WESTFIELD MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18026, 22 May 1930, Page 15

WESTFIELD MARKETS.

BEEF IN KEEN DEMAND. SHEEP SHOW AN ADVANCE. PIG RATES MAINTAINED. Beef cattle were penned in average numbers at the weekly Westfield fat stock sale yesterday. The quality was well up to standard. The demand for choice and prime quality beef was .keen. Extra choice ox sold unchang- ! ed at 37s per 1001 b, and prices gen- ' erally were steady at. last week’s i levels. ? There was an average yarding of sheep, most of which were plain and unfinished. Prime mutton was in keen i demand and prices showed a small increase on last week’s rates. Lambs : were also penned in average numbers and sold readily at late rates. Calves came forward in less than average numbers; competition was keen and values advanced considerably on last week’s quotations. There was a full yarding of fat pigs, including some particularly good quality baconers, but store pigs were scarce. Prices were about on a par with current rates. ■The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales:—

Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report : “ At our weekly Westfield fat stock market to-day we offered ox beef in slightly less numbers than usual. The demand was strong and last week’s values again ruled. Extra choice ox sold to 37s per 1001 b; choice and prime, 35s to 36s 6d; secondary and plain, 32s to 345; prime young cow and heifer beef, 32s to 355; ordinary cow beef, 25s to 31s. Heavy prime steers made £l4 15s to £l4 17s 6d; lighter prime steers, £l4 to £l4 10s; light prime steers. £l2 15s to £l3 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £ll to £l2 10s; heavy prime cows and heifers, £9 to £lO 12s 6d; lighter prime cows and heifers, £7 5s to £8 15s; other killahle cows, £6 to £7.” Sheep were yarded in average numbers and sold steadily at late rates. Extra heavy prime wethers realised 28s to 29s 3d; heavy prime, 25s 3d to 265;. naadiiiav • to - *

and unfinished, 21s to 23s 3d; heavy prime ewes, 21s'3d to' 235; lighter, 15s to 16s 9d. 'Lam'bs were yarded in about usual numbers, and sold steadily at full late rates. Heavy prime made 22s 3d to 2,35; medium 16s 3d to 20s; light, 14s 3d to 15s 3d. Calves, penned in smaller numbers than last .week, produced, quite keen competition, and consequently advanced in price, especially . for medium to heavy vealers. .Heavy and medium vealers sold at £3 2s to £4 ss; light, £2 to £3; rough, 20s to 40s. Pigs met with steady competition at about equal to late rates. Heavy baconers brought £3 5s to £3 11s; heavy porkers, £2 7s to £2 12s; medium baconers, £2 18s to £3 4s; medium porkers, £2 2s to £2 6s; light ■baconers, £2 13s to £2 17s; light porkers, £1 15s to £2. Loan and ' Mercantile. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan-i tile Agency Company, Ltd., report;— At the Westfield fat stock market yesterday beef was penned in. average numbers, There was a keen demand for choice and prime quality beef, which was very firm. Other classes sold at late rates. Extra choice ox sold to £1 17s per 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 14s to £1 16s; ordinary and plain, £1 12s to £1 13s 6d; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 11s to £1 13s; ordinary cow beef, £1 8s to £1 10s 6d. Extra heavy prime steers ranged fro.” £ls 10s to £l6 10s; heavy prime, £l4 'to £ls 7s 6d; lighter prime, £l2 7s 6d to £l3 15s; light prime, £ll to £l2 ss; unfinished and small, £9 to £lO 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO to £lO 17s 6d; heavy prime, £9 to £9 17s 6d; lighter, £7 10s to £8 15s; light cows, £6 10s to £7 7s 6d; other cows, £4 to £6 ss. Extra heavy prime steers from Mr J. R. Hill, Ohincwai, realised up to £l6 10s. Sheep were yarded in average numbers, mostly unfinished. There was a keen demand for prime mutton, which improved in value. Heavy prime wethers brought £1 7s to £1 7s 9d; medium prime, £1 5s to £1 6s 9d; light prime, £i 3s 6d to £1 4s 9d; small and unfinished, 18s upwards; heavy prime ewes, 19s to £1 0s 6d; medium prime, 17s to 18s 9d; light prime, 14s to 16s 9d; interiorly fatted ewes, 4s to 13s 9d. Lambs were penned in average numbers and sold readily at late rates. Prime quality sold at from 18s to £1 2s 9d; unfinished, 13s upwards. There was a small yarding of pigs. The demand was not so good as last week’s market, and values were easier. Choppers sold from £2 10s to £3 17s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 6s to £3 11s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 16s to £3 3s; medium and light porkers, £2 5s to £2 14s; small and unfinished, £1 10s to £2 2s. Store pigs were penned in small numbers. Values were at late quotations. Large stores made £1 5s to £1 10s; slips, 15s to £1 3s; weaners, 7s to 15s. Calves were penned in small numbers. Competition was keen and values advanced considerably on last week’s quotations. Runners brought £4 to £7 17s 6d; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 17s; medium, £3 8s to £3 18s; light, £2 16s to £3 6s; smaller, £2 4s to £2 14s; small and fresh dropped, 7s to £2 2s; rough calves, 14s to £1 10s. Alfred Bucktand & Sons. Messrs A. Buckland and Sons report: At the. weekly Westfield market the beef pens contained 330 head (195 steers, and 135 cows and heifers), compared with 428 last week. The uuaJJLv waa wall un lx\ ulinriard. Onm-

petition was keen and values very Arm.

Extra choice ox sold to 37s per 1001 b; choice and prime, 34s 6d to 36s 6d, secondary and plain 33s to 345; prime young cow and heifer beef, 30s to 335; secondary, 23s to 295. -

Extra heavy prime ste.ers ranged, from £ls 10s to £l6'7s 6d, heavy £l4 10s to £ls 7s 6d, lighter £l3 to £l4 7s 6d, light £ll 10s to £ls 7s 6d, lighter £l3 to £l4 7s 6d, light £ll 10s to £l2 17s 6d, small and unfinished £9 10s to £ll 7s 6d, extra heavy prime young cows and heifers £lO 15s to £ll 10s, heavy £9 to £lO 12s 6d, lighter £7 to £8 17s 6d, other killable cows £4 10s to £6 17s 6d.

There was an average yarding of sheep, a proportion of which were plain and unfinished, values forvthese being unchanged. Prime mutton was in demand. A total of 1076 sheep was sold. Extra heavy prime wethers realised £1 9s to £1 9s 9d, for wethers from Mr A. Maitland, Ramarama; heavy prime, £1 7s 9d to £1 8s 9d; medium to heavy, £1 6s 6d to £1 7s 6d; light to medium, £1 ,4s to £1 6s 3d; unfinished wethers, 19s to £1 3s 6d; extra heavy prime young ewes, 18s 6d to 19s 9d; heavy prime ewes, 17s to ISs 3d; lighter prime, 15s to 16s 9d; other killable ewes, 13s to 14s 9d; other ewes, 8s to 12s ,9d. Lambs were penned to the number of 298 and sold steadily at ruling values.; Extra heavy prime lambs brought £1! 4s 6d. to £1 6s 9d for lambs from Mii A. New’itt, Maungaturoto; heavy prime,, £1 3s to £1 4s 3d; lighter, £1 Is to' £1 2s 9d; light, 17s to £1 0s 9d;. small and plain, 10s 6d to 16s 6d. 1 We haa less than an average entry of fat and young calves. Competition was more keen and values improved. No extra heavy runnel’s were penned. Medium-weights brought £4 10s to £5-ss; heavy vealers, £3 8s to £4 3s; medium, £2 16s to £3 ss; light, £2 8s to £2 12s; small vealei's, £1 18s to £2 2s; bucket-fed calves,, £1 7s to, £1 12s; rough and unfinished, £1 to £1 4s; small and fresh-dropped,,,ss to 18s. Thei’e were 168 calves sold. There was a full yarding of fat pigs, including several trucks of particularly good-quality baconers and all classes sold at about last week’s rates. Choppers-made £3 to £4 11s; heavy prime baconers, £3 11s to £3 15s; medium, £3 4s to £3 7s; light, £2 16s to £3; heavy porkers, £2 8s to £2 13s; medium, £2 3s to £2 6s; light, £1 15s to £1 19s; small and unfinished, £1 5s to £1 12s; best stores, £1 8s to £1 12s; smaller, £1 2s to £1 ss; slips, 17s to £1 Is; weaners, 9s to 16s. A total of 491 pigs was sold.

This week. Last •week. BEEF (per Ex. cnorce O O cr T 37/Choice and 36/prime ox Choice and 34/- to 36/6 34/- to prime cow & heifer . 30/- to 33/31/- to 33/SHEEP (per head) — Pr. -weth’s 23/6 to 29/9 21/- to 28/6 Unr. w’th’s 18/- to 23/6 17/-to 22/9 Prm. ewes 15/- to 20/6 13/- to 23/9 Pr. lamhs 17/- to 24/3 14/6 to 23/CALVES (per head)- -• , : Runners .. 80/- to 157/6 80/- to 150/Vealers .. 48/- TO 97/-. 40/- to 8'2/PIGS (per head) — ©aconers 56/-tO 75/54/- to 78/Porkers .. 35/-to 63/33/- to 68/Weaners .. 7/- to 16/7/- to 13/Slips 1:5/- to 23/15/- to 20/Lge. stores 22/- to 32/25/- to 30/-