Late Commercial-

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1001, 18 June 1930, Page 12

Late Commercial -

BEEF MARKET STEADY WESTFIELD STOCK SALE WEDNESDAY, 2.30 p.n>. An offering of 259 steers and 386 cows and heifers met with a steady demand at late rates at Westfield today. Best young ox made up to 38s a hundred, specially choice prime pens making a shade over in isolated instances; best young cow and heifer beef made up to 33s 6d a hundred. The ox beef offering was made up mostly of well-finished, medium-weigh: sorts, drawn from over a comparative]’ wide range, tho choicest quality lines coming from the Southern part of ib* province; a few lines from the far north did not look their best, severe hours off feed giving them a “tuckedup” appearance. A feature of today's sale was th activity of export operators; for sonu time now the. export parity has beewell below Westfield prices and exporters have not been able to buy prim 6 cattle. Today, however, one firm apparently had a small order to fill mtook several pens of light-weight cattk at around £lO to £l2 a head. Top price in the ox beef section was secured for a line of exceptionally choice prime steers on account H. E Reed, Waerenga. which made from £ls to £l6 for a pen which went to T. Raster, Ponsonby.

Extra well-finished, medium to hear; prime steers, on account the Waglani Estate, Te JCuiti, made from £l2 *s 6d to £ls ss.

Sixteen medium to heavy prim* steers, on account Trewin. Brothers. Marohemo, made £l3 37s 6d to £ls asOne truck of handy-weight bullocks on account J. R. Hill, Ohinewai, mad: £ll 2s 6d to £l4 12s 6d. One truck of choice prime steers, 02 account Fred Bregma n. Pukekohe made £l3 30s to £3 4 2s 6d.

Light to heavy prime steers on account Lionel Reed, Ohinewai, ma<H £lO 12s 6d to £3 5 ss. Extra choice quality 18 months to 2-year steers on account J. S. Fitch Karaka. met with keen competition at up to £l2 ss.

Well-finished steers on account Mr J. Hamilton, Kohikohi, made up to £ l4

The cow and heifer offering very mixed and contained little c: outstanding quality. Dairy sorts, y usual, predominated. All good qualfr cows and heifers met with a kees sale.

Heavy prime steers generally »*•* from £l3 5s to £l6, medium to £l3, light and small from £8; choice young cows and heifers mad' to £l2, heavy prime £8 15s to ** 10s, medium £7 5s to £8 10s. light*** small £ 5 15s to £7, unfinished and ferior from £3 10s. A heavy yarding of calves met with * rather erratic demand; the roa**® opened with prices on a par with best of last week, but eased toward tnclose; there was a bigger percentafthan usual of big-framed cahres, these sorts were not worth so much ~ a weight basis as well- nourishes medium-weight vealers. Extra heavy-weight runners made to * • ordinarv well-finished runners from £3 15s to £5 ss; extra chw- , young vealers mad*» to £4 2s* mea | £2 2s to £3 ss. small 14s to 325, fr ■ dropped from ss. l 5 A heavy yarding of fat sheep | ! made up of a big percentage o. v ! finished wethers. A start was®, J made on this section until after r ni SOUTHERN EXCHANGES TODAY’S SALES Press Association Christchurch. On 'Change: ■>*-1 a. • Bank of New Zealand. £6 8s «>n. ; Dalgety and Co.. £ll 2s 6d: :i land Refrigerating (10s fi 4* t British Tobacco (cum div.), 4WS ~_ Gd: Dunlop rv-rdriau Rubber, - Wellington. Reported: I USSR'S. V;r 0r £ i T B IS?**** 1 •'d