Sheep In Demand At Westfield Sale

Northern Advocate, 15 January 1948, Page 7

Sheep In Demand At Westfield Sale

AUCKLAND. Thu. tSp.)—With fewer sheep penned values were better than last week at Westfield yesterday. There was a steady demand with unchanged prices for beef and lambs There was a good yarding ol' calves, prime vealers selling freely, while values for runners were lower than at recent sales. With more pigs coming forward the prices for pork eased considerably. Bacon was firm. A small yarding of stores sold at late rates. Cattle.—Extra choice ox. to £2/18/- per 1001 b; choice and prime, £2/13/- to £2 17/-; ordinary, £2/9/- tp £2/12/-; extra prime young cow and heifer, to £2/12/-; choice and prime. £2/8/- to £2/11/-; ordinary cow beef, £2/3/ to £2/7/-; extra heavy prime steers, £23/10/- to £24/15/-; heavy. £22 to £23/7/8; medium, £2O to £2l/15/-; light. £l6 to £l9/15/-; small • and unfinished. £l4 to £ls/17/8; extra heavy prime cow and heifer. £lO to £lB 15/-; heavy, £l4 to £ls/10/-; medium, £ll to £l3/17/6; light. £9 to £lO/17/0; small and unfinished. £0 to £B/15/-. Sheep.—Extra heavy . prime wethers, £2/6/- to £2/8/-; heavy, £2/4/- to £2 5/9; medium. £2/1/- to £2/3/9; light and prime, £l/18/- to £2/0/9; plain and unfinished, £l/13/- to £l/17/0; prime maiden ewes, £l/14/- to £l/19/6; heavy prime, £l/11/- to £l/12/6; lighter, £1 9/0 to £l/19/9: light. £l/7/- to £l/9/-; just killable, £l/47- to £l/6/-; lambs, £l/8/- to £2/1/-; unfinished, £1 to £1 7/6. Calves. —Heavy runners. £lO/10/- to £l3/10/ ; others, £7 to £lO. Pigs.—Choppers, £4/10/- to £7/10/-; heavy prime baconers, £6/10/- to £0 15/-;'medium, £6 to £O/8/-; light, £5/5/to £5/15/-; heavy porkers. £4/12/- to £5/2/-; medium, £4/2/- to £4/10/-; light, £3/15/- to £4; small and unfinished, £3 5/- to 3/12/-; stores, £2/10/- to £3; slips, £2 to £2/10/-; weaners. £l/5/- to £1 15/-.