KEEN DEMAND

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 82, 7 April 1943, Page 5

KEEN DEMAND

WESTFIELD SALES

AVERAGE ENTRY OF CATTLE

There was keen competition at the j Westfield fat stock sales to-day for an : average yarding of cattle. Firm prices were obtained for both steers and cows and heifers. AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons. Ualgety and ComptSy 2nd the New Zealand wan and Mercantile Agency, report on tlie ke'ra Beef: An average entry of beef sold under keen competition, and both ox and cow and heifer beef sold well at very Arm rates. Extra choice Sx sow to 38/ per 1001b; choice ( and prune ox 35/ to 37/: ordinary and plain 31/ to 33/. »™J» voting cow and heiter Deef, 30/ to 34/. ordinary beef, 22/ to 24/: extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £14 to £15 2/6; heavy prime steerS. £13 to £"15/; lighter pnme steers. £12 to £12 15/; light prime steers. £11 to £11 15/; small and unfinished steers, £7 10/ to £10; extra heavy prime young cows ana heifers. £10 to £11 15/; heavy prime cows and heifers. £8 10/ to £9 10/: lighter prime cows and heifers £6 10/ to £7 15/; light prime ?„ws 2nd heifers? £5 to £6; other killable cows, £4 to £4 15/. INDIVIDUAL, LOTS Steers New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Companv.—On account of Land and Survey Department, Paeroa, 27, £10 10/ to £13 12/6; Hautu Prison Farm, 9, up to £12 13/6; V. Chamberlain, Ponui Island, 20, up to £11 }*/ b - Alex Orr, Papatoetoe, 9, £11 15/ to £I.>: R. JFinlayson, Ruawai. 10, up to £11 2/6. Lalgety and Company, Ltd.—On account of F. L. Cribb. Puriri, 10, up to £11 10/; B. B. Johnston. Puketutu, 16, £10 7/6 to £12 15/: New Zealand Forest Products, Putaruru, 24. £12 15/ to £13 12/6; E. A. Urquhart, Papakura, 16, £12 10/ to £14. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd.—On account of J. Schlaepfer, jun., Pukekohe, 25, £11 2/6 to £15 2/6; F. J. Reed, Waerenga, 7, £12 to £13 10/- T. Kay. Te Awamutu, 18, £12 5/ to £13 17/6. Cows and Heifers New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.— On account of Alex Orr, Papatoetoe, 10, £7 2/6 to £9 10/: Ohinemur: Stock Company, Waihi, 9, £7 5/ to £9 7/6. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd.—On account of H. Windsor. Matanga, 9. £10 12/6 to £11 15/. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd.—On account of T. Hull. Waiuku, 9, £7 7/6 to £10 10/; B. W. Reed. Waerenga, 9, £7 10/ to £11 5/; R. C. Whitmore, Pokeno, 11, up to £8 7/6.