AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 50, 28 February 1940, Page 8

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Alfred Backtanri & swu, LU. Beef: We jKiinod fal tattle to tiie «ua>bcr of 239 Lead, a* at&umt 2» bead brt week rnniprvmi; 123 etcen and US coav and heifers. Tl.e quality of ox beef ma* nrßt-claar. competition ta keen and prices were on « ~r with late aalr*. and heifers chowing Humliy *old rrecly at late quotationo. bat medium atxl Kxtoa chmoß ox aold to 37/ per KWU,-. choice and prime ox. 34/ to 36/; ordinarv and heifer beef. 31/ to 35/; ordinarr cow beerjl/ to 28/, Eiu, ranjred in price from £14 to £11 lit/; neary prime steer*. £13 to £13 15/; iKthtoT prime st«er». £12 to £12 15'; Tfirirt pnme rtecm. £11 to £11 15 -': *ma!! wmi unfinwhed steerv. £8 7/8 to £W M/. Extra heavy prime yonnp cows and heifer*. £9 to £9 17/6; heavy prime cow tnd heifer*. £7 to £8: lighter prime can and heifer*. £6 to £6 K> ; other kHUak www. £♦ 10/ to £5 10..

Calve*.—We ihad an extra larpe yaidiaf of calve*. including many choice line of station-bred vealers. At ttie start «* tfcr eaie values showed a <ught improvement, but the dcauand caeod .u- the >ak pr*pressed. Heavy priiuc ninnrw. £6 to £i 1, : medium ninucrs. £1 15/ to £3 12,*: licht runnei*. £3 to £4 10 ; heavy vrjlet*. £4 5' to £5 2■': medium Tealere, £3 •/ to £4: light vealer*. £2 16' to £3 I/s (smaller veaJer*. £2 2. to £2 14/: enil vc.-ilei-s. IS to £1 Iβ , ': rough and bucket fed. 15. to £1 9 ; bobby calve*, 5/ t» 1C .

N.Z. Lean ana Mercantile C«_ LU. Beef: Our yarding of beef was ww than an average one. Value* for beavr to light-weight Cattle remained firm, bat extra heavy were inclined to owe sliehlJyExtra choice ox moid to 37/ per NOlb: choice and prime ox. 33/ to 3ft/; ordinary and plain. 28/ to 33': prime voun* oo* and heifer beef. 28.' to 35'; ordinarv eow beef. 23' to 27.'. Extra heavy prime ■tecni ranged in price from £14 to £14 7 6: heavy prune steers. £12 10/ to £B 17.6; lijzhtcr prime steer*. £11 to tU "'«: lijriit prime eteers. £9 Wf to £» 17 6: mall and unfinished *tcer«. £* t* £9. Extra heavy prime young cows ana heifer*. £9 IS/ to £10 10': heawr prm* cows and hew«i>. £8 to £9 10/; Jwhter prime cows and heifers. £1 to £7 17/fc licht prime cow# and heifers. £5 t* £6 17 6; other killable cows. £3 W *• £5 -./!

Calve*.—Owr entrj- of calve* wa» a «a*D one. «uid there vw a s5-»ck aule. lni|KX)V*o values were »ho\rn for the first earjy calves, (but cradiially cmscd off to priw* on a par last week. Runne*. £* 10' to £7 7,6: heavy vcalers. £3 15/ t» £4 15,': medhim veajers. £3 i« £3 H»/; light vcjJct*. £2 « to £2 18 ; enaller vealer*. £1 10/ to £2 « : «enall veale*, 19/ to £1 8'; Ttmpk calver. 10/ to £1; frorti dropped. 5.' to 15/.

Oalgcty an* Campaay. LM. Beef.—Our offering of Ixrf totalled hejsi. comprising 51 ist-Oier* and 92 ctr«* and Jjcifr-jft. .i;a;iuil 110 h<\a<i Iwt ve«*. The quality <*f tfie ox Ik*« we*, jisaia firtftr!as«. and the oflWinjr «srfl<3 under *tf*»dF competition Hi value, on a jvit ■nit'h lat* rase*. Weil-finwhod row •»»<! heifer* *oM readily aC lalo rju». while plain and "°X>finished rait* «»3d « *sij«ic l<ra<-r. Estrt cWirc ox Hold io 3?.' per 1W1S»: cboirt and prime ox. 31' lo 36 : ordinary «•* plain. 3f«' to 33': ptiaif voune <«* *»•" heifer Wivf. 32/ lo 35,; o;«linar> «»w bt*£. 25( Co 2S'. LvliK-r piinu- nt«vrf ranffrf » prioo from £12 -i to £12 IT '«: ptiaie rtww. £11 to £12; «ji»3] atiH mfiniW Kionv. £7 to £10 10': extm T»i"in* youne octwji and Jseif<r>«. £9 «i £9 3#': heavy prime cot»» ar«l £S '• £8 IS'; lichen primt- cm« an<! Jioiffll*. £7 to £7 17 0: ]ioht piimi- <-<.w> hfif«w».. £.'• 15/ So £S 13 : oihrt killaiile «ms. £« to £.> lO'

Calve*.—Wo had an averare rjifdit* d ca « v<^ s - A rtrady eaV Jesuit?*], willj valw* J«naanins firm on la*: tr«-l>', <ji3t»lalimi»K«r.n*Tß. £4 |0/ to £5 2 • hour vo;iVtr. £3 lO' to £4 LV: m«diiani v«»lcrs. £3 1* £3 8'; licfljl vralens. C 2 1«' to £3; Mrialto voalOT*. £1 10, to £1 Iβ': «na]l vcnltw£2 to £2 K« : enfinUliH and a>urfcet-f«a 10/ Ct> £19 : bciWby rahos. 7 to 12