COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15271, 22 June 1923, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

WESTFIELD MARKETS. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., rep.ort:—At our weekly Weslfleld fat stock market, we had a heavy yarding of beef, there being 694 head, comprising 479 steers, 211 cows and heifers, and four bulls. The demand was less keen and generally values were easier, although in odd cases last week’s values ruled. Extra choice ox sold to £1 4s per 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 Is Gd to £1 3s 6d; ordinary and plain, 18s to £1 Is; prime young cow and heifer beef, 19s to £1 2s; ordinary cow beef, 16s to 18s; rough beef, 7s to 12s Gd; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £lO 15s to £l2; heavy prime steers, £9 to £lO 10s; lighter prime steers, £7 5s to £8 17s 6d; light prime steers, £5 10s to £7 2s 6d; unfinished and small, £3 10s to £5 ss; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £5 10s to £7 ss; lighter, £3 15s to £5 ss; other cows, £1 10s to £3 10s; bulls, £2 to £4 15s. Our yarding of sheep totalled 1864.' There was a keen demand with a further rise in values. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 ,18s Gd; medium to heavy prirne wethers, £1 14s to £1 17s 9d; light prime wethers, £1 11s to £1 13s 9d; unfinished and store wethers, £1 7s to £1 lls Gd; heavy prime ewes, £1 12s Gd to £1 14s 9d; lighter fat ewes, £1 8s Gd to £1 12s; other, ewes, £1 4s to £1 Bs. 'Only two pens of lambs oame forward, and these were of ordinary quality. They realised £1 6s to £1 Gs 3d (21 sold). Pat and young calves were penned in extra large numbers, values showing a decided decline on last week’s quotations. Runners brought from £2 12s to £3 16s; heavy vealers, £2 5s to £3 8s; medium vealers, £1 12s to £2 2s; light vealers, £1 2s to £1 10s; small and freshdropped, 4 S to 14s (256 sold). Pigs were penned in less than average numbers, all classes selling at late quotations. Choppers, £2 5s to £3 15s; heavy baconers, £3 19s to £4 18s; light and medium baconers, £3 3s to £3 17s; heavy porkers, £2 143 to £2 19s; medium porkers, £2 to £2 12s; light and unfinished, £1 7s to £1 19s; store pigs, £1 Is to £1 9s; wcanors and slips, 10s to £1 (374 sold). The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co,, Ltd., report:—At Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned in average numbers and sold at scarcely late quotations. Extra choice oxen sold at 24s per 1001 b, choice and prime oxen 19s to 23s per 1001 b, plain and rough oxen 12s to 17s per 1001 b, young cow and heifer beef lGs to 20s per 1001 b, other cow beef 10s to 15s per 1001 b. No extra heavy prime steers were penned. Heavy prime steers, £8 7s Gd to £9 17s Gd; medium prime steers, £7 to £8 ss; light prime steers, £5 15s to £6 17s 6d; medium prime cows and £6 17s Gd; small and unfinished steers, £3 10s to £5 10s; prime coWs and heifers, £5 10s to £G 17s 6d; medium prime cows and heifers, £4 10s to £5 7s 6d; light prime cows and heifers, £3 10s to £4 ss; . interiorly fatted cows, £1 10s to £3 ss. Calves were penned in large numbers, prices being easier on last week’s quotations, few of good quality coming forward; runners £3 to £4 10s; heavy vealers, £2 10s to £3; medium vealers, £1 12s to £2 ss; light vealers, £1 to £1 10s; small, smaller and fresh-dripped, 5s to 15s. Sheep were penned in small numbers and sold at improved prices. Heavy prime wethers, £1 17s to £1 19s; medium prime wethers, £1 14s 9d to £1 16s 9d; light prime wethers, £1 10s 6d to £1 14s Gd;, heavy prime ewes, £1 13s to £1 14s Gd; medium prime ewes, £1 10s 9d to £1 12s 9d; light prime ewes, £1 8s to £1 10s Gd. Pigs were penned in large numbers and sold at fully late quotations. Choppers £2 5s to £3; heavy and medium baconers, £3 18s to £4 18s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 17s; medium and light porkers, £2 to £2 14s. Store pigs in average numbers sold readily at late rates.' Large stores £1 8s to £1 16s; slips, 18s to £1 Gs; weaners, 10s to 17s. Lambs penned in small numbers, also sold at improved values. Heavy and medium prime lambs £1 Gs to £1 9s; light and prime lambs, £1 Is to £1 5s 9d; store lambs, 12s to 20s. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale of fat stock at Weslfleld • as under: — Beef: A large'yarding, and prices were easier than last week. We quote: Extra choice ox, 24s per 1001 b; choice and prime,' 19s to 225; ordinary and plain, 17s to 19s; prime young cow and heifer beef sold from 18s lo 21s; other, 13s to 18s. Sheep: A smaller yarding sold readily at late rates. Extra heavy wethers made up to 38s Gd; good wethers, 33s to 3Gs; others, 26s to 31s; best ewes made from 30s to 325; others, 24s to 295; unfinished, 18s to 22s Gd. Calves: A fair yarding, prices being easier than last week. Runners made up to £4 10s; heavy vealers, £2 5s to £3 10s; medium vealers, £2 to £2 ss; others, 35s to £2; fresh-dropped, Gs to 10s. Pigs: A good yarding. Prices were about the same as last week. Choppers made from £3 to £4; heavy baconers, £4 to £4 15s; medium baconers, £3 5s to £3 15s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3; lighter, £2 to £2 10s. Lambs: A small yarding sold at late rates. Best lambs, 24s to 275; good lambs, 21s to 235; unfinished, 18s to 20s Gd.