C.H.B. STOCK MARKET

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 147, 7 June 1932, Page 6

C.H.B. STOCK MARKET

TO-DAY’S SALE AT WAIPUKURAUk NO DEMAND FOR CATTLE. At the weekly stock sale held lu Waipukurau to-day there was a fairly; large attendance of buyers when, moderately large yarding of cattle and sheep came forward. In the eattic section particularly the bidding lacked animation, almost the whole of the offering being passed in at low values. The market for fat, store and breading sheep was also quiet at current unprofitable figures. Fat Cattle.—2 fair conditioned Hereford cows passed at £2 5/-; 8 Hereford do. likewise passed at £2 10/-; 8 P.A. do. passed at £2 5/-; 5 rough conditioned P.A. cows passed at £2 and 1 medium Hereford do. passed at £2 10/-.

Store and Dairy Cattle.—s 7 young Hereford heifers, of fair quality, passed ut 16/-; 6 lighter P.A. do. passed at £2; 6 light P.A. cows passed at £2; 3 dairy cows, mixed breeds, passed at £3 10/-; 3 young heifers, mixed breeds, fair quality, passed at £2; 2 medium Jersey cows passed at £1 15/-; 1 Jersey, cow, good type, due end of month, passed at £2 13/-; 9 medium Jersey weaners passed at £1 8/-; 3 good Jersey heifers, i.c., passed at £3 15/-; 4 steers, mixed breeds, no bid; 2 light steers passed at £1 5/-; 1 weaner steer, medium, passed at £1; 15 medium weaner heifers sold at £1 12/-; 15 do, smaller, £1 2/C; 10 others of medium condition passed at £1 3/6. Fat Sheep.—23 medium ewes passed at 4/-; 22 similar quality passed at 5/-; 16 good ewes brought 6/10; 8 medium S.D. lambs, 9/-; 31 good quality lambs, 10/7; 10 small wethers, 9/-; 113 2 and 4-th. wethers, of fairly good quality, passed at 10/-; 57 ewes, on light side, m.a., brought 5/9. Store Sheep: 200 well conditioned 4 and 5-yr. s.m. ewes, r.w. S.D. since February 25, off hill country, on behalf of Mr Gilbertson, Argyll, passed at 10/-; 340 small wether lambs including 20 ewe do., earmarked, off turnips, passed at 7/-; 100 5-yr. ewes, of medium quality, r.w. S.D. since Marcty 1, offered on behalf of Mr R. G. Willis, Porangahau, passed at 6/3; 156 ewes, of fair quality —80 4-yrs. old and 76 5-yr.—i.l. to S.D., passed at 7/-; 110 medium wether lambs sold for 7/8; 91 good ewe do. passed at 10/-; 61 5-yr. ewes, r.w. Romney since March 1, brought 10/-; 100 wether lambs, of good quality. 7/10; 65 well conditioned wethers, on behalf of J. Schaeffer, Porangahau, 10/6; 85 good 4-yr. ewes, r.w. Romney since March 1, 11/6; 84 good 4 and 6-th. ewes, r.w. S.D. since March 1, passed at 11/8, 93 ewe lambs passed in; 67 4-yr. ewes r.w. S.D. since March 1. 10/- 94 ewe lambs, passed jn; 46 ewe lambs, on account P. Connell, Porangahau, 8/-; 2 lambs, 1 ewe and 1 wether, on account same vendor, 8/6; 24 lambs, f. and f., 8/5j 5 2-th. ewes, r.w. S.D. since March 1, 9/-; 51 ewes r.w. S.D. since March 1, 4 z 6; 28 wether lambs, on account P. Connell, Porangahau, brought 5/6; 17 ewes m.a. 5/-;4 ewe lambs, on account of G. Redwood, P.orangahau, brought 4/6; 31 lambs, on account of P. Connell, Porangahau, 4/9; 36 4 and 2-th. wethers 810; 40 empty 2-th. ewes brought 8/7; 14 f. and f. lambs 9/-; 1 ewe lainb 9'9; 24 mixed ewe lambs 5'6; 19 ewe hoggets passed in; 25 4 ana 2-th. lambs, S.D. ram since March 1, brought 9 3; 53 5-yr.-old S.D. rams, put out on February 1, 7/-; 5 shearling S.D. rams 6/-; 1 aged lamb brought 2/6.

Pigs; 1 good baconer at £1 2/6; 1 do. £1 0/6; and 1 do. brought £1 2/6.