WESTFIELD MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17712, 16 May 1929, Page 11

WESTFIELD MARKETS.

BEEF SLIGHTLY EASIER. SHEEP PRICES MAINTAINED. KEEN COMPETITION FOR PIGS. There was a further slight easing in values for beef at the weekly Westfield fat stock sale yesterday, although the demand was steady throughout. The quality was excellent, and heavier classes were again offered in large numbers. Extra choice ox sold at 36s per 1001 b, compared .with 37s last , week. Last ,week’s advance in values for sheep was maintained. There was an j average yarding, mostly of good ' quality. An average yarding of lambs found a ready sale at late quotations. Competition was again keen and values were firm for pigs, which were yarded in average numbers. In some classes values were slightly easier. The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales: —

Loan and Mercantile. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:— Beef was penned in average numbers, and although competition was steady throughout, values were inclined to be easier. Extra choice ox sold to 3Gs per 1001 b; choice and prime ox, 33s | Gd to 355; ordinary and plain ox, 31s jto 32s Gd; prime young cow and , hcifpr beef, 3is io 335; ordinary cow beef, 28s to 30s; heavy prime steers, £l3 15s to £l4 15s; lighter prime steers, £l2 10s to £l3 12s Gd; light prime steers, £ll to £l2 7s Gd; unfinished and small, £0 to £lO 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and ficifers, £lO 10s to £ll 10s; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 5s to £1 0 *7s Gd: lighter, £8 to £9 2s Gd; light cows, £G 15s to £7 17s Gd; other cows, £5 to £G 10s. Sheep were yarded in average numbers. Competition was keen, and values again improved. Extra heavy prime wethers sold to £1 19s 9d; heavy prime wethers, £1 18s Lo £1 19s 3d; medium prime wethers, £1 16s 9d to £1 17s 9d; light prime wethers, £1 15s to £1 10s Gd; small and unfinished wethers, £1 10s lo £1 13s Gd. Heavy prime wethers from Mr Geo. Vosper, Maungatautarl, Cambridge,- realised £1 19s 3d. Extra heavy prime ewes sold to £1 15s; heavy prime ewes, £1 12s to £1 13s Gd; medium prime ewes, £1 10s to £1 Us 9d; light prime ewes, £1 5s to £1 9s. Lambs were penned in average numbers, and sold readily at late quotations. Extra heavy prime made to £1 Us 3d; heavy prime, £1 6s to £1 8s; medium prime, £1 4s to £i 5s 9d; light prime, £1 2s Gd to £1 3s 9d; unfinished, 18s to £1 Is. Pigs were penned in less than average numbers. Values were easier on late quotations. Choppers sold fro-m £2 to £3 19s; heavy and medium baconcrs, from £3 12s to £4 Gs; light baconers and heavy porkers, from £3 to £3 ifls; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 Gs lo £2 IGs; small and unfinished porkers, £1 15s lo £2 4s. Store pigs sold at late quotations. Large stores brought £1 Lo £1 10s; slips, 12s to 18s; wcaners, 5s to Us. Calves were penned in large numbers. Values were easier on late quotations. Runners made £5 to £G 17s Gd; heavy vealers, £5 to £6 8s; medium, £4 8s to £4 18s; light, £3 IGs to £4 Gs; smaller, £2 10s to £3 14s; small and fresh dropped, 5s to £2 8s; rough calves, £1 to £2 ss.

Dalgety and company, Ltd. Messrs Dalgety and Co-, Ltd., reports that'at the weekly Westfield- fat stock sale to-day, beef in large numbers were penned, the quality of which was fair. The yarding proved more than equal lo the demand, and the values eased on last week’s quotations. Prime heavy bullocks from Matarnuku Downs realised £l4, and were purchased by the Auckland Meat Company. Medium bullocks sold for 1113 to £l3 17s Gd; lighter, £l2 to £l2 2s Gd.

I Cow and heifer beef also came for{ward in about average numbers, for ! which competition was good on wellj finished lots. Values remained on a par with last week's valuesExtra choice ox sold to £1 lGs per J 0011 a; choice and prime, £1 13s (id to £1 15s per 1001 b; just killable, £1 11s. | Lo £1 13s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 13s; just killable, £1 is | to £1 8s; prime heavy cows-and heifers, £9 IDs to £lO ,12s 6d; medium cows, £8 to £8 17s 6d; light cows, £0 j 3s to £7 15s. Sheep: An averaging | yarding of sheep Ivas penned, and j sold under strong eompetilion at fully laic rates. Prime wethers realised £1 ! lGs lo £1 17s 3d; medium, £1 12s 3d i to £1 15s; light. £1 11s to £1 12s; j heavy ewes, £1 12s to £1 12s 3d; cx- | Ira heavy prime wethers, shorn, 37s 3d; heavy prime, shorn, £1 lGs; medium, shorn, £1 155.; light and unfinished, shorn, £1 13s Gd; heavy prime ewes, shorn, £1 12s 3d; lighter, shorn, £1 6s Gd; other exves, shorn, £ 1 2s; medium ewes, £1 5s Gd to £1 Gs Gd; light, £1 2s to £1 4s. Larnbs: An average yarding of fat lambs came forward and sold at late rates. Heavy lamb made 255; medium, 245; light, 21s. Calves were yarded in larger numbers and sold at equal to late rates. No extra quality runners were penned. Runners brought £5 to £0; heavy vealers, £4 15s to £G; medium. £3 15s to £4 10s; light, £2 10s to £3 10s; rough, £1 to £2. Pigs sold at late quotations. Choppers made £1 15s to £3; heavy baconcrs, £4 to £4 Gs; medium, £3 12s 6d to £3 18s; light, £3 4s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £3; medium, £2 4s to £2 10s; light, £1 15s to £2 2s. Alfrod Buckland and Sons, j Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, j report:—Our supply of fat cattle totalled 540 head, as against 381 head at last Wednesday’s sale, comprising 381 steers and 159 cows and heifers. The quality generally was first-class and the entry again included many consignments of heavy cal tie. There was a steady demand throughout. In isolated cases last week’s values ruled, hut taking the sale oa the whole there

was a drop in pi’ices. Extra choice ox sold to £1 lGs per J 001 b-; choice and prime ox, £1 13s Gd to £1 15s Gd; j secondary and plain ox, £1 10s to £1 | 13s; prime young cow and heifer beef, ! £1 l is to £1 13s; ordinary cow beef, j £ 1 5s to £1 10s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £ls to ! £ 1G 2s Gd. One show steer from the I Waikato realised £l7 10s, and was | bought by II- and W. Ilellaby, Limited. The £ 1G 2s Gd cattle were sold by Mr 11. E. Reed, Waercnga. The highest averages for steers were: Six from the Waikato, £IG 7s Gd; 7 from Mr H. E. | Reed, Waerenga, £ls 3s lid; 1G from Mrs Main, Tamahere, £l4; 7 from Mr C. C. Otway, To Akau, £l3 11s; 18 from Mr R. C. Morgan, Matamata, £l2 lGs ltd; 8 from Mr John McDonald, Oncwliero, £l2 15s; 18 from Mr W. CRing, Hinuera, £l2 10s; 25 from Mr .1. H. Eyre,- Onewhe.ro, £l2 Gs 'Jd. Heavy } prime steers brought £l3 10s to £l4 17s 6d; lighter prime steers, £l2 to £l3 7s Gd; light prime steers, £lO 10s to £ll 17s Gd; small and unfinished steers, £8 17s Gd lo £lO 7s Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO 15s lo £l2 2s Gd; heavy prime cows and heifers, £9 to £lO 12s Gd; | lighter fat cows & heifers, £7 lo £8 17s i Gd; other killable cows, £5 5s to £G 17s I Gd. The GSG sheep which came forward I were, with few exceptions, of good i quality, and the advance reported last week was sustained for all classes of prime mutton. Extra heavy prime wethers made-£l 18s to £1 19s Gd; heavy prime wethers, £1 lGs Gd to £1 17s 9d; medium lo heavy prime wethers, £1 13s lo £1 16s-3d; light to medium prime wethers, £1 13s to £1 14s 9d; unfinished wethers, £1 9s to £1 12s 9d; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 13s Gd to £1 15s; heavy prime ewes, £1 10s to £1 13s; lighter prime ewes, £1 7s to £1 9s Gd; other killable ewes, £1 3s lo £1 Gs Gd. Lambs were penned to the number of 17G and sold ; without alteration in values. Extra { heavy prime lambs made £1 7s to £1 j 8s Gd; heavy prime lambs, £1 5s Gd to £1 Gs 9d: lighter prime lambs, £1 3s Gd lo £1 5s 3d: light prime lambs, £1 2s to £1 3s 3d; plain lambs, 17s 9d to £1 Is. We bad a good yarding j of calves, including a large proportion of heavy runners and prime vealers. Tile demand for the heavier sorts was easier, and for others about equal to last week- Runners made £5 to £8 12s; heavy vealers, £4 10s to £5 7s; medium, *£3 Gs to £4 4s; light, £2 10s to £3; good bucket-fed calves, £1 18s to £2 ss; rough and unfinished, £1 5s to £1 13s; small and fresh-dropped, 5s to £ 1 2s. Thirteen extra w&U-dnua

runners arid heavy vealers, fattened byMessrs Smith Brothers, Kiwltahf, averaged £G; and 18 choice-quality calves from Mr P. R. Paulsen, War: - onga, averaged £5 5s 4d. A lotut of 1 calves was sold. An average number opigs was offered. Competition wa.i again keen and values very firm. N. heavy choppers were penned. Med iurn-weighls made £2 10s to £3 8s: heavy prime baconers realised £4 3: to £4 9s; medium, £3 16s to £4; lighi. £3 11s to £3 14s; heavy porkers, £2 14s to £3 2s; medium, £2 10s to-£2 12s; light, £2 3-s to £2 7s; small and unfinished, £1 Gs to £1 18s; few stores came forward. Prices remain aboui the sariic. • 'Good stores, £1 4s lo £i 8s; slips, 10s lo 14s; weaners, 9s 1: 1 Is for best; small and weedy, 2s to ss. A total of 391 pigs was sold.

This week. Last week. BEEF (per 101b) — Ex. choice OX .... 37/Choice and prime ox 33/6 to 35/6 34/- to 36/Cnolcc and prime cow and hclTer 31/-to 33/30/- to 34/SHEEP (per head) — l‘r. wethers 3 3/- to 30/0 33/- to 39/6 Prim ewes 25/- to 35/27/9 to 35/6 Prm. lambs 2a/- to 31/3 22/- to 29/6 CALVES (pei head; — Runners ,0(1/- to 72/80/- to 200/Vealers 50/- to 128/50/- to 128/PIUS (per head; — Haconcrs . 00/- to so/66/- to 89/Porkers .. 4 3/- to 70/42/- to 78/Weaners . 5/- to 11/3/- to 12/Slips 1 0/- to 18/8/- to 20/Lge. stores 20/- to 30/22/- to 32/-