PRICES SOAR.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 21 September 1938, Page 4

PRICES SOAR.

WESTFIELD MARKET.

SHARP RISE IN BEEF.

HIGHEST SINCE THE AVAR,

Beef prices soared on the Wcstfield fat stock market to-day, reaching tlie highest level in the memory of most of the auctioneers and their clients. Choice ox sold up to 44/ per 1001b, which they say is the highest since the end of the Great J War. ■ Tiie shortage of fat cattle, usual at thU ! Lime ui the year, has been aggravated by I iic:ivy export and by adverse tanning cou- ] ditit'iirs- To-day's yarding was tlie small est this year, co«>, and heit'eis being pai"- ! lii-ulii! !.v scarce. Butchers bid keenly for i the limited supplies and eent prices up j Cattle solil on account of Messrs. Crave:: ! Bios.. Kiiawiii, topped the market, tlie line ! ii: 13 fctccrs realising from ill 13/ to £1J I -, o. i Only twice in recent years has the i lalti-r price ben exceeded and <.>n both ■ sin ■!■■■-■ \>.<_.it~Joiis the stecr.s sold were li.avi.-i- and i.l better quality than tae j pick of to-days offering. Another lot of I 11> bullocks from H. V. Kwyc, Motatapn, i made from £10 10/ to £18 13', and a i ti ink of seven from Blackftt Bros., T-' JKowhai. sold from £14 u< £1S 7,0. Sev- ■ : ;il !.->ts of cowe and heifers brought up to £ l."i. In the calf market there was a similar shortage and prices were the highest for i yeaiij. Heavy vca'ers and runners averi ii-ed about 7 0 dialer than last week, but ■n some cases values were up «*e much a>! j CI a head. AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS. I Loan and Mercantile Agency. ! Bi-pf.- Xunibers penned were very email. '■■ ' Competition wan keen. Values ludvaiuiii;.' 1 ' to 2 per lOOlb. Kxtia choice j ox sold to 44 per lOOllj; choice and prime! 1 o.w 38 to 43 ; ordinary and plain, 32 to :i7 : prime youiijj cow and heifer l>ocf, ' •57 to 4'J : ordinary cow beef. 3<>/ to 'Mi 0- \ , Kxii'ii lii'avy prime steere ranged in prii-c ' li i>lll £]S to £}'.) 2 0: heavy prime ' : lPi !<i £17 17 0: lighter prime stcs.-.i J Clt 12' to £l."i 17 «i; iiiilit priinr- sleoiw. j : C 12 12 <1 til £14 Id : nn.ill nnd"ui,liuls!i<-d. i Cio in to £12 Ki : heavy prime c-ows j ani! lu'ifi-i-n, £11 10/ to £14 2 0: lijr'.itei-:--ii!'.r cri-.vo and heifers, £!) .V to £11 5 : !i_'iil prime i-owh and heifein, £7 to £9 I ."i ; other killuliie cows, £4 to £0 13/. Dalgety and Company. C'.iivep. - Calves were yarded in email mum iji'ipi. runners and heavy vealers ».-ill_r ' i iiij-iilticiiiit to meet the demand. As ;i\ [result Viilucw for both claives improved I ! '■iiiisidrr ilily nil last week's quotiltio». I ; KiiiiNiTis. £0 tn £7 l.i': heavy vealers. : C> II to £fi 14 : medium vealers. £4' ['■'>' to £.") )2 : light vealers. £3 1C f>; £4 13 : rciujli vealers. £2 ](1 to £.'! 12 : j ■in!i|i : «lii'd ;uid biK-ket-fcd. £1 14/ to £2 , 4, ; boiiby calves, 6/_to 10 . i Alfred Buckland and Sons. [ ('aVcs. We had the Pmallot y,ir-lin_' '■: c.ii\cs in;- sonic considerable time, good ■ liiii'ily i iinni'is and vcalew in»uHicirni for butchers' roquiroment-!. V.iiinw showed a fui tlier rise on wcekV Heavy riintiety, £7 r> £10: lioavy vealers. £« 6' to £7; medium V.-..1-W, £."> to £.-> 10'; liirht venlers. £3 1 jH to £4 I.") : smaller vealers. £.'} 10 •,.»! ■ C:; 12 : small vealers. £1 f> to £2 4 : ' unfinished and Inickct-fed, £1 to £1 16 -i bobby <alvcs, 4/ to 13/. Dalgety and Company. Ltd. Beef.- Our ofieritu of beef totalled llSi; 1 .;:■!•!. conipiiVin-g 2o stoers and 93 co-vs i |iuul hei.ers, against 114 head last week.; I'lic quality througliout w.is iiist-cl.iss. an.l j f-clling under a \c-ry keen demand vaiu ~ i improved 2/ perKXtll) on last \vc?k"s \ ■ eiuotationw. Kxtra choico ox sold to 44/■ ■try uyV.h; choicu and piime ox. 41 r= ► J 43 : ordinary and plain. ."57 to 40 : prim? r i Minim cow and heifer beef. 4(t to 42 :J, oidinary cow beef, 20' to 36'. Kxtr.t i heavy prime steers ranged in price from i £17 12 (i to £18 15-■': heavy prime stoei-s. £16 to £17 10': lighter prime steers.-£l4 10 to £15 17 G; light prime steers. £12 i 10' to £14 s•'; extra heavy prime voung cowe and heifers. £14 to £lo; heavv pi imo <:ows nnd heifers, £12 5' to £13 15/; lighter prime cows and heifers. £11; to £12: li«lit prime cows nnd heifert=. £0! i 10 to £1U 1.3, ; other killable cows, £6 to I , £0. !