A Firm Market

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 73, 13 April 1937, Page 5

A Firm Market

WAIPUKURAU SALE Good Percentage of Quality Fat Cattle KEEN BIDDING A good percentage of prime quality fat- cattle was yarded at Waipukurau to-day, when a firm market prevailsd. Butchers had some good lines to select from, and keen hiddlng was forthcoming for the top lines, . ! Ox beef eonsisted of smaU-grown, young Aberdeen Angus bullocks on ac-i count Mr T. A. Howard, Hatuma, which sold to £10 18/-, averaging about 32/per 1001b. The top lines of female sorts were entries of small to medium-. framed well-bred Aberdeen Angus cows, solidly finished, and selling at 25/-! per. 1001b. A feature of the selling was the offering of several lines of xunners. These were eagerly sought after to make good saies. Yealers, ehowing good calf fat, also commanded keen selling. The store pens eonsisted of empty station-bred cows which sold to*-£6 10/-« The weaners from the top lines of cows, a lot of early calves, eold at £4 18/-. The fat sheep pens were well filled bWt quality was not outstan.ding. Most of the ■ ewes were ,aged and plain fin&hed. There were very few wethexs penned. The lambs were chiefly: small to medinm-grown, the blaekface sorts being meaty and killable. Shora wether lamhs showed an average of 2/- a head increase* • Bealisatioms were ae under;.*— "■* ; FAT CATTLE. On account Mr T. A. Howard, Hatuma, eight clean-bred, small-framed prime quality. young Aberdeen Angus bullocks, which shoul.d average out at 7001bs., sold at £10 18/-. On account saine vendor, a further entry of nine well-bred Aberdeen Angus bullocks, rather lighter than the previous pen, but of equally good quality and finish, sold at £10. The entry of four light finished Holstein bullocks, lacking quality, xanged from £6 15/- to £8 15/-. Three well-framed mixed-bred bullocks, unfinished and lacking quality, made to £9 15/-. On account Worsnop Bros., five cleanbred medium-framed Aberdeen Angus eows, prime quality, sold at £7. 10/-, making 25/- 1001b. An entry of Aberdeen Angus runners, just taken from their mothers and in splendid order, sold to £5 9/-. On account Worsnop Bros., seven clean-bred me.dium-framed Aberdeen Angus cows, prime finish, & good quality line, sold at £7 17/6. In the same pen a similar bred, small grown, prime heifer, brought £7 11/-. An entry of clean-bred Shorthorn and Hereford steer runners, just off their mothers, well grown, in excellent order, realised £6 6/-. In the eame pen two keif er runners, smaller grown, in similar order, brought £4 19/-, An entry of 11 Jersey cross medium grown heifers, in very good order, been well done, brought £4 11/-. On account Worsnop Bros., two medium-framed solidly finished Aberdeen Angus cows, showing prime quality, made £8. A line of seven Jersey-eross, wellgrown, steer runners, just taken off their mothers, in good condition, sold at £4 15/-. A truck line of eight mediumframed Aberdeen Angus cows, showing good finish and uality, were passed for £7 10/-. . On account of Gray Bros., four solidly-finished, fine-quality Aberdeen Angus cows realised £7 18/6. Store Cattle. On account of Gray Bros., Ashley. Clinton, 16 well-bred Hereford weaners, just off their mothers, being useful for hanging up or for grazing, sold at £4 13/6. On account of the same vendors, 16 guaranteed empty, well-grown, dehorned Hereford cows, the mothers of the previous line of weaners, in very forward order, sold at £6 10/-. A line of 29 mixed in quality, horned, young Hereford cows, having had one calf, in useful Store condition, sold afc £5 3/-. In from Porangahau, 16 dehorned 20-month Hereford heifers, well grown, sold at £4 9/-. FAT SHEEP ' An entry of 25 well-framed ewes, in prime order and carrying a good slipe met the market at 20/9. On account of Mr W. Walker, an entry of 63 small to medium blackfaeed lambs, in killable order, made A line of medium to heavy well finished ewes, sold at 20/-. Other pens of lighter and aged sorts made 17/-. An entry of 100 Romney lambs wellwoelled, in light order, made 21/2. STORE SHEEP. On account of Mr. C. Pattison, Farm road, 165 medium-grown 2-th. wethers, early shorn, a good percentage being in very forward order, sold at 24/-. On account of Paget Estate, Makaretu, 235 small to medium grown blaek* face lambs, the tops in forward order. sold at 17/3. A line of 236 early shorn, small to medium grown empty 2-th. ewes, in quite fair order and sound, sold at 27/-, On account of Mr. H. V. Hill, Mangaorapa, Porangahau, 224 well-grown early-shorn wether Romney lambs in medium store order, healthy, met the market at 17/2. From the same breeder, a line o£ 197; similar-bred shorn. wether lambs, not so well grown and nof so well done as the previous line, sold to 13/5. On account of Waipai Station, 52!l early shorn wether Romney lambs, in fresh order and well grown, sold alj 16/5. On account of Mr. W. Foulds, Whakarara, 140 well-grown, early shorn wether Romney lambs, in forwaTd store condition, been well done and showing good constitution, topped the market at 19/9.