VALUES HOLD IN A DRAGGING SALE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 22, 10 February 1937, Page 6

VALUES HOLD IN A DRAGGING SALE

To-day's Fat-Cattle Yarding at Stortford

QUALITY LACKING Compared with last week's sale, today's yarding of fat cattle at Stortford Lodge' was considerably smaller, and generally lacked quality. Ox beef was confined to two heavy Aberdeen Angus-oross bullocks, one of jwhicb only was of prime quality. Oows predominated in . the yarding, and the quality of these was much below that of la&t week's yarding. Many of the peng were aged sorts, plain finished and of secondary quality, and butcbera showed a reluctanoe to buy them. Values were fully maintained at last week's rates which are well above nor« mai levels. Although such high values were obtained there was very little life in the selling, which was inclined to drag. Pen after pen of cows of secondary quality were offered, with the resclt that there was little to encourage any active bidding. Despit-e the high values, some lines were passed at values which would have mad© particularly good selling. Realisations were as follow-— BULLOCK VALUES A single heavy extra large-tramed Aberdeen Angus-cross bullock carrying a lot of condition, but lacking quality brought £14 A similarly-bred smaller-framed bullock, showing) better finish and quality than the previous entry, made better buying at £13,15/-. COW KATBS. A single heavy aged Hereford cow, plain finished,. brought £9. A rather younger and lighter similar-ly-bred entry, but better finished, made £8 17/6. Two heavy dehorned Shorthorn cows, quite well finished . but showing age, were passed at £8 19/-. Two mpdi.mn to heavy dehorned Hereford cows carrying a lot of condition, good cow-beef, made £8 8/6. Two lighter similarly-bred cows, equally well finished, brought £8. ■ Five medium-weight dehorned Hereford cows, plainer finished than the previous pen, made from £7 10/- to £7 16/6. A pen of five smail framed young dehorned Hereford cows showing quality, made good buying at from £6 13/6 to £7 19,'-. On account of Mr Brian Williams, Otane, a pen of five heaVy dehorned Hereford cows, prime finished, ranged from £8 15/- to £9 5/-. On account of the Bame vendor, five heavy Aberdeen-Angus-Hereford cross cows, well framed an'd carrying a lot of condition, brought to £9 7/-. From the same source four heavy homed Hereford and Hereford-cross prime-firiished cows, well done brought to £9 12/-. ■0 HEIFER PKICES A single small to medium prime-fin-ished Hereford heifer was passed at the good price of £8 17/6. On account of Mr Bert Hughes, Rissington, three small-framed young Aberdeen Angus heifers in very good order brought £7 5/-. A' medium-weight prime-finished young dehorned Hereford heifer, showing quality made £9 •!/-.