STOCK VALUES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 20, 14 April 1927, Page 2

STOCK VALUES

PRICES AT WESTFIELD POOR LAMB OFFERING Stock values at Westfield yesterday remained firm at late quotations. There was an average yarding in all classes and fair competition was sustained throughout. CATTLE Compared with last week, there was an Jr creased yarding of beef of rather poorer quality. Extra prime beasts were in the minority and a large entry of cows was penned. Competition was slack for the lower grade pens. A line of prime bullocks sold on account of Mr. M. Harding averaged £ll 2s 6d. A consignment offered on behalf of Mr. A. Gibbons, Morrinsville, made to £l2 10s, averaging £ll. Prices throughout the sale ranged as follow: Extra prime ox, £lO 5s to £lO 10s; prime ox, £S to £lO 2s 6d; light and unfinished, £5 7s 6d to £7 17s 6d; extra prime young cows and heifers, £7 to £8; prime cows and heifers, £5 10s to £6 17s 6d: light and unfinished, £ 3 to £4 17s 6d. Only prime quality calves were in demand, inferior lots being dull of sale. Prices ranged as follow: Runners, from £2 to £4 2s 6d; heavy vealers, £2 10s to £3 11s; medium, £1 13s to £2 11s; light, £1 9s to '£ 1 13s: rough and plain, 8s to 20s; small and fresh dropped, 3s to 28s. SHEEP A preponderance of prime wethers was the feature of the sheep pens, and prices were firm at late quotations. Big boned heavily woolled wethers, handling exceptionayy well, made up to 26s 9d; well-finished butchers’ pens sold from 24s to 255; lighter sorts made from 19s to 21s 6d. The bulk of the ewes were in fair order, though there were few pens of outstanding quality. Prices however were, if anything, firmer than last week. Extra prime young ewes made up to 19s 9d: prime, 16s to 18s; just killable and light, 10s to 13s 6d. Few choice lambs were penned, and the greatest portion of the offering was very light showing distinct evidence of the flush of green grass. One of the best butchers’ pens of choice, well-finished. heavily-woolled lambs made 235; heavier and bigger boned lambs made to 26s 9d: light, just killable sorts made from 19s to 20s; store lambs made from 12s to 16s. PIGS Extra heavy pigs did not bring the competition experienced for the lighter, well-finished pens. There was a good yarding and competition was keen. Choppers mare £2 8s to, £3 18s; extra heavy prime baconers, £3 10s to £3 13s; medium, £ 3 5s to £3 8s; light, £3 2s to £3 4s: heavy porkers, £2 15s to £2 19s; medium, 10s to £2 13s; light, £2 5s to £2 8s; small and unfinished, £1 16s to £2 4s. Stores found ready buyers. Best made Up to £1 17s; smaller. £1 13s to £1 15s; weaners, 6s to 15s. LOAN COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company Ltd. report holding sales during the week at Westfield, Wark- | worth, Ngatea,' Paeroa and Pukekohe, where good yardings weer sold at late rates. They quote as follow: Best dairy cows and heifers close to profit, £lO to £l3 ss; other do., £7 to £9 10s; backward springers, £ 4 to £7 10s; aged and inferior heifers, £2 to £3 17s 6d; bulls, £2 to £6 ss; empty cows, £1 10s to £3 ss; yearling to 15months’ heifers, £1 12s 6d to £3 7s 6d; weaner calves, 15s to £ 1 10s; yearling to 18-months’ steers, £2 10s to £3 7s 6d; 2 to 2J-year steers, £3 10s to £4 7s 6d: 3 to 3i do., £4 10s to £5 7s 6d; 4 to 41 do., £5 10s to £6 7s 6d; grown steers in forward condition, £ 6 10s to £7 2s 6d. KAMO STOCK SALE Walter Wakelin reports as follows: About 700 head of cattle were yarded, and in spite of the rough weather prevailing a good sale resulted. Two hundred and fifty head of beef and boners were penned, and all sold. Fat steers sold up to £8; fat cows, £3 10s to £ 5 11s; boner cows, £2 to £3; good runners, £1 15s to £2 10s. A large yarding of bulls sold at from £ 1 10s to £ 3 10s; three to four-year-old steers, £4 5s to £5 7s; two-year steers, £3 to £3 10s; good 15-months’ steers, £2 to £2 8s; good steer calves, £ 1 to £1 14s. Jersey heifer calves, £1 8s; coloured 18-months’ steers, £1 10s; store cows, £1 5s to £1 15s; aged ewes in lamb, 10s. Young pigs, 10s.