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Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14712, 29 July 1921, Page 7

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WESTFIELD MARKETS. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd.. report:—At our Westflold weekly fat stock market our beef pens contained 402 head, comprising 218 steers, 153 cows and heifers, and i bull. There was a keener demand throughout, with values Arm at last week's quotations. Extra choice ox sold to £1 10s; choice and prime, £1 lis to £1 15s; ordinary and plain, £1 7s to £1 10s. Prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 5 S to £1 10s; ordinary cow beef, 17s to £1 4s; rough beef, 10s to 17s. Heavy prime sleers ranged in price from £l4 to £l6 10s; lighter prime, £ll to £l3 15s; light prime, £8 lis to £lO 10s; small and unfinished, £5 to £8 ss; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 to £10; lighter cows and heifers, £6 to £8 10s; other cows, £1 10s to £5 10s. Among the highest averages for steers were 13 from Thames Valley, £9 4s sd; 18 from Mr YV. G. Alexander, Putaruru, £8 4s 8d; 30 cows from the Waikato, £8 7s 9d. Sheep were penned in about average numbers, the quality generally being good. There was a steady demand, with values unchanged. Extra heavy prime wethers £1 5s 9d to £1 7s, heavy prime wethers £1 3s to £1 Ds 6d, medium to heavy prime £1 0s Gd to £1 2s 9d, lighter prime 18s Od to £l, light and unfinished 16s to 18s, best heavy prime ewes 19s to £1 Is, lighter prime 10s to 18s Od, light 14s to*lss Od (1292 sold). The lamb pens were moderately filled, a big proportion being unfinished. Values for all classes were similar to last report. Best heavy prime lambs £1 Is to £1 4s, lighter prime 17s to 19s 6d, light prime 14s to 16s 6d, unfinished 9s 3d to 13s 6d (353 sold). Fat and young calves were penned in average numbers. Competition was keen, and all vealers of good quality sold at improved prices. Heavy vealers £4 to £5 7s od, medium : £3 to £3 17s 6d, light £1 15s to £2 j 15s, smaller 18s to £1 10s, fresh dropped 5s to 15s (128 sold). Pigs i were yarded in small numbers. Com- j petition was steady. Baconcrs were i slightly easier, porkers were firm at last week's values. Stores also improved. Choppers £3 19s. to £5 Os, medium to heavy baconcrs £5 10s to £0 Os, light baconers £5 to £5 9s, heavy porkers £4 2s Gd to £4 15s, medium £3 12s to £4, light and unfinished £2 10s to £3 10s, good slips £1 10s to £2, small slips £1 to £1 Bs, wcancrs lis to 18s'(182 sold). The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report: At Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday, beef was penned in average numbers, selling at late quotations. We quote extra choice oxen to 36s per 1001 b; choice and prime oxen 30s to 35s per 1001 b; rough and inferior oxen, 23s to 29s per 1001 b. Steers sold at from, for best (no extra heavy cattle penned) £l2 to £ls 12s Gd; medium steers, £9 5s to £ll 15s: small and inferior fatted, £6 to £8 15s; young cow and heifer beef, £1 5s to £1 10s per 1001 b; other cow beef, 18s to £1 4s per 10011). Cows and heifers sold at from, best £7 10s to £9 15s, others £4 to £7 ss. Calves were penned in small numbers. Good vealers showed an improvement, in prices on last week's sale, rough calves being dull. Runners, £4 to £5 15s; heavy vealers, £3 5s to £5 ss; medium vealers, £2 3s to £3; light vealers, £1 6s to £2 2s; smaller, 15s to £1 ss; small and fresh dropped, 4s to K>s. Pigs were penned in small numbers, baconcrs being about the same as last week's sale, porkers being firmer. Choppers £3 10s to £5 ss; heavy baconers, £6 to £0 15s; medium baconers, £5 ,to £5 18s; light baconers £4 10s to £4 19s; heavy porkers, £4 5s to £4 16s, medium £,3 15s to £i 3s, light £2 10s to £3 ss. Store pigs also were, penned in small numbers and improved in prices. Slips, £1 to £1 10s; weaners, 15s to £l. Sheep were penned in average numbers. Bidding was erratic, and generally prices were easier. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 0s 3d to £1 7s 9d; heavy prime wethers, £1 2s Gd to £1 5s 9d; medium prime wethers, 18s to £1 2s 3d; light and small prime wethers. 16s to 17s Pd ; heavy prime ewes, 16s to 18s: medium prime ewes, lis to 15s 9d; light, prime and inferior ewes, 10s to 13s 9d; inferior weedy ewes, 3s 9d to 8s 6d. Lambs, in average numbers, sold at late quotations. Extra heavy prime, £1 5s to £1 7s 9d; heavy prime, £1 Is to £1 4s 9d: medium prime, 17s to £1 0s 9d, light 14s to lfis 9d; small anil inferior, 6s 3d upwards. Messrs Dalgely and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual sale of fal stock at Westfield as follows: Beef. —A good yarding. Prices for prime cattle were maintained,«but unfinished sorts were hard to quit. Extra choice ox 365, prime 34s to 30s. plain 29s to 255: cows, extra prime 29s to 255. plain 20s to 15s. Sheep: A moderate yarding, the hulk being unfinished. Prime s'/'ep met with a ready sale at late rales: Extra heavy wethers 20s, prime 23s lo 21s, unfinished 20s to 1 is Gd : ewes, prime 20s to 17s Od, unfinished 15s to 10s. Lamb: A full yarding , mostly unfinished, Extra good 25s Od, prime 23s to l'.is, stores 15s lo 10s. Calves: A moderate yarding. Prices slightly improved, cspeci- j ally for vealers. Runners, £0 lo £5: j vealers, £4 to £2 15s; fresh-dropped, I 8s to ss. Pigs: A small yarding. ' Values were fully up lo last sale: Baconers, £0 10s lo £5 ids: choppers, £0 5s lo £5: porkers. £i In £2 15s. | There was a somewhat heller demand j TALLOW MARKET. LONDON, July 27. ! Tallow: 247! casks were offered, 1279 being sold. There was litlle demand for good line million and heel', bill other sorts were mostly cleared at late rates.