Beef, Sheep Values Ease At Westfield

Northern Advocate, 4 September 1941, Page 3

Beef, Sheep Values Ease At Westfield

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(Special to ‘‘Northern Advocate”] AUCKLAND, This Day. At the Westfield fat stock sale yesterday beef values eased. Although competition was steady for a large entry of sheep, the prices of ewes fell from £l/10/- to £l/6/6. Rates for wethers were on a par with last week’s. The first shorn sheep of the season made their appearance, and two truck loads of ewes brought 17/-. The top price for prime lambs eased threepence to £l/15/-. and unfinished sorts brought 17/- against £l. Runners made to £ll/1/-, compared with £lO/17/-. The top price for vealers was £B/10/-, a decline of 9/-. Baconer pigs met a slack inquiry, and the best price of £4/5/- was 27lower than last week's. Porkers remained steady at £3/5/-, and slips and stores sold at late rates. Weaners were 1/- cheaper. Top Price £l6/5/There was an average yarding of steers. Although the demand was steady, prices fell slightly from last week’s high level. Top price was £l6/5/-. The entry of cows and heifers was smaller than usual. Competition was steady, but values dropped slightly. Top price was £l3. Calves were yarded in small numbers. Bidding was very keen for all classes and values showed a further improvement. Quotations Alfred Buckland and Sons, Dalgety and Co., and the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., report:— Extra choice ox sold to 417- per 1001 b.; choice and prime ox, 38/- to 40/-; ordinary and plain, 34/- to 3G/-: prime young cow and heifer beef, 33/- to 37/-; extra choice and prime, 30/- to 32/-; ordinary ccw beef, 25/- to 29/-; extra heavy prime steers, £ls to £l6/5/-; heavy, £l4 to £l4/15/-; lighter, £l3/5/- to £l3/15/-: light, £ll/10/- to £l2/10/-; small and unfinished steers, £9/10/- to £10; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO Ito £l3; heavy prime cows and heifers, £B/10/- to £9/10/-; lighter, £7/10/- to £8; other kiilable cows, £5/10/- to £6/10/-. Sheep.—Extra heavy prime wethers, £l/16/6 to £l/18/6; heavy, £l/14/6 to £l/15/6; medium. £l/11/- to £l/13/-; light, £l/8/- to £l/9/6; plain and un finished, £l/5/- to £l/7/-; extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes, £l/5/6 to £l/6/6; heavy prime, £l/3/- to £l/4/-; lighter prime, £l/1/- to £l/2/6; plain and aged, 17/6 to £1; others, 3/- to 15/-; shorn ewes, 16/6 to 17/-. Lambs.—Extra heavy prime lambs, £l/10/6 to £l/15/-; heavy. £l/7/6 to £l/9/-; medium, £l/5/- to £l/6/-; lighter, £l/2/6 to £l/4/-; light, 18/- to £1; small and plain, 12/ to 17/-. Calves.—Runners, £5/10/- to £ll/1/-; heavy vealers, £7/10/- to £B/10/-; medium, £6 to £7/5/-; light, £4/10/- to £5/15/-; small, £1 to £4/4/-; unfinished and bucket-fed, £1 to £2/5/-; bobby and rough. 3/- to 15/-. Pigs.—Choppers, £2/10/- to £4/7/-; heavy baconers, £3/7/- to £4/5/ ; medium. £3/11/- to £3/16/-; light, £3/6/- to £3/10/-; heavy porkers, £3 to £3/5/-; medium, £2/12/- to £2/17/-; light, £2/5/to £2/9/-; small and unfinished, £l/16/to £2/2/-; stbres, £l/7/- to £l/12/-; slips, £1 to £l/4/ ; weaners. 8/- to 18/-. ~