DROP IN VEAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 127, 1 June 1938, Page 5

DROP IN VEAL.

• WESTFIELD SALE. MARKET OVER-SUPPLIED. KEEN DEMAND FOR BEEF. The beef market was firm at West field o-day, but veal prices slipped. An overlow yarding of calves came in. ami lumbers were in excess of butcher's •equirements. As a result values were ibout 5/ per head lower than last week, ind more in some cases. The offering of fat cattle was also a arge one. but keen bidding kept prices inn. Prime ox sold up to 30' per 1001b, md all classes of beef were quoted at mchanged rates. Butchers bid keenly for irime sorts, of which there was a fair ti'oportion, especially in the bullock pens. Steers from Mr. W. \V. McLoughlin, l.'apatoetoe, made top price of the sale. Three outstanding beasts realised from £15 to £15 5/. A line of seven from Mr. LI. K. Keed, Waerenga, sold from £13 [~/6 to £15, and a second truck of eight rom the same farm brought £11 15' to £14 13/. Mr. G. Smith, Matakohe, sold i big consignment of 22 steers at prices anging up to £14 10/ a head. In the calf section, owing to the oversupply, prime sorts sold mole cheaply than 'or some weeks. INDIVIDUAL LOTS. Steers. Alfred Buekland and Sons, Ltd.—On lccount of Matthew Bros.. Tangaroa, 8, £11 17/6 to £12 2/6; R. Walters, Waiuku, ), £10 17/6 to £11 5/: W. Kowe, Waiuku. 1, £11 7/6 to £14 7/6; E. A. Price. Papatoetoe, 4, £9 10/ to £13; W. W. McLaughlin, 8, £12 2/6 to £15 5/; H. E. Heed, Waerenga, 7, £13 17/6 to £15. Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile.—On iccount of T. Mason, Wellsford. 9, £9 17/6 to £10 17/6: G. Smith. Matakohe. 22, lp to £14 10. : Alex. Orr. Hoteo, 9, up to £9 17/6; W. W. McLaughlin. Papatoetoe, r. £11 to £13 7/6: G. M. Wilson. Paeroa, 10. £S 5/ to £10 12/6: Lamb Brothers, Maungakaramea. 8. £13 to £14 2/6; IVangaehu client. 24. £9 17/6 to £13 17/6; i:. Saw. Awakere, 9, £9 17/6 to £12 12/6. Dalgety and Company. Ltd. —On account >f H. K. Keed. Waerenga. 9. £11 15/ to £14 15/: G. F. Hooper. Pnkehuia, 1, at £11 17 6; Tapuwae estate. Poro-o-tarao. !. up tr, £9 12 6: E. P. Paul. Mangere. i. £7 .15/ to £10; Xgatuku, Ltd., Puta--uru, 15, £10 15/ to £12 7'6; R. Harkness. Ivaraka, 14, £11 5/ to £13. Cows and Heifers. NV.v Zealand Loan and Mercantile. —On iccount of Lamb Brothers, Maungakaranea, 9, £9 2/6 to £11 7/6; Waihi client, 19, up to £9 5.1: G. Child, Pararoa, o, up Lo £8 7/6; Otakere client, 9, up to £S. Dalgety and Company. Ltd.—On account )f G. P. Hooper. Pnkehuia, 7. £5 12'6 to £9; H. Windsor. Matangi, a line to £10 15/; R. Harknetss, Karaka. 6, £5 17 6 to £9 17/6: J. A. Hill. Ohinewai. 10. £6 2/6 to £10 15': C. W. Selbv. Tiran, 8. £6 17/6 to £9: W. J. Orr. Edgeeumbe, 9, £5 17/6 to £7 17/6; Oldsworth Bros., Edgeeumbe, 19. £5 2/6 to £10 5/. Alfred Buekland and Sons, Limited.— On account of H. Plumley. Papatoetoe, 9. £5 5/ to £5 15/; Waikato client, a line from £6 15/ to £11 17'6: Drurv client, 8. £4 5/ to £7 2/6; Whakatane client. 20. £4 10/ to £9 7/6: 22, £5 10/ to £9, and 12, £6 12/6 to £7 17/6. AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile. Beef.—Our yarding of beef was more than art average one. There was a steady demand, with values on a par with late quotations. Extra choice ox sold to 39/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 35/ to 38/; ordinary and plain, 36/ to 34/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 30/ to 36/: ordinary cow beef, 23/ to 29/. Heavy prime steers ranged in price from £13 to £14 10/; lighter prime steers, £11 5/ to £12 15/: light prime steers, £9 10/ to £11: small and unfinished steers, £6 10/ to £9 5/: extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £10 to £11 5/; heavy prime cows and heifers, £8 10/ to £9 17/6; lighter prime cows and heifers, £7 to £8 7/6: light prime cows and heifers, £o to £6 17/6; other killable cows, £3 to £4 17/6. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. Beef.—Our yarding of beef totalled 224 head, comprising 48 steers and 176 cows and heifers, as against 229 head last week. The quality was again first-class, and selling under a steady demand we had a good sale at firm late rates. Extra choice ox sold to 39/ per 100!b; choice and prime ox. 36/ to 38/; ordinary and plain. 32/ to 35/; prime young cow and heifer beef. 32/ to 36/; ordinary cow beef. 23/ to 31/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £14 to £14 15': heavy prime steers. £12 5' to £13 10/: lighter prime steers. I'll 10' to £12 2 6: light prime steers. £10 10,' to £11 5/: small and unfinished steers. £7 15/ to £9 12/6; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £10 to £K 15': heavy prime cows and heifers, £S 15/ to £9 10': lighter prime cows anil heifers. £7 10/ to £S 10/; light prime cmvs and heifers. £6 to £7 5/; other killable cows, £4 to £5 10/.