AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

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

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Mew Zaofaitrf Loan and Mercantile. —-0711- y-mdiinj or beef wa» a larger one. Although there was- a steady demand values eased by 10/ fej £ I a head, heavier I cattle btsntr most aifected. Extra choice os sold to 38/ per IIMMb: choice and prime os, 33/ no 37/ ; ordinary amd piaJn. 25to 32, ; prime young cow and heifer beef. to 3tf,; ordinary cow beef. 30/ 00 2!)/. Heavy prime steers ramzeti in price from £to to £14 2/6; iitr'ia prime steers, £II 10/ to- £ 12' 13/: Tight prime steers. £10 do iII > f>; small and unfinished steers. .=.B to £9 U, : extra heavy prune youiur cows and heifers. £0 to *£'.) It), ; heavy prime cows and heifers. £7 12, 8 co £{j 1-5/ ; lighter prime cow and heifers. £fi . 10/ to_ £7 10,; light prime etjws and heifers. £5 to £'ti 76; other kiEable- cows-. £'2 10/ to £i 13/. Aifrml Sacftfand and Sons. Ltd. Calvaf.—We had a roll yarding of calves, conxpjnsmg a lai'se proportion of prime venders. Bidding was very siack." and ctmpared with the sale before Christmas values considerably lower. Runners £3 IJ, to £tj 'i(5; heavy veaJers. £4 5, co £4 18/ r medium veaiers. £3 10/ to £3 l«/: light vealers. £2 12/ zu smaller TO;iilers. £1 14/ go £'Z X': unfinished an. I bucket-fed,. 13/ to £1 a/;, bobby calves. XtL> 13/. Beef.—We penned tat cattle to tile mnnber of '275 head, comprising Sis steers and 193 ctrws and heijers. .is ajrainsr l:K head at the lasc sale. The quaiicy of niie ox iieef was not up to the usual standard. | Bad«iing was not as keen, and values eased by aooat 13/ thy £1 per heiwL Cows an*t h«fTXinrs were yarded in Ji'Oi;,! numbers, im! they aiso sbi?wed .1 decline on. last sa !e Extra, choice ox sold to 35?, per IOOib: choice ;uid prune ox. 35/ to 37 ; oniinarv anti plaim 31/ to ';4. : prime younir cow ■mil heifer beef. .'jTJ, to 3t}/ ; ordinairy cow beef. 23/ to 2S-/. Dafgety and Company. Ltd. Beer.—Our oif-erirur of beef no tailed 139 head, comprisiiur j0 sneers aoid 149 cows and heifers, against 169 head at the I Christmas sale. Though the demand was i steady values were easier by about 2/ ner 10t)Fb for all classes. Extra, choice ox sold ito 38/ per lOOih:: choice and prime ox. j 34/ to 37 : ordinary and plain. 30/ co 33, ; prime young cow and heifa: beef. :33. to I 3<i, ; ordinary cow beef. 23/ to . Medium | prime steers ranged in price from £12 to |£ 12 13/: liirhter prime steers. £ H to j £11 17-<1: liwiit prime steers. £10 to £10 jl7 6: sm:ill ,tnd nnfinished steers. £ft 3, i to £!) 10/. Extra heavy prime young cows | and heifers. £9 to £ 10: heavy prime cows ' and heifers. £U to £S 17 6: lighter prime ■ cows and heifers. £7 to £7 IT '5: liiriit , pr-.-ne cow.* ami heifers. £-7 L>, to £H 15? ; other kiilabie cows, £3 10/ uo £5 10,.