WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS.

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19600, 12 June 1935, Page 7

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS.

BUYING TONE FIRM. DALGETY & COMPANY’S REPORT. (Special to Times.) AUCKLAND, Wednesday. Reporting on to-day’s Westfield clock sale, Messrs Dalgety and Company state 'that they yarded 283 head of cattle, comprising 70 steers and 213 cows and heifers against 259 head last week. The quality of the offering was first class and sold under good competition at firm late rates. Quotations :

Extra choice ox made to 24s per 1001 b; -choice and prime, 2Js to 235; just killable, 17s to 19s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 20s to 235; just killable, 13s to 19s-

Heavy prime steers ranged in price from £9 9s lo £9 15s; lighter prime, £8 to £S 17s Gd; light prime, £6 17s Gd lo £7 17s Gd; small and unfinished, £5 3s to £6 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £G Gs to £6 17s Gd; heavy prime cows and heifers, £5 to £5 17s" Gd; lighler prime, £3 5s to £i 15s; other killable cows, £1 15s to £3 2s Gd.

Loan and Mercantile

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, re-ports:—-Our yarding of beef was average. Competition was keen and values were very firm, if not licitcr Ilian late rates.

Extra choice ox sold lo 2is per 100 Hi.; choice and prime, 20s to 235; secondary and plain, IGs to 19s; prime young cow and heifer beef realised 20s lo 235; secondary, 13s lo 19s.

No extra heavy prime, steers were penned. Heavy realised £9 2s Gd to £9 17s Gd; lighter. £8 to £9; light, £0 15s to £7 17s Gd; small and unfinished, £3 lo £0 10s. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers sold from £0 lo £0 17s Gd; heavy, £5 |n £3 17s Gd; lighler, Cl lo £» 17s 0d; light. £3 to £3 17* Gd; others. 30s to 53 k.