ordinary heifers, £8 to £10; light heifers, £6 5s to £7 15s; extrai 'prime cows to £ls 17s Gdi; prime cows, £9 10s to £11; ordinary cows, £7 ' 10s to £9; light and aged cows, £5 to £7. VEALERS LACK FINISH. There was a large entry of vealers, hut the hulk showed lack of finish. Good vealers sold at equal to recent rates, but there was no demand for other sorts. The top price was £7 18s 6d. In the dairy cattle section the entry numbered 69 head, and the quality was average. There was demand for good cows close to profit, but a dragging sale for the remainder. Values were: Best second and third culvers to £ls 15s, others £4 15s to £l4, extra, good heifers to £*l4. ss, good £ll to £l3 10s, others £7 to £lO 10s. In the fat pigs section there was a heavy entry of porkers and the result was a decline in value by 7s to 10s a head. A large entry of baeoners sold at values a little above those of last week. Values were: Choppers, £3 to £7 3s 6d, porkers 42s to 51s, heavy porkers 53s to £3 5s (average price per lb 7-Jd to SJd), light baconers £3 7s 6d to £4, heavy baeoners, £4 2s 6d to £4 14s 6d, extra heavy baeoners to £5 Is 6d (average price per lb, 6£d to 7£d).