DEARER MEAT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 301, 20 December 1937, Page 9

DEARER MEAT.

WESTFIELD MARKET.

SHORT SUPPLY FOR XMAS.

BEET AND MUTTON UP.

Butchers attended in full numbers at the West field fat stock sale to-day, but supplies were short of requirements for *he Christmas and Xew \ ear trade. As a result pikes rose, and beef, veal and mutton were dearer than last week.

tat cattle were in short supplv. and prices rose 15/ to 20/ per ' head, auctioneers quotations being lifted 1/ per 1001b. Ox beef ranged up to 40/ per 1001b tor extra prune quality. The best price paid was £15 for the best of a line of 18 U nme „f^ er6 from Mr - ( - Alma Baker. Port Wi aikato. Mr. H. C\ Bull, of Mangere. realised up to £14 17 6 for a truck of six bullocks. 1 here were no other verv heavy steers offered, the next highest price being under £14.

Some first-class cow and heifer beef was sold, one lot of nine from Mr. J. A. Hill, Ohinewai. making from £10 to £12 15/. Choice Polled Angus cows from Xgapuke Estate, Papatoetoe, and G. Gl;wson, Karaka, brought over £11. The supply of calves was smaller than last week, and bidding was keener. Prices for all classes except unfinished and inferior recovered their recent decline. INDIVIDUAL LOTS. STEERS. Dalgety and Company. Limited.—On account of H. C. Bull. Mangere, 6, £11 to £14 17/6; E. P. Paul, Mangere, 4, £13 to £13 10/. Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited.—On account of F. Col beck. Koraka, 6, up to £13 15/; E. P. Paul, Mangere. 6, £10 to £13; A. Orr, Win, 3, £10 17. 6 to £13 2/6. COWS AND HEIFERS. Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile.—On account of G. Glasson, Koraka, 10, £7 5/ to £11 2'6; Papakura client, 12. £4 10/ to £9; W. L. Orr. Papatoetoe, 3. £8 7/6 to £9 15/; F. Colbeck. Koraka, 4, £4 5/ to £8 2/6: H. Gage, Papatoetoe, 1. £10 5/; Xgapuke Estate. Papatoetoe, 8, £7 12/6 to £il 10/'; Papakura client, 10, up to £8 13/". Dalgetv and Company. Limited. —On account of H. Windsor, Matangi, a line up to £11 17/6; W. L. Orr. Papatoetoe, 3, up to £9 2/6: Robert Hall, Win, 2. £8 7/6; H. C. Bull. Mangere, 6, up to £9 15/: F. C. Bull, Mangere, 8, £8 to £9 12/6; J. C. Bull, Waingaro, 5. to £9 17/6 - J. A. Hill, Ohinewai, 9, £10 to £12 15/.

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS. Alfred Buckiand and Sons, Ltd. Beef.—Our total yarding of fat cattle numbered 191 head, comprising 46 steers and 145 cows and heifers, as against 210 head last week. A small yarding of ox beef met with a very keen sale, and values improved by about 15/ per head. Cows and heifers also sold under spirited competition. and values improved on recent sales. Extra choice ox sold to 40/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 37/ to 39/; ordinary and plain, 33/ to 36/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 35/ to 38/; ordinary cow beef. 25/' to 30/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £14 10' to £15: heavy prime steers, £14 to £14 7/6: lighter prime steers, £13 7/6 to £13 15/; light prime steers. £12 to £12 15/; small and unfinished steers, £8 to £10 15'. Extra heavy prime young cows and hjeifers, £10 to £13 7'6; heavy prime cows and heifers, £8 to £9: lighter prime cows and heifers, £7 to £7 15/; other killable cows, £4 10/ to £6. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. I Beef.—Our offering of beef totalled 169 head, comprising 10 steers and 150 cows and heifers, against 190 head last week. The small offering accounted for a keen demand, and as a result values improved fully 1/ per 1001b for all classes. Extra choice ox sold to 40/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox. 36/ to 39/; ordinary and plain, 32/ to 35/; prime young cow and heiler beef, 35/' to 38/; ordinary cow beef, 25/ to 33/. Heavy prime steers ranged in price from £14 to £14 17/6: lighter prime steers, £12 10/ to £13 15/; light prime steers, £11 10/ to £12 5/; small and unfinished steers, £10 5/ to £11 of. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £11 to £12 15/; heavy prime cows and heifers. £9 to £10 15'; lighter prime cows and heifers. £7 10/ to £8 15/; light piime cows and heifers. £6 to £7 5/; other, killable cows. £3 10' to £5 15/

Calves.—The yarding of calves was the smallest for some time. Competition was good, and values improved to about the rates ruling a fortnight ago. Runners. £4 to £6 14/; medium vealens. £4 1/ to £4 10': light. £3 to £3 8/: small. £2 2' to £2 12/; unfinished and bucket-fed. 16/ to £1 5/; rough and bobby calves, 7/ to 15/. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. Beef.—We had a small yarding of beef and competition was extra keen. Values advanced 15/ to 20/ per head for most lines and quotations per 1001b were up 1/ to 2/'. Extra choice ox sold to 40/ per 1001b: choice and prime ox, 34/ to 39/; ordinary and plain. 28/ to 33/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 32/ to 38/; ordinary cow beef, 25/ to 31/. No extra heavy or heavy steers were penned. Medium prime steers, brought £13 to £13 15/: light prime steers. £10 to £12 10/; small and unfinished steers, £6 to £9 15/: extra heavy prime young cows and lieifers. £10 10/ to £11 10/. Heavy prime cows and heifers brought £8 12 6 to £10 5/: lighter prime cows and heifers. £7 to £8 10/: light prime cows and heifers. £5 to £6 17/6; other killable cows, £2 10/ to £4 15/. Sheep.— Less than an average entry of sheep met with ready demand, values improving on last week's sale. Heavy prime wethers. 30 to 313: medium prime. 28/ to 20 9: light prime. 25 to 27 '9: small and unfinished. 21 ' to 24 : heavy prime ewes. 20/ to 21/: medium prime. 18 3 to 19/9: light prime, 16/ to 18.': unfinished ewes. 12' to 15'. Calves.— Our entry of calves was an average one. The market generally was short and competition slack, except for extra prime vealers. which met with spirited competition. Runners brought £2 to £5 15': heavy vealers. £5 to £7: medium vealers. £4 to £4 IS/; light vealers. £3 3' to £3 17 : smaller vealers. £2 to £3: small vealers. £1 to £1 18-; rough calves. 15/ to £1 7/: bobbv calves. 7/ to 16/.