COMMERCIAL

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIV, Issue 2391, 1 November 1924, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

L. AND M. SALES. The New Zealand Loan and More-un-tile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— Wo held sales during the past, week at Papakura, Westiield and Whitford all classes of cattle selling- at late quotations. We quote: Best, dairy cows, and heifers close to profit £lO to £ls 10/; others £0 to. £9 15/; backward springers, best- £0 10/ to £8 10/: others £4 to £(>; aged cows and inferior heifers £2 to £3 17/(5; hulls £1 10/ to £7 10/; empty cows £1 to £3 5/; yearling to 18month s heifers best £2 10/ to £4 5/; others £l. to £2 5/; yearling to 18months steers £1 10/ to £2 17/0; 2 to 2 1 -year steers £3 to £4 2/0; 3 to 3 1 -year steers £4 13/ to £5 7/(5; 4 to 41-year steers £5 10/ to £(5 7/(5; grown steers in forward condition £<i 10/ to £7 ;">/. At Westiield fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned in large numbers and sold under- steady competition fit late quotations. Extra choice ox sold to 33/ per lOOlbs; choice and prime ox from 20/ to 32/; ordinary and plain ox from 21/ to 25/ per lOOlbs; prime young cow and heifer beef 24/ to 28/ per lOOlbs; ordinary cow beef, 18/ to 23/: rough beef, 12/ to 17/; heavy prime steers sold at from £.12 10/ to £l4 5/; lighter, £.lO 15/ to £l2 7/6; light, £8 to £lO 10/; small and unfinished steers, £5 15/ to £7 15/; heavy prime young cows and heifers £7 15/ to £9 12/0; lighter, £0 to £7 10/; light, £4 to £5 15/; other cows, £1 10/ to £3 15/J bulls, £2 to £0 5/. Calves were penned in large numbers, and prices declined on last week's quotations. Runners, £3.18/ to £4 14/; heavy vealors £2 18/ to. £3 8/; medium vealers £2 2/ to £2 10/; light vealers £1 1/ to £2; smaller 13/ to 19/; small and unfinished, 3/ to 8/; rough calves, 12/ to £1 5/. Tigs were penned in average numbers and prices were firm at late quotations. Choppers £2 .18/ to £3 .14/; heavy and medium baconers, £3 9/ to £3 17/; light baconers and heavy porkers £3 to £3 8/; medium and light porkers £2 .12/ to £2 18/ Prices for store pigs were easier. Large stores £1 to £2: slips £1 to £1 %/; weaners 18/ to £1 7/. Sheep were penned in average numbers and sold at late quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers £1 18/ to £2 0/0; heavy prime wethers £1 10/0 to £1 17/0; medium £1 14/3 to £1 10/3; light £1 12/0 to £1 14/; smaller and unfinished wethers £1 8/ to £1 12/; heavy prime ewes £1 8/0 to £1 12/; medium and light prime owes £1 4/ to £1 8/; heavy prime hoggets £1 10/ to £1 13/0; medium and light hoggets £1 5/6 to £1 9/0; unfinished hoggets £1 2/ to £1 0/3. Lambs' penned in average numbers and sold, ut late quotations. Heavy prime lambs £1 13/ to £1 15/0; medium £1 9/0 to £1 12/0; light £1 5/ to £1 9/; unfinisTred £1 to £l4/0.