Highest Since 1920

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 199, 8 September 1937, Page 6

Highest Since 1920

FAT-CATTLE PRICES

Gisborne Draft Sells Dearly at Stortford HEAVY BULLOCK £23 10/All records for fat cattle since 1920 were easily e&ipsed at Stortford Lodge to-day, when the market showed a further remarkable advance on the phenomenal rise which took place last week. The yarding was mueh larger to-day and contained a good offering of primequality sorts. The outsfcanding , draft was 63 head of f eoiale sorts offered on account of Messrs. Hair Bros., Paritu Station, Gisborne. The draft was railed from Waikokopu yesterday and arrived at longlands this morning. The offering consisted largely of heavy prime pens, which met with very keen competition. The heaviest cows made to £15 6/-, as against £12 5/-, the previous best price recorded for some years. The heaviest heifers made to £14 12/6. Quality was a prominent featnre throughout this draft, which relieved the aeute shortage of prime - cattle. Considerable interest was taken in the selling, which was followed very keenly by the large attendanee. The splendid order in which these cattle were penned reflected the efficiency with which xailway officials handle fat stock. The draft too reflected the splendid season that had been experienced in the Gisborne district. Last week's remarkable value of £17 7/- for a heavy ^bullock was exceeded to-day by over £6. Offered on account of Mr. George Stevens, of Omarunui, an extra-prime thxee-year-old, realised £23 10/-, being purchased by Mr. J. B. Fletcher. This bulloek represented the most outstanding quality of ox beef pennpd for many years. It was expected to make £20, but this proved to be only tho startingt. figure, and there was a great silence as the bids rose 10/- a time. The selling xemained -exceptionally animated, and values were fully maintained for quality throughout. Secondquality pens made very dear buying. On all sides the selling was described as being a wonderful sale. Realisations were as follow: — OX-BEEF PEICES. 0» account of Mr George Stevens, Omarunui, Puketapu, a single Shorthorn-Aberdeen three-year-oid bulloek, i±L extra-prime condition, the outstanding entry penned for . some years,. established a record price for many years. It was purchased hy Mr J. B. Pletcher at £23 30/-. The bidding was started by tbe buyer at £20t being quickly run up by 10/- bids. This bulloek was estimated to kill out at fully llOOlbs. , ^ tOn account of Mr Donald Campbell, ' ' Waipiropiro, " an entry of heavy ■well-framed prime-ftnished Aber.deen Angus-cross bullocks eold to £17. COW-BEEF VALUES. On account of Clareinch Station, five well-bred heavy horned Hereford cows, solidly finished, a good-qiiality entry, met with ready competition to sell to £12 57-. On account of the same vendors, a , further pen of equally well-finished • cows, smaller framed and rather lighter, sold to £11. One of the pen, a young cow, heavier than the xemaihder, realised £12 67-. From the same source a pen of Here-ford-Shorthorn cross, lighter in condition and smaller framed, sold to £9 16/-. On account of Hair Bros., Paritu Station, a pen of extra-heavy wellframed extra-prime Aberdeen Angus cows, in exceptional order, sold to £15 6/-. ■ - On aecount of the same vendors, a pen of similarly-bred heavy cows, equally well finished, sold to £13 17/6. In the same draft/ smaller-framed and lighter cows ranged from £8 107to £11. In from Omapere, and' offered on aecount of Mr, M. Connor, two' heavy Aberdeen Angus prime-finished entries sold at £13 4/-. HEIFER EATES. On account of Mr. K. Tattersal, Pakowhai, a small entry of small to medium-framed Aberdeen Angus heifers, in .. extrarpnme condition, having been solidly finished. for mc.nths, sold at £12 5/-. These heifers were outstanding, being very choice quality young beef. Down from "Springhill," Mohaka, a pen of four well-framed, prime Aberdeen Angus lieifers, not particularly heavy, ranged from £10 5/- to £12 9/-. The heaviest showed a inuch bctter fimsh than the remaiiider. A further entry from "Springhill" of siniilany bred heifers, more even than the previous pen, but not heavy, made from £10 18/- to ££11 15/-. The final pen of "Springhill" Aberdeen Angus heifers, smaller framed aud slightly bi'Uer iiuishcd, sold to £12 1/-. A single medium-framed, primequality Hereford lreifcr, in very good order, sold at £12 1/-. On account of Messrs. Hair Bros., Paritu Station, Gisborne, a pen of five well-bied and well-framed heavy Aberdeen Angus heifers, very solidly finished, were readily sought after to sell to £14 12/6. On account of the same vendors, a further pen of similarly-bred heavy, prime heifers sold . at £14 6/-. From the same source, a pen of simi-.lariy-bred, smaller-framed and primafiuislied heifers sold to £13.