COMMERCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16212, 24 August 1923, Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

(Per Picas Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. At Wostliold there was a heavy yarding of beef, and prime again roso in value. Unfinished and plain were unchanged. Extra choice ox sold to 33s per lOOlbs., choice and prime £1 10s to £1 12s, ordinary and plain £1 4s to £1 6s, prime young cow and heifer £.l 4s ,to £1 Bs, ordinary cow 18s to £1 2s, others 6s to 14s, A good yarding of sheep sold tinder very keen competition at late quotations. There were no extra heavy prime wethers. Heavy ( prime wethers realised £2 2s to £2 3s, medium to heavy prime £1 18s 6d to £2 Is, lighter £1 16s to £l 18s, good hoggets 335, smaller £1 Is to £1 18s 6d, heavy prime ewes £1 18s (no extra heavy yarded), medium £1 4s to £1 16s, unfinished and light £1 4s to £1 12s. A fair yarding of calves sold readily at late rates. Runners made £3 10s to £5, heavy vealers £2 5s to £3 ss, medium £1 16s 4o £2 14s, light £1 10s to £1 15s, young and fresh dropped 4s to 15s. A very large yarding of pigs sold at considerably below late rates. No choppers were yarded. Heavy baconers made £4 to £4 15s, light and medium £3 5s to £4, heavy porkers £2 10s to £3 ss, light to medium £1 15s to £2 2s, store pigs £1 to £1 12s, weaners and slips lOs to £1 2s.