PAHIATUA SALE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 April 1941, Page 3

PAHIATUA SALE

The Associated Auctioneers report on the Pahiatua sale when over 900 head of station cattle, and a moderate offering of sheep were submitted to a good attendance of buyers. The cattle yarded were of excellent quality showing good condition, but prices were from 20s to 30s per head down all round on the previous sale held. There was only a small offering of big bullocks yarded, and the prices for these cattle were from £8 10s to £9 4s in the store pens. The condition of the 21 and 18 months steers was excellent, while the quality and breeding would be hard to surpass. Fat cattle met the market readily at reduced rates and some very choice pens of cows, heifers and bullocks wes'e offered in this section. Quotations: — Fat bullocks, £lO 10s. £lO ss, £lO, £9 10s to £8 15s. Fat heifers, £7 ss, £6 15s, £G 5s to £5 17s Gd. Fat cows, £7 15s, £7 7s 6d. £7 to £6 10s for good weighty cows; others £6, £5.,12s 6d to £5 ss. Fat cows ex dairy, £4 10s, £4 7s 6d to £4; lighter sorts, £3 ss, £3 2s 6d to £3. Store bullocks (big cattle), £9 4s. £9 to £8 10s. Two and a half year steers, £7, £G 10s, £G to £5« 17s Gd. Eighteen months steers, £5 2s 6d, £5, £4 10s, £4 to £3 15s. Store cows (good), £5 10s, £5 5s to £5; others £3 ss, £3. Cows with calves, £4 Is. Sheep: Ewe lambs, 16s; wether lambs (medium), 14s, 13s Gd, 12s 9d to 12s; b.f. 2ths (fat), 21s to 20s; syr ewes (low condition)! 10s 9d; store ewes, 9s; fat ewes to 14s 6d. Weaner pigs, 10s Gd.