PRICES AT MASTERTON

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 70, 24 March 1937, Page 6

PRICES AT MASTERTON

(By Telegraph— Pv»«.s Association.J

;,': ..■.; ; MASTERTONi March -23.0 Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., held their, autumn cattle fair 'at the Mastertori yardson Monday. •. An entry of 370 head was offered to a fair;attendance of buyers.and cleared at very satisfactory.- prices.;: The Awapiripiri 18-month P.A. steers made £7 10s,"and 24-year steers £8 7s, • while the 18--month P.A. heifers offered on behalf of .the- same venders made £5 Is. The Mbrland fat cows, '/which' ;w.ere. : well. finished, met. with " '■''_ keen: competition from local'butchers, and the. line: of 31 averaged just over £9.^ The Matahiwi 3i-yeaf bullocks'made'£9 15s, and empty, P.A.1 cows ■ with calves at 'foot £8 7s 6d./- : ■ \ ' -,•■'.■■. ;:': ■*./}■ ■ ■''■' ;.-

'■■ -Following are , .other , v prices:r--Fat Hereford-Shorthorn cross :cows,::"£B- 11s to £9 3s; fat P.A. heifers, to £8 10s; fat P.A. bullocks, ,£9 10s to, £10 18s; 3i-year P.A. iullocks; to £9 15s;.2Jyear P.A.: steers,1 to £8 7s; 18-month P,A. steers, £7 10s to' £8 Is; 18-month Hereford steers, £6 15s to £7 13s; 18----month P.A.: heifers, £5, to £5 Is; forward Holsteiri! cows, to' £ 5 Is;; empty P.A. cows\with calves.at foot,.:to1 £8 15s; vealers, £2 9s t0.,-£3 Is; springing heifers, to • £5'.--i2s.;'6d.: ; :;' v\ .','-. ',:: ;

■ -The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., , Ltd.; yarded 200 head of cattle at the fair, and quote the' fdllowing prices: :3i-year P.A. f steers,: £10; 2J-year" P.A. steers/ £7 10s to.£B 12s; cows r:w-b., £7 10s; fat; cows,nexdkiry, '£4 2s to £5; vealers/ £2: Is to £2 12s; store/ Jersey cows,: £2 12s to £3 6s; .store Holstein. cows, £,4':2s to £s;i5 ;i -..-. -■ ■ - '.-. - ' .■' ■ ;i'-/.'.. .' ;l . ! Messrs. Dalgety and ;Co. had a good sale, andreport a total clearance as follows:—2i-year Hereford and P.A. 'cross steers, £10' ss; 2^-year Hereford steers', £8. 6s;' 18-month arid 2J-year PA.' 1 steers,' ■* £ 7:10s;; 18-month., and 2h.----year Hereford- steers, £7,- 12s; coloured bullocks, '£7-12s to £B,2s' 6d; 2J-year Hereford heifers .'and riw: P.A; bull, ,£7 13s; 18-month, coloured steers,; £5 'ss; medium' quality 18-month P.A. and 'mixed .coloured:heifers, £4 '4s to £4 12s'6d;'forward conditioned dairy cows, £3 to £4 Is; dairy, cows,- with, calves ,at foot, £3 Is .to £4 ss; -fat Hereford' bullocksi, -:£'ll ' ss; other jfat bullocks, £105s to: £10 14s; fat dairy cows,.£4 15s to' £5,125-6 d; ;dairy yealers, £2;10s to" £2 19>. .:-;::- '■••■..:.' "■■' :' '"".'■