ABERDEEN ANGUS BULLS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20047, 20 September 1939, Page 8

ABERDEEN ANGUS BULLS

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS AVERAGE UNDER 300 NS. DECLINE IN AFTERNOON During the afternoon's selling on the first day of the combined breeders’ bull fair at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday the attendance was slightly smaller than in the morning, and competition suffered. Aberdeen Angus bulls were offered yesterday.

The largest entry was in the name of Mr. W. Clark, Opou station, who had 37 bulls entered, and most of them were sold under the hammer at an average of 24 : |gns. The next largest offering was from Mr. Chas. Matthews, who had catalogued 25 bulls, the average being 25gns. Among the smaller numbers offered, Mrs. I Harris secured an average of 27gns, and Mr. G V. Smith 2(Hgns. These figures would be subject to alteration if the average were computed on the values obtained by private sale of the passed in lots. The highest price in the sale was 45gns secuikidby Mrs, I. Harris for a bull which was purchased by Mr. T. R Lees.

The following were the afternoon's prices:—

W. Clark, Opou

One to W. Barron, 2Ggns; one to Bayly estate, 24gns; one to W. Barron, 20gns; one to Spence estate, 24 gns; one to F. Law, 2Ggns; one to Spencer Bros, 23gns; one to Paparatu station, 34gns; one to J. BarnsGraham, 28gns; one to Waipaoa station, 33gns and one at 3Ggns; one to R Newman, 23gns; one to Spencer estate, 24gns and one at 20gns; one to C. G. Iloldsworth, 21 gns. Bulls were passed at lGgns, 19gns, 18gns. 18gns, 15gns, and 15gns. G. V. Smith, Waitaria

Duke of Waitaria, W. W. Smith, 30 gns: David of Waitaria, R. D. Rice, 20gns; Diesel of Waitaria, (p), 1G gns: Defoe of Waitaria, Kemp estate, 20gns; Druid of Waitaria, (p), 19gns; Cedric of Waitaria, J. Berry, Tiniroto, 28gos.

Chas. Matthews, Te Ruanui

lan of Te Ruanui, (p), 20gns 209 Of To Ruanui, (p), 20gns; 210 of Te Ruanui, (p). 23gns; 200 of Te Ruanui, (p), 27gns; 207 of Te Ruanui, W. Barron, 25gns; 19G of Te Ruanui, estate R. J. I-lalliday, 25gns; 217 of Te Ruanui, (p), 20gns; 219 of Te Ruanui, (p), 20gns; 213 of Te Ruanui, (p), 15gns; Ivanhoe of Te Ruanui, B. J. Fitzgerald, 29gns; 214 of Te Ruanui, Taumutu station, 35gns; 208 of Te Ruanui, (p), 22gn=; 221 of Te Ruanui. (p), 2Jgns; 22G of Te Ruanui, (p), iG gns.

Mrs. I. Harris, Makarctu

Ham of Makaretu, R. W. Watson, 13 gns; Henry of Makaretu, T. R. Lees 45gns.