COMMERCIAL.

Hawera Star, Volume L, 7 August 1930, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

PRICES FOR LIVE STOCK WESTFIELD' SALE.

tUy Tcli’tjrapli—Press Association). AUCKLAND. Aug. fi

At the Westfield! sale to-day ox beef was offered in well up to the usual numbers. The quality was first class, and under a. good demand the* previous week's rates were fully sustained. No extra, heavy bullocks wero_ yarduiL lleaw bullocks realised' €ll 15s to €l4 17s <jd, lighter prime £.15 to ..£l4 Pis fid. light prime £ll 10s to £l2 17s fid. Cow and heifer beef was yarded in less 1 numbers than last week. Once again competition was steadv and late rates were fully maintained. Extra prime young cows and heifers realised £lO l'J.s* fid to €l2 2s fid, heavy cows and heifers £9 to £lO 10s, lighter prime €7 to £8 lis fid, other reliable cows £.J to £0 17s fid. Extra choice ox beef soldi to 40s per 1001 b. choice and prime 375 1 to 395, just killable 3-ls to 36 s, prime young cow and heifer 3-ls to 375, just killable 25s to* 335. _ Sheep were* yarded in average numbers. The . demand was slightly better than last week and values for all well finished lines were a shade better. An exceptionally nice line of maiden ewes sold at 28s ,94. Another truck of extra prime and heavy ewes realised 20s 3d to 22s 6d. Heavy prime wethers realised 27s 3d to 27s 9d, medium 26s to 27s*. light and unfinished 24s to 25s 3d, heav- prime ewes 20s id tr; 22s fid, lighter 17s (kl to 18s 3d. other ewes 12s* to* IBs.

Lambs were penned in the usual numbers and, sold steadily at late rates. Heavy prime made* 21s to 2 J s medium prime 19s to 20s* fid, liglit prime 16s* to l‘Bs fid. Calves sold freely at fully late rates. Heavy vealers brought £4 10s to £5 os, medium £3 10s to £4 ss, light £2 ss* to £3 ss, rough 20*s to 40s small 5s to 2os.

Pigs* again elicited good competition and sold steadily throughout. Heavy baconers realised’ £3 14s to £3 18s, heavy porkers' £3 to £3 *Bs. medium and light, baconers* £3 5s to £3 13s. hedium porkers- £2 l-Is to £2 18s, light £2 (is to £2 12s.

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CHRISTCHURCH. Aug. fi. To-day’s stack sale* at the Addington yards was the Grand' National “dbu.blr*” market, which is noted for fine* offerings' of fat stock, and* this year ;suw the general standard well maintained, with tire exception perhaps of fat sheep, the .yarding of which did' not include the same proopi'tlon of show sheep* as lias been the case in previous years.

The feature of the market was the fat cattle yarding which drew entries front Wanganui. Palmerston. North,, Wairaraipa, West Coast*. Otago ami Southland districts. A heavy southwest storm anil the accompanying heavy ra.in throughout the day did* not make conditions at all favourable for the showing, of stuck. Fat cattle soldi very freely and apart from fancy prices paid for show beasts the market was £T to £2 a head better for all classes than last week. The fat sheen l entry was fi,c.vroelv us big as that ref last* week, and not sufficient to meet butchers’ require- 1 meats for the* coining fortnight. The sale was an irregular one and consequently upon tlie short supply values firmed 1 by Is to 2s a head for both classes.

The* fat lamb entry was the largest 'for many weeks and the sale was a good one* 1 at slightly advanced rates. There were 31 spring lambs entered, but they were not* outstanding in quality. The store sheep sale was a, relatively unimportant section of the market and it attracted very little* interest. The chief feature of the minor sections of the market* was the very high price paid for porkers, which were in -short supply. Most sales were made on a basis oif lid to Is a lb. the highest price* known at Addington for about 30 years. There was a small entry of store sheep, and’ prices- showed no alteration on recent values, ’file* range of prices was Medium two-tooth* half bred ewes, to 20s Gd ; sound-mouthedl half bred ewes,, to 15s fid ; failing-mouthed ewes. 8s to -12 s fid ; ordinary ewe 'hoggets, to lfis : medium hallbred: wethers to los.

The fat iambs entry was 747, compared with 181 last week. Competition war,* free tor the best sorts. Theme* was also a .good demand for lighter lambs, but in this class there was no advance in prices. The top price was 33s 4d. There were 30 spring lambs, and the top price for them was 34s 4d, equivalent to. a shade over Is per lb. There* was an entry of 5400 head of fat sheep, inolu'idng a line from AYoodvibe and a large number of southern c,i: resign,mentis. Values were: Show wethers. £2 to £4 ss; extra, prime wethers, to 38s ; prime wethers. 275. to 31s medium wethers. 23s to 2fis fid; light wethers, 18s to 225; extra, prime eiivee, to 29s yrrime ewes, 19s fid to 22s ; meiJimn owes. Ifis to 18s ; light*. 13s fid to 15s fid ; aged. 11s to 13s.

The la,!; cattle entry of 555 was not as big as usual for the* “double” market. There was a very free sale. The top price for the market was €44. Best bandy weight* steer and heifer beef mad?* from 44s to 48s per lOOib, and in some eases a* little inure. Best* 'heavyweight .steer beef made* from 38s Gd; to 42s ; medium quality from 35s to 38s; best cc.'W beef I'toin • 3G*s to. 38s*; second" ary. to 345; and rough* down to 265. Valucj. were; Show steers, to £44; extra’ 'prime heavy 'steers to* £24 ;, prime, heavy steais. £lB IU.-' to £2l ; prime medium weight, steers, £ls 10s to £lB ss; medium quality steers, £ll 10s to £l4 IC's*; light* steers. £9 to* £ll : show heifers, to £lB 2s (id; extra;. £ll ; show iieife'i.', to £lB 2s fid; extra* prime heifers, to £l6 17s fid; prime heifers, £l3 to £ls; medium heifers. £lO to £l2; liglit. heifers. £6 10s to £9; show ,:ow-s*. to £23 1 (Is ; extra, prime cows, to £ls 17s fid*; prime cows. £l2 to £l4: medium r-WK. £9 to £11; light and aged, £5 lOs t<» £B. Of vcaler.s there was a very small entry and the general quality was firm. The ten price was £8 13s fid. > There- were nu quotable lines forward in the store cattle pens, in which the yarding was very small. Good cows were worth, up to* about £5 and the few bulls elfered sold at the usual potting ' l atd>. No steers were penned. Quality was not prominent in the daily cattle* entry which wins of an average size. The market* was a little weaker, prices receding by about £1 a head. Cows just calved and in good condition were' wanted. Values were; Good second and third culvers. £lO to £11; medium sorts, £8 to £9; aged and inferior sorts. £4 5s to £6 10s; jgotd heifers. £9 to £10; medium lieif- , ers. £7 10s to* £8 10s ; others, £5 5s |to £7.

Peak price's were paid! for pork. The entry was a small one, even bhoui&h there wa s a.. consignment of over 100 porkers from the; North Island. Baconera were in average supply, but- the market, for these was by no means as spirited as it was in the porker ■pens'. Ptiices showed lit.tf.e alteration. The top price for choppers was £l4 3>s (id. The range of prices was : Show choppers. to -£l4 3s 6d : good choppers-, £0 (•:> £8 ]Fa fid • others, £2 to £5 16s (id ; pioirko'i's. £2 12s fkl to £3 12s (id!; heavy , ovkeins. £3 15s t.o £4 7s 6d ; average jM-icte* per lb. Lid to Is ; ha<'ivnei's, £4 to £4 It's; heavy Kaaenerr. £4 15s to £5 IPs. (id: average price per lb. “Id to Bd.