VALUES FIRM

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 39, 16 February 1944, Page 3

VALUES FIRM

AT WESTFIELD SALES

The Auckland Star, Wednesday, February 16, 1944—PageJ3

AVERAGE YARDING OF BEEF

There was a big demand for an average yarding of beef at the Westfield fat stock market to-day. Values were firm and slightly higher than last week. IXDIVIDIAI; LOTS STEERS ,8. £10 '15' to £12 15 ; Native Department, S. £13 17 6 to £14 12 6. ! Alfred Buckland and Sons. Ltd., on account of V Straka 5, £11 5' to £12 10/; E. G. Browne, i 10. £10 10 to £11 15 ; Orr and Proctor, 16. j 10-: J. Stephen. 9. £12 to £12 17/6; H. E. I Reco. 16. £12 to £14 7,6; G. Doman, 32, £9 12 6 to £13 5/. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., 38 1 , £9°"o' a to £13 7 6:-Land and Survey,'Kerepelii. 45 £12 7 6 to £14 17/6: A. R. Craven, 5. £11 15' to £14 7 6; J. Pohlan. 18. £13 5/ to £15 5/. Land and Survey, Pongakawa, 27, £12 17.6 to £14 2.6. COWS AND HEIFERS Dalgety and Co., Ltd., on account of E. M. Wright. 20. £8 15/ to £12: Ohinemuri Stock Co., 10. £7 10/ to £8 12.6; Peddy, 9, £5 2 6 to £C 7,6. Altred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., on account of E. Crawford. 10. £5 15 to £8; J. Stephen, 9. £7 17 6 to £10 7.6; W. Sands. 9. £5 15/ to £9 2 6; S. N. Twining, 10, £5 to £6 7,6; W. R. Pendergast. 9, £7 15/ to £10 7,6; W. J. Jefferles. 9, £G 5/ to £9 26; J. James, 7. £5 17 6 to £7 17,6; D. T. Allen, 8, £6 to £7 12 6. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. on account of D. L. Nathan. 9. £5 7/6 to £10 10■: A. R. Craven. 4, £'J 5' to £9 7 6: Snodemus and Connell. 9, £8 u> £9 7.6; A. W. Reynolds, 8, £4 2,6 to £5 s'. AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS Reef.—There was an average yarding of beef which met, with a steady demand and values realised were firm at late quotations. Extra . choice ox sold to 40' per 1001b; chuice and prime. 37 to 39 ; secondary and plain, 34' to 36 : prime young cow and heifer beef. 32. to 31 ; secondary. 24 to 28 ; choice and prime. 29 to 31 . Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £15 to I £15 10; heavy. £13 17.6 to £14 17 6: lighter. I Cl 2 10, to £13 15 ; light. £10 to £12 7.6: I small and unfinished. £8 to £9 17 6. Extia | heavy prime young cows ana heifers. £10 to £111 3 ; heavy, £8 12,6 to £9 15,; lighter. £7 10 i to £8 10,; light, £6 to £7 7/6; others. £3 u> £5 17/6.