EASIER TONE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 51, 23 November 1937, Page 6

EASIER TONE

Quality Fat Cattle at Waipukurau ST0RE VALUES FIRM There was an easier tone on fat cattle, more particularly heavier sorts, at to-day's stock sale at Waipukurau, when a moderate entry came forward. Lighter sorts sold well generally. The quality of the entry of fat cattle was good, and the opinion was generally expressed that on a quality basis the entry was the best that hag been seen in the yards for some time past. Several good pens of quality cattle were on offer, including some well-linished Aberdeen Angus cows and heifers on account of Mr. H. W. White, Wangaehu, but tbere were a number of lighter pens which lackpd hnish and were somewhat slow of sale. Cows and heifers were prineipally penned, there being relatively lew buliocks on offer. Best femaf© lines "made to £9 14/-, and the top price for bullocks was £10 15/- , for a medium-finished. entry. Store cattle values generally were firm on late rates, with a good inquiry for the majority of the lines on offer. Several good station lines were included in the entry, one attractive* line being a draft of two-year-old Aberdeen Angus heifers on account of Kittow Bros., Tamumu. Mr. C. Pattison was represented by a good line of young builocfs. A selection of the entries and prices paid, from which an idea of the state of the market ma-y be obtained,. is as follows : — ■ ' FAT CATTLE. A pen of 8 barren - Aberdeen Angus - heifers) in froxh. Porangahau, well- , grown cattle* and well" finished, passed . at £8 15/-. . . . : / Offered on account .of.'H. W. Wbite, . Wanga;ebu, a ; single ' Aberdeen " Angus ! cow, well-grown, 'in prime cbndition, { met tbe market at £10. A smaUer' cow, . on acpount of tbe same vendor>tmade £8 7/6. ' ' ' ' ' A single Aberdeen Angus . vbeifer, . well-grown. and "weigbty, -topped ' tks market for "f Smale' beef * at £10 10/-. Five Aberdeen Angus heifers, on account of Mr H. W. Wbite, nicely grown cattle . und medium to prime, sold at £9 7/6. A single Aberdeen Angus. heifer, in from Porangahau, 17011 grown and prime, realised £10 10/-. In tbe same pen, an "Aberdeen Angus crossbred beifer, well finished made £9. , A; Hereford crosabrCd bullock, .fairlv grown, but plain in- finlsb, realised £9 2/6. • A barren Hereford beifer, medium grown ahd finished, ' met tbe market at £8 16/-. In tbe same pen, a ligbt crossbred beifer sold at £7. Five Aberdeen Angus cows and heifers, medium to fairly grown, realised £8 10/-. A pair of Aberdeen Angus bullocks fairly grown cattle, medium finished, sold at £10 15/-. A furtber pen of .Wangaehu cattls, i on account of Mr H. W. White, 87 Aberdeen Angus cows and heifers; med- , ium to fairly grown and finished met wifb good competition to sell at £9 ! 14/-. Seven Aberdeen Angus cows, medium to fairly grown, ligbt to medium finisb, but hot very beavy, pass.ed' cut at £7. Four Aberdeen Angus heifers, iu from Wangaehu, only medium-framed, but of godd quality and in prime order, met tbe market at £9.

In tbe same pen, 57 Aberdeen Angus cows, fairly grown and finished, realised £8. • . A single Red Poll beifer, medium grown and finisb, .met tbe market it £8 2/-. ' " In tbe same pen tbree co.ws similariy bred, fairly grown cattle, but not very beavy, sold at £7 15/-. A single Red Poll cow, medium. framed and- lighter in -finisb tban tbe otber entries, made £6 6/-. A number of pens of dairy-bred fat cattle made rulihg market rates, and ligbt sorts made in tbe vicinity of £3, witb better finished pens selling to £5 10/-. kSTORE GATTLE. A pen of 3o two-year A.A. heifers, in from Tamumu and on account of Kittow Bros., clean-bred quality young cattle, quite well-grown and in good oi'der generally, met the market at £G 11/-. In from Porangahau, a well-grown line of 13 four-year-old bullocks, A.A. breed, in good store to fresh condition, weU framed, sold at £9 5/. Un account of Mr. G. Pattison, 16 three-year-old A.A.- bullocks, quite well grown for their age and in good conditaoh, n, useful fattening line,. A.A. steers, well grown generally and in good fresh condition, sold out at £8 1/- after a good run of bidding. - Twe'uty-seven Hereford and Here-ford-cross heifers, some dehorned, prineipally two-year-olds, in from the Mangaorapa distrxct, store to fresh medium grown, made £5 8/-. Five A.A. cows, fairly grown and in fresh condition, met the market at £5 5/-. A Porangahau entry of 13 yearling A.A. steers, somewhat mixed in size and finish, met the market at £3 19/-.