WESTFIELD MARKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18585, 20 December 1934, Page 10

WESTFIELD MARKET

BEEF IBGLWTtD OTHER SECTIONS FIRM

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, last night

With full yard-tags of good quality fat stock at the Westfield Christmas sale, .there was a decidedly bright tone in all tout the beef section. The promise of hot weather daring the holiday season made butchers -favor lighter meats and nn <exeelteat sale for sheep and lambs was a pronounce* ed feature of the market.

The -beef pens were well filled and the. general standard good, especially ox beef. The demand was sljwrlc and prices were diffiajspotalaog, values easing os to IDs n extra heavy and heavy steers saffertag most. Good -cows sold well, but others were hard to dispose to! 'Extra choke ox beef made 23s per 1001 b.; Choice and prime, 20s to 225; secondary and .plain, Ids to 19s; prime young cow and hoffer beef, ISs to ‘22s; -other cow beef, Jls to 175,; extra heavy prime Steers, £Bl3s to S 9 7s 63; heavy prime, £8 to -88 12s 63; loiter prixie, £7 to £7 13s; small and nnliaished, £3 10s to £3; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £6 10s to £7 10s; heavy prime, £4 10s to £5 10s; lighter prime, £3 to £4; other tillable cows, 25s to £2 10s.

Calves were yarded in large numbers and competition was keener. All well finished lines sold at improved rates, with others very firm. Runners made 35s to 83s, and venters'2ss to 725.

'Sheep came forward in average numbers anil .a good sale resulted, all well-finished mutton firming as much as 2 S per head. Wethers, prime, made 21s Gd to 28s Gd; unfinished, JBS to 21s 3d; ewes, prime, T2s to .19s; unfinished, 8s 3d to Us fid. f

The disposal of the lambs attracted a large number of buyers,"with drutchors very active for the 'Glmstmas trade. The yarding was small Tot this particular sale, at least- TOGO less than last year. -Bidding -was brisk and all good lambs relised over 3s -more than last week. Lambs, prime, male 17s Gd to 255; unfinished, Us 'Gd to ilfs 3d.

There was a shortage of heavy prime haconers, but other -pigs were in good supply. Competition was steady throughout and all fits were very firm at late rates. “Stores wore easier on account of the shortage of milk. Haconers made 52s to 745;-porkers, 35s to fils; large stores, 22s to 30s. Prices per lb. were baeoners s{d to fijd; potkers, ssd to €d.