Late Commercial

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 397, 4 July 1928, Page 13

Late Commercial

BEEF MARKET EASIER

PRICES AT WESTFIELD Beef was slightly easier at WestHeld to-day. Auctioneers report a drop of 1s to 35s for extra choice P r ime ox. A large yarding of both steer and cow beef came forward, drawn from most parts of the district. Northern vendors were responsible for several lines of light to medium weight cattle showing a fair amount of finish. The heaviest lines of the day were drawn from South Auckland pastures. A’o extra heavy choice prime cattle came forward in the steer section, but there were several lines of small to medium framed steers which showed a considerable amount of finish, and Wer ® specially attractive for butchers’ Purposes. The market was slightly Irregular and Jt times the bidding was left in the bands of little more than three or four i UJ .t rs * There was a slightly better tone b the ox beef market toward the close, layers for export were operating with considerably more strength than for li \f mon ths, concentrating mostly on Rnt to medium-weight prime c’attle. ese interests took a fairly substantial of mostly good quality ox beef. . Jn ‘ ol> Price of the day was secured for a ■ne of well-finished heavy-weight steers hrirt aCCOUnt of William Vosper, CamThe lin< * made to £ls 10s. Taya Bros -. Taupiri, were responsible for of well-finished weighty cattle mch mad© from £l3 17s 6d to £ls 2s lighter cattle on account of 6d ' Marehema, made £l2 17s fmi'K if 1 * I<s 6d. Three trucks of wellon llght to medium-framed steers to ° f . Reed ’ Waerenga, made l; n . 1,55 A specially well-done *teprc° r small but good quality young Matarr^ 0 * 0 account of Charles Morgan, £ 1 mad ° from £lO 17s 6d to of hJI* C>ne of the best quality lines iards f^ eiSht youngr cattle seen in the or r ® ol Ti e came in on account to fi\ ,' 0 Tirau. The line made a fair nr*?’ . framed cattle showing to hart K° unt of but guaranteed not nave been workers, made £ls ss. did and hcifer offering generally srean? how ver >' high quality; the SS5d frS art^ appeap ® d to have been trtet and l ? dalry herds of the distion hoS d K 0r the most hart little attenPrime k h f Gn Pald to tinisb. Few choice nrf f sorts Were Yarded. Extra *ediun? r i m . e w. cows madt to £ll 10s, and heHpr« I f ht^ B:o 7 d <l ualit >' young cows SnS, mad© f rom £7 10s to £9 5s yardf>fii^ nd fresh -dropped calves were Values lbgrreat numbers in the veal pen. kte rate£ re practically on a par with f on?ard 6r yardin * of sheep came Drlme , A lar / e Percentage of heavy ib the entr* amed wethers Were included

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

TO-DAY’S sales Press Association Sou A I 'TAY"'- R :; por ted- Bank of Xew Ch.i 1 C s - 17s 6d 138 mit« rCh -'7 Bank ot Adelaide, £9 r -y«U jl* ‘sd- a T3 Company, £l4 17s; Jit. Ported- ice«J'v Mahakipawa, 3s 9d. Re--22s 9d ■ rvJL5 ealan . d Breweries (bonds), 2He m! Commerciai Bank of Australia, British’ -7 at,onal Insurance, 16s; South *&ti£ S i£ nce - *«*• New Zealand