Late Commercial

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 367, 30 May 1928, Page 13

Late Commercial

WESTFIELD STOCK SALE BEEF MARKET STEADY j VEAL SLIGHTLY EASIER Values for good quality beef held at late rates at Westfield to-day. Values for light and medium finished cattle at times tended to be slightly easier. An average yarding of mostly light to medium weight cattle came forward. The offering was drawn from a more restricted field than usual at late Westfield sales. No worthwhile lines of steers came forward from the Bay of Plenty, while Northern graziers were not represented to any noteworthy extent. A noticeable feature was the erturn of lots on account of a number c*f the Letter known South Auckland graziers. Several lines of light to mediumframed, well finished, choice prime an account these vendors came forward. No extra prime big-framed steers were included in the offering. Te Kuiti vendors were responsible for several trucks of well-finished, medium weight cattle. Values generally held firm at late rates and bidding on ail well finished lota was keen throughout. A line of 25 big-framed, rather leggy ateexs on account W. VV. McLoughlan, Pap&toetoe. made the biggest money of the day. Prime, but heavily fat steers on this vendor’s accoutn made to £l6. Choice prime light to mediumweight steers on account W. Vosper. Cambridge, made £ll 5s to £l4 7s Gd. Twenty-four extra well clone choice prime young light to medium weight steers on account J. Mclntyre, Aka Aka, made from £lO 17s Gd to. £l3 Two trucks of small extra choice Herefords made from £lO 7s od to £l2 10s.

competition for * inferior finished cattle at times tended to weaken but generally values held on a par with late rates.

A large P erc *>ntage of well finished cattle was included in a cow and «euer section. Prices held firm at last week's rates. Top price of the aay in this section was secured for a Particularly heavy beast on account °* L and E. Reed, Waerenga, which *aade £l2 17s 6d. Thirteen extra big f ramed heavy young cows ex Kiwinui Estate, made to £l2 10s, the line waraging over £ll. An average yarding of mostly good 'luaiity calves met with a slightly easmarket. A line of choice heavy prime runners. 9 J* acount Jas. Taylor, Cambridge. ut' - to 73 and averaged £4 •J® b( ‘> 55 on acount Paterson Bros., averaged £3 11s Gd. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES TO-DAY’S SALES Christchurch. Commercial Bank of 2ts 6d (two parcels); National s*"* °f New Zealand. £7 as. £7 5s 3d; s'* ° n »' Insurance. 15s Sd; Howard ■ruth. 28, sa- Mt Lye „ (cllm di v .) 34g -o (two parcels). AUCTION NOTES th^v** 1 * con duet of th«2 Supreme Court. * >e w Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ltd., will sell by auction, Jit r °oms. pine Street, Whangarei, on farm Y V June r ar. 2.30 p.m.. a mixed haiwii - 843 acres 3 roods, more or less. railway station, school ar.d