IMPROVED EWE VALUES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19900, 30 March 1939, Page 11

IMPROVED EWE VALUES

BEEF RATES STEADY CALVES IN DEMAND PRICES AT W RSTFtKLD (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. Solid competition for a larger yarding steadied beef levels at lau rales at the Westfield stock sale-' yesterday, and values were lully firm. Extra choice ox beef made 85s per 1001 b., choice and prime 31s to 345: prime cow and heifer 27s to 31'-. boner and rough 20s to 265. Extra neavy prime steers made from £l3 to £l4. heavy £l2 5s to £l3. medium £ll 5s lo £l2 10s, light £lO 5s to £ll 10s unfinished £0 to £lO 10s: extra heavy prime cows and heifers £9 lo £lO 10.;. heavy £7 5s to £9 2s Od. medium £<> u £7 ss, light £4 to £5 15s, and imlinishe: £3 to £4 10s. Keen competition was evoked by : less-than-average entry of calves, ana values for good quality runners and vealers showed a decided improvement on last week’s depressed rates. Pool and unfinished sorts were steady Runners made from £4 to £7 15s. heavy vealers £3 14s to £4 Bs, medium £3 tc £3 12s, light £2 5s to £2 13s. smalie. £1 as to £2 4s, small 15s to £1 13s. bobby and rough 3s to 225. Baconers did best in a largcr-than-average entry of pigs, their level: firming slightly under keen bidding and good quality porkers were fully firm, but poorei sorts were only sieaci.v Choppers made from £1 Is to £3 9s heavy baconers £3 lls to £3 lbs medium £3 7s to £3 9s, light £2 Hi' to £3 ss: heavy porkers £2 10s To £: 15s. medium £2 2s to £2 7s, light £•. 15s to £2, stores 18s to £1 10s, slips 9 to 2Qs, weaners 3s to 12s. Baconer. averaged (id to (i 1 d per lb., and porker. s : ,'d to 6.5 d per lb. Competition was keen lor prim sorts in a larger entry of sheep. Value, for ewes improved, while wethers wer. fully firm. Extra hc-.vy prime wether made from 22s 6d to 23s 9d, heavy 20 to 22s 3d, medium 18s io 19s 9d. ligh 8s to 17s 9d: extra heavy prime ewe 15s to 17s. heavy 13s to 14s 9:’,. median Us (id to 12s 9d, light 10s to 11s 3c unfinished 2s Cd to 9s 9-d. Lambs were yarded in averag numbers and made firm late rate: Prime made 14s to 255. and unfinishe, 6s to 11s (id.