AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 204, 29 August 1934, Page 8

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd,

Beef.—At our weekly Westfleld fat stock market held to-day our yardinj of beef was a email one. Competition was very keen and values showed a deeirleJly sharp rise of from 15/ to 25/ per heart. Extra choice ox sold to £18/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 4/ to £1 7'; secondary and plain, 18/ to £1 3/: prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 3' to £1 7/;. secondary, 17/ to £1 2/. No extra heavy prime eteere were penned. Heavy prime eteers ranged in price from £9 5/ to £10 5/; lighter, £8 2/6 to £9 211: light, £7 to £8: small and unfinished, £5 to £6 15/. Extra heavy prime youne cowe and heifers. £9 to £10 12/6; heavy, £7 5/ to £8 17/6; lighter, £6 to £7 2'G; light, £4 to £5 15/; others, £2-to £3 15/,

Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Beef.—At our weekly Westfield fa I , stock market held to-day wir yarded ISO head of beef, comprising 17 steers and 173 calves and heifers, as against -262 head last week. The quality was again fiistclaes, and the small yarding accounted for the very keen demand and a sharp rise in values. Extra .choice ox eold to £1 8/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £15, to £1 7/6; just killable, £1 1/ to £1 4/; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 4/ to £1 6/; just killable, 14/ to £1 3/. Extra heavy prime eteers ranged in pric; from £12 io £12 7/6; heavy, £10 5/ to £11 17/6; lighter, £9 to £10 2/6; Usiht, £7 17/6 to £8 17/6; small and unfiniejoci, £6 10/ to £7 15/. Extra heavy prirne young cowe and heifers, £8 10/ to £8 15/; heavy. £7 to £8 7/6; lighter, £5 15/ to £6 17/6; other killable cows, £2 to £5 12/6.

Calves.—An average yarding of cal-es met with keen competition, and all clashes sold readily at-improved values. Runnere brought £3 to £4 5/j heavy vealers, £3 8/ to £3 18/; medium. £2; 15/ to £3 1'; light. £119/ to £2 6/; small, £1 12/ to £1 16/; rough calves, 12/ to £15/; bobby calvee, 2/ to 6/.

Alfred Bucktand and Sons, Ltd. Beef.—At our weekly Westfield fa: etock market held to-day we penned .at cattle to the number of 146 head, .-e against 203 at last week's market, comprising 85 steers and 61 cows and ueiiers. The' ox beef was of excellent, quality, but the entry was insufficient for requirements, and in consequence there was a shar-p rise in values. Extra choice ox sold to £18/ per lOOlb;.choice and primp, £1 5/ to £1 If; secondary and plain,. ±l to £1 4/; prime young cow and belter beef, £1 5/ to £1 8/; ordinary cow beet, 17/ to £14/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £12 to £13 Wo\ heavy.' £10 10/ to £11 15/; Ifebter, £0 to £10 7-6: light, £7 15/ to-£8 7'6; sma.l and, unfinished, £5 17/6 to £7 12'b. Extra heavy prime young cows aw heifers. £85/ to £9 2/6; heavy. £7 to £8 2/6; lighter. £6 to £6 17/6; other killable cows, £2 10/ to £5 17/6.