STOCK SALES

Northern Advocate, 14 August 1929, Page 10

STOCK SALES

VEST Kin.) AY’S Y A LEES,

(Sp'ecir.l to “Northern Advocate.”) ’ 'HAMILTON, This Da.v

At tlie Er.anktou stofk sale, vest or- • day there was-an average yarding of steer and cow beef. • Conipetiuon was lr! en through out and prices showed an advance on ’late rates. Thor* was a yarding of ■ fat sheep and these also- showed\'a slight advance. Srnie sheep -and ctjttle sold at late rai >s,while fat and store pigs met with keen competition and sold at increased, prices. , Prime baconevs i.avorqged at .yqual to 8d per lb, while i porkers realised 7d to 7-id per lb, i Quotations:—

Fat steers, £l3 15/ to £l4 10/; prime fat cows and heifers, £l3 3/6 to £l4 2/6; fat cows £8 17/6 to £ll Ci/; mednjm fht/cows, £S 5/ to £9 10/; light, £7 :to £8; forward, £5 15/ to £6 1,2/6;' stores, £4 to £5 6/; - Jersey anil Jersey, cross yearling heifers, £0 5/ tb £4/2/;' fat ewes, .32/ to 34/3; fbrvCai'd hoggets, 18/; ewes in lamb, 29/6; heavy baConors, £4 7/ to £4 14/; inediun'i : baconors, £3 17/ to £4 3/; light, £3 10/ to £3 15/; heavy porkers, £3(5/ to-£3 11/. medium porkers, £3- 14/-to'£3 IS/; light porkprs, £2 A/, to £2.10/; stores, 37/ to £2 2/; .slips, 28/ ; to 33/;- wea tiers, 13/ to 25/. " ■ V ; '

BEEF AT WESTFIELD.

PRICES MAINTAINED,

’(-Special'. to “ Northern Advocate, ’’) . AUCKLAND, This Day.

Myssrs Buekland and Sons report that today af. .Westfield their beef pens contained ,210 head, comprising 125 steers and 94 cows and heifers, compared with 213 last Wednesday.- There was. spirited competition throughout and last'week’s sharp advance- was maintained.

, Extra choice ox sold to 44/ per lOOlbs; choice and prime, 41/ to 43/; secondary and plain; 38/ to 40/; prime youn£ cow and heifcrDeef, 38/ to 42/; secondary,, 34/. to : 37/; extra heavy .prime .steers’ ranged in price from £lO to ..£20.5/; . heavy, £l7 to £.lB 17/6; lighter, £ls to-£l6 17/6; light, £l3 to £l4 17/6; rmfihishc'd ; aud (Small, £lO 15/ to £12'17/6; extra , heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l3 15/ to £ls 2/6; heavy' £l2 to-£l3 12/6; lighter, £lO to :£l.l-; 17/6'; . mthen cows, £6 14/ to £9 15/."; ■. . . ,