WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20426, 17 February 1938, Page 13

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES RISE IN OX BEEF PRICE BKsT RATE? SINCE 1030 (By Te!rjrraj>:i.—nress Association) Al • ULAN D, Thursd .y j Hup '■ 'i general :li u-iapo of good j beet'. prices in this unction -if Hip j "...i-k.'l d t Ilii* \V.-lid fit s: --- ‘ k j —;I«.• ** yesterday jumped sharply by 2 s | !•» i2s JIP" I «»«»]!». -' i 111 j|; u ‘ Values have i ‘ ri 1 1 **< I !11 Ain-kland since- September. 193". —l l •■• j * ;in rl iambs wi-iv lii'ii: ;il iale rates,. values for calves ‘ended to '-asp. atul i-i_s wen* slightly dearer.. Individual prices advanc'd in some ! uvfi- f j mi Hi use offering 1' -> r >im‘Jar sleek last werk. The shortage was rellected in the prices’ for cows and heifers, which were riiiutcd dearer by 2s per 1001 b., from 27s to ids. Keen competition resulted for wethers, which realised fully late rates. Ewes n-iode to 23s 6d, as against 25s 9d last week. Best lambs were auctioned under eager bidding to 28s. which was Is below the level -»f last week's prices. However, generally the market was very firm. Erratic buying again characterised the calf sale. After the temporary improvement in the market a week ago, price's in most eases eased by 2s a head. Prices for pi-s were fully firm to firmer in odd instances by about Is a bend. Baronet's and porkers were quoted firmer by about Id per lb., with an average of C>jd per lb., and top prices were Is dearer, baconers selling to £ i 8s and porkers, lo £2 18s. Comparison of Quotations j The following is a summary of 1 lin j prices realised for fat slock for the Inst two weeks at the Westfield fat This Week l ast Week I ltf'EF -per inOll)) ! Kv. choice n\ 4? - 40/j i lioire and i prime ox -to 41 sr,/- to 30/I 'twice and prime cow amt liejrer . at /■ to 4"/- an/- to :i7 doner \ - l-> 30/ - C! P> 20/--HKI-:p - per head - Prime WlliTs 2i'-loa;'- to:: i/0 I’nlln. w'MiTs yl ’- to o !"'- to 2" - Prime owes . f- to 2a c. Ir. t<, a j 1 rime laniiK . to.'- to 2> I'-' to 20 - 1 nlln. lamli-' . * lo I s ~ lo I - /<', «:.M VKS per Iwad # - to :,s 2i lo 57 I f to 21 1 • - tO 10 | Large .-lores 2 1 -to 20/• 22/- to liu/Indivldual Consignment* Top price for ox beef was £ls ss, 1 obtained for steers in lines from Mr I 11. E. Beed. of Woerenga, and the : Goldfinch estate, of Nilioniho. Cattle forwarded by Mr A. W. Alley, of ! Hikutaia, sold to £4 4 ss. ; Cows and heifers penned by Mr J. J Wyllie. of Papatoetoe. ranged in price • to £l2 2s Gd, which headed this secj lion of the market. A selection from Mr J. A. Hill, of Ohinewai, made to j £ll 2s 6d. and prices to £ll were paid j lor stock from Mr H. Windsor, of Malangi. Mr •). Pohlen. of Matamata, marketed cows to £lO 7s Gd. Quotable drafts were also traded for Mr Caleb Hill's estate, of Ohinewai, to £10; the Ohinemuri Stock Company, of Wailii. \n £8 2s Gd. Dalgety and Company Messrs Dalgeiy and Company. T.td., Auckland, report that at their weekly sale held at the Westfield stock market yesterday Ihe offering of beef totalled 183 head. comprising 19 steers and I'm cows and heifers, against’ 169 head last week. The short, offering accounted for a keen demand and a steep rise of 2s per lOolb for all classes. Quotations: — Extra choice ox sold at 12s per i 001 b. choice and prime 35s to its, just killable 35s to 38s, prime young cow and heifer beef 37s lo 40s, just killable cow beef 28s to 3Gs. Extra bevvy prime steers ranged In price from* £ll 7s Gd to £ls ss, lighter prime steers £l3 2s Gd to £l4 ss, light prime steers £l2 to £l3, small and unfinished £7 5s to £ll 15s. extra heavy prime young cows and heifers £lO 10s 1o £ll 2s Gd. heavy prime £!) 10s to £lO 7s Gd. lighter prime £8 10s to £9 7s Gd, light killable cows £7 10s to £S ss, aged and plain £6 tn £7 ss, others £4 to £5 15s. A moderate entry of sheep drew excellent competition and a firm sale was the result for wethers, with ewes sc lling on a level with last week. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 10s 9d to £1 11s 3d: heavy prime. £1 9s to £1 lOs 6d: medium, £1 7s Gd to £1 8s Pd; light and unfinished, £1 4s 3d to £1 7s 3d: heavy prime ewes. 18s Gd to 19s 9fi: lighter. 16s Gd tn 18s; iilher i 1 wps. 12s Gd to 16s. An average entry of lambs sold freely and our quotations are fully ; erjuai I" last week. Heavy prime lamb. 2 is to 265: medium. 22s to 23s 6d: lighter. 2<'s to 21s Gd : light and plain. !s s |o I9s Gd. A full yarding nf calves was penned. The demind \\ «s very patchy and 'values eased on la<t week's rates. ; Medium runners. £3 I" £i: heavy venires. £3 18s to £ i Gs: medium. £3 to £3 9s: light. £2 5s to £2 !">: smaller. £ 1 ins to £1 18s: .unfinished and (bucket-fed. 15s to £1 is: bobby and, i rough calves. 5s ».o 13s. i \n average yarding of fat pigs met ! I with steady competition and values: ruled very firm on late rates. Chop-j pers. to £4 Ss: heavy baconers. £3 19s !lo £5 .Is: medium. £H lls In E 3 Ins; - litrht. £3 i«; to £3 8s: heavy porkers. £2 13s to £2 I 7s: medium. £2 5s to £2 9s; light £2 to £2 3s: small and uni finished. £1 10s to £1 17s. I_oaw and Mercantile 'l !i.- New Zealand l.oan and Merean- ■ ' i!•• Ag'-nev Company. Ltd., reports on (the sale as follows: — 1 mi' yarding of !"■*•!' was ~ small one. i'i,\v and lieilVr h'-.f predominating, i '...111 p• • I i!• 11 was kmi. and values im(1 !'■ 1\ •' I S i!. a "p I > Iss |m £! . and ill So,||.'.2 V- per I o Mb : old pri!io'. £ ! Is-. 1., C2 I- : '' lilla i' > ill,l id..in. £l !,, if. - ! f. £I ' 17> to £2 : -Tdin o y I ri.w 10-rf. Cl >s p. C| Heavy nd 1 I'ers, £9 !o £I O I .5-: I!- • ter. £7 I" £s 1 ; jjghG W•’ad an 1 vTa -1 • v 1 :■' Inu >h.' to pet it ion w keen, .-nd values O i'DiiMoal W, -hers. ; A - sold at i ,le rate?. Heavy prime

wethers. £1 1.3 s to £t 14a 6d; medium prime £1 9s to £1 1 '2s Gd; light prime, £1 Gs to £1 8s 9d; small and unfinished. £1 Js to £1 5s fid: heavy prime ewes, £1 Is to £1 .'ts Gd: medium prime, 18s In 19s 9d; light prime, IGs Gd to 17s 9d: just tillable. 12s to lfis: inferiorly fatted. 2s fid upwards. Prime lambs in small numbers sold readily at late rates. Heavy prime. £1 Is to £ l Gs Gd; medium prime, £1 Is fid to £1 :is Pd: light prime. 18s fid to £1 Is; unfinished, -best las to 17s. others 7s to 13s Gd. We had an average yarding o f pigs. Although top values for baconers did not reach last week's quotations, values for ail classes were on a par. Choppers sold from £2 to £3 lfis: heavy and medium baconers. from £3 • 8s to £ i 2s: light baconers and heavy porkers, from £2 lfis to £3 fis; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 to . £2 I is: small. £1 Ins to £1 ts S ; unfinished. £1 3s to £1 9s. Store pms 1 sold at tali* rates. Large stores. £1 ; 1 is In £1 !>s: slips. I is lu £ 1 Is: WCilll•j (>ur entry of calves was a large ■ ; one. i,un,| quality calves were not too plentiful, ami all round values wenattain easier. Milliners'. £2 13s to £4 17s fid; heavy yralers. £i to £» l>'s; medium. £3 i<s to £3 18s; light. £2 l'.»s to £3 8s; smaller. £1 lfis to £2 8s; small, £1 to £1 J is; rough calves, 15s to £1 ss; fresh-dropped to three-weeks-old calves, 5s to lfis. Alfred Buckland and Sons Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reports on the sale as follows; We penned fat cattle to the number of IGS head, as against 31G head last week, comprising 34 steers and 131 cows and heifers. Owing to a very short yarding of ox heel’, values took a sharp rise by about 15s to £1 a head. Cows and heifers were also in short ] supply. ‘Bidding was spirited and valj ues were firmer than last week. Extra choice ox sold to £2 2s per 1001 b.; choice and prime ox, £1 19s to £2 Is: secondary and plain ox. £1 13s to £1 18s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 17s to £2 ordinary cow beef. £1 7s to £1 12s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £li lu.< to £l3 10s; one truck of steers from Mr 11. p- E. Reed, *of Waercngo, averaged £l4 13s fid; heavy prime steers £I3 lOs to f £l4 7s fid: lighter prime steers £l2 lfis ) to £l3 ss; light prime steers. £ll 3s to £l2: small and unfinished steers, > £7 15s to £lO 10s; extra lieavv prime i young cows and heifers. £lO to £l2 2s • fid: the latter price was for a heifer - from Mr John Wyllie, of Papatoctoe; ' heavy prime cows ami heifers. £7 10s ,j to £8 15s; lighter prime cows and r j heifers. £fi 7s fid lo £7: other killable t ] cows, £i 12s fid to £5 15s. ij Sheep were penned to Hip number 31 of 1003. Bidding for both wethers and r j ewes was keen, and last week’s quo- , (tations were easily maintained. Extra I heavy prime wethers, £1 12s to £1 14s; I I heavy prime wethers, £1 10s to £1 11s; s medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 7s 3 Gd to £1 9s; light to medium prime J wethers, £1 5s to £1 6s fid: unfinished 3 wethers, £i Is to £i 3s 9d. No extra 5 heavy prime young ewes were yarded. Heavy prime ewes, 19s to £1 : lighter ■ prime ewes lGs fid to 17s Gd; other 1 killable ewes lis lo 15s Gd other - ewes, 2s Gd to 12s fid. Our total yarding of lambs numbered l 1526. Competition was keen for both > fat and stores at fuly late quotations. 1 Extra heavy prime lambs. £1 5s to 1 ; C 1 8s: heavy prime lambs, £1 3s to £1 |4s; lighter prime lambs. £i Is Gd to j£ I 2s »*d: light prime lambs, 19s to :£ 1 Os Gd; small and plain lambs, 9s lo J 17s. We bad an average yarding of calves. The demand was slow ami values lower than lliose ruling at last week’s sale. Runners made £2 I fis to £7 lfis for an extra heavy heifer. Heavy vcalers. £3. 18s to £ i 3s: medium. £3 3s lo £3 8s: light. £2 3s In £2 12s; smaller. £1 10s to £ t 18s: unfinished amt j burkct-l'od. 1.3 sto £1 4s: hobby and (rough calves, is L» 13s: 231 calves were sold. I Pigs were also penned in average j numbers. Ridding was brisk and all (classes of fats sold readily a| satis- ; j factory prices. Choppers made £2 12s ■to £3 19s; heavy prime baconers, £3 i i JVs t'l £1 I’.-: indium. £.-| It's to £.l I Ins: licit! £:t is In £:: >. : lieaw pork- I ! Cl'S, £2 1 is to £2 J Ss: mmlium. £2 :>s ] In £2 t>s: liirM. £2 In £2 .'ls: small an.l j unfinished. £1 9s to £1 lfis: stores, £1 i 1 * to £1 9s: slips. I is to 17s: wcaners. • fis to 12s. R.ifun.-;- and porkers av- ! “rage.l abmit fi.{.! per lb. A t•.?.«I of ■ •21 pigs was