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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 246, 13 October 1939, Page 1

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CAtTLE fair at whakatane Messrs. Dalgety* and Co. Ltd. report Jmvinjr iieJd their supplementary. Spring cattle fair at tlie Whakataue saleyards on Monday last, when a heavy yarding ' of run cattle came"forward. The bidding was .spirited, especially for grown cattle, which sold at well up to late rates. Younger cattle were not in such very keen dlennmd but prices obtained were very satisfactory as most of the young cattle were rather low in condition. .Buyers came from as far afield as Auckland and the bulk of the offering was disposed of to outside buyers. A feature of the yarding was a line of 1.03 4-ycar-old steers which . were purchased by .Messrs. Urquhart and Yates of lvaraka. We quote the following prices as being indicative of values realised through the sale: 4-year Polled Angus steers (for a line of 103), to £<) Its; others,* £S,!os to £9 os; 3-vear-olds, to £8 loss; lighter and less forward*, £8 2s to £8 10s; others, £7 10s to £8; 2-year-old Polled Aligns steers, to £7; less forward, -£o 10s to £0 10s; yearling steers, to £1 His; fat cows, to £(> Is; speyed Polled Angus cows, to £(> 4s; other store cows, £1 to* Cb I os; 2-year heifers, to £4 1 os; 3-year empty Hereford Jieifers, to £4 10s. WE.STKIEL4) MARKET BEEF PH I CHS FJRM A smaller beef entry of good quality made fid I late rates under a good demand at the Westiield stock sale <m Wednesday. Extra choice ox beef made 12s per lOOlb., choice and prime 39s to 41 s; priino cow and heifer beef made 37s to 40s, boner and rough 29s to 345. Extra heavy prime steers made £l7 to £lB IDs, heavy £Jo to CIG Es (id ; medium. £1 I to Clb; light, £l2 to £l3 Jos; and um'inished £lO to £l2; extra heavy prime cows and; boilers. £l2 to Cl’3 IDs; heavy. CID to £ll lbs; medium, £8 lo £lO 7s (id; light, £7 to £8 17s lid and uininidled, £4 to £0 los. There was a steady demand for an average pig yarding at full late rates. •Choppers made from Cl 10s to £4 lbs; heavy ba rollers* £.3 18s to £4 1.35; I medium, £3 lls to £3 Ids; light. £3 3s to £3 8s; heavy, porkers, £2 14s to £3 bs ; medium, £2 to £2 10s ; light, £2 to £2 9s; smaller. Cl lls.to £2 l.s ; stoics, 34s to 4(js ; slips, 2,s to .12s; weaners, lbs; to 28s; sows due to farrow, £3 IDs to Co, IDs. Haconcrs averaged <:< 1 -per lb., and porkers <d to 7.Jd. Jier lb. For a large yarding of sheep coinpot.ii inn was good and values firm at lute rates, except for wethers, which were a shade easier.. Extra heavy prime wet tiers, woolly 38s to 4i s dd ; shorn, 31 is lo 33s 9d.; heavy. 3bs to 39s ; mediuni, 32s to 3bs ; light, gos to •3bs 9d ; extra heavy prime ewes, woolly, 28« to .‘P's.; shorn, 2bs to 335; heavy, 27s to 4 1s ; medium, 24s to 29s (;d; light. Is toi 2.bs ; extra heavy prime woolly hoggets.. 30s to 3Gs ; heavy-. 2->s dd to 395; medium, 22s to 2b> 9d ; light, IDs to 22s fid; small and. plain, 12s Gd to 17 s - Heavy J)flute spring lambs made 3*)s to 34s 3d; medium, 2Gs to 29s (jd; light, 29s to 27s Gd.