BEEF MARKET FIRM

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 995, 11 June 1930, Page 10

BEEF MARKET FIRM

Late Commercial —

WESTFIELD STOCK &Afc£

WESTFIELD S 660 head of fat eattjT"at"WeTtc'i* today, met with a steady dew?,!! on a market firm on iate r Best ox made up to 38s a hundred*' best young cow and heife- .-AS 1 6d a hundred. The Offering of ox beef was from most parts of the province U* contained a big percentage- of quality cattle; medium weight at* predominated. There was a , mand for well finished cattle Top price of the day was secured , a line of eight medium to heavy nri steers on account L. R. W Rccrf nv- ‘ wai, which made from £I 9 Tc£ 10s. The top-priced pen coin. . Smith and Smith. s « A truck of heavy prime steer* „ account A. C. Andrews. Tuakau from £l4 15s to £ls 2s 6d. ’ Seven medium to heavy prime on account Alex Orr, Hoteo. made iT' £l2 to £l4 17s 6d. Iroit Sixteen well finished steers on count B. Reed, Waerenga, made fFL £l3 12s 6d to £ia 7s 6d. e Extra choice medium to heavy nrim steers on account R. C. Morgan, Mata niata. made from £l2 5s to £l4 17*S' Sixteen well-finished steers on acount Trewin Bros.. Marohemo from £l3 10s to £l4 17s 6d. Sixteen medium to heavy- pr j-,. steers on account Williams and famn bell. Putaruru, made from £1- h, , £l4 15s.

Sixteen well-finished steers account Robert Mitchell, Taneatnmade from £l3 5s to £l4 7s 6d. A line of well-finished cattle on a f count G. Hastie, Papatoetoe, made to £ls ss.

Heavy prime steers on account W. h Piercy. Hairini, made to £l4 17 S 54 ' Heavy prime steers, generaliv. maup to £ls 10s: medium. £ll to £1)» light and small from £S. Extra prirr young cows and heifers made to £l- - heavy prime £9 to £lO ifa medium. £7 5s to £S 15s; light an small, from £3 10s; unfinished frw £3 10s.

The offering of cows and heifers trsa very mixed lot and the averat quality was not up to that of rreeir weeks. Many lines showed signs v not having been able to hold conditioir. the recent rough weather. Apprcnm mateiy 370 cows and heifers came forward. dairy sorts predominating. Calves met with a steady sale apriccs practically on a par with lat« rates. There were very few h- r framed calves forward. Heavy prim runners made to £4 ss: medium, £2 5, to £3 Ss; runners made to £5 H One or two special cal\-es making o\v that figure. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES TODAY’S SALES Pteas Association Wellington.—Reported: 51 per cent. !r----scribed stock, 1937, £97; Bank of Adelaide, £7 7s 6d; South British Insurance, 60s Id. Dunedin. —Okarito, 8s 9d. Reported: South Broken Hill, 41s 4£d.