BEEF MARKET FIRM

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 759, 4 September 1929, Page 11

BEEF MARKET FIRM

Late Commercial

WESTFIELD STOCK SALE WESTFIKLD, 2.30 p.m. . A short yarding of approximately wOhead of fat cattle came forward to the Westfield sale today. The market held firm at late rates, best ox making up to 445; best young cow and heifer beef made to 425. indicating that available supplies are getting within short compass, the ;a:ding was drawn mostly from nearAucklacd pastures. No lines of Bay Plenty or Wairarapa cattle were 'o:ward. North Auckland vendors 'rere also poorly represented. An offering of approximately 236 tad of steers met with a steady sale. Tlu quality was only fair. While t'.ire a good percentage of big::uned well-finished cattle, choice quality* young steers were not largely to evidence. There was a steady deaand throughout. Top price of the day was secured a line of heavy-boned well-finished reerg on account of a Te Awamutu rendor, one pen of which went to Varies Robertson, Glen Eden, for £22 :s 6d. 'Jne truck of heavy prime steers on f recount J. W. Anderson, Hinuera, made to £2l for a pen which went to - E. Stott, Birkenhead. , Twenty well-finished -medium to cattle on account of a ''iikato vendor made from £ls 10s to -20 7s 6d. Nine handy-w’eight steers on account Browne, Hinuera, made from £l3 * ,s 6d to £ 16. line of 40 medium to heavy - steers on account of a local 'rendor made up to £l9 ss, choice handy-weight steers account the estate of the late Alex-a-’ider Bell. Pokeno, made up to £l7. Aa offering of approximately 234 tow * and heifers was made up of a assortment. While there was fairly big percentage of well-finished : ’oice quality cattle, there was also a /uceable entry of inferior dairy sorts. *' steady demand, chiefly from the 'mailer butchers, kept the market • tactically on a par with last week s rates, Ettra heavy prime steers made up £22 2s 6d; heavy prime, £l6 to 10s: medium. £i4 5s to £ls 15s; •?nt and small from £lO. Extra i\-y prime young cows and "heifers, }° 10s; heavy prime. £l2 to medium. £9 10s to £l2 ss; light, to £8 15s; unfinished, from 10s. A heavy yarding of calves was again U P mostly of small and freshJ°PPed sorts. Only a very small of the offering made over The demand for well-finished ; uerß was particularly keen; this in the sale of one well- . '•nshed Shorthorn sucker less than r ai m ° nths old which made £ for the bobby veal trade made < ri Prtc© was received for a wellv. runner on account H. "Windwhich went to G. Tucker, Ah Dd ’ for 19s. w avei *age yarding of fat sheep comv.a * a * r P e t* cen tage of well-fin-big-framed wethers. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES w Sir. 9 * oo -—Reported: Four and a-half C'-.Boilils, 1938, £IOO ss; Bank of ''lS? sla - -14 10s 6d; Bank of New 1 ${ 635; Iluddart-Parker, 4.»s *** ‘ ?er °22s * ew Zealand Farmers’ FerN —Natioua! Insurance, JOs Goal (ord.l, 3s 2d: New 'AaiaSi %eweries, S4s 9d (two); New ref ic- Farmers’ Co-operative (“B i Quill. Morris, IBs. Fteported: HlanJ 1 Jusuranc-e, 76s Sd (two): New Gas, 4d, 24s 6d.