PORKERS AND PIGS FIRM AT WESTFIELD

Northern Advocate, 24 June 1937, Page 11

PORKERS AND PIGS FIRM AT WESTFIELD

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[Special to “Northern Advocate ” 3 AUCKLAND, This Day. The feature of the .Westfield fat stock sale yesterday was another, rise in beef prices to 32/- per lOOlbs. The advance was due to - a small yarding of stock. ' Sheep came forward in larger numbers yesterday, but extra heavy sorts were comparatively scarce. In other pens values were a shade easier. Lambs were rather short of supply, and quality was patchy. A full yarding of calves sold at late rates. Porkers and store pigs were quoted fully firm at late rates.

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report afe > follows: — Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number 0f.f69. Competition for wethers was not as keen as last week, while ewes retrained firm at last week’s quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 15/6 to £1 16/6; heavy prime wethers, £1 14/- to £1 15/-; medium to heavy prime 'wethers, £1 12/6 to £1 13/6; light to medium prime wethers, £1 11/- to £1 12/-; unfinished wethers, £1 7/6 to £1 10/-; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 8/- to £1 10/6; heavy prime ewes, £1 6/- to £1 7/9; lighter prime ewes, £1 4/- to £ls/6; other killable ewes, £1 0/6 to £1 3/-: other ewes, 5/- to 17/6. ‘ Lambs.—-Our total yarding of lambs numbered 449, and sold freely at fully late rates. Extra heavy prime lambs, £'-1' 8/6 to £1 13/3; heavy prime lambs, £1 6/9 to £1 7/6; lighter prime lambs, £1 4/6 to £1 6/-; light prime lambs, £1 2/- to £1 3/-; small and plain lambs, 9/ - to 19/6., ' Calves.—We had a full yarding of calves. A free sale resulted, with values similar to those ruling last -week. No extra heavy runners were penned. Medium weights made £3 to £5 5/-; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 8/-;' medium, £3 9/- to £3 14/-; light, £*3 to £3 47-; smaller, £2 4/- to £2 12/-; unfinished. ;• and bucket-fed, £ 1 8/- to £2; bobby and rough calves, 6/- to £1 6/-; 297 calves were sold. was a smaller entry of pigs. The quality of the baconers was first-class, and elicited ■ keen bidding, prices being particularly high. Porkers sol'd at fully late rates. Choppers made £25/- to .£5 for an extra heavy sow.; Heavy prime baconers, £4 3/- to £4 13/-; a line of 41 extra heavy baconers from Opotiki averaged £4 8/2,' and 25 prime quality baconers from Henderson averaged £4 6/9; medium, £3 167- to £3 19/-; light, £3 8/- to £3 12/-;'heavy porkers, £2 16/to £3; medium,, £2 7/- to £2 12/-; light, £2 to £2 4/-; small and unfinished; £1 3/- to £1 16/-; stores, 19/to 26/-; slips, 14/- to 17/-; weaners, 9/to 13/-. Baconers averaged from 6j|d to 7d per lb.-and porkers, 6d to 6£d per lb. A total; of 361 pigs was sold