DROP IN BEEF MARKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1079, 17 September 1930, Page 10

DROP IN BEEF MARKET

Late Commercial —

WESTFIELD STOCK SALE WESTFIELD. 2 p.m. A heavy yarding of fat steers came forward to Westfield today to meet with a decidedly easier market. Heavy ox was down 30s to 40s a head. Best ox made up to 29s a hundred, but the average sale was round S6s to 37s a hundred. Best young cows and heifers made to 36s a hundred. On the heavy yarding the market did not have nearly the buoyancy of recent soles; the big buyers were not very active, one big firm being practically out of the market. The quality of an ox beef entry of 390- head was high, some of the choicest quality of the season coming forward. Several pens of show bullocks were included in the offering. Many lines were passed in. Top price of the day was secured for a line of particularly choice prime bullocks on account A. E. Urquhart, Papakura, which made to £l7 15s for two pens, which went to It. E. Stott and J. Shand. Twenty-three choice prime cattle on account Ring Bros., Hinuera. made from £l4 15s to £l6: although the line was not exceptionally big boned it had evidently been fat a long time and was l solid prime. Well-finished medium-framed steers on account ±i. E. Reed, Te Kauwhata, made from £l2 17s 6d to £ls 10s. Heavy prime steers on account Taylor Bros., Taupiri, made from £l4 17s 6d to £l6 10s. ' One truck of extra prime mediumframed steers on account Petit Bros. Pio Pio, made up to £l7. Sixteen well-finished prime steers on account Williams and Campbell, Putaruru, made from £l3 17s 6d to £ls - One truck of well-finished cattle on account Mrs. Potter made from £l3 2s 6d to £ls. Well-finished vealers met with a steady demand at late rates, but an easier tendency was again noticed in the prices for small calves. Extra prime runners made to £8 10s: extra prime vealers made to £5. Exporters were still paying up to 13s for calves for the “bobby” veal tr<*ue. An entry of approximately 230 head of fat cows and heifers made up a rather mixed assortment. A number of lines of well-finished station heifers- came forward to meet with steady competition at up to £l4 5s lor heavy prime Shorthorn sorts. Extra heavy prime steers generally made up to £l7 15s; heavy prime, £1 4 to £l6; m edi um. £3 2 to £1 3 15s: light and small, from £9; unfinished small, from £6 15s. Extra heavy prime cows and hcil'ers made up to £34 ss; heavy, £9 15s to £l2 ss; medium, £8 to £9 10s: light and small, from £5 10s; unfinished canners from £4. Another very heavy yarding of fat sheep contained some of the first shorn wethers of -the season. There was also an increased entry of springlambs. A start was not made on the sheep until after two o’clock. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES TODAY’S SALES Press Association. Christchurch.—Bank of New South Wales, £3O 12s 6d, £3O 15s: British Tobacco (cum. div.), 32s 3d; Mount Lyell, 20s sd; Mahakipawa Goldfields, 4£d (three pari cels>i 'Winding Credit 41a paid>»