WESTFIELD SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24850, 23 March 1944, Page 2

WESTFIELD SALES

FIRM PRICES RULING There was a steady demand in all sections at the Westfield fat stock sale yesterday. Yardings of beef and pigs were small, but the offerings of sheep and calves were better than last week. Values were firm. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Dalgety and Company, and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report:— Boef.—Beef was again' penned in less than average numbers. Competition was keen, and values were very firm at late quotations. Extra choice ox, to £2 per 1001b; choice and prime, i'l 17s to £1 1 }»s; ordinary, £1 14s to £1 l(te; extra prime young cow and heifer, to £1 I ts; choice and prime, £1 10s to £1 13s; ordinary cow, £1 7s to £1 Os. Extra heavy prime steers, £ls 10s to £lO ss; heavy prime, £l4 10s to £ls 7s Od; medium, £l3 lOs to £l4 7s Od: light. £l2 to £l3 7s Hd; small and unfinished, £0 to £ll 15s; extra heavy prime cow and heifer, £ll to £l2 10s; heavy. C!i 10s to £lO 17s Od; medium, £8 to £0 ss; light, £0 10s to £7 15s; small and unfinished. £3 ins to £0 ss. Shoep.—Average numbers were available. There was a steady demand, with Inst week's values easily maintained. Extra heavy prime wethers. £1 13s Od to £1 10s; heavy, £1 12s to CI 13s 3d; med»;im, £1 10s to £1 lie 9d; light. £1 7s to £1 i)s Od; plain and unfinished, £1 2s to £1 Os Od; extra heavy prime young and maiden owes. £1 2s to £l. 3s Od; heavy, £1 to £1 Is Od; medium. 17s Od to 10s Od: light, 15s to 17s; just tillable. 30s Od to 1.4s Od: others, 5s to 10s. Lambs.—Average numbers sold freely at late rates. Heavy prime lambs, £1 Os to £1 10s Od; medium, £1 Os Od to £1 8s Od; lisrhter. £1 3s to £1 Os; light, 10s to £1 2s Od; small and plain, 15s to 18s Od; others. Os to 14s (id. Calves. —An average yarding of calves met with h keen demand, values being fully firm at late quotations. Runners, £5 to £0; heavy vealers, £5 to £0 7s; medium. £3 15s lo £4 15s; light, £2 10s to £3 lOs: small. CI to £2 8s: unfinished and bucket fed, 10s to CI SS; bobby nud rough, 10s to 18«. Pigs.—There was n small entry of pigs. All classes sold' readily at values fully equal lo last week. Choppers, £2 5s to £3 10s; heavy prime hnconers. £4 13fi lo £4 10s; •oedilim, £4 3s to £4 8S; light, £3 14s to £3 I Os; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3 Os; medium, '"2 10s lo £2 lis; light. £2 4s to C2 Ss; -mall find unfinished, £1 17s to £2 2s; stores, CI. 13s to £2 Os: slips, £1 Is to £1 8s: weancrs, lis lo 10s.