SLIGHTLY BETTER?

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22612, 15 April 1948, Page 8

SLIGHTLY BETTER?

FEMALE OFFERING FAIR AT MATAWHERO MARKET FOR BUYERS Female cattle offered yesterday at the final dav of the cattle fair at the Matawhero saleyards found a better demand than the steers on the first day. However, despite the improved tone, the rates were cheaper than those paid last month. There was no comparison offering for the cows with calves recently weaned Good f. and f, cows maintained their values, in-calf cows were not sought as keenly, two and a-l'.nlf year heifers were down by !0s to 15s, and 13-month heifers by 20s to 255. Competing with local buyers were agents from Whakatane and Tc Puke, the Waikato, and to a limited extent Wairoa and Waipukurau. Individual oriccs were:— Cows and calves. —Twenty, P.A.. small cow; and 13 calves. CO 15s: 38. 4. 5. and 6-year cows in light condition and 38 calves (p) £5 is Other sales ranged to £8 10s. In-calf cows.—Nineteen, Hereford, light-conditioned, on account of WniItoko station, Waerenga-o-kuri, £4 3s; 58, P.A., with good frames, same vendor, £7; 54. Heretord, (pi £6 7s Sd; 16. Hereford, recently weaned, £4 7s; 33. Hereford, on account of Waikoko station, £5; other smaller pens ranged from £4 to £6 10s Empty cows.—Forty-two, or. account of Mr. j Bnrns-Giahum, Hangaroa, (pi £4 17s; 55 P.A., with frame and condition. on account of Mr F Hutchinson, Tuarua station, £9 Is; 34, Hereford on account of Mr M Orr, Te Arai £8 7s; 29, PA., on account of Mr. A. H. Russell, N’gatapa, £5 10s; 20. P.A., On account of Te Rata station, £5; 37, P.A., same vendor £8 ss; 35, P A., some heifers from Wharerata, (p) £6 10s; 29, Hereford, on account of Mr E. E Williams, Matawai, £6; 36, P A., on account of Mr. C. G. Holdsworth, weaned three weeks, £8 3s; 32. Hereford same vendor, <p) £7 19s; 27. PA, on account of Mr. J Barry. Tiniroto. £B. Other small lots made from £3 7s 6d to £8 lfis. Two and a-half year heifers. —Twenty P.A., on account of Spencer Brothers, Tolaga Bay, £7; 64, P.A., some 3J-year, on account of Mclntosh estate, Tauwhareparae, £7 15s; 85. Hereford, on account of Mr M. Orr, Te Arai £7 12s fid; 101. P A., on account of Mr. A C. Bellerby £7 2s Gd; 25. P.A.. same vendor, £7 15s: 26 lighter and smaller sorts, same vendor, £5 16s; 82. P A., on account of Mr L Mclntosh, Totaranui station, (p) £7 0s; 36. P.A.. same vendor. £7: 21. Hereford, with condition, £7 18s; 20, P.A. size and condition, on account of Mr F Hutchinson. Tuarua station, £8 13s: 30, PA., some 18-month, from Rere, £6 fis; 32 on account of Palmer estate, Whatatutu, £7 !0s; 36, P.A., b.w.b., on account of Waikoko station, (o) £7, Smaller lines sold from £6 to £7' 18s.

Eighteen-months heifers.—Thirty. P.A. on account of J. Smellie estate, Wharerata, (p) £3 14s; 30. P.A.. on account of Pamoa station, £5 17s; 32. P.A., on account of Palmer estate. Whatatutu, £6; 43. Hereford, well grown, £7 ss; 22, P.A. £5 12s; 21, P.A.-Hereford cross, from Nuhaka. £6 2s; 39, P.A., from Mangapoike, £5 15s. I n the fat pens there was an entry of 157. Cows made from £8 15s to £l4. the top price being for two Herefords offered on account of Mr. Myles Falkner. Rere. Heifers sold at from £8 3s to £l2 Is, and bullocks up to £ll 10s.