BEEF EASIER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 3, 5 January 1938, Page 8

BEEF EASIER.

i . i j WESTFIELD MARKET. I I j BIG NEW YEAR SALE j | j DECIEfX rx CALF PRICES, j Prices were ? o«er is the Westiieid tat j stock sale to-day. both beef and "eal i showing a marked decline since the last | sale before Lbrisnmas. As usual after the | holidays much lighter numbers of fat stock . were yard-ed and. despite the steady demand values were inevitably lower than . a fortnight ago, when the offering was . insufficient for butchers requirements. ; The good yarding of fas cattle included j a fair proportion 01 prime steers and 1 neiiers. \ aiues were down % . to 38 per J : KHMi> for prune or about L 5 per 1 ■ beiui. The best of tne steers were a line ! .of five from. Mr W. A. Jeffer:es, of j W lerenga, which made ap to £14 " ti. A ! !oc of -i zr'Ha. tile estate of Mr. D. > Fmiayson. Ruawai. brought from £11 L'J S to £14 2, ij. Only tnree more m<iividuai i sceei's maae over £ £3. There was a betcer choice of prime : vea.ers in cne c:iir market tiian for some i ■ time, but with increased numbers offer- i ing the dein.md was slack. \ aiues were ; j lower all round by about 10. per bead! i f'jr heavy anii lese m. proportion ; • for hgnter sorts. • j