AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 275, 20 November 1935, Page 8

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Dalgoty and Co., Ltd. Beef.—Our yarding of beef consisted of 102 head, comprising 49 steers and IB cows and heifers, against 119 head k«'t week. The quality was first class and, selling under a ready demand, we report a sale fully equal to last week's rates, Extra choice ox spld to 34/ per lOOIb; choice and prime, 30/ to 33/; just killable, 24/ to 29/; prime young cow awLhate beef, 29/ to 33/; just killable, 21/ to-28/, Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £14 to £15 5/; heavy, £13 to £J B 15/; lighter, £11 to £12 15/; light, £9 12/0 to £10 15/; small and unfinished, u to £8 15/. Extra ■ heavy -prune -yo« cows and heifers.- £8 to £9; heavy, « 10/ to £7 15/; lighter, £4 5/ to £5 5/1 others, £2 10/ to £4. . Calves.—We penned calves in well of to average numbers. The demand vras steady and all classes sold readily at W week's prices. Our offering did not i* elude any heavy prime runners. » vealers, £3 10/ to £4 2/; medium « 14/ to £3 3/; light, £2 8/ to £2 », smaller, £1 13/ to £2 2/; rough cah«, 18/ to £1 9/; bobby, 4/ to 8/. ; .

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd.. Calves.-Fat and young calves were in full supply to-day. The demand wg» firm and all closes found ready tag* Runners, £2 12/ to £5 16/; heavy W» £3 13/ to £4; medium, £2 12/ to £3■ < b light, £2 6/ to £2 10/; sina 1 1, f1 W £2 2/; unfinished and bucket-fed, la/ » £1 8/; bobby calves, 3/ to 8/. Beef .-We yarded to-day the number of 300 head, « «8«»t $ head last week, comprising 100 steele a 200 cows and heifers. The quality ot ~ beef was O ot quite up to the « . dard. Competition was steady tWOM the sale and values were farm a ' . rates. We again had a large cows and heifers, but there was a of youn« prime sorts Values for classes were firm and late ratei easily maintained. Extra choicer to 34/ per 1001b; choice and P I,ue 's to 32/; secondary and plain, 27/ tj w,. prime young cow and heifer beet to 33/; secondary, 22/ to iW- [m heavy prime steers ranged ni pw 6 . £14 to £15; heavy, ±13 to lighter. £11 t 0 £12-7/6; l'sht, £10 10/; small and h f\±, £8 15/. Extra heavy P» me s oU £6 j/to and heifers, £S to £9; h f fi v . } ' £ 6 r6 &■. £7 5/; lighter, £5 5/ to £6; otnere, to £4 10/. Kg N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency coBeef. - We had less than an entry of beef. Competaionjvas ]D throughout with little or no »" e ™ l ch(K ce values on last weeks sale. W'" ox sold to 34/ per 1001b; choice aiidP. 30/ to 33/; secondary and pUW, ut , 29/; prime youn- cow a> cl «e jj o 29/ to 33/; secondary, 22/ to extra heavy prime eteeib fleie v a heavy, £13 to £14 7/6; 'f n bt ? 7 V fffl a!l £12 17/0; light, £9 to ffM-fyP. and unfinished, £7 5/ to d heavy prime young cows and u« 6 to £10 17/0; heavy lighter. £(i to £7 5/; lig]''. *? 13 ' 15/; others, £1 10/ to £3 10/. Calves.-We P" 1 " 611 ,.^ demand numbers. There is still a twn with values firm on wet | ers £i Runners, £2 to £6 5/; heavy v«' ~ 12/ to £4 2/6; medium, £3 £ £l 16/ light £2 0/ to "W/i'Sid.Vw to £2 4/; small and fresh dropP*. £1 14/; rough, 10/ to £1 »/•