HEREFORD BRINGS $3750 AT TEMUKA

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31773, 2 September 1968, Page 8

HEREFORD BRINGS $3750 AT TEMUKA

A North Island buyer paid $3750 for a three - year - old stud bull at the South Island Hereford bull sale at Temuka on Friday.

This was the highest price yet paid for a bull at this annual fixture. Offered on account of J. L. Falconer and Company, of Patearoa, Central Otago, it was purchased by the Farmers’ Stud Stock Company, acting for an undisclosed Palmerston North buyer.

Buyers from Otago and Southland again bought extensively. Several bulls were purchased by Canterbury hillcountry breeders, and other lots were purchased for North Auckland and Feilding. Both the aggregate and the average were well in excess of last year’s figures. Of the 49 bulls offered 37 were sold at auction for $26,075 Excluding the top priced bull—a stud animal—the average for 36 run bulls was $620.

At last years sale 41 run bulls were sold at auction for an average of $390. Buyers at yesterday’s sale showed a marked preference for horned bulls. The six lots which realised $lOOO or more were horned beasts. Top price for run bulls was $l5OO for a horned Hereford from D. and W. R. Malloch, of Morton Mains, Southland. Another from the same vendors realised $lOOO. / C. W. Turnbull, of Salisbury. Timaru, sold a horned bull at $l2OO, the buyer being the North Auckland Farmers’ Co operative, as agents, while Fal coner and Company obtained the same price for a bull which took first prize in the led two-year-old class.

The price of $l2OO was also paid for one of four bulls offered by Heathstock Downs, Ltd, of Hawarden. The bull was one of a pair which won the first prize in the unled class. The other bull was passed at auction at $9OO, but was sold privately later. The sale was slow in the early stages, and in view of the market for beef the sale was regarded as satisfactory rather than buoyant.

Details of sales were, all bulls being polled unless otherwise stated:— TWO-YEAR-OLDS Lad Bulls J. L. Falconer, Patearoa: 1 at $l2OO (Wright. Stephenson and Company, Kelso, as agent). W. M. Gilbert. Springston: 1 at $650 (Wright, Stephenson and Company, Kurow, as agent). D. W. Morrow. Montalto: 1 at $450 (Wright. Stephenson and Company, Roxburgh, as agent) Unled Bulls H. G. Jamieson, Fairlie: 1 at $4OO (National Mortgage, Greymouth, as agent); 1 at $4OO (National Mortgage, Oamaru, as agent); 1 at $575 (Wright. Stephenson and Company, Kurow. as agent); 1 at $4BO (J. Cooke. Rakaia Gorge): 1 at | $4OO (D. K. Willetts. Fairlie); 1 at $4BO (Wright, Stephenson and Company, Kurow, as: agent); 1 at $480: 1 at $4501 (Wright. Stephenson and Com-1

pany, Kurow, as agent); 1 at $4OO (Dalgety and New Zealand Loan, Oamaru. as agent). R. L. Connelly, Cave: 1 at $4OO (D. Christie, Skipton). S. G. Baird. Gore: 1 horned bull at $5OO (New Zealand Farm ers’ Cooperative Association. Christchurch, as agent for J. D. Gallagher. Rakahuri): 1 horned bull at $6OO (Stronach, Morris, Cromwell, as agents). D. and W. R. Malloch. Morton Mains: 1 horned bull at $1000; 1 at $l5OO (Wright. Stephenson and Company. Invercargill, as agent).

Hcathstock Downs, Ltd. Hawarden: 1 at $l2OO (Wright. Stephenson and Company. Feilding. as agent); 1 at $650 (Pyne, Gould. Guinness Ltd. Christchurch, as agent for High Peak station): 1 at $6OO (Pyne. Gould. Guinness Ltd. Timaru. as agent).

C. W. Turnbull, Salisbury. Timaru. 1 horned bull at $l2OO (Wright. Stephenson and Com pany. Feilding. as agent); 1 horned bull at $BOO (M. S. Turton. Ashburton Forks): 1 horned bull at $675 (Wright. Stephenson and Company. Palmer ston South, as agent); 1 horned bull at $B5O (Wright. Stephen son and Company, Gore, as agent).

D. M. Wright. Ashburton: 1 at $4OO (Wright. Stephenson and Company, Roxburgh, as agent); 1 at $4OO (New Zealand Farm ers’ Co-operative, Christchurch, as agent):. 1 at $475 <E. S. El worthy. Geraldine): 1 at $550 (Canterbury Farmers’ Co-opera live, Timaru. as agent for J. Bell).

D. G. Goodall. Mossburn: 1 at $475 (National Mortgage. Oamaru. as agent): 1 at $375 (Wright. Stephenson and Com pany. Dunedin, as agent). Mount Cecil Farming Company. Timaru: 1 at $6lO <R Murdoch, Ashburton); 1 at $6lO (Dalgety and New Zealand Loan, Walmate. as agents). E. W. Hall Trust. Maungati: 1 at $6OO (Donald Reid and Com pany. Dunedin, as agent); 1 at $440 (Dalgety and New Zealand Loan. Oamaru. as agent). W. M. Gilbert. Springston: 1 at $450 (A. A. McLeod, Rakaia Gorge). THREE-YEAR-OLDS J. L. Falconer and Company Patearoa: 1 stud horned bull at $3750 (Farmers' Stud Stock Company. Palmerston North, as agent).

E. W. Hall Trust. Maungati 1 at $6OO (National Mortgage a agent for D. M. Coll. Cave).