EASIER MARKET

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 4, 28 September 1937, Page 6

EASIER MARKET

Store-Cattle Yarding At Waipukurau GOOD STATION LINES • A slightly easier market prevailed for. the big yarding of store cattle afc "Waipukurau to-day. Over 3500 heao were penned, and they included a num-' ber of well-bred station lines.of steem and young bulloeks which sold fully ,7/6 to 10/. a head cheaper than a fortnight ago. Forward . buUocks in splendid ordeil made to £10, and well-grown 2-yr. steer* made. to £8 16/-. Most of the yearlingi were small-grown and rather backward. They were much below the quality- o£ the entries offered at late saies. Fe* male entries made better selling, and some useful pens of 2 and 3-y-ear hei£> ers sold readily. The breeding cow were not a bright lot, being mostly in poor condition. . There was a large attendance, which included many representatives from outside distriets, including Hawera and New Plymouth. There was only a small - yarding of store sheep, which consisted chiefiy of hoggets, whieh met with a ready salo at keen rates. A well-grown line of wether hoggets, shorn as lambs, brought 27/6... Eealisations were as under:— FAT CATTLE, A pen of medium-framed well-finishod Aberdeen Angus cows sold according • t© weight to £10 10/-. • A single emall to medium- growa Hereford-Jersey cross ' heif er, in good order, br.ought £10. . On account of Ashcott Station, a pen. of ... smallrgrown Aberd'een -Angus buli locks, in medium order, the best being quite well finished/made to £11 5/-, STOEE CATTLE. On account of Mr J. S. McLeod, 35 fairly-grown dehorned Hereford tfiTeei and four-year bulloeks, in forward order, haVing beeii well wintered and ready for finishing, were passed at £10* An entry of 22 clean-bred fairly^ grown tivo-year Aberdeen Angus steers, in- good. doing order, ..a; useful, ;]ine of young" catVle, sold at £8 16/-. . .. On account' of Mr J. S. McLeod, .33 fresh-conditipned fairiy-gro.wn Aberdeen Ahgus-Hereford cross young bulloeks, in* good order and should fixtish "readily as quality beef, were ^passed-; at .£9 17/6; In from. Porangahau, 15 clean-bred three-year-' Aberdeen Angiis h'eifers, having been well wintered' and should make a good line for breeding, realised £7 1/-. " , , . " ' On account of , Te Awa- Station, 25 i Well-bred smallrgrown - three-year Aber* deen . Angus steers, in - useful ' order. realised £9 7/-. '■ ^ " An entry of 21 rather poorly-grown yearling Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross steers,. which" appear.ed to .have not grown at. all since being weanpd wero passed at the only bid" of "£510/% A line of 23 small-grown Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross two-year steers, in light order but showjng quite; a good coat, were -passed at £7 10/% Showing the .effects 'of having been hard wintered, a line. of 7*2 HerefordShorthorn cross two-year steers, fairly grOwn but .looking very tueked up, were passed afc .£8 6/% On good feed these' young cattle, which showed a good found'ation, would come away readily. In from Porangahau, 31 two and three-year dehorned Hereford steers, in medium order, were passed at £8 10/%In froni) Mangaorapa, a.line of very ■ small-grown Aberdeen -Angus yearling steers, in very backward order and light, made a good sale at'£5 7/6. In from Porangahau^ a line of 19 clean-bred. Aberdeen Angus cows, most : of which were empty, in medium order and well framed, brought £6 8/% • On account . Rangitoto Station, ., 54 medium-grown three and four-yea* Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross bulloeks brought £9 12/-. These young* bulloeks were welll bred and showed good coats, being _in useful .store order and at the figure " made good buying. In from Wharetoka Station, 26 mixedbred horned cowe, with 17 -calves (Hereford .bull) at foot brought £5 15/% These cows were ismall-framed and in light order. ( ' FAT SHEEP • An entry of well-framed, medium-tv heavy well wool led ewes brought 34/3. - Off' the same property, 28 lighter ewes and smaller framed, brought 29/-. On account Mr A. D. Wallace, 21. 4-th ewes, mostly maiden and in prime condition, a quality entry; sold at 36/3. A small entry of heavy prime wethers bf good quality made 40/6. STOKE SHEEP , In frqm . Porangahau, 400 mediumgrown Komney woolly wether hoggets, wintered on swedes and m good forward order, being brigiht and healthy,' were passed at 28/9. Also Irom Porangahau, 111 , smallgrown It.omney wether hoggets, in light order, were passed at 24/-.. Also from Porangahau, a line of fair-mouthed well-J'rained ewes, with quite .well developed uudocked lainba at foot brought 15/2, all counted. A Hue. of ■ 89 sinai 1-to-medium grown woolly llonmey ewe lambs; iu light order, brought 31/3. On accoiiut Mr D. Eddy, Tikokino, 202 well-grown Komney wether hoggets, sliorn as lambs, in very forward j order, brought 27/6. This was a splenlid line aud was readily soi.ght after.