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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19122, 17 September 1936, Page 8

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SALES AT WESTFIELD BEEF 'REMAINS FIRM FAT SHEEP DECLINE (Pol- Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Inst, night. Beni' values remained Hvm at Wcstfiol.L io-driy. Although the averages were as much as Ills dearer than last, week, few; good ipiality heasts were offered 1 . . Kxira choice ox sold to 36s ; choice and. prime. 32s to 355; secondary and plain, 28s to 31s; prime, young cow and heifer beef, 30s to 355; ordinary, 21s to 325; extra heavy prime steers, Mo to £l7; heavv, £l3 to £ls 15s; lighter, £ll 10s to £l4 7s 6d; light. £lO to £l2 15s ; small and unfinished. £6 to £lO ss; ’extra heavy prime cow and heifers, £lO to £l2 2s 6(1; heavy. £8 lo £lO ss: lighter, £6 to £8 15s; light £5 to £7 ss; other killable, £3 to £5 15s. More sheep of good all-round ipialitv were sold, ewes predominating and easing up to 4s a head. Wethers remained [inn. Extra heavv prime wethers, 39s to 43s Od: heavy, 57s 6d to 4Cu 9d; medium, 32s 6d to 38s 9d; light, 28s to 36s 6<l; small and unfinished 1 ,25 sto 33s 6d; shorn, 29s to 34s 6d; extra heavy prime maiden ewes, 36s to 38s; heavy, 52s 6,1 tc> 355; medium. 28s to 355; light, 23s 6d to 29s 9d ; others, 5s to 26s 6d : shorn, 22s to 255.

A large entry of hoggets sold readily at late rates. Extra prime made 28s 6d t.o 38s; heavy, 25s 3d to 325; medium, 25s 6d to 27s 6d; light, 23s to 255; small and plain, 17s to 22s 6d. An increased offering of spring lambs sold from 23s to 37s 9d ; the best price of the season.

Mginly small plain calves were auctioned at steady rales. Kunners made £3 to £8 10s ; heavy voalers, £5 to £5 16s; medium. £4- to £4 18s : light, £3 5s to £3 18s; smaller, £2 lo £3 6s; small and unfinished, £1 to £2 6s; bobby calves and rough 4s to 31s. A good demand for [figs arrested the recent- decline, particularly for baconers, which ranged from £3 10s to £4;

medium, £3 5s lo £3 12s : light £2 18s to £3 8s: choppers, £1 5s to £5 ; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 16s; medium, £2 3s to £2 9s: light. £1 15s to £2; small and unfinished, £.! 4s to £1 12s; stores, £1 2s to £1 14s; slips, 10s to 245; verniers. 12s to 21s; sows due to farrow. £3 to £3 15s; sows with litters. £4 to £5 2s 6d. Baconers averaged 1 sj}d to 6d ; and porkers, 6fd.