IN BUYERS' FAVOUR

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 28, 17 February 1937, Page 6

IN BUYERS' FAVOUR

To-day,s Fat Cattle Sale at Stortford VALUES STILL HIGH The inarket for fat cattle at Stortford Lodge to-day was slightly in the buyers' favour, hut a high level of values was maintained throughout the selling. 1 In contrast with last week's offering, ox beef predominated. This was due to the yarding of a large draft of 70 bullocks down from Bukumoana Station, Te Pohue. These bullocks were chiefly oi medium weights, being solidly finished, although they did not tlook their best owing to having been. on the road for a'few days. A number of these pens eonsisted of useful chilling sorts, which met with good bidding. The draft ranged from £10 10/- to £13 11/-. The top price for ox beef during the earlier selling was £12, for a pen oi medium to heavy dehorned Hereford bullocks offered on account of Mr Robert Hardmg, Raukawa. Plain quality dominated the female 6ection of the offering, for which values remained at a surprisingly high level to show little change on late saies. In this section buyers did not hav© a wide range to select from. The best sorts made to £9 1/-, and these were showing age. The principal draft in tfiis section was also from Rukumoana Station. Realisations wero as follow: — Px-beef values On aeeount .of "Rukumoana" Station, Te Pohue, six medium-weight Aberdeen Angus-Hereford-cross bullocks, solidly finished and would quickly freshen up after three dayB on the road, brought to £11 11/-. , On account of the same vendors, seven similar-weight Aberdeen-Angus bullocks, a useful summer beef line, sold to £11 7/6. From th same source six clean-bred Aberdeen-Angus medium framed, and carrying a good solid finish, made to £11 7/6. Further pens of "Rukumoana" Aberdeen Angus bullocks, some showing a Hereford cross, good chilling eutries and well finished, brought to £10 18/6. On* account of Mr Robert Hat'ding, "Raukawa," four medium to " heavy extra-prime solidly-finished dehorned Hereiord bullocks, a fine quality entry, brought £12. On account of Mr Harding two simi-larly-finished horned Hereford bullocks were passed at £11 5/-. Also in'from "Raukawa," four horned Aberdeen Angus-Hereford-cross medium weight bullocks, solidly finished, were also passed at th© same figure. Three heavy Aberdeen Angus-Here-ford-cross bullocks, solidly finished, made to £12. Three clean-bred prime-finished horned medium to heavy Hereford bullocks realised £11 17/6. ' In from "Rukumoana" Station, five medium clean-bred Hereford bullocks, carrying a lot of condition, a useful chilling line, brought £10 173-. cow-eeef prices. A single .young medium to heavy crossbred prime-finished cow mad© £8 10/-. Two medium-dehorned Hereford-cross quit© well finished, brought £8.. Five medium to heavy Aberdeen An-gus-cross cows of good weights ■ but rather plainly finished were passed at £8. On account of "Rukumoana" Station a pen of medium to heavy Hereford cows made to £8. . From 'the same source, a pen of heavy Aberdeen Angus-eross cows carrying a lot of condition brought to £9 1/-. From the same source, five medium dehorned Hereford cows showing an average quality brought to £7 18/-.