Easier Rates At Westfield
[Special to “Northern Advocate ”] AUCKLAND. This Day.
At the Westfield fat stock sale yesterday the buoyant tone of the market a week ago was not maintained, although beef and pig prices remained unaltered.
Heavier yardings of sheep and lambs resulted in slightly easier values being obtained, while for the second successive week there was a considerable depreciation in calf quotations.
Bullocks were again very scarce, and quality was practically absent from the offering, which included no extra prime heavy steers. Pigs sold steadily .at values equal to late rates, there being no quotable change in the average quotations to 6£d per lb. for baconers and 7d to 7£d for porkers. Top price for ox beef was £l4/10/-, •which was obtained for a line from Mr J. E. Leach, of Wellsford, Stock from Mr G. Smith, of Paparoa, brought to £B/7/6. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:— Sheep—Extra heavy prime wethers, 27/6 to 28/; heavy prime wethers, 26/’ to 27/: medium prime wethers, 24/6 to 25/6; light prime , wethers, 22/ to 24/; plain and unfinished wethers,
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Northern Advocate, 22 February 1940, Page 8
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178Easier Rates At Westfield Northern Advocate, 22 February 1940, Page 8
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