STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 November 1942, Page 4

STOCK MARKET

MASTERTON CATTLE FAIR. SATISFACTORY PRICES. The Associated Auctioneers report having held their third spring cattle fair yesterday when they offered a capacity yarding comprising of all classes of station cattle but the quality was not as good as the two previous fairs. However, a most successful sale resulted from a smaller attendance than usual but included several outside buyers. When quality was taken into consideration prices received by the vendors were very satisfactory and practically the whole yarding was disposed of by auction. The following will give an indication of values received: —3-year heifers, a/c “Springhill,” £7 4s; 2-year heifers, P. 8., a/c J. M. Tarbet. £8 6s; a/c H. G. Groves £7 7s, a/c G. Cooper £7 7s, a/c H. H. Mawley £7, a/c J. Bannister £7, a/c Mrs J. C. Wrigley £6 18s, a/c B. Scholfield £6, a/c E. W. O’Conner £6; others, £5 to £5 17s 6d. Yearling heifers: A/c Hartley Myers £4 10s, a/c J. P. Lett Estate £4 ss, a/c H. H. Summers £4 3s, a/c Jas. Andrews £4 3s, a/c T. Langdon £4 2s, a/c “Ngaiana” £4 3s; others, £3 17s to £4. 2year steers, a/c C. H. McKenzie £9 Us., a/c Boyle Bros £8 16s, a/c H. G. Groves £8 13s, a/c R. L. Bayliss £8 13s, a/c Laird Meredith £8 ss, a/c Landsend £8; others, £7 ss, £7 17s to £7 19s. Yearling steers: A/c Hartley Myers £6 14s, a/c J. Bannister £6 14s, a/c J. P. Lett £6 10s, a/c W. H. French £6 Bs, a/c H. G. Groves £6 6s, a/c Jas and John Andrew £6 6s, a/c Kourarau £6 7s. a/c Mrs J. C. Wrigley £6 ss, a/c Glendonald £6 4s, a/c M. Finlayson £6 Is; others, £5, £5 7s to £5 19s. Fat cattle: Heavy fat bullocks £l3 15s; fat bullocks £ll. £ll 15s to £ll 19s; fat heifers £9, £9 10s, £9 15s to £lO 15s; good fat cows £B, £8 15s, £9 to £9 9s; fat cows £7 to £7 10s; fat dairy cows £5 to £5 10s; runners, £6 15s; vealers £2 16s to £3 15s. Bullocks: A/c Santon Station £ll 16s. a/c Taunui £ll 15s and £lO 18s, a/c M. Finlayson £ll Ils, a/c C. M. Ross £ll ss, a/c L. P. Larsen Estate £ll, a/c Geo. Taylor £lO 17s, a/c “Landsend” £lO 17s, a/c “To Roto” £lO 10s, a/c W. Carroll £lO 7s, a/c Springhill £10; others, £9 to £9 17s 6d. Cows and calves: A/c J. H. T. Percy Estate £7 12s and £5 15s, a/c Scott Bros £7 15s; others £5 9s to £6 12s 6d. Cows: A/c “Te Roto” £7 a/c Scott Bros £6 10s, a/c Jas. Andrew £6 7s, a/c Springhill £6 Is, a/c Ngaiana £6, a/c G. Elliott £6, a/c Glendonald £6 Is; others £5, £5 12s to £5 17s.