AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 144, 19 June 1940, Page 4

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Dalgety and Company, Limited,

Calves.—There was a short yarding of calvee, with a ready demand. Values showed a rise on last week's sale Runners, £.»■ 15/ to £7; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 10/; medium vealers, £3 12/ to £3 19/; light vealere, £3 to £3 10/; small vealers, £2 10/ to £2 19/; unfinished and bucket-fed, 30/ to £2 4/; bobby culvee 8/ to 18/. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.

Beef.—The yarding was a «mal! one. Ihere is keen competition and an unsatisfied demand saw values improve sharply. Our quotations are 2/ per 1001b better. Extra choice ox eold to 38/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 35/ to 37/; ordinary and plain, 28/ to 34/; prime young cc.v and heifer beef, 30/ to 34/; ordinary cow beef, 25/ to 29/. Heavy prime steers ranged in price from £12 12/6 to £13; lighter prime steers, £11 12/6 to £12 10/; light, £10 to £11 10/; plain and small, £6 10/ to £9 15/. Extra heavy prime young cowe and heifers, £10 to £11 7/6; heavy prime cows and heifers, £8 17/6 to £9 17/6; lighter, £7 12/6 to £8 15/; light. £0 to £7 10/; aged and plain finished cowe £3 10/ to £5 15/. Calves.—Our entry was email and met with a spirited eale. Veluee showed & eharp rise on last week's advanced quotation*. Runnere, £5 to £9 2/6; heavy vealere, £5 to £6 5/; medium, £4 to £4 18/; light, £3 8/ to £3 18/; emaller, £2 6/ to £3 6/; email, 30/ to £5 4/; bobby calvee, 20/ to £2; freeh-dropped, 12/ to Dalgety and Company, Limited.

Beef.—Our yarding of beef totalled 90 head, comprising three steers and 87 cows •and heifers, against 127 head laet week. The small yarding of ox ibeef sold under keon competition and values improved fully 2/ per 100 V on late rates. For lose than an average entry of cow and heifer 'beef, values improved 2/ per 1001b. Also extra choice ox sold to 38/; choice and prime ox, 35/ to 37/; ordinary and plain, 31/ to 34/; .extra prime younjf cow •ami heifer beef, 31/ t* 35/; choice and prime young cow and heifer .beef, 28/ to 30/; ordinary CO w ,beef, 24/ to 27/; heavy prime steers, £13 to £13 10/; lighter prime steers, £11 15/ to £12 15/; light prime steers, £10 io/ to £11 10/; extra heavy prime young <-ows and neifers, £10 to £11; heavy prime cows and heifers, £9 to £9 15/; lighter prime cows and heifere, £8 to £8 15/; light iprime cows and heifers, £6 15/ to £7 15/; other killable cow-e, £4 10/ to £6 10/. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited. Beef. —We penned fat cattle to the number of 219 head, as against 244 head last week, comprising 129 steers and 90 cowe and heifers. Quality of ox J beef was fiiwt class, bidding was spirited and prices improved 'by fully 2/ per 100R>. Cows and heifere were in short supply, and they also showed a decided improvement. Extra choice ox sold to 38/ iper 1031b; choke and prime ox, 35/ to 37/; ordinary and plain, 31/ to 34/; iprime ycrang cow and heifer .beef, 30/ to 34/; ordinary cow beef, 24/ to 28/; extra 'heavy prime steers ranged in prices from £14 10/ to £15 10/; heavy prime eteers, £18 ti £14; lighter prime steers, £12 to V? 10/; light .prime steers, £11 to £11 15/; email and unfinished steers, £7 10/ to £10 10/; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 10/ to £10 15/; heavy prime cows and heifers, £8 to £0; lighter prime cows and heifere, £7 to £7 15/; other killaible cows, £5 to £6 10/. Calves: There -was again a very short market and good quality runners and vealers were insufficient for butchers' requirements. Bidding was very keen for all classes and values showed ia further rise on last week's quotations: — ■Heavy .prime runners, £7 10/ to £9 11/; medium runners. £6 10/ to £7 5/; light T-unners, £5 5/ to £6; heavy vealers, £4 15/ to £5 16/: medium vealers, £4 to £4 13/: light vealere, £3 to £3 16/; siuailler vealers, £2 to £2 17/; small vealers, 20/ to 36/; unfinished and bucket fed, 30,' to £2 5/; :bobby calves, 10/ to 18/.