EASIER TENDENCY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 10, 5 October 1937, Page 8

EASIER TENDENCY

Fat Cattle Values at Waipukurau LARGE YARDING 0FFERED There was an easier tendency for store cattle at Waipukurau to-day, when a large yarding of 1850 head was offered. Values were down 5/- to 7/6 a head. Female entries sold more readily than steers, due to the competition from outside buyers, principally from the West Coast. One large draft of einpty cows went to Waverley buyers. Outside buyers were very restricted in their activity for steers, of which several lines were passed. Empty wellframed cows brought to £7 6/-, and the best breeding lines, which were in poor order, made to £6 18/-. Yearling steers sold rather better than the older lines, making to £6 13/-. Two-year Jines were much more difficult to trade making to £7 15/-. Three-year steers provided a wide rangie of quality, and for many lines bidding was slow with a tendency to drag. Values ranged from £8 15/- to £9 15/-. The top lines were in good order, having been weil wintered, and were ready for killing. There' was a very small entry »of fat cattle, and prime quality sorts were few. A small offeringi of sheep was made, the market for the fat pens being easier, with the result that a good percentage was passed. Realisations were as under: — STORE CATTLE. In from Whenuahou, 40 Aberdeen Angus yearling steers, medium grown, in good hardy order and carrying good coats, brought £6 4/-. In from Wanstead, 44 2-yr. Aberdeen Angus steers, some showing a Hereford cross, medium grown, in light condition, were passed at £7 15/-. In from Wallingford and ofl? light hill country, 36 small-grown ^o medium Aberdeen Angus yearling steers, quite weli bred and in light order, not having improved much since weaned, made a good sale at £5 18/-. On account of Whaka-mutu Station, 60 3-yr. Aberdeen Angus cross steers, medium grown but a little uneven and in quite good store condition, met the market at £9 10/-.

In from Porangahau, 15 young Aberdeen Angus cows, in very fair order and in calf, sold at £6 8/-. On account of Mr. R. E. St. Hill Warren, Porangahau, a draft of wellbred fairly-grown Aberdeen Angus steers, in good order and hardy, realised £6 ^0/-. On account of Mr. T. G. Price, Long Range, 31 well-framed empty horned Hereford cows, in very good store order, met with good competition to sell at £7 6/-. On account of Mr. E. PaTSOns, Porangahau, a draft of clean-bred Aberdeen Angus cows, in calf to a Polled Shorthorn bull, brought £6 17/6. These medium-framed cows were in fair order. An entry of 57 well-bred Aberdeen Angus steers, rather uneven grown but quite fair order, were passed at the good figure of £6 7/-. A line of clean-bred dehorned Hereford 2-yr. steers, medium grown only and in light condition, having been hard wintered, met with a slow sale at £7 > 15/-. " , An entry of 20 small-grown horned 3-yr. Hereford steers, in light condition, failed to attract much attention to sell at £8 14/-.

On account of Mr. A. W. Parsons, Porangahau, 99 well-framed dehorned Hereford cows, in good condition, a particularly good store entry which should fatten • readily, were purchasbd by a Waverley buyer at £7 8/6. A line of medium-grown Aberdeen Angus Hereford cross steers, in hardy order and should come on well, sold at £6 2/-. On account of Mr. H. Parsons, Wallingford, 77 2 and 3-yr. Aberdeen Angus steers, in good order, a useful line ready for finishing, met the market at £8 5/-. An entry of 51 medium-grown 3-yr. steers, the best being in fair condition, were passed at £8 15/-. On account of Te Manuiri, a draft of well-bred dehorned Hereford 3-yr. steers, in good store condition, good quality young cattle and ready for finishing, met the market at £9 15/-. In from Patangata, 54 clean-bred yearling Aberdeen Angus steers, well grown and done well since being wekned, sold at £6 13/-. A line of 70 fairly-grown cleanbred 3-yr. Aberdeen Angus steers, in useful store condition, sold at £9 7/6. FAT CATTLE. A eingle medium to heauy extra prime dehorned Hereford heifer, in excellent condition, an entry of choice quality young bcef, realised £13 5/-. In from tho coast, four small-grown Aberdeen Angus heifcrs, empty and light, sold well at £8 5/6. Two small to medium grown Shorthorn heifers, quito well finished, brought £9 16/-.

FAT SHEEP An entry of 49 well-framed, heavy prime wethers, well woolled, a good quality line, were passed at 39/-. A pen of 16 4-th Down cross fat we-. thers, medium grown, realised 34/-. An entry of 48 fairly-framed shorn wethers, in light condition, were passed at 26/6. A lino of heavy well-woolled prime quality wethers were passed at 39/-. A pen of 21 medium to heavy prime Down cross hoggets, soJd at 27/8., > STORE SHEEP On account of Mr C. Chaliners, 200 meduim-grown, woolly Roinuey wether hoggets, in very forward order and should coino off the shears in splendid condition, sold at 27/-. Shorn as lambs, 141 t'airly grown grown Komney wether hoggets, in light to medium order, brought 23/ 1, a good sale. Olf high country 112 small to nied-xum-grown Komney wether hoggets, in forward order, sold at 24/11. A line of small grown woolly Konmey ewe hoggets, in healthy order, met the ■ market at 31/* i