FAT STOCK MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 293, 11 December 1929, Page 10

FAT STOCK MARKET.

The ifcew Zealand Loan arid Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—To-day at our weekly Wcstfleld fat stock .market. beef was penned in average 1 numbers. There was a" steady demand with values very firm at Tate quotations. Extra choice, 6x sold to 42/ per lOOlb; choice aiid prime ox, 39/. to 41/; secondary and plain ox, 30/ to 38/; prime young cow and heifer beef,. 36/ to 39/; ordinary cow beef, 33/ t6 35/; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £15 to £16 10/; heavy prime steers, £13 15/ to £14 15/; lighter prime steer», £12 10/ to £13 12/6; light prime steers, £11 10/ to £12 7/6; small and unfinished steers, £9 to £11 7J&) extra heavy prime young, cows and heifers, £l 0 10/ to £11 17/6; heavy prime .feiwfe and heifers, £9 5/ to £l 0 5/; . lighter prime cows and heifers* £8 to £9 2/6; light cows; £6 10/ to £7 15/; Other cdfrs, £5 10/ to £6 7/6. •

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd;, report: To-day at our weekly Westfiekl fat stock market our supply of fat cattle numbered 391 head, comprising 289 steers. and i()2 cows and heifers, compared with 267 at last week's market. The entry included niany lines of really prime steers. There was a keeii demand throughout, with values very firm at last week's.quotations. Extra choice ox sold to £2 .2/ per 1001b;, choice and prime ox, £1.19/ to £2 1/; ordinary and plain ox, £1 16/ to £l 18/; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 15/ to £1 19/; ordinary cow beef, £1 10/ t& £l 14/; extra heavy prime steers ranged iii price from £16 10/ to £17 7/6; heavy, £15 to £10 7/6; lighter. £13 15/ to £14 17/6; light, £12 10/; to £13 12/6; unfinished and small, £10 12/6 to '£12 7/6; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £10 10/ to £11 J2/6; heavy, £9 to £10 7/6; lighter, £7 10/ to £8 17/6; other cows, £5 to £7 7/6.

Dnlgety find Co.. Limited, report:— To-day at our weekly Westfield fat stock market we offered ox beef in larger numbers than last week. The quality was first-class and last week's values were very firm under steady competition. Cow and heifer beef was penned in larger numbers than last week, the quality being good with values firm. Extra choice ox sold to 42/; choice and prime ox, 33/ to 40/; secondary and plain ox, 33/ to 35/; prime young cow and heifer beefs 29/ to 39/; ordinary cow beef, 34/ to 36/. No extra heavv prime steers were penned. Heavy prime steers, £14 17/6 to £15 7/6; lighter prime steers, £13 17/6 to £14 5/; light prime steers. £12 10/ to £13 '2/6: extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £10 2/6; heavy prime cows and heifers, £3 12/6 to £9 10/; lighter prime eo\Vs and heifers, £7 10/ to £S 2/G; other killablc tows, £6 12/6.