STRONG MARKET

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20547, 6 May 1941, Page 8

STRONG MARKET

WEANER CATTLE SALE TOO HOT FOR VISITORS STEERS SELL. TO £4/5/BEEF SECTION STEADY The market for weaners on the first day of this week's Matawhero Cattle Fair to-day was particularly strong, and values were generally ahead of those in paddock sales recently. Passings were very few. Visiting buyers usually found the pace too hot. and those who attended from the Waikato and the Bay of Plenty took only a small pari of the offering, dealing mainly in heifers. As a rule, northern buyers take the greatest part of the yardings when values are more favourable to them than they were to-day. The store cattle section to-day was confined to weaners, of which there were about 2000, the offering up to lunch totalling 1385. During the luncheon interval 207 beef cattle were put under the hammer. Of the weaner offerings before lunch. !)sf) were of steers. Tney were mainly in good conditions, with very few undersize lines. Prices in two instances exceeded £4, both being Herefords, which sold at £4 4s and £4 ss. the top price being secured by Messrs. D. and M. Campbell. Several other pens ranged from £3 14s to £3 18s, with other fairly good sorts from £3 to £3 IDs. The pens which sold below £2 10s were the exception, and only one went below £2, this being for a pen of small and fairly ligh l steers at £1 14s. The heifers disposed of before lunch totalled 400. While values here were generally satisfactory to vendors, the market for the females was not so strong as for the steers. The best ct them sold from £1 18s to £2 Is and others with fair size down to £1 10s. with small at £1 2s (id.

Weaner Prices. Steers. —Sixty-three, mostly Hereford, a few Hercford-P.A. cross, fair size, store condition, from Mr. ,Jno. I-luichinson. Otoko, £2 11s; 58. Inns from last, well grown, £3 10s; P.A.. well grown, very fair order, from Mr. T. Seymour. Waimala. £3 2: 27. Hereford, well grown, fair store order, from Mr. Frank Sherriff, £3; 28, P.A. and P.A.-Hereford cross, well grown, good store order, from Mr. C. M. Faulkner, £3 17s; 24. P.A., with a few P.A.-Hereford cross, good store condition, from Mr. J. L. Bellcrby. £3 17s; 24. P.A. and P.A.-Here, ord cross, well grown, fairly good order, from Mr. F. Bellerby, £3 13s; 41. P.A., same vendor, (n) £3 8s; 34. Hereford, a few Hereford-P.A. cross, fairly well grown, store condition, from Richardson Estate, £2 13s; 09, Hereford, well grown, very fair store order, from Messrs. D. and M. Campbell, £3 14s: :>O, P.A. and P.A.-Hereford cross, well grown, fairly good store order, from Paritu station. £3 10s: 20, HerefordShorthorn cross, well grown, fairly good store order, from Panikau station. £3 18s; 15. Hereford, ver.vweil grown, very fair store order, from Mr. T. Lofflcr, £4 4s; 8, Hereford, fair size and condition, from Mr. L. B. Tullock, £2 10s; 10. Hereford and P.A.-Hereford cross, well grown, \erv fair store order, from Mr. L. B. Tinlock. £3 7s; 34. Hereford, well grown, store condition, from Mr. A. C. Steele, Tahunga. £3; 25. P.A.' and P.A.-Here-ford cross, fairly well grown, very fair store order, from Mr. W. Williams, £3 2s: 19, P.A., well grown, very fair store order, from Mr. u. Seymour, £3 14s: Hi, P.A.. sumo vendor, lighter than last. £3 3s: 1(1. P.A., very fair size and condition, £3; 12, P.A., well grown, very fair store order, from Mr. W. Waugh, £3 10s; 25, Hereford, fair size, fair >tore order, from Atea station, £2 12s (>d: 21, P.A. and P.A.-Hereford cross, fairly well grown, very fair store order, from Mr. B. Fitzgerald, Ngate pa, £3 2s: 21. P.A., well grown, very fair store order, from Mr. A. Stcwan. £3 7s; 39. P.A., fairly well grown, fair store order, from Mr. Berry, Tiniroio, £2 18s; 27. Hereford, very well grown, good store order, from Messrs. D. and M. Campbell, £4 ss; 10, P.A., small, very fair store order, £2 3s; 7. P.A.Hereford cross, medium size, fair store condition, (p) £2 9s; 20, P.A., fair size and condition, from Mr. S. B Monck, Pcliiri, <p) £2 His; 17. Hereford, well grown, fair store order, tops, from Mr. F. Sherrill', £3 14s; Hi, Hereford, small, store order, high country, £1 14s; 11. Hereford, fair size and condition, from Tiniroto, £2 ill::; 17, Hereford and Hereford P.A. cross, well grown, fairly good store order, from Mr. H. Fitzgerald. (p> £3 15s, 14. Hereford, fairly well grown, very fair store order, from Mr. C. M. Faulkner, £3; 18, Hereford and HerefordP.A. cross, fair size and condition, £2 12s; 17, Hereford, very fair size and condition, £3; 21, Hereford, well grown, very fair order, from Mr. 7 S. Willock, £3 14s: 22, Hereford, small, store condition, from Tahunga, (p> j £1 17s tick 28. Hereford, fair size, store condition, from Tahunga. £2 14s; 9, P.A.-Hereford cross, fair size and condition, £2 17s.

Heifers. —Sixty-three, P.A. and P.A.-Heielord-cross, fairiy well grown, very fair store order, from Avondale station, £1 i2s 6d; 72, Hereford, mostly well grown, fair store condition, lrom Messrs. D. and M. Campbell, £2 Is; 51, P.A. and P.A.-Hereford-cross, well grown, fairly good store order, from Paritu station. £2; 31, Hereford, well

grown, lair size and order, l'rom i'anikau, £1 18s, 48, Hereford, fair size and condition, £1 18s; 33, Hereford. medium size, fair store condition, from Mature station, £1 2s (id; 16, P.A., and P.A.-Hereford-cross, mostly well grown, very fair store order, from Mr. D, Williams, £1 18s; 5, P.A., very fair size and condition, from Mr. W. Waugh, £1 18s; 20, P.A., fair size and condition, £1 12s, 24, Hereford, fair size and condition, from. Messrs. D. and M. Campbell. £1 10s; 28, Hereford nikl Hereford P.A.-cross, fairly well grown, very fair store condition. £1 13s* 1!), P.A. and P.A.-Hereford-cross, fairly well grown, very lair since older. 12. Reel' Cattle 'the entry of 207 beef cattle met a steady demand, cows in four instances reaching £7 and more, eight at that figure and single animals at £7 2s 8d and £7 13s, and six at £7 Is. Others ranged from £<> 5s to £8 17s. with lighter station sorts down to £5 2s. Prices;— Cows. —Five, Hereford, fair frames and finish. £5 15s; 2, black, small <p), £2 10s; 10. P.A., fairly heavy, from Mr. A. .1, Harris, Ifero, £(> 17s; 5, P.A., £0 ss: 12, P.A., from Mr. .1, Berry, Tinircto, £f> 19s; 8, Hereford, weighty, from Messrs. D. and M. Campbell, £7;j

10. P.A., from Mr. J. Berry, £0 6s: 2 P.A., medium size, £4 14s; 2. dairy sorts, £4 2s (id; 1, Hereford, weighty, from Mr. R. Fitzgerald, £7 2s (id; 1, brindle, fairly heavy, £6 14s; 1. Hereford, heavy, from Mr. L. Grey, £7 13s; 3. P.A., medium size, fair finished, £5 2s; 6, Hereford, fair size, fairly well finished, from Messrs D. and M. Campbell, £8 7s; 8, Hereford, same vendor, £5 13s; 8, Hereford and Hereford-cross, weighty, from Messrs. Hutchinson Bros., £7 is: 5, Shorthorncross, from Whangara (pi, £8; 10. Hereford, speyed, £5 10s; 10, Hereford, speyed, £5 8s; 8. Hereford. £5 4s. Heifers. —Four, Hereford and P.A., and one cow. medium size, fair finish. £5. Voalers; —One, P.A., steer, £3 ss: I', P.A., heifer, £2 10:;; 12, Hereford and P.A. heifers, £2 11s.