WESTFIELD MARKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17945, 24 November 1932, Page 4

WESTFIELD MARKET

MOST VALUES STEADY SMALL YARDING OF BEEF (Por Pross Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. There was a smaller yarding of beef at Westfield fat stock sal© to-day, and values showed a firming tendency. However, prices showed no material improvement. Extra choice ox sold to 17s per lOOlbs; choice and prime, 15s to 16s; secondary and plain, 13s to 14s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 14s to 16s; ordinary cow beef, 9s to 13s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £6 10s to £6 17s 6d; heavy prime, £5 15s to £6 7s 6d ; lighter prime £4 15s to £5 12s 6d ; light prime, £3 15s to £4 12« 6d; small and unfinished, £2 5s to £3 12s 6(1; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £4 to £5; heavy prime, £3 to £3 17s; lighter prime, £2 to £2 7s 6d; other killable cows, £1 5s to £1 7s 6d. The demand for calves was not keen and valued receded. Runners made £1 2s; heavy vealers, £2 4s to £2 7s; medium, £1 16s to £2; light, £1 6s to £1 10s; small, 12s to 20s; rough and bucket-fed, 5s to 13s; bobby calves, Is to 6s.

An average yarding of sheep sold steadily at late rates. Prime wethers made 9s to 14s; unfinished, 6s to 10s 9d; prime ewes, 5s to 9s 9d; unfinished, 4s 3d to 6s 3d; hoggets, 8s to 11s 6d. Lambs came forward in larger numbers, and met with a ready sale at prices on a par with last week. Heavy prime made 12s 9d to 14s; lighter prime 10s 9d to 11s 9d ; light prime, 9s 6d to 10s 6d; unfinished, 6s to 9s 6d. There was an average yarding of pigs, and values were unchanged. Baeoners made 23s to 475; porkers, 18s to 345; largo stores, 14s to 17s.