FAT STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 247, 18 October 1922, Page 5

FAT STOCK SALES.

LARGE YARDING AND KEEN DEMAND. i 1-ATK RATES MAiNT'AINKD. There wav keen demand at late rales and better at a big yarding of stock at ; Westlield to-day. Messrs. Alfred' Buckland and Sons, Ltd.. report:—To-day at our weekly Westfield lat stock sale we penned beef to the number of 510 head, comprising .13!) ateers, 174 cows and heifers, and three bulls. There was a keen demand throughout. Uet week's rate? being i easily sustained tjnd in aouie cases exceeded. Kxlva choif,- ox -old at i.'l .">/, choice and prime CI 2/ to .CI 4/. ordinary and plain 10/ to '-1 I.': prime young cow and heifer, 18/ to ii-; ordinnry cow heef. !.">/ to 17/: ro\igh ibeef. 10/ to I:s'. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £ I*l to £12 10/j heavy prime steers. £8 15/ tv £lfl I.V; lighter kind*. £7 :./ to £H ]<»./: light prime. £.1 15' to X.7 3/: unfinished, ';:■> l."i/ to £A 10/: extra heavy prime young i-ows and heilVrs. £,' to i 7 15/ i iioavy prime. £5 15/ to Xβ 15/; light, i.l 10/ t<l .Co 10/: other*. £1 10/ to CM 5/. The highest average for *teers was secured for IT! head from Mr. William Vosper. of J)ingley l)ell. C»mbridge, which brought All ff/ti.