Bright Tone At Westfield

Northern Advocate, 13 July 1939, Page 11

Bright Tone At Westfield

l.Specif!l to "Northern Advocate'"] AUCKLAND. This Day. The market at the Westfield slock sale yesterday showed a bright tone, prices in every section being firm or i mi: roved. Thor e sections to allow n rise wore peri:, which condnaerl an Improving, i ••end. and v ii. prime quality calves Inin; keenly sought. AI! other d. alien:; wore quoted firm on ruling rale;, and cow beef showed a hardening lendonc-y. Two presence of a fair proportion of quality sorts in (he yardifig bad a marked effect on pricer. Annng the individual consignments. :.t>.:Cr- - .from Mr A. Orr, of Hotoo, made to 12 12 G. Alfred Buckland and Sens. Err 1 ,., report.— Sheep.—Extra heavy prime wethers, .Cl 70 to £1 9- heavy, £1 5/- to £1 C medium to heavy. £1 2/6 to £1 4 light to medium, 18d) to £1 I -; unfinished, id- to 17'3; extra prime ewes, £1 2/6 to £1 5/-; heavy, 19 0 to £1 1/6- lighter, 17/- to 18/6; other killablc ewes, 15, - to Id--: other ewes, 3/- to 12/6. Lambs.—Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 2 (-i to £1 5 -: heavy, £1 to £1 I/-: lighter, 17/- to 19/-; light. 13/6 to 16/-; small and plain, 9/- to 12/ G. Calves. —Heavy prime runners, £6 to £7 15/-; light and unfinished runners. £3 7, - to £5 5 heavy prime venlers. £4 10 - to £5 12/-; medium. £3 15•- to £4 5/-; light, £2 15/- to £3 10''-; .smaller, £2 to £2 31/-: small. Id- to £1 16/-; rough calves, 15/- to £1 10/-; bobby calves 5/- to 15/-. Figs.—Choppers, £2 5/- to £3 12/-; heavy prime baconers. £4 to £4 9/-; medium, £3 13/- to £3 17/-; light,: £3 6 - to £3 10/-; heavy porkers, £3 3 - to £3 8/-: medium. £2 13/- to £2 10/-; light, £2 4/- to £2 10/-; small and unfinished, £1 13/- to £2 2/-; stores, £1 14/- to.£l 18, -; slips, 18/to £1 7/-: weaners. 14/- to 18/-; sows due to farrow, £2 4, - to £7 7/G; baconers average 63d to 63d per lb. and porkers, 7.1 d to 8d per lb.