COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 15322, 24 August 1923, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

WESTFIELD MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned in average numbers, competition being very keen, and we report a further advance in values. We quote: Extra choice oxen, to 33s per 1001 b; choice and prime, 2Ss to 32s 6d; plain and unfinished, 20s to 265; young cow and heifer beef, 26s to 30s; other -cow beef, 18s to 25s;.rough beef, 10s to 17s; no extra heavy prime steers were penned; heavy prime steers, £l3 7s Cd to £ls 12s 6d; medium prime steers, £ll 15s to £l3 ss; light prime steers, £8 10s to £ll 12s 6d; unfinished steers, £G 15s to £7 17s 6d; extra heavy prime cows and heifers, £9 10s to £lO ss; heavy prime cows and heifers, £8 to £9 7s 6d; medium prime cows and heifers, £6 2s Gd to £7 11s 6d; light prime cows, and heifers, £4 to £6; inferiorlyfatted cows and heifers, £2 10s to £3 15s. Calves were penned in large numbers, and sold at late quotations. Runners, £2 10s to £4 17s; heavy vealers, £2 13s to £3 15s; medium vealers, £1 17s to \£2 12s; light vealers, 20s to £1 IGs; smaller, 10s to 19s; small and fresh-dropped, 3s to 9s. Pigs were penned in large numbers, declining in values. Choppers, £2 10s to £3 18s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 16s to £4 14s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 14s to £3 15s; medium and light porkers, £1 16s to £2 12s. Store pigs, also in large numbers, sole at late quotations. Large stores, £1 9s to £1 15s; slips, 18s to £1 8s; weaners, 8s to 17s. Sheep were penned in average numbers, and sold readily at late quotations. No extra heavy prime wethers were penned. Heavy prime wethers, £2 4s to £2 8s Gd; medium prime wethers, £2 to £2 3s 9d; light prime wethers, £1 15s Gd to £1 19s Od; unfinished wethers, £1 11s 6d to £1 15s; heavy prime, ewes,: £1 14s to £1 18s 9d; medum and light prime ewes, £1 8s to £1 13s 6d;. inferiorly-fatted ewes, 18s to £1 Cs; heavy and medium prime hoggets, £1 8s 9d to £1 15s 3d, light prime hoggets, £1 5s to £1 8s 6d; unfinished- hoggets, 17s 9d to £1 4s Gd.

Messrs Dalgety and Go., Ltd., report on their Westfield sale at follows:—Beef: A: heavy ' yarding of prime again rose-in .value, but unfinished and plain, Were 'unchanged. Extra choice ox'td :33s'per 1001 b, choice and prime 30s to 325, ordinary and plain 24s to 265, prime young cow and heifer beef 245, to 2Ss, ordinary cow 18s to 225, others 6s to 14s. Sheep: A good yarding sold under very keen competition at late quotations. No extra 'heavy prime wethers. Heavy prime wethers' £2 2s to £2 as, medium to prime heavy wethers £i 18s 6d to £2 Is, lighter .wethers £1 16s to £1 18s, good hoggets to "335, smaller 2is to 28s 6d, heavy prime ewes 38s (no extra heavy yarded), medium prime ewes 34s to 365, unfinished and light ewes 21s to 325. dalvcs: A fair varding sold readily at late rates. Runners £3 10s to £5, heavy vealers £2 us to £3 ss, medium vealers £1 16s to £2 14s, light vealers 30s to 355, young and fresh-dropped 4s Io 15s. Pigs: A very large yarding sold at prices, considerably below late rates. No choppers yarded. ' Heavy baconers v £-i to £4 15s, light .and medium baconers £3 5s to £4,. heavy porkers £2 10s to £3 ss, light lo medium porkers 35s to 425, store pigs 20s lo 325, wcaners and slips 10s to 225.