COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16814, 4 June 1926, Page 10

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

WESTFIELD MARKETS. Dalgcly and Company, Limited, report as follows on tlie Westfield sale: Beef—A large yarding, consisting chiefly of cow and heifer beef. Ux beef was very llrm, but cow and heifer beef was decidedly easier. Extra choice and prime ox made 31s per 1001 b; choice and prime, 27s lo 30s; ordinary and plain, 23s lo 20s; prime young cow 7 and heifer beef, 2is; ordinary 18s to 21s; rough J2s to 10s. Sheep.—A large yarding, values being slightly easier toward the end of the sale. Competition was very slack. Heavy prime wethers made, £1 t)s to £ I I Is; medium prime. £1 7s Od to £1 8s Od; small and unfinished, £1 3s to £1 0s Od; best heavy prime ewes, £1 :i« 1 n £1 0s 0d; medium £1 In £t 2s 0d; light ami unfinished 10s lo IPs. Lambs.—A small yarding, prices being unchanged. Heavy prime lambs made £t .is In £1 0s; medium £1 to £i 3s: light 17s In 18s Od. Calves. —A good yarding, which sold under good enmpolilion at last week's prices. Kunners made £2 IPs to £3 ISs: heavy vealers, £3 lOs In £3 17y: medium £2 Os lo £3 7s: light £1 lbs lo £2 7s: small £1 5s to £1 15s: fresh dropped 5s lo 18s. Pigs.—A good yarding, prices being slightly easier. Choppers made £ i lo £1 ss: medium and heavy haveners £5 10s to £ 1 : light barotiers and heavy porkers £3 5s lo £3 I is: medium and light £2 Is lo £2 J is. At Westfield fat slock market beef was penned in large numbers, being composed moslly of cow and heifer beef. Competition for choice and prime oxen was again very keen and values were firmer. Owing to the large entry ef cow and heifer beef values for these were lower. Extra choice ox sold to 32s per I noth; choir,e and prime 28s lo 2 1s: ordinary and plain. 25s to 275: prime young cow and heifer Imm- r, 25s lo 2Us: ordinary cow beef, IPs lo 225; rough beef, Jls lo 18s: exlra lie,-ivy prime sleers, £ls 17s Col lo £li 7s (hi; heavy prime, £l2 lOs to £! 3 tbs: lighter prime. £ll lo £|-.» ss; light prime. ,£P to £|o J 7 s (id: iiiilinishrd and small, C'3 7s fnl lo ,£S 17s fnl: extra heavy prime young rows and heifers, £8 lo UP 3s: heavy prime, er, 13s lo £7 17s C,<|; lighter. £5 l'os lo £f 12s fd: lighl cows, .£ I Ills lo £5 7s fd: hulls, £2.

io £5 15s: oilier cows, £2 Ids lo £4 ss; 11 steers from Mr W. W. Mcj Lauglikm, Papalocliie. averaged £1 i 5s Od. sheep were yarded in average numbers, selling at late quotations.— ! Heavy prime wethers made £t 12s to £| Iss Oil: medium prime wethers. Cl IDs Od lo £! Ms Pd: liirlil prime ' wi-liiers, £1 Ps to £1 Ids fd; small . and iml'mishcd welhers. £! As to £1 7s j till: heavy prime ewes £1 is fd lo j j; | fs fd; medium prime. .£ I 2s 3d I to Cl -is 3d: light priim , £ I to £1 2s: I inferiorly fatleil. 1 is lo ISs. Lambs wa re penned in average numbers, sellI ing at lale quotations. Heavy prime. j made cl is to £1 fs: medium prime, j £ I 2s lo £1 5 ‘.'i|; light prime, £1 to Cl is Pd: imllnisheil, best J 5s lo 17s i fid : olhers. 12s lo Ms Pd. I’igs penned | in average numbers. Values for hacon- * ers were easier at lale quotations, hill values for porkers were fully mainlained. Choppers sold from £3 loi'.b: heavy and medium haeoiiers from £3 j IPs lo £ 1 : liL-lil haeoiiers and Ip’iivy I porkers £.'! 8s I" £3 I os : medium and J lighl porkers. £2 Ills l" £5 t?s: small

and unfinished porkers, £2 to £2 Ss. Store pigs in small numbers sold at late quotations. Large stores made £1 10s to £1 Ifs; slips, £1 lo £1 8s; weaners, Ss lo lbs. Calves were penned in average numbers. No quality was yarded. Values were at late quotations. Runners made £4 4s to £5; heavy vealers, £3 10s to £4 2s; ; medium, £2 ISs io £3 8s: lighl, £2 fs ; to £2 lCs; smaller, £1 14s to £2 4s; small and fresh-dropped, 3s to £1 4s; • rough calves, 10s to £l. Alfred Buckland and Sons report—• At our weekly Westfield fat stock market our entry of fat cattle totalled f 57 head as against 631 at last sale. ; comprising 229 steers, 4 2G cows and heifers, and 2 hulls. There was a j steady demand. Ox beef and prime young cows and heifers sold at fully inst week’s quotations: other classes I of cow and heifer beef were, easier. Exlra choice ox sold to tils per Joolb, choice and prime 28s to 30s fd, ordinary and plain 20s In 27s fd, prime young cow and heifer beef 2 is lo 275. ordinary cow beef 20s to 235, plain and rough tbs 1.0 IPs. Extra heavy prime sleers made £l3 lbs to i'll lbs, 2 i extra prime steers from Mr John Mclntyre (I'tini, averaged £l3 12s • till, heavy prime sleers £l2 lo £l3. 12s fd. lighter prime £lO los lo £ 1 ! j 17s fit, tight prime £8 Ids lo £lO i 7s fd. small and unfinished £f lbs lo J £S 7s fd, extra heavy prime young I cows and heifers £8 ]os to £lO 2s fnl. i heavy prime £f 10s lo £8 7s fd, lighlI er prime £h In £f 7s fd. oilier kill- | aide cows £ i In £i 17s fd, old and 17*iliter cows 50s to £3 17s (id. bulls £2 and £5 bs. There was a full yarding of sheep, a large proportion of which were plain and unfinished. Values for all classes were on a par j wiill last week's rates. Extra heavy | prime wethers made 32s Pd to 345. heavy prime 2Ps Pd to 325. medium i In heavy prime 28s In 29s od, lighl to j medium prime 2fs fd lo 2 7s 9d, unI finished 2 is In 20s fd. extra heavy I prime young ewes 2 is Pd to 275, I In avy prime 22s Pd in 2is fd. lighter I prime 21s to 22s od. light billable ) ewes 18s fd In 20s Pd. ntheP ewes i 1 is In I7s fd (1320 snlil . The 1 iambs \Chieh were penned sold at ruli ing rales. Extra heavj prime lambs Iliad" 2fs fd In 28s. heavy prime 2 is j fnl In 2'is 3d. lighter prime 22s fd I" | 2 is .'til. light prime IPs lo 22s 3d, smalt and plain t is In I Ss fd (32P (snlil . Calves were again penned ill small numbers and sold at about equal In last week's qunlatinns. liimners j made from £5, Ids In £b 12s. heavy < vealers £3 I fs In .£ i I is. medium ' vealers £2 ! is In £5 IPs, light 30s In i £2 15s, and small and fresh dropped 5s In 32s (150 sold). There was less than an average yarding of pigs. Bidding was keen and all classes sold readily. Heavy choppers made £3 15s In £5, exlra heavy prime liacon- ; ers up lo £ i 18s, heavy baeuners £i : in .cl 7s. medium baconurs £3 1 is to I .15 ISs. light baeuners £3 Ss_ In £3 i 12s. heavy porkers £3 Is to £3 ss. mei ilium £2 i is to £2 ISs. light £2 3s in I £2 11s, small and unfinished 31s to £2 ss. Stores were also ill good demand. It.-si up In 375. smaller 31s in 555. slips 18s In 2 is, weaners from 12s upwards (.'MI pigs Sold'. JOHNSONVILLE SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams'. Lid., and Wright. Stephenson and Cn.. Lid., report on their .1 oliiisonville sale held mi Tuesday. June I: -Some particularly good hullneks were yarded and mef will! a keen sale, lighter faille I selling lit pros inns week's qi|o!ati"ll3.

I The sheep entry consisted moslly of j ewes, the few wethers yarded solium I freely. Land's were not in great dc- | mami. Heavy hullneks made £I i | L7s fd In- £ls 15s. lighter £lu In £l3. wethers 29s Bd, ewes 22s In 2 is tod, lambs ISs fd in 22s Pd.