COMMERCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17152, 30 September 1926, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

AT WESTFIELP YAP.DS. FlIuM PKIIKS FUK SHEEP. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, hud night. At the Westfiolcl sile there was a mirjli larger yarding of oxen and beef. Va'luea lnr estia choice were about on a par with laic quotations, but all other classes were easier. Cow and heifer beef was vei'y linn al lale rates. Extra choice ox sold to 33s per 1001 b; choice and prime 34-. in 36.-. just killable 30s to ''vi:., prime young row and heifer beef 32s to 36b, 'just tillable 27s to 31.; Id. Sheep: An average Yarding, prices being Jinn for wooiley sheep and shorn sheep selling at an inereaoe, No extra heavy prime wethers Mere penned. Heavy prinie woolly 3'2s 6c] lo 355, shorn 2'ls. medium woolly 29s to 325, shorn 29s 6d, light and unfinished woolly Ms to 28s, heavy prime evveti woolly 365, shorn 21s 6d, lighter woolly 235, shorn 17s. other ewes woollv 18s to 21s. Lambs : A large yarding, prices being easier, especially inwards the end of the .sale. Heavy prime lambs made 23s 6d, niedkim 24,s to 265, light 18s to 235. Calves: An average yarding. Prices were unchanged, very few good calves being penned. Runners made to £5 18s, heavy vealei's E 3 Zs to £4 &5; medium £2 15s to £Z 10s. light 27s to £2 10s; •small 17s to 265, fresh dropped :3s to lis, Pigs: A fair yarding, there being little or no change in values. Choppers made £3 15s to £5, heavy baconers £4 12s to £4 17s. medium baconers £4 & lo £4 B.s; light baconers £3 15s to £4; heavy porkers £3 8s to £3 15s, medium porkers £5 3s to £3 18, 6d, light porkers £2 18s t 0 £3. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, Sept. 20. At the wool sales ■liner descriptions were very (inn at late rates. Any lines broad in quality or heavy in burr met foi-r competition and sol':! at prices o per cent lower thau last week's rates. Comebacki and crossbred,-; met a keen demand .and greasv merino sold up to ADDIXOTON STOCK SALES. STOKE SHEEP FIRMER. i (Per Press Association,) CHRISTCHCL'CH, Inst night. The entries were heavy at Adding-' lon. to-day in most sections of stock, j iFut cattle wore down in value by 3sl per lOOlbs., and heavier sorts by more, j iFut sheep dropped by a shilling a I head, but store sheep were a shade tinner. j .Store sheep: In a small entry wethers predominated. These showed: a tendency to advance. Corriedale ewe hoggets made to 35s 3d, and Romuey ewe hoggets to 36s 2d. Ewes and lambs were also better. Good, aged ewes with lambs 13s (3d to 14s 7d. inferior ewes with lambs Us (id to lis,; specially good Komney ewe hoggets ■!iis 2d; good Corriedale ewe hoggets 35s ."id; good half-bred wether hoggets 22s to "3s (id; ordinary wether hoggets Ills to 21s; inferior wether hoggets 17s to 18s 3d; forward 4 and 0-tootli halfbred wethers 27s to .'ids Id; -1 and.,6tooth half-bred wethers 24h to 2(5s lid; ■I and <i-th fhree-quarterbred wethers H2s fid to 25s Sd; -tooth half-bred wethers 22s to 265. Spring iambs: The entry of spring lambs totalled 225 head, compared with (50 last week. For the time of the year, (he yarding was much in excess of the ."ciiiiiemenis of the tralo ami prices wore considerably lower than those, ruling last week, when most, of the lambs made over 35s a head. The biiPc to-day averaged from L"js to "(is, the top price being 375. Faf snecp: A heavy entry and a .steady market ou ueconut of. the .freezing companies' operations. V;ilu.?s were about a shilling per head easier than last week. Extra prime wether; brought -10 s 7d; prinie wethers 34* to 375, medium wethers 30s to 33s (id; light wethers 2Ss to 30s, extra prime to 33s lOd; prinie ewes 27s 6rl to 30s (Jil; medium ewes 23s 6d to 275; light ewes ]Sa to 235; prime hoggets 29s to 325, medium hoggets 25s to 2Ss (id. Fat cattle: (300 entered, including southern cattle in fair numbers. Big beef was down by over £2 per head, good prime by 25s and heifers by 20s. Best beef averaged from 36s to 38s fid per lOOlfos.—-in a few eases to 41s, heavy 30s to ,'Ms | good medium qualify 1.13 s to 35s (id, ordinary cow and rough steer 28s to 32s 6d, inferior dbwn to 2.15, extra heavy, bullocks £l4 10s to CIS 12s (id. prime.heavy steers £ls to £l7 His, prime medium weight steers £l3 10s to £.15 10s, medium quality steers £lO 15s to £l3 las, light steers £:) 5s to £lO 10s, extra prime heifers to £l3 T7s (id, prime heifers £lO 10s [to £l2 10s. ordinary heifers £7 10s to £lO, light heifers £5 to £7 ss, extra prime cows to £l3 12s (id, prime cows £9 5s to £ll 10s.-medium cows £6 to £O, light cows £4 10s to £5 15s. Vcalers: A heavy entry, good sorts selling well. Runners made to £9 10s, medium £') 15s to £7 10s, best calves £5 to £(> ss, others 15s to £4 10s. Store entile: The yarding was mostly or! cows, which, averaged from £2 5s to £4 15s. . . Dairy cattle: A small entry of good sorts which sold well. Second to fourtli ealvors £(5 to £S, others £2 Ins to £5 10s, springing heifers £3 to £7. Pat pigs: A medium entry. Porkers sob! well. Baconers were easier. Choppers £4 to £7 10s, baconers £4 5s to £7—average price per lb BJd to 9»d; porkers 52s to 72s—average price per lb 9}d 1.6 lOd. Store pigs: A fairly good sale, with little difference on a week ago. Weanors 17s io 225, better sorts 25s to 325; ordinary stores 35s to 48s; extra largo 50s to 63sj sows in pig £B.