WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21120, 23 May 1940, Page 13

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES SHARP RISE IN SHEEP LOWER RATES FOR COWS AUCKLAND, Thursday : A rise of several shillings in sheep values was the main feature of the fat stock sales at Westfield yester--1 day. The ox section fully maintained ruling rates. However, a larger yarding of cows and heifers was not so keenly sought and values declined. Steers made to £l4 17s 6d and cows to £ll. Last week’s best prices were £ls and £lO 12s 6d respectively. A short offering of sheep resulted in spirited bidding. Wethers made to 39s 3d, as against 33s 9d, and ewes sold to 30s 6d, an increase of 2s 9d. Under steady competition, late rates for lambs were fully equalled. The best price was 375, against 33s 6d at the previous sale. Extra heavy prime runner calves sold very well, and some high values were realised. price for this section was £9 19s, for an outstanding runner, compared with £8 17s last week. Vealers sold to £4 10s, a decrease of 13s. Bidding was steady for an increased yarding of pigs. Baconers made to £4 15s and porkers to £3 Is. The previous best prices were £4 17s and £3 Is respectively. Averages remained unaltered at 6£d per lb for baconers and from 6£s to 63d for porkers. Comparison of Quotations

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 (ppr 1001 b)

Individual Consignments Top price for steers was £l4 17s 6d, made by a consignment from Mr G. Newcombe, Otaua. A consignment of cows and heifers from Trewin Brothers, Marohemo, made to £ll. and a line from Mr H. Windsor, Matangi, brought to £9 15s. Dalgety and Company Sheep.—A small entry of fat sheep met with spirited bidding, and values for all classes took a decided rise. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 14s to £1 15s; heavy, £1 12s to £1 13s 6d; medium. £1 10s to £1 11s 6d; light, £1 8s to £1 9s 6d; plain and unfinished £1 5s 6d to £1 7s 6ri; heavy prime young and maiden ewes, £1 8s to £1 10s; heavy, £1 6s to £1 7s 6d; lighter, £1 3s to £1 5s 6d; plain and aged ewes, 19s to £1 2s. Lambs.—An average entry sold freely at improved rates. Heavy prime lamb, £1 8s to £1 10s; medium. £1 5s to £1 7s 6d, lighter, £1 3s to £1 4s 6d; light, £1 Is to £1 2s 6d; small and plain, 19s to £l. Calves.—We had a large yarding of first-class quality calves, some particularly good vealers being yarded. Values on the whole were firm on last week’s sale. Runners, £5 to £7 ss; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 10s; medium, £3 10s to £3 15s; light, £3 to £3 8s; rough, £2 10s to £2 15s; small, £1 10s to £2. Pigs.—Our yarding a medium one, prices remaining very steady on last week’s sale. Baconers showed a slight increase. Choppers, £3 to £5; heavy baconers, £4 to £4 8s; medium £3 17s to £4; light, £3 10s to £3 14s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3; medium, £2 to £2 8s; light, £1 18s to £2. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:— Beef.—A larger yarding was penned. Ox beef sold to a steady demand, with values firm at late rates. Prime heifer and young cow beef also sold at late quotations, with other cow beef inclined to be easier. Extra choice ox, £1 16s per 1001 b; < choice and prime, £1 12s to £1 15s; | ordinary and plain, £1 7s to £1 11s; J prime young cow and heifer beef, j £1 9s to £1 12s; ordinary cow beef, j £1 2s to £1 Bs. Extra heavy prime • steers, £l3 17s 6d to £l4 17s 6d; heavy, £l2 to £l3 15s; light, £lO 10s ! to £ll 17s 6d; light, £9 to £los 7s 6d; ' plain and small, £6 to £8 15s; extra j heavy prime young cows and heifers, ! £9 to £9 17s 6d; heavy, £7 15s to £8 j 15s; lighter, £6 12s 6d to £7 12s 6d; J light, £5 7s 6d to £6 10s; aged and j plain finished cows, £3 to £5 ss. Sheep were penned in less than j average numbers. Competition was j keen and values improved 2s to 3s ! per head. Extra heavy prime weth- j ers, £1 16s to £1 16s 9d; heavy, £1 ; 13s 6d to £1 15s 9d; medium, £1 10s ! to £1 13s 3d; light, £1 6s to £1 9s 9d; ! small and unfinished. £1 3s to £1 5s 9d; prime maiden ewes, £1 6s to £1 | 10s 6d; heavy prime ewes, £1 4s to ! £1 ss; medium, £1 to £1 3s 6d; light, ! 17s to 19s 9d; just killable, 10s to ! 16s 6d; interiorly fatted ewes, 6s to 9s 9d. Lambs in smaller numbers also ! sold to a keen demand, values improving on late quotations. Heavy prime, £1 5s to £1 6s 6d; medium, £1 4s to £1 4s 9d; light, £1 Is to £1 3s 6d; smaller, 18s to £1 0s 9d; unfinished, best 12s 6d to 15s £>d, others 5s to 12s. Pigs.—We had a smaller yarding. Competition was steady, and values remained firm. A good many unfinished pigs came forward. Choppers, £1 10s to £6; medium baconers. £4 to £4 9s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 to £3 18s; medium and light porkers. £2 4s to £2 16s; small and unfinished, £1 8s to £2 2s. Store pigs sold under keen competition. : Values were very firm. Large stores, £1 5s to £1 12s; slips, 15s to £1 3s; weaners, 8s to 19s. Calves.—Our entry was an average one. There was a dull sale, and

| values were easier on last week’s | quotations. Runners, £4 to £8 17s j 6d; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 14s; ; medium, £3 to £3 16s; light, £2 2s I to £2 18s; smaller, £1 5s to £2; small. 18s to £1 3s; rough calves, 15s to £1 ss; fresh dropped, 7s to 16s. Alfred Buckland and Sons Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited. reports:— Beef. —We penned 282 head of fat cattle, as against 246 head last week, comprising 77 steers and 205 cows and heifers. Competition for a good offering of ox beef was steady and values showed little or no alteration. A large yarding of choice cow and heifer beef was not so keenly sought, and values showed a decline on late sales. Extra choice ox. £1 16s per 1001 b.: choice and prime. £1 13s to £1 15s; secondary and plain. £1 9s to £1 12s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 8s to £1 12s; ordinary cow beef. £1 2s to £1 6s. Extra heavy prime steers, £l4 to £l4 12s 6d. for steers from Mr H. E. Reed. Waerenga; heavy, £l2 to £l3; lighter. £ll to £ll 10s: light, £lO to £lO 15s; small and unfinished steers. £6 10s to £9: extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £8 10s to £9 7s 6d: heavy. £7 to £7 10s; lighter. £6 to £6 10s; other killable cows. £4 5s to £5. Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number of 676. A short offering of wethers and ewes caused spirited bidding, with the result that prices showed a decided improvement. Extra heavy prime wethers. £1 15s to £1 19s 3d; heavy. £1 11s 6d to £1 13s 6d: medium to heavy. £1 8s fid to £1 10s; light to medium, £1 5s to £1 7s 6d; unfinished wethers, £1 2s 1 6d to £1 4s; extra heavy prime

[ | young ewes, £1 4s 6d to £1 7s; heavy 1 £1 Is 6d to £1 3s; lighter, 18s 6d to £1; other killable ewes, 16s to 17s 6d; other ewes, 2s 6d to 14s. Lambs.—Lambs were penned to the number of 499 and sold freely at last week’s quotations. Extra ! heavy prime lambs, £1 10s to £1 13s 6d; heavy. £1 7s 6d to £1 9s; lighter, £1 4s 6d to £1 5s 6d; light, £1 to £1 3s; small and plain lambs, 5s to 18s 6d; one choice lamb from Mr W. Pussell, Drury, made £1 17s. Calves.—We again had a full market of calves. At the commencement of the sale good quality vealers sold steadily, but the demand slackened as the sale progressed, and values generally were lower. Extra heavy prime runners met with very keen competition, and values were fully up to late quotations. Heavy prime runners. £7 to £9 19s. the latter price for an outstanding heavy steer from Lieutenant A. W. Hewitt, Piriaka; light and medium, £3 10s to £6; heavy prime vealers, £3 18s to £4 10s; medium. £3 to £3 15s; light. £2 10s to £2 17s; smaller, £1 15s to £2 8s; small. £1 to £1 12s; rough.- unfinished. £1 to £1 15s; bobby calves, 4s to 16s. A total of 264 calves was sold. Pigs.—There was an Increased • offering, with steady bidding, and values for all classes fully firm. : Choppers made £3 3s to £4; heavy I prime baconers. £4 7s to £4 15s; one , extra special pen realised £4 19s; i medium. £3 15s to £3 19s; light, £3 i 7s to £3 13s; heavy porkers, £2 ifi; to £3 Is; medium. £2 8s to £2 10s; ! light. £2 to £2 ss; small and unfinished. £1 10s to £1 17s; stores, £1 2s to £1 9s; slips. 14s to 18s; weaners. | 8s to 14s; baconers averaged 6sd per i lb. and porkers 6£d to 6sd per lb. A total of 554 pigs was sold.

Ex. choice ox 36/- 36/Choice and prime ox . 32/-to 35/- 32/- to 35/Choice and primp cow and heifer . 28/-to 33/- 58/- to 33/Roner & roug-h 22/- to 28/- 22/- to 28/SHEEP (per head') — Prime w’th’rs 26/- to 39/3 25/-to 33/P l"nfln. w’th’rs 22/6 to 27/6 20/- to 25/6 Prime ewes . !7/-to30/6 15/-to 27/9 I'nfln. ewes . 6/-to 22/- 3/-to 18/6 Prime lambs 20/- to 37/- 18/6 to 33/6 t'nfln. lambs 5/-to 20/- 4/-to 19/9 CALVES (per head) — Runners .. 70/- to 199/- 60/-to 177/Vealers ... 4/- to 90/- 7/-to 103/PIGS (per head) — Raroners 67/- to 95/- 65/-to 97/Porkers .... 30/-to 61/- so/- to fii/Weaners .... 8/-to 14/- 8/-to 15/silps 14/- to 18/- 14/- to 18/Large stores 22/- to 29/- 22/- to 30/-