Markets and Money

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 337, 24 April 1928, Page 15

Markets and Money

BEEF MARKET FIRM WESTFIELD STOCK SALE A short yarding of beef in all sections at Westfield to-day found a market firm at last week’s rates. Stockbrokers quote choicest ox beef up to 365. Owing, no doubt, to the fact that the sale was held one day earlier in the "eek than usual few of the better-known CTaziers had offerings forward. The average quality of the yarding was not ''i?h and there were no heavy prime «tra well-finished lots forward Odd lots rom graziers handy to the saleyards "mprised the greater part of the yardAn Indication of the average weight "f die yarding can be taken from the fact that the highest price of the day was -H 15s. This was obtained for two yards of medium-framed, rather welltinished bullocks on account of a Waikato vendor. A line of medium-weight 'yell-finished cattle on account of B. Keed, YVaerenga, made to £l3 15s. Slightly smaller, but fairly well finished S teers on account of H. Baylv, Okoroire, made to £l3 ss. A very mixed and mediocre quality yarding of cow and heifer beef comprised mostly cull dairy sorts. In fact, there was hardly a straight, yard of cattle in the whole offering and yery few weighty cattle were included ln this section. well-fini s hed young cows and heifeis rrom the Waikato and Whakatane helped to bring up the average standard the yarding. Extra well-finished heavy cows from this source made to Tteffers made to £lO. Prime medium-weight cows made £7 10s to £8 ;~ s 6d. heifers carrying •air condition made around the same hvure Light and just killable cows \r- “ ei f«rs made from £3 17s 6d. h "*ll-llnished but not exceptionally neavy heifers from James Taylor’s Glen estate averaged £0 6s. An exceptionally short yarding of inferior quality calves saw choice prime vealers make to £5 6s. The heaviest aggregate yarding of fat n :ee P for several weeks comprised a large ~e r centage of well-finished lines. The •'•arket opened on a level slightly under ruling at the close of last week's -ate. Well-finished wethers on Lflt oUn * °* Harding made to S2s 9d. shorn heavy prime ewes made to