COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15229, 4 May 1923, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

WESTFIELD MARKETS. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons report:—On Wednesday at our weekly Westfield fat stock market we had the heavy yarding of 605 head of beef comprising 416 steers, 171 cows ibid heifers, and 18 bulls. The quality generally was superior to recent sales. There was a steady demand, but no improvement in price. Extra choice ox sold to £1 2s peh 1001 b; choice and prime ox 18s to £1 Is; ordinary ;S,ul plain ox, 16s Gd lo 17s 6d; primp young cow and heifer beef, 16s to 19s; ordinary cow beef, 13s to 16s; rough beef, 5s to 10s; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £lO lo £l3; heavy prime steers, £8 to £9 15s; lighter prime steers, £6 10s to £7 15s; light prime steers, £5 to £G ss; unfinished and small, £3 to £4 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £5 10s to £7 2s Gd; heavy prime yoAig cows and heifers, £4 5s to £5 ss; lighter, £3 to :-4; other cows £1 10s to £2 15s; bulls, £1 5s to £4 ss. fl’lie sheep pens were wgll filled witr a nice class of mutton. Competition was ' even throughout, with values on a par with last week.. Extra heavy prime wethers £1 17s to £1 18s; heavy prime wethers, £1 las to £1 15s 9d; medium to heavy prime wethers,' £1 J.2s Cd to £1 14s 9d; light prime wethers, £1 9s to £1 12s 3d; extra heavy prime young ewes £1 9s to £1 11s 61 to £1 14s; heavy prime ewes, £1 9s lo £1 11s; lighter ewes, £1 5s to £:l 8s 9d (1935 sheep sold). The 463 lambs which came forward sold without alteration from last report. Heavy prime lambs, £i 6s to £1 8s 3d; lighter prime lambs, £1 2s to £1 5s Gd; light fat lambs, 17s 6d to £1 Is; unfinished stores, 14s 'to 17s Od. Calves were penned in average numbers, values for all classes showing a slight decline on last week’s quotations. ’ Heavy vealers brought from £2 10s lo £3 9s; medium vealers, £1 17s to £2 9s; light vealers, £1 5s to £1 16s; small and fresh-dropped, 4s to 16s (183 sold). Wc had a record yarding of pigs, selling 963- fats andij 159 stores (total 1122). There continues to he a strong dernatid for bacon pigs and values were firm at last week’s rates. Porkers and stores were lower. Choppers, £1 13s to £3; heavy baconers, £3 13s to £4; medium 'baconers, £2 15s to £3 9s; heavy porkers, £2 4s lo £2 19s; light and unfinished porkers, £1 to £1 13s; stores and slips, 9s to £1 Is; wcaners, 4s lo ,7s. , c, 1