COMMERCIAL.

Northern Advocate, 15 June 1923, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

WESTFIELD- STOCK SALES. DALGLTY AND COMPANY. Dalgely ;iikl Co., Ltd., report having liold t heir vvtvkiy sale of fat stock at Westfield on Wednesday. Beef. —A wry heavy yarding sold under spirited ■■-oiupetition and last week's prices were well sustained. Exira choice ox, £' 5/ per 1001b; choice and price, 21/ to 24/; ordinary and plain, 19/ to 21/; young cow. and heifer beef, 19/(5 to 22/; plain and ordinary, 14/' to in/. Sheep. —A fnir yarding sold readily. Prices linn at late rates. Extra heavy wethers made up to 37/(5; prime wethers, 33/ to 35/; lighter, 29/ to 31/6; lies- ewes nindr from 30/ to 32/; good ewes, 25/' ; ! to 20/; unfinished, 10/ to 24/3. Calves. —A snifill yarding again met Hth a very brisk sale, prices beinghigher. Heavy vealcrs, £2 17/ to £4 2/; good vealors, £2 10/ to £2 15/; medium vealcrs, £1 17/ to £2 7/; unfinished, 20/ to 25/; fresh dropped, 6/ to 12/. Pigs. —An average yarding, and prices Were slightly higher than last week. Heavy baconcrs made from £4 5/ to £4 15/; medium baeoners, £3 18/ to £4 4/: heavy porkers, £3 to £3 15/; lighter, £2 5/ to £2 15/. Lambs. —A fair yarding, prices were firm at. late rates. Best lambs made from 27/ to 30/; good lambs, 23/ to 2(5/0; lighter, 19/ to 23/(5.

BUCKLANiD AND SONS.

Alfred Buckland ajid Sons, Ltd., report:— On Wednesday at our Westfield weekly fat stock market we yarded 072 head, comprising 565 steers, 103 cows and heifers, and 4 bulls. There was a keen demand throughout. Cow beef was firmer and in many cases of ox there was also an improvement in price. Extra choice ox sold to £1 5/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 3/ to £1 4/6; ordinary and plain ox, 19/ to £1 2/(5; prime young cow "and heifer beef, 19/ to 3/; ordinary cow beef, 16/6 to 18/6; rough beef, 7/ to 14/; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £11 10/ to £12 10/; heavy prime steers, £9 10/ to £11 7/6; lighter prime steers, £7 15/ to £9 7/6; light prime steers, £5 .15/ to £7 12/6; unfinished and small, £3 10/ to £5 10/; extra heavy prime young cow's and heifers, £6 15/ to £7 .15/; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £5 15/ to £6 12/6; £4 10/ to £5 12/6; other cows, £1 10/ to £4 5/; bulls, £2 10/ to £4 15/.

There was <i moderate entry of sheep, which met with a keen sale, values being very firm at last week's rates. Extra heavy prime wethtfrs, £1 17/ to £1 18/3; heavy prime Wethers, £1 .15/(5 to £1 16/9; medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 13/6 to £1 15/; light and unfinished, £1 9/ to £1 13/; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 13/ to £1 15/; heavy prime, ewes, £1 10/ to £l 12/9; lighter fat ewes, £1 7/6 to £1 9/9 (1413 sold). A fair, supply of fat lambs were not in strong request, but sold at about ruling values. Heavy prime, £1 5/6' to £1 7/6; lighter, £1 3/ to £1 5/; light and unfinished, £1 to £1 2/9 (227 sold).

Fat and young cnlves ./were again penned in small numbers, with the result that last week's improved values were fully sustained. Runners made to £4 12/; heavy vealcrs brought from £2 IS/ to £."■ 17/; medium . vealcrs, £2 to £2 .10/; light vealcrs, £1 14/ to £1 18/; small and fresh-dropped, 5/ to £1 3/ (I<>2 sold).

Pigs Avpre .penned in less than average numbers. Competition was good :■ r.d values for all classes showed an improvement on late quotations. Choppers, £2 •;">/ .to £4 2/; heavy baconers, £?, 19/ to £4. 15/; light and medium .baconers, £3 3/ to £3 3 7/; heavy porkers, £2 14/ to £2 19/; medium porkers, £2 to £2 .12/;. light and unfinished, £1 7/ to £1 19/: store pigs, £l' 1/ to £1 9/; weaners and slips, 10/ to £1 (389 sold). . .

ADDTNOTON PRICES,

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At the Aldington market there were larger ynrdings of fat sheep and lambs, mid a smaller one of beef. The market was good throughout, particularly for beef, and also for store sheep. Store Sheep.—'There was a large entry for i winter sale and an all-round improvement in prices. Sound-mouthed half-bred ewes,,3o/ to 34/6; small two, four, six and eight-toothed ewes, 27/0; good sound-mouthed halfbred ewes, 32/ to ":V; failing-mouthed halfbred ewes, 23/ to 27/2; good sound and fail-ing-mouthed halfbred ewes, 27/4; aged owes in lamb, 16/ to 23/; forward four and si.xytooth three-quarter-bred wetfiers, 31/3 to 32/; four, six and eight-tooth halfbred wethers, 27/6 to 29/4; inferior four and six-tooth wethers, 24/11 to 26/; two and fourtooth halfbjc'l .wethers 25/; four and six-tooth crossbred wethers, 27/7 to 29/; halfbred ewe lambs, 26/10"; good mixed sex hoggets, 21/3; ordinary mixed sex hoggets, 18/6 to 19/; cull mixed sex hou".;ots, 14/4 to 16/11; wether lioggc-ts, ! V to 20/; small and inferior hoggets 14/6 to 17/; cull hoggets, 12/1o II / . Fat Lamb*.----There was a yarding of 2300 jitm"! >pn sale. Primest lambs made lOJii: H^litweights, 9£d to lOd; extra prim r- lumbs, 33/ to 35/; a few Jipficiial, -13 •'!*. ;• iirv.o, 30/6 to 32/9; medium, 27/ 'M/; light and unfinished, 22/ io \

Fat Sheep.—An exceptionally large yarding. Values varied very little from last week except that freezing ewes were a shade firmer and better sorts rather weaker towards the end of the sale. Extra prime wethers, 38/ to 40/; a few special, 47/; prime, 34/ to 37/6; medium, 30/ to 33/6; light, j 25/6 to 29/; extra prime ewes, 33/4; prime, 27/ to 31/; medium, 22/6* to 26/6; light, 19/ to 22/; aged and inferior, 15/6 to 18/6. Fat Cattle.—A smaller yarding and an improvement in price by 3/ to 5/ per 1001b. Best beef, to 32/6 per 100 lb; medium to prime, 24/ to 29/6; extra prime steers, £14 15/ to £17; prime, £11 to £11 10/; medium, £8 5/ to £10 10/; light, £5 5/ to £8; extra prime heifers, to £10 5/; prime, £6 to £9 10/; ordinary, £4 10/ to £6 15/; prime cows. £6 5/ to £9; medium, £4 10/ to £6. Vealcrs.—Anything good .sold well at late rates. Good runners, £4 10/; ordinary heavy vealers, £3 5/; to.£4; medium, £1 10/ to £2 10/; small calvers, 5/ to 15/. Store Cattle.—A large entry and a very dragging sale. Three-year steers, £3 5/ to £3 15/; two-year, £2 to £2 10/; yearling, 15/ to 25/; two-year heifers. £2 5/ to £2 10/; yearling, 25/ to 35/; medium cows, 25/ to 30/.

Dairy Cattle. — The demand was easier. Extra good cows, to £.16 10/; medium, £<• to £10; springing heifers, £7 10/ to £14 10/. Fat Pigs.—A keen demand for both porkers and *.iaeoners. Prices advanced. Choppers, £4 to £7; light bacon ers, £3 15/ to £4 5/; heavy, £4 10/ to £5; average price per lb, 6sd to 74d; light porkers, 45/ to 50/; heavy, 55/ to 65/; average pnep per it>, 7id to 9d. Store Pigs. —A medium entry and a fair demand. Weaners, 6/ to 15/; slips, 10/ to 22/; rneuinm stores, 25/ to 33/; large, 35/ to 44/.