WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21336, 7 February 1941, Page 8

WESTFIELD MARKETS

GOOD DEMAND FOR BEEF OTHER PRICES FIRM AUCKLAND, Thursday At the West Held fat .-tuck sale yesterday, prices Tor beer were very firm on late rates. Steers sold to £!••, against £ls os la-t week, while the best price lor cows was £1 2* Otl higher at £l2 2 s fid. Wethers made to 32s ml, compared with 33s yd at the previous sale, but ewes were considerably easier, ihe top pirce <>r Its fid being- is *.d below last week's top bid. The top price for lambs was 29s against 28s 9d. Competition for calves was very brisk, especially Tor prime vealers and runners. Prices were good, runners making to £tf 7s 6d, against £8 17s 6d, and vealers to £6 15*s against £6 1 |s. Values tor jiigs remained nrm on late rates. stores showed a slight improvement. Baconers made to £i 15s, compared with £4 I 4S last we* k, while porkers were unchanged at £3 os. stores tsold to £.. or 5s better. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary or the prices realised Tor the last two weeks at the WestUeld rat stock -sales:— This Week Last Week BEEF (per 1001 b; Extra choice ox 39/- 39/Cholce A: prill. 35/- to 38/- 35/- to 3SChotce a prime cow A heifer 3u/-to3i/- 30. - lo 34/B'ner A rough 22/- to JO/- 22/- to 26/MtEEP t per bead) Prime w tiicrs 21/- to 32/9 25/-to 33/9 I'nfln w ih’rs 22. to 23/6 21/-to 23/6 Prime ew e* . 13, fi to J s /« 1 ♦;/- to 23/1 nfln. ewes . to 12/- 5/- to 15, - Trim-* laiiios 1 - . . 19 / - lo 28/9 Lmil). lambs 5 - to 17/- 0/- to is - CALVES 1 per head; Runners .. fun/- to 187 , fi 100/-to 177/6 Pbis -per head/- lo a 1, Baconers .. 74/- to 95/- 74/- to 94/Porkers .. 31 to 66/- 34/- to 66/\\ea tiers .. 8/-to l t -7/- to 13/- •• 15,-10 22,- 14/- to 20/Laigo stores 30/-to io/- 26/-to 35/The Auctioneers' Report Alfred Hu klan.i and Sons, i.td., balgety and company. Ltd., and .New Zealand Loan aril Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd., report as follow>: . &««*• was penned in average numbers and sold under keen competition at tery keen late rale-. Cows and heifers in avenge numbers also sold freely at rates improved on tho.c of last week. Extra choice ox 39s per tooib, choice and prime 35s to 38s. secondary and plain 32s to 3 is, extra prime young cow and heifer 30s to 3 i-. choice and prime 27s to 295, ordinary • . . . - : . extra heavy prbne steer? £l4 tns to £l6, hcaw £l3 to £ll 7s 6d, lighter £l2 to £l2 15s, light £ 10 to ill 7s 6d, small and unfinished £s to £9 15s, extra heavv prime young cows and hdrers £tu to £l2 2s 6d, heavy £9 to £9 17s 6d. lighter £7 12< fid to £8 17s fid. light £•; to £7 lus, other killable cows £3 to- to £5 15s. Sheep.—All average entry again round a ready market. Values lor wethers were on a par with late rates, while ewes were a shade easier. Extra heavy prime wetlimedium 2fis 6d to js-,‘light 2 is t-i 25s ♦vd. plain and unfinished 22s t.» 23s fid, extra heavy prime young and maiden ew«t> 17s to 18s fid, heavy ifid to Ifis fid, lighter 13s fid to I is fid. plain and aged ewes 1 Os to 12s, other ewes :i> to ljinibs.—Lambs came forward in moderate numbers and sold >teadJly a: values fully equal to la-t week. Extra heavy prime lambs 26s fid to 29-, heavv ?i = <d to 25s fid, medium 22s fid to 2 is, lighter to 225. light 18s to i'.‘s fid. small and plain 15s to 17s. cull lambs 5s to 10s. Calves.—There was an average yarding or calve?, the quality generally being first class. Bidding was very keen Tor all prime vealers and runner*.' and values were, fully up to late quotations. Rimers ■£s to £9 7s . d, heavy vealers cr> Ks jo £'• 15s. medium £i 5- to £5. light r:t 10s to £f l=. small £1 to £3 ss, unfinished and bucket-fed £t to £t Ifis, bobbv and rough calves 8s to iss. Pig-.—There was a medium entry. Competition wa- steady for ail classes or fats and values were fully firm. More* realised higher rates. choppers £:; to £5 fi*. heavv baconers £i ins iu fi 15s, medium <4 U lo £4 55. light 13 Its to £3 19s.

heavy porkers £3 3-s to £3 Os, medium £2 13s to £2 165, light £2 35 to £2 7s, small and unfinished 34s to £2 2s, stores 3Us to £2, ?lip-s 15s to 225, weaners »s to 1 is. ADDINGTON MARKETS Normal entries were the rule at the weekly market at Addington, the only exception being that stoic lambs were 5000 fewer. Lambs recovered last week's easing of Is to is Cd a bead. Eat lambs numbered 3oon and sold up to schedule rates, top pens making from 35s to 375. There was a heavy supply or light rat ewes, amt these were a -liatle below the export, schedule. Best wethers made 26s to 31s; tops, to 33s Od; best ewes, 19s to 225; tops, to 2OS. Fat cattle numbered 469 or average quality. Best steers, £ls to £18; medium, £l2 lo £l4; best heiTers, £lO to £ll 15s; best cows, £9 105 to £ll ss. The porker market was over-supplied with light pigs and the sale was weaker. Porker prices ranged from 39s fid to 57s fid; average price per lb, 64d to 74d. Baeoners sold keenly from £3 Is fid to £4 7s oil; average price per lb, fijd to 7d. WAINGARO EWE FAIR The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their W'aingaro owe lair on Wednesday the advertised entry or sheep came forward in good order and sold under steady bidding to a targe bench or buyers at recent levels. Two-tooth ewes did not create the same interest as at previous ratrs. although in the majority of ease? vendors were prepared to meet the market. Quotations. —Best 2-tuotli ewes, 29s to 3ns 3d; small, 25s to 27s fid; best 4-tooth ewes, 30s to 335; best fi-tooth ewes, 30s to 315 fid; good i-yr. ewes. 2fis to 28s; best r.-vr, ewes. 24s 2d to 25s 3d; others, ewes, tn? to las fid; 2-shear Southdown rams, 3 to t gn-. MATAMATA QUOTATIONS Messrs Qalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having held their fortnightly stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday. There was a fit it yarding or sheep and a medium yarding «•( cattle. The specially-advertised line or maiden tth ewes on account or Mr s. R. Htixfield were passed in under the liatnmer and sold artorwarris at 27s fid. Store lambs met keen competition and sold at slightly bettor than recent prices. Quotations: — Cattle.—Fat rows and lieirers (P. A. A Hereford > to £«; heavy rat Jersey cows, £fi 12s fid: light Tat P.A. COWS, £6 5s to £fi 17s fid; heavy boners, £3 17s to £i lI -: medium, £2 Ifis to €3 Gs; lighter, sheep.—prime heavy rat lambs, 2Gs fid: Tat wethers. 23s to ?5s fid: rat ewes •heavy), its 9d; others. 12s fid: good stores s.L*. lambs. Its 9d to IfiS; medium ditto. 12s to 13s fid: small lambs, 8s fid to ins id; maiden 4th ewes, 25s fid; fi-yr-olil ewes. 13 s fid to 15 s. Pigs.—There was an average yarding or rat pigs and a light yarding or stores, prices were on a par with recent values, a total clearance being effected. Medium baconers. £ i fis to £ i If S; light. £4 3s to £; ss; heavy porkers, £3 lis to £3 19s; lighter, to £3 l is: buttermilk pigs, to £3 fis-. heavy stores. 27s to £1 tos: lighter, ‘jos to 2 is; choppers. £? is to £4.