LIVE STOCK MARKET

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 70, 15 December 1933, Page 14

LIVE STOCK MARKET

Masterton Cattle Fair A GOOD CLEARANCE Master-ton, December 14. Approximately 400 head of cattle of all classes was offered by Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., at the supplementary cattle fair, held at Masterton yesterday. With the dry conditions prevailing in the Wairarapa and other districts a dull sale was predicted. Bidding was slow at the start, but brightened up later, competition for young steers being . particularly good. For certain classes of cattle, the sale was back on recent fairs, but generally prices were satisfactory. and practically a total clearance was made:—Fat cows, £2/16/- to £3; forward' £2 to £2/12/-; store cows, 38/- to £2; cull cows,. 20/- to 28/-; cows with calves. £2/6/- to £3/1/-; two-year heifers, 35/- to £2/4/-;. three-year heifers, 26/- to 3S/-; three-year steers. £3/4/- ' to;£3/16/-,; two-year.steers, £2 to £2 14/-; year steers, 34/- to £2/4/-. The’ New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Distributing Co.. Ltd.. ■ offered a •yarding, of 947 head, of station cattle at the fair. The bulk of the yarding was taken by outside buyers. Fat cattle and ■grown 'bullocks were a little easier than at previous fairs this spring,, but the female and younger steers were in keen 'demand and prices were well up to late rates. Following - were the principal . sales :— Fat cattle: Fat bullocks. £5/1/-; fat heifers, £3/12/-, £3/19/-, to £4; fat cows. £2/10/-, £3, to £3/10/-; runners, £2 to £2/14/-; vealers, £l/7/6 to £l/16/-. Bullocks: Account J. Savage, £3/15/to £4/18/-; account Pilmer Estate, £4 1/-.; account-G. F. Elliott. £3/16/-; account. A. McGregor, £3/15/-; account W. 11. Brooks, £3/14/-; account J. H. Barton. £3/8/-. Two-year steers: Account A. G. Pilmer Estate, £3/11/-; account J. A.- Card, £3 11/-; account A. H. Pavitt. £3/9/-; account: M. D. McGregor. £3/5/-; account W. Stoddart. £3/4/-. Yearling steers: Account A. H. Pavitt. £3.; account Tinakori Station, £3; account A. McGregor, £2/16/-; account M. ’D. McGregor, £2/15/-; account D. H. Speedy. £2/7/-; account Springhill Station, £2/3/-. Cows: Account J. A. Card. £2/17/-; ■account Tinakori Station, £2/11/-; cows and calves, £3/1/-; other store cows, £1 7/6, £l/15/-, to £2/7/6. Heifers: Twoyear heifers, account J. A. Card, £2 11/-;. account D. H. Speedy, £2/8/-; account R. M. Moore. £2/7/-; yearling heifers, account A. McGregor, £l/16/-; account A. J. Speedy Estate, £l/15/-; account M. D. McGregor, £2; account D. ll.' Speedy, £l/12/-; account H. J. Rayner,. £l/8/- to £l/10/-. Masterton Weekly Sale Masterton, December 14. Competition for sheep at the Masterton sale yesterday was on a par with recent sales and young cattle were also in keen demand. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., offered a good entry, which sold as follows:— 2-tooth wethers, 15/8 to 14/5; cull wethers, 14/-; fat ewes, 11/-; store ewes, 7/-; fat heifers, £3/12/6 to £4/15/-; 2year empty heifers, £2/2/-; store cows, £l/10/-; yearling steers, to £2/16/-; potteFbulls, £3/10/- to £3/15/-. A small yarding offered by the New Zealand Co-operative Distributing Co., Ltd., was sold at the following prices:— Sheep: Fat wethers, 19/10, 20/6 to 21/-; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 15/7. Dairy cattle: Springing cows, £2/10/- to £3 10/-; small yearling Jersey heifers, £1 5/- to £l/10/-. Pigs:' Porkers, 20/-, .22/6, 25/-, 26/- to 28/6; slips, 16/- to 18/-; weaners, 10/6 to 11/6. Wanganui Sale . • Fat sheep sold freely at late fates at • Freeman R. Jackson and Co., Ltd.’s, Wanganui sale on ; Wednesday. Fat .and store cattle came forward in large numbers, and eased in value, while pigs sold at late rates. Prices were :— - Sheep: Fat lambs, 19/7 to 20/2; fat 2-tooth.«), 16/6 to 17/3; prime ewes, 11/to’ 11/6: fat ewes. 10/4 to 1/9; ■ store ewes. 8/3. Cattle : Fat bullocks.' to £6/10/-; fat P.A. cows, £3/10/-, £3/12/6 to £3/17/6; fat heifers, £3/12/6', £3/15/- to £4/5/-; fat p prime ex. dairy heavy. £3 to £3/12/6: fat ex. dairy cows, £l/7/4 to £2/10/-; forward 4-year bullocks, £4/12/6; store cows, 17/6 to 30/-: boner cows, 7/6 to 20/-:.works bulls. £l/5/- to £3 (heavy) : yearling Jersey cows. £2 to £2/2/6. ' Pigs: Light baconers, 31/- to 37/6; porkers, 25/- to 30/-; forward stores, IS/- to 24/-; slips, 12/- to IS/-; weaners, 9/- to 13/-.