THE STOCK MARKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 281, 10 March 1941, Page 5

THE STOCK MARKET

WHAKATANE CATTLE FAIR Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report having held their Whakatane Cattle Fair when fully the advert tised entry cams forward. The quality was again up to the , usual standard and the condition if anything, better than last year. There was a representative attendance of buyers from Thames, Auckland, Waikato, Kotorua and T'e Puke. Competition was keen for all classes of male cattle with values exceeding last vear's rates. All classes of fat cattle sold under steady competition. Quotations:

Fat cows £7 to £7 12s; medium sorts £5 to £6; fat heifers, medium sorts £7 to £7 12s (id; Hereford and P.A. heifers £5 to £5 15s; Hereford heifers, fresh condition £5 15s to £6; 3% year Hereford and P.A. steers' fresh condition £8 15s to £9

Is; 3% year P.A. steers £8 10s to £8 l(Ts: 3*4 Hereford steers £8 to £8 10s; 2% P.A. steers £7 to £7 16s; 18 months P. A. steers, medium sorts to £4 10s;/ P.A. cows and calves* medium sorts £5 to £5 10s; Hereford cows and calves, medium sorts £5 to £6; store cows £3 5s to £4; P.A. and Hereford store calves to £3 ss; potter bulls £5 to £6.

Principal Sales* A/c Mr M. C. Ryan 74 3% year Hereford and P.A steers averaged £8 7s 6d;. A'/c Mr H. N. J. Tipping 52 2% year and 3% year P.A. steers averaged £8 3s. OPOTIKI STOCK SALE $ Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report having held their monthly stock sale when a good entry of sheep and a large entry of cattle came forward. There was a large and representative attendance of buyers. All classes of sheep sold under steady competition at v fully late rates. All classes of cattle sold under steady competition slight ly in advance of ruling rates. Realisations: 1 — 1 Five year ewes 14s Id to 17s; cull ■ewes 7s 6d to 9s 7d; cull lambs to lis Id; fat cows £5 10s to £6; medium weights £4 to £4 10s; fat heifers £5 10s to' £6; heavy boner cows £3 10s to £4; medium weights to £4 Is; 2y<z year Jersey steers to £4 Is; cows and calves £4 to £4 10s; Jersey heifer calves, small to £2; boner bulls, heavy £.5 7s 6d to £3 10s; boner bulls, medium £4 to £4 lOsi; boner bulls, light to £2.