WHAKATANE SALE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 30, 18 March 1942, Page 5

WHAKATANE SALE

STEERS IN KEEN DEMAND Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report having held their annual Autumn Cattle Fair at Whakatane on. Thursday, 12th March where less than the advertised number of cattle came forward. There was a re-* presentative attendance qf buyers from Rotorua, Waikato and Te Puke districts. The quality yarded was up to standard for this. fair. Competition was exceedingly keen for all classes of quality steers which; sold at increased value at 15s per head compared with that of late rates. x All classes of fat and female cattle sold under keen competition and fully late rates. Quotations: Fat cows £6 5s to £6 18s; P.A. bullocks £9 to ££> 17s 6d; Hereford steers £7 15s lo £8 10s; 2%yr P.A. steers £6 15s to £7 15s; IVayr P.A. and Hereford; steers £5 5s to £5 15s; run cows and calves £5 te. £5 16s; inferior sorts:£4 to £4 10s; boner cows £2 15s to £3. ss. Principal sales: A c Native Department 10 P.A. cows £6 10s; 10 P.A. cows £4 18s; A c M. C. Ryan, 10 Hereford cows £4 16s; 12 P.A. steers £9 16s; 10 P.A. steers £8 13s: 9 3 T 2 yr P.A. steers £7 17s; A/c 31'. S. Tipping, 4 '.iVoy? steers £S 10s: A/c E. J. Butler and Sons. 13 2 1 /i ; yr P.A. steers £6 17s 6d; !5 P-A. steers £6 17s 6d; 12 2 3 -yr P.A. steers £6 10^-