LIVE STOCK MARKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19056, 2 July 1936, Page 8

LIVE STOCK MARKET

WESTFIELD SALE CATTLE PRICES FIRM BETTER VALUES FOR SHEEP (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. Good quality beef cattle were offered in larger numbers at the Westfield tat stock market to-day in an average yarding. There was also a small proportion of good quality cows and heiters. Quotations all round were linn. Extra choice ox made 27s per lOOlb.; choice and prime, 23s to 2t>s; secondary and. plain, 20s to 225; prime young cow and heifer, 24s to 265; ordinary cow beef, .13s to 20s. Extra heavy prime steers sold from £ll ,10s to £ls 15s; heavy prime, £9 15s to £lO 15s; lighter prime, £8 lbs to JO 9 7s 6d; light prime, £7 15s to £8 ss; small and unfinished, £5 to £6 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 10s to £lO 12s 6d. heavy prime, £5 15s lo £6 15s; lighter prime, £4 10s to £5 7s 6d; other billable, £3 to £3 15s.

Being well below normal requirements in numbers, Ihe sheep yarding was the smallest, for a. considerable time, and, consequently prices rose 6s 3d on last, week’s rates. Heavy prune wethers made 35s to 37s 3d; medium, 32s 6d to 34s 9d; light, 28s to 32s 3d; small and unfinished, 24s to 27s 9d; heavy.prime ewes, 29s to 31s 6d; medium, 26s to 28s 9d; light, 21s to 25s 6d; billable, 18s to 20s 6d; others, 7s upwards. There was a ready demand for an average yarding of lambs, with values firm at iate rates. Heavy prime made 25s 6d to 26s 9d; medium, 23s to 25s 3d ; light, 20s to 22s 9d; unfinished, 16s to 19s; poorer, 5s 6d upwards. Insufficient calves for requirements were yarded, with the result that a brisk sale produced a further advance in values. Runners made £3. to £5 Is; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 16s; medium £3 8s to £3 15s; light, £2: 15s to £5 4s; small, £2 5s lo £2 10s. unfinished and bucket, fed, 18s to'3Bs; hobby and rough calves 3s to 225. The demand for jugs was easier and values for fats were slightly lower. Choppers made £2 to £2: 12s; heavy prime bn Conors, £3 16s to £4 4s; medium, £3 os lo £3 12s; light., £2; 16s to £3 4s ; heavy porkers, £2 6s to £2 10s; medium, £1 l4s to £1 19s; light, £1 8s to £1 11s: small and unfinished, 13s to 2-6 s; stores, 18s to 2,35; slips, 13s to 16s; weaners, 7s to 12s. Baconevs a vet aged fid per 111., and porkers 5d to s]d.

ADDINGTON MARKET SMALL ENTRIES KEEN SALE FOR ALL SORTS (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Entries were on the small side at to-day’s Addington market and mainly owing to this cause there was a very keen sale in practically all sections of fat stock. Eat sheep.—Only .9000 were penned, and there was an advance of from Is Gd to Bs, the latter increase for heavy ewes. The best price, for wethers was 81s to JGs; good, 27s to 80s; prime medium weights, 24s Gd 10 126 s Gd; and light, down to 22s Gd. Top-priced ewes made from 2.7 s to 2Ss and in a few cases to 84s; medium to good light, down to 19s.

Eat cattle. —An average entry of 440 head canto forward. There was a firm sale at the best of last week’s rates, with a slight increase for heavy steers. Best made from £lB to £ls; good, from £ll lo £l2 15s; ordinary, down to £9. Best heifers sold at. from £9 to £lO, and in special cases more; good, £7 10s to £8 15s; ordinary, down to £G; best cows sold to £lO ,12s Gd; good £6 15s to £9; ordinary £5 to £G Ids. Best beef made from 80s to 33s per 1001 b; good, 27s to 295; ordinary, 24s to 265.

Eat pigs.—Porkers made, from 30s to 33s per 1001 b; good 27s to 295; ordinary, 24s to 265.

Store pigs.—Porkers sold with loss freedom', but baconers showed little change. Porkers made from 29s Gd to 44s Gd; average values being sjd to 5:Jd. Baconers made from 52s Gd to 5Ss Gd; average per lb, 5.]-d to 5Jd. Choppers sold from 32s Gd to £5 3s Gd.