AUCKLAND

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 18 May 1912, Page 3

AUCKLAND

The Westfield sales were held on Wednesday. There was a moderate yarding. Prices were a shade easier than last week. Choice pens of prime ox sold alt equal to 26s per cwt, ordinary prime ox at 23s to 255, cow and heifer beef sold at equal to 20s to 235. Veal: There was a large ydfding. Heavy calves were lower, and others sold at late rates. Heavy sorts sold up to £3 19s, choice suckers 35s to £2, others 5s to 20s. Mutton: There was an average yarding. The demand was weak, and late rates were hardly maintained. Extra heavy prime wethers sold at 18s 6d to 20s 6d, medium weight wethers, 16s to 17s 6d; light, 13s to 15s; heavy ewes, 14s to 15s 6d; medium weights, 11s 6d to 13s. Lambs: There was an average yarding, which sold at late rates. Heavy woolly sold at 12s to 13s 9d; others, 8s to lls; heavy shorn, lls to 12s 9d; others, 6s to 9s. Porkers: There was a fair yarding. Heavy baconers sold at £2 6s to £3 2s; heavy porkers, 35s to 455; light porkers, 26s to 325.