WESTFIELD MARKET.

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17268, 14 November 1929, Page 11

WESTFIELD MARKET.

BEEF PRICES MAINTAINED.

LITTLE OHANGE IN PIGS,

Prices for beef cattle, particularly the heavy-weight lines, declined slightly at the weekly Westfield fat stock sale yesterday. There was an average yarding and the majority of the ox beef was of excellent quality. Choice and prime cow and heifer beef alone sold on a par with late quotations:—

Sheep were penned in average numbers. There was a keen demand, all lots being disposed of readily. Prices showed an improvement on last week.

The supply of lambs also was not sufficient to meet requirements. Those offering met with a ready sale at improved prices.

There was a slightly larger yarding of calves, and prices generally \vere inclined to case. Exceptions were a runner which realised £lO 10s, and a choice vealer which was sold for £7 7s d.

There was little change in the prices realised for fat pigs. A full yarding met with a steady sale. Store pigs were in short supply and prices firmed.

The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales:—

This week. Last week. BEEF (per 1001 b) — Ex. choice ox ... 42/- 43/Cholce & prime ox 37/-to 41/- 38/-to 42/Cholce £ prime cow & heifer 35/- to 40/- 36/- to 40/S'HBEP (per bead)—Prime wethers Shorn .. 26/6 to 33/- 25/6 to 30/6 Unshorn . - to 38/6 Prime Ewes — Shorn ... 17/-to 24/- 18/-to 24/Unshom . Spr lambs . 21/-to 28/0 18/-to 27/6 CALVES (per head) —• TUinners .. 120/-to2lo/- 120/-to 180/Yealers .. 44/-to 147/6 50/-to 104/PIGS (per head) Baconers .. 58/-to 86/- 60/-t.o 80/Porkers .. 45/-to 68/- 43/-to 63/weaners .. 13/-to 24/- 12/-to 24/SUpS 24/- to 31/- 27/- to 30/-Lg-e IS tores 30/-to 44/- 36/- to 4 4/Dalgoty and Co., Ltd. At the weekly Westfield fat stock sale of Dalgety and Company, Ltd.,

to-day, ox beef was penned In average numbers, the quality being llrstclass. Competition was steady throughout, but a slight easing in value took place. Heavier sorts showed a drop very markedly. Cow and heifer beef came forward in usual numbers, and here also the quality was first-olass. The demand was steady, and last week’s values were easily maintained. Extra choice ox sold to 42s per 1001 b; choice and prime, 38s to 40s; secondary and plain, 33s to 355; prime young cow and heifer beef, 40s; ordinary cow beef, 34s to 365. Lighter prime steers, £l4 7s Gd; light prime steers, £l2 ss; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO 10s, £lO 17s Gd to £11; heavy prime cows and heifers, £8 15s to £9; lighter prime cows and heifers, £7 to £7 15s; other killable cows, £5 7s 6d to £6 10s.

Sheep were penned in average numbers, for which there was a better demand, and last week’s values were slightly improved upon. Prime wethers from the estate of the late Mr Alexander Bell realised 28s to 32s 9d. Extra heavy prime wethers, shorn, made 32s 9d; heavy prime, 295; medium, 26s Gd; heavy prime ewes, 22s 3d; lighter, 19s 3d. Lambs came forward in smaller numbers than -last week, and there was an improved demand. Heavy prime lamb made 275; medium, 265; light, 25s Calves were penned in fair numbers and met a steadier market, all classes being easier than last week. Heavy vealers made £4 to £4 15s; medium, £3 to £3 15s; light, £2 5s to £2 15s; small, £1 to £2. Pigs sold under brisk competition, porkers especially being in demand. Heavy baconers made £4 to £4 ss; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 3s; medium baconers £3 10s to £3 18s; medium porkers, £2 10s to £2 14s; light baconers, £3 3s to £3 8s; light poikers, £2 4s to £2 Bs. •, Loan and Mercantile. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports : Beef was penned in average numbers. Extra heavy prime oxen were inclined to be easier in values, other prime ox and cow and heifer beef being the same as last week. Extra choice ox sold to £2 2s per 1001 b; choice and prime ox, £1 19s to £2 Is; ordinary and plairi, £1 16s to £1 18s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 17s to £2; ordinary cow beef, £1 lis to £1 16s 6d. Extra heavy prime steers, from £ls to £l6; heavy prime, £l3 15s to £l4 17s 6d; lighter prime, £l2 5s to £l2 12s Gd; light, prime, £ll to £l2 2s 6d; unfinished and small, £9 10s to £lO 15s; extra heavy

prime young cows and heifers, £l2 to £l3 ss; heavy prime, £lO 10s to £li 15s; lighter, £9 to £lO 7s Cd; light cows, £7 15s to £8 15s; other oows, £5 10s to £6 12s Gd. Sheep were yarded in average numbers. There was a keen demand and values improved Is to 2s a head. Heavy prime wethers made £1 9s Gd to £1 10s 6d; medium prime, £1 8s 6d to £1 9s 3d; light prime, £1 7s lo ,£1 8s 3d; small and unfinished, £1 5s to £1 6s 9d; heavy prime ewes £1 Is 6d to £1 3s 6d; medium prime, 18s 9d to £1 Is; light prime, 17s to 18s 6d. Lambs were penned in less than average numbers. There was a keen demand, and values were decidediy better. Prime lambs sold at from £1 2s 6d to £1 8s 9d.

Pigs were penned In large numbers. Values were on a par with last week’s quotations. Choppers sold from £2 to £3 6s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 10s to £4 4s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 8s; medium and light porkers, £2 6s to £3 16s; small and unfinished, £1 16s to £2 4s. Store pigs in small numbers sold at values very firm at late quotations. Large stores, £1 10s to £2; slips, £1 4s to £1 9s; weaners, 12s to £1 4s. I

Calves were penned in large numbers. Values were easier on last week’s quotations. Runners, £6 to £9 7s 6d; heavy vealers, £5 5s to £7 7s 6d, for an extra choioe vealer from Mr James Taylor, Glen Innes’ property; medium, £4 to £5; light, £3 to £3 18s; smaller, £2 5s to £2 18s; small and fresh dropped, 7s to £2 3s rough calves, £1 to £1 18s. Alfred Buokland and Son. Messrs A. Buokland and Son report that to-day at Westfield they penned 338 head, comprising 240 steers and 98 cows and heifers, compared with 301 head last week. The major portion of the ox beef was of excellent quality, and thtre were many lines of heavy cattle. Values generally were slightly lower, heavy-weights suffering most. Extra choice ox sold to 42s per 1001 b .choice and prime 37s to 41s, secondary and plain 34s to 365, prime young cow and heifer beef, 35s to 395, secondary, 30s to 345. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £ls 15s to £l6 10s, heavy £l4 15s to £ls 12s 6d, lighter £l3 10s to £l4 12s 6d, light £l2 to £l3 7s 6d; unfinished and small, £lO 10s to £ll 17s 6d, extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO las to £l2, heavy, £9 to £lO 12s 6d, lighter £7 15s to £8 17s 6d, oLher cows, £5 10s to £7 12s 6d. Amongst the highest averages for steers wore:—l4 from Mr 11. E. Reed, Waerenga, £ls 9s; 25 from Mr W.

Vosper, Cambridge, £l4 14s 3d; 24 from J. Price, Walton, £l4 4s 7d; 16 from Mr P. Corbett, Hikutala, £l4 4s 2d. The 654 sheep penned were Insufficient for requirements, and in consequence values were firmer for all classes. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 11s 9d to £1 13s; heavy prime,. £1 9s to £1 11s 6d; medium to heavy prime, £1 7s 6d to £1 8s 9d; light to medium prime, £1 6s 6d to £i 7s 3d; unfinished, £1 4s 6d to £1 6s 3d; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 3s to £1 4s; heavy prime ewes, £1 is Gd to £1 2s 9d; lighter prime, £1 to £1 Is 3d; other killable ewes, 18s 1° 19s 6d. The 98 spring lambs which came forward met with a brisk sale at improved prices. Heavy prime lambs made £1 7s to £1 8s; lighter prime, £1 5s 6d to £1 6s 9d; light prime, £1 3s to £1 5s 3d; small, £1 Is to £1 2s 9d. We had an average yarding of fat and young calves. Competition was not keen and values receded slightly. Runners made £6 to £lO 10s for an extra heavy prime heifer; heavy vcalers £4 Gs to £5 2s; medium, £3 5s to £4; light, £2 14s to £3 2s; small, £1 16s to £2 8s; good bucket-fed calves, £1 7s to £1 12s; rough and unfinished, 16s to £1 2s; fresh-dropped and small, 5s to 15s (219 calves sold). Fat pigs were in full supply, while stores were penned in lesser numbers. Bidding was steady throughout, but prices were slightly lower. Choppers made £1 10s to £3 3s; heavy prime baconers, £4 to £4 Gs; medium, £3 12s to £3 16s; light, £3 7s to £3 10s heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 2s; medium,, £2 11s to £2 13s; light, £2 5s to £2 9s; small and unfinished, £1 15s to £2 2s; best stores, £2 to £2 4s, smaller £1 10s to £1 18s; slips, £l6* to £1 11s; good wcaners i £1 to £1 3a; small, 13s to 17s (398 pigs sold). , t