A SHARP RISE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 64, 8 December 1937, Page 6

A SHARP RISE

Short Entry of-Fat Cattle at Hastings KEEN COMPETITION The smalle'st yarding of stock for a considerable time was offered at Stortford Lodge to?day. .Owing to the heavy • rain this morning rnany. vendors" did' not . bring their* stock Horward.; : Ia the f at cattle - section only - 80 station-bred sorts were penned. 1 B.eing well below norma! requirements, the . market aflowed a sharp rise of'30/- a. head for heif ers ; and 20/- . a liead for cows. There was not sufficient ox beef to^tfjst the market. ' The oustanding entry was a draft of dehorned Hereford heif ers on account of Mr H. M. Glazebrook, the "Washpool." Solidly finished and making ehoice quality young beef, these heif - ers made to £12, averaging 35/- per ' 1001b. Off the same prope'rty, siinilarbred cows brought £10 10/-, averagipg 32/6 per 1001b. ' J, " . The short yarding found 'all thebutchers in the market, with the result that competition was keeii, more especially for the "Washpool" off ering of 21 head which. averaged. £11" 10/-. With the exception'of 'oue entry, the bulloeks penned were light . finished "and were rather fliished. The highest;price was £13 7/6 for a heavy well-finishfed brindgle offered among the Jersey sort's. Jersey cows sold to £5 10/-. according' to; quality. ' ' "" • ' Realisatious. were- as under:— ' • "OX'; BEEF VALUES. *' ' " A.medium to heavy horned • Hereford bullock, TigKtly v finished, 'was passed-at £12 5/:. , . . . .. . .>Four. heavy Aberdeen . Angus-cross • .bulloeks, ^ car lying a lot of - condition, hutinot 'fihiihed, vv.ere passed at £12. A single.prime quality. young .mediumgrown -horned Hereford "" bullock, which wouid not kill-out ,over 7251bs. Tealised . £13. ... - . v • _ '• >' t A cr ossbr ed'bullock of j similar .weight, but lighter -'finished, . sold . at, £11 -15/-/ , • * ' -. HEH'ER ; RATES.' ; ' In .from the. "Washpool,'";Hour dehorned 'ni"edi.um ."to heavy ' solidlyfinished" • Hereford-- • heif ers, - beihg- -,a splendid quality v entry,- sold, at; £11. 3/-.-From the same source, four Aberdeen' A'ngus-cross heifers, '-s'also ' splendidly. finished, being, Another entry of -choice young beef, sold "lo £11 13/-. . ; "A iurther- entry of five "Washpool" dehorned Her.ef ord heif ers, 'similar ; in quality and finish to.the .previous pens^ sold in' a Uine . at '£11 10/-' after' keene competition. ■ ' On account of.the same vendors -a pen of four Hereford ' heifei's, * also splendidly 'finished,' being; heavier tkair the previous pens, sold at. £12 1/-. The "fihal ;pen of "Washpool" Hereford • heif ers -were sought - after; maliing £11 17/-: , / - ■ ■ r / - A: medium ' grown, i extra prime ■ dehorned Hereford heif er, .s showirig - good* quality,; broaght' £11. A similar ..grown Aberdeen • Angus , heif ers, equally , well finished, being TatEer *heavier, "realis'ed £11 14/-. -. • • COW- BEE-F PRICES. i In from the "Washpool," four de-' horned well-fraiqed heavy Hereford cows^ solidly finished, sold to £10 10/-. : From the same . source, ! three ' small-* framed light finished dehorned Hereford. cows 'sold to £6 12/6/ Two . heavy Aberdeen * Angus - cows,. well finished, realised £10 12/-. In the same pen- a- single Shorthorn -cow,'solidly finished, brought £11 2/-. Two mediuni to.he'avy solidly-fihi'sked ' dehorned. ...Hereford -cows,' showing quality, sold at £10 11/-.' - - In from 'Poukawa, four /Aberdeen Angus cows, . carrying a lot of condition, bf--.it appeariqg to be a little "flushed/' sold to £10 6/-. - .. . . ...