Late Commercial

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 747, 21 August 1929, Page 11

Late Commercial

BEEF SLIGHTLY EASIER

WESTFIELD STOCK SALE WESTFIELD, 2.30 p.m. The heaviest aggregate yarding of fat cattle for several weeks this morning met with a slightly easier market. There was a big percentage of heavy-weight steers. Best young ox made up to 43s a hundred; best young cow and heifer beef made to 40s a hundred. An offering of approximately 320 head of steer beef was mixed, and there was not the percentage of mediumweight beef noticeable at late sales. While there was a bigger offering of heavy prime steers, there was ateo a noticeable increase in the number of light-weight unfinished cattle forward. There were many pens, in fact, well below fat section standard. A steady demand was registered throughout, but there was not quite the keenness of last week, and prices were slightly lower, a big portion of the offering being sold at under 40s a. hundred. No Wairarapa or Hawke’s Bay cattle were entered, but provincial graziers contributed freely, and there were a number of well-finished small lines from the Bay of Plenty. Top price of the day was secured for a line of 23 exceptionally well-fin-ished solid-boned steers on account G. Vosper, Cambridge. The line made from £l7 IQs to £2O 10s for a pen sold to R. E. Stott. Birkenhead. Smaller framed, but exceptionally well-done cattle on account H. E. Reed, Waerenga, made from £l6 15s to £lB. One truck of medium to heavy prime steers on account C. E. Sampson, Te Kauwhata, made from £ls to £l6 15s. Another truck of light to heavyweight steers on account of A. N. Gibbons, Morrinsviile, made from £l3 17s 6d to £l6 IQs. Sixteen well-finished heavy prime steers on account Trewin Bros, Marohemo, made from £ls to £l7 lcs. Sixteen heavy prime steers on account Taylor Bros.. Taupiri, made from £l6 17s 6d to £lB. Nine handy-weight steers on account T. ,T. Murray, Tuakau, made from £ls 17s 6d to £l6 15s. Fourteen medium -weight steers on account .Tas. Tavlor, Cambridge, made from £ls to £l6. Ten handy-weight steers on account E. G. Browne. Hinuera, made from £l3 15s to £ls. One truck of exceptionally well-fin-ished big-framed steers on account C. O. Stewart. Ohinewai, made from £lB IQs to £2O ss. Sixteen light to heavy prim« steers on account Iloldsworth Bros.. Whaka - tone, made from £l3 10s to £l6 17s 6^Twenty -four well-finished big-boned steers on account .T. Price. Matamata, made from £lB 7s 6d to £l9 12s 6d. The quality of the cow and heifer offering was mixed. There were practically no choice quality station lines offering. The biggest percentage comprised superior finished dairy sorts. Extra heavy fine young cows made to £l4 ss* heavy prime, £lO 10s to £l2 15s; medium. £8 IQs to £9 15s; small and unfinished from £5 10s,