Stortford Lodge Stock Values

Chronicle (Levin), 10 June 1948, Page 6

Stortford Lodge Stock Values

' . HASTINGS, June 9. Mqre interest was taken in th; yarding of 530 head of store cattle at StOl'tford -Lodge today,' the rostrum beirtg well tilled. When selling began bidding -was Ste&dy throughout/ and values shoWed a ' shurp advance of 2.L tq. IJOs a head. The yarding today, iu cluded g greater proportion oi older cattle -tlian in I'ecertt weelts. All classes df cattle shared in the improvei tohe, bidding being well spread among Hawlce's Bay buyers. Good cpnditioned btil'lOcks sold at £14 14s to £15 Is, liglltet 'at £13 i7s, rising three-yeai steeJ'S at £12' 17s, good rising two-yea: steers at .£8 17s to £9 14s, smaller at £6-r6s to £7 18s, quality weaner steers at £7 Is, small weaner steers at £4 ls to £5 -10s, enipiy eows at £6 ls, rising twoyear heifets at £5 11s, and smaller weaner heifets at £3 17s. Reifer and ox bgef met a sound in quiry but the demand 'for cows was sticky. When a yardmg of 200 hea/. came forward, cattle of good averagt quality was seen in most lines, with beasts from outside the distric.t preddiiiihating. In the better finished peu.; cqmp.etitipn was keen, top price being £25. 3s 6d. Thele cattle Were sizey and wilLilntshed. Some good quality heifers were ojfered and there was the keenest iiltere'St .in this class of beef. Prime ox Was .traded _ at from £10 18s 6d to £25 3s 6,d. No Jighter beasts were offered BHtne heifprs found buyers at £14 3s 03 td £15 13s 6d, medium selling at £18 3s C>d to £14 ls and lighter at £11 8s 80 tb £l2"18s 6d. Prime cows changed hands at. £12 18s 6d to £14 18s, medium af £11 11s to £12 3s (id and light from £.9 3s Gd. to £10. Several pens coming fbrvrard failed to reach their reserve and were passed in. Bunners made £0 18s 6d to £10 11s and vealers realised £4 2s to £4 14s. ,'Breeding eWes again eased in values and- hoggets were eheaper by ls to 2s a'diead. A yarding ot 4000 head was offered to a smaller • attendance than usual. It was apparent the feed situa tipn -is sappiiig thc conlidence of buyer.s aftd tlie prospect of severe frosts did not help the market. The most attractiVe offering was a typey draft of sound moutlied five-year ewes which realiscu 36s 0d.: Two-tooth ewes sold at 31s 9i to 38s, six-yoar-olds at 28s ld and mixed aged lines at 30s to 34s 6d. Hoggets WefC 'not so plentiful. Bhom wether hoggets brought 20s and woollv wether hoggets 16s to 23s. Good wethors sold at '38s Gd. Mutton values were maintained at recettt rates after the market had open ed sluggishly. The quality, as a whole, wms nOt Oiltstanding though there wero a few good pens of lambs. Values fo pfime Wethers ranged from 49s 4d tc. 53s 4d, with lighter at 32s lOd th 44s ld. Butchers paid up to 39s 7d for extfa prime ewes, 30s lOd to 84s ld fo prime and 24s ld to 27s 10d for uuiinished. Heavv lambs were traded ar 38s ld to 44s 10d, medium at 34s -iti td 37s ld' and light at 24s lOd tc 27s XU-