RISE IN BEEF MARKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1061, 27 August 1930, Page 10

RISE IN BEEF MARKET

Late Commercial —

WESTFIELD STOCK SALE \VESTFIELD. '_' p.m. An exceptionally short yarding of fat cattle at Westfield today met with a very keen sale. particularly for choice quality stock, and prices advanced 25 a hundred on‘ late rates. Extra choice ox made up to 425 a hundred; best young cow and heifer made to 403 a hundred. Medium quality and indifferently fin—ished cattle did not meet with quite 'the. keen sale of the better class sorts. An aggregate yarding of approxilnatoly 400 head, comprising :50 steers and 150 cows and heifers. was drawn from over :1 wide area. Poverty Bay and Hawke's Bay vendors contributing to the ox beef section. Several choice quality lines came from the southern “'aikuto. The ox beef section. gener—ally. was made up of some of the best quality seen in the yards for some time. niediuni-t‘ranied well-finished steers predominating. T 01) price was secured for :1 line cf exceptionally well-finished heavy prime steers on account J. Hannon. Huutapu, two pens of which went to T. Baster and E. \Vilson for £l7 10s. One truck of prime niediuin—framed steers on account )Irs. M. Storey, \Vaiuku. averaged £l4 2s. One truck of heavy prime steers on account Taylor Bros. Taupiri, averaged £l6 45. A line of 42 heavy prime Stet-rs on account of a Gisborne vendor aver;oged £ls 9s 6d. nluking up to .9416 10s. _ Eight steers on account Lionel Reid. Te Hoe. averaged £ls 15s. Sixteen well-finished but not exceptionally heavy steers. on account Jas. : \Vzilters, “'aiuku. averaged £l4 95 4d. Cows and heifers met with :in excen—tionally keen sale, well finished cattle making premium prices as a result of butchers forced to buy for the week‘s commitments on a short market. Ileavy prime steers generally made from £l4 is to £l7 10s: medium. £l2 105 to (:14: light and small. from £9 ss. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. mmle.to £l4 12s Gd: heavy prilnes. £9 105 to £11: medium. £3 to £9 ss: light and sninll. £7 to £7 15s: unfinished from £4. Calves met with a firm market. well nourished sorts carrying a little age meeting with a keen sale to butchers. Top price was secured for rising IWO- - heifers. which made £8 16s. Runners generally made from £5 105 to £6 15s: heavy vealers. £3 155 to £5 is: medium. £2 10s to £3 105: fresh-dropped to four weeks old sorts made 15s to 455: exporters for the hobby veal trade paid from 55 to 13s. A line of well-finished steers on ae‘ count )Inrris Harding. Blount \Vellington. made up to £l6. ‘ SOUTHERN EXCHANGES TODAY’S SALES Press Associalio.i Wellington.———chortcd: .‘i.‘_. ner vent. (hyvertuncnt Bonds. 1936. 99s sd; Bank of New Zealand, 55s 11d. Christchurch—On ‘(‘hang‘e: Commercial Bank of Australia, it‘s 8d: Goldsbrnugh, Alort. ‘24s: Holden‘s )lotors (rum. divJ. 9s 1d; Mahakipawa. 2.1(1.