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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 145, 13 February 1939, Page 3

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OPOTIKI STOCK SALE A I)YANG 1C ON FAT CATTLE The New Zealand Loan ami Aloreantile Agency Co. Ltd. report as follows i.n the Opot.iki monthly stock sale held in the Opotiki saleyards on Thursday : We had a full yarding of entile, and small entry of sheep. Our cool entry was the annual cattle dralt from Messrs. Looney Urns, ol Waiotalii. fat- cattle were in keen demand and show an advance on late rates. Competition lor station cattle was not keen and prices realised were disappointing. ('till lambs show n:i. increase on late rates. Prices realised were : llenvv latj cows. (Jo 1.5 sto 06 Us; fat- cows. Co to L‘o Pis; kilhiule cows. Cl to Cl los; good store cows, C 3 os to C 3 los; heavy boilers. ,02 os to C2 18s; boners. 275 sto .02 ; 3 and l-ye.u. P. A. steers, C 6 to 06 (is; 2-year P.A. steers, C 4 5s to Co; 3-.vear Short hern stem s. to C(>; weaner Shorthorn steers, to .02 Ids; .heavy holier hulls, to Co His; lighter sorts, to .04 os; heavy working bullocks, to 08; good wether lambs, 7 s 7d to 8s I Id;, ewe lambs, small, to Us (id; m.n. ewes, poor quality, to (is lOd.

.Messrs. Balgety and Co. I Ad. report a good average yarding; ol cattle came forward, competition for which was verv desultory.

Although all pens were sold prices were scarcely equal to last month’s figures. Sheep were \ai ded in very II numbers, a pen or wethers making 12s (id. Messrs. .Looney .Bros, of Waiotahi yarded 70 head of yuii cattle but conqsetil ion was so poor that. I hey were able to sell only one or two pens, A year-eld bullocks making L 7 12s Ud. \\Y quote- the following prices. Fat. rows, to L 5 2s; lighter, LI 5s to Cl 15s; forward conditioned cows, £A Ids to LI 4s; other store cows, L2 15s to LA Su ; boners, AOs to L2 (is; potter bulls to ,L 8 for a big heavy Shorthorn bull account Mr. W. Stnrer I’nornta. The dairy entry' was verv small and no sales wen- made.