Markets and Money

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 349, 9 May 1928, Page 13

Markets and Money

fe BEEF MARKET FIRM WESTFIELD SALE QUALITY COWS FORWARD An average yarding of beef a-: Westfield to-day met with a firm market. Choice, well-finished young cattle sold under keen competition. The biggest part of the ox beef ya «9l.v,? comprised well finished, medium-wciglit cattle drawn from all parts of the province. Southern Waikato vendors were well represented. Big-framed heavyweight steers were well in the minority, but the lines qualifying for this grade were mostly well done, and met with Keen competition. There was a fair sprinkling of light and inferior finished steers, out, geoerally, the appearance of the yarding indicated that there was more feed about and that holders were not prepared to rush stock forward for sale until they were at least reasonably prime. A North Auckland vendor, P. H. Going, Mangakahia, topped the market with -1 heavy, prime, big-framed bullocks, which made to £l6 15s, averaging £3 6 ss. The biggest portion of the line was exceptionally well done. Mrs. Main, Tamahere, Lower Waikato, was responsible for the next best line, 14 mostly heavy prime steers from this vendor making to £l6 -s 6d, and. averaging £l4 15s Sd. Wellfinished medium weight prime bullocks made £l2 5s to £l3 ss, lighter and small prime, £lO 5s to £ll 17s 6d; small and inferior finished from £8 10s. Stockbrokers’ quotations for choice ox ranged up to 375. Though not heavy, the cow and he iter yarding from a quality point of view was one of the best seen at Westfield for several weeks. Dairy strains were not so much in evidence, and £lO was exceeded frequently for extra well-finished choice prime young cows. A line of extra choice young cow beef from the Waikato made to £l2 10s. Choice prime cows on account N. K. Taylor. Taupivi, made to £ll las. Well-finished, big-framed heifers, on account D. Allison, made to £ll. lledhuxi-weight prime young cows and heifers made £7 10s to £J 10s; lighter “I small prime, £6 r.s id £7 7s Gd. Quality vealers met with keen competition, but rough and plain sorts were dull v S^» e * Late rates were well maintained. An extra choice runner, on account Ambury Bros.. Waiotira, made £6 A line of well-finished heavy vealers ioni the Mataroa district made to £5, averaging £4 7s Sd. The pride of the market in the cow anrl * »P section came forward cn account 01 -A- Tot man, Okoroire. Several yards ?*' account of this vendor, comprising TyP*. choice prime young cows, made to a" k S * averaging £lO 15s. v ®“ Ol *t yarding of sheep comprised few \'f Y prime wethers. Many light and ji* ei /. or 'finish ed sheep came ’forward. In- ,° ns at the opening of the sale were market would be firm to slightly *w an S. e of late rates. h first half-dozen pens one line of *>u t only medium-finished "ethers made 355. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES TO-DAY’S SALES Press Association 4'^i ,, ' naton ’ —Reported: Inscribed Stock, 1 per cent., 1938, £97 15s. ■»SHS ch ? Pch * — ■Commercial Bank of - ustraha paid). 12s 6d; Xew Zealand •errigerating Co. (10s paid), 8s 3d, Ss 4d Parcels); Mason Struthers (10s JXJiVi* 8 ° d: Xew Zealand Farmers’ Co*ss me » 6 i per cent, stock, 1930, £29 n at°n. —Reported: Bank of Aust.ol- v- £U 55: R ank of New Zealand, Wel.*«" ew -Zealand Insurance, 41s 6d; eJungton Woollen (ord.), £6 4s. MINING NEWS T’ maifi < iL? ENTAI - UNA UNITED.—The 1 in e K rt t UP - to s:—-The leer ™ 12 the hanging wall of the No. 1 van.-ed u£, e n,ain flinty has been adbeing n»«Jier S JI} ce Ptar ting. The country for “i r °ugh is of a good nature •OW? ,‘? E s " w Some nicl dabs and broke* BO 'd "ere seen in the ore ti°vi’n.’» rora the stopes at last breaking-