LATE COMMERCIAL

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 445, 29 August 1928, Page 13

LATE COMMERCIAL

QUALITY-BEEF YARDING WESTFIELD SALE HEIFER MAKES £l7/17/6 One of the best quality yardings of beef seen for many weeks came forward to Westfield this morning. Values, generally, held firm at late rates. The cattle offering was from all parts of the province, and was the heaviest recorded for several weeks. North Auckland vendors had several * lines of medium-weight cattle forward. The best quality steers came from South Auckland pastures, however, and showed considerable finish. Whakatane vendors were also represented. Several trucks of excessively heavy prime young cows and heifers came forward from the Feilding district. These cattle were inclined to be overfat for butchers’ purposes, and one or two showed signs of travel. A season’s per head record for cow beef was made for a solid Shorthorn heifer, on account of Jas. Taylor. There were 27 in the line, the * top-priced beast going to T. Collins, Avondale, at £l6. Values, geneirally, for ox-beef held firm at last week’s rates, although an easier tendency was noted at times, especially towards the ends of the sections. Auctioneers* quotations for choice ox are held at up to 465. C. E. Otway, Glen Afton, topped the market with a line of 34 heavy prime steers, which made to £2l 2s 6d and averaged £lB 15s Id. Choice, solid prime bullocks on account Wm. Vosper, Cambridge, made l °it 9 anc * averaged £lB 5s 3d. , **• E. Reed, Waerenga, had eight »eavy prime steers forward whic haverTwo trucks of lighter-weight cattle °n account Trewin Bros., Marohemo, made from £l4 17s Gd N to £lB ss. Eight steers from A. J. Leslie, Kai£aka, made to £lB 2s 6d; 27 from F. •osper, Pairere, made to £l7 17s Gd. t fart her season’s record was made ward the close of the sale when an xceptionally big framed Friesian p., er > on account of W. TI. Alley, gikutai. went to A. F. Watkin, Berne £l7 17s Gd. T 1 “ e beef yarding took till well after .a . Ocloc k to clear, there being a deeasier tone in the market tothe close. in‘^ not^ ler exceptionally heavy yardnif , of young calves met a market Practically on a par with last week. A line of exceptionally prime heavyy°ung cows and heifers from jr® Feilding district made to £l7. The 1 * Wa * one of the best seen in the Jards this year. A short yarding of sheep comprised most U light-weight wethers.

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

TO-DAY’S SALES

Press Association. bro. l ?rL* ,church -—° n ’Change: Golds(fi ort ‘ 51s N.Z. Refrigerating div \ 1^s * Electro Zinc (pref. cum. : os Id: Mahakipawa, 2s 83 (10 T n «, ’l' “ s pels). Reported: National prance, 16s 7d. Ounedin.—On ’Change: Mahakipawa. 2s (tw o pels.), 2s 4d: (2 pels.), 2s 3d.

AUCTION NOTES

gat JP* Ansell and Co. will sell at their row 00 ? 15 ’ 167 Symonds Street, to-mor-at 11 a.m., a large list of new and J w nera l household furnishings. Mr. n ? will conduct the sale, at rtfiF® ll and Co. will sell by auction ne-r r ro °ms. High Street, on Friday at ** a *m., a shipment of new eleccomnnsinp washing macji'..hotel range. coffee urn, ironing Roy S(iuirrell