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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 148, 8 June 1932, Page 6

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STORTFORD LODGE SALE SMALLER YARDING! DEMAND FOR PRIME HEIFERS A smaller yarding of beef at Stort* ford Lodge sale to-iay was responsible for much better competition for prime fat heifers, although ox beef did not participate in the improved demand. A draft of thirty-five prime bullocks was offered on account of Te Manuriri Station, which did not meet with competition which such good cattle merited. Three extra prime bullocks from the draft realised £6 10/-, being the top price for the sale. An extra prime draft of twelve heifers sold on account Mr. H. N. Stewart realised from £4 10/- to £4 17/6. This line was extra quality, and made a price equal to ox beef. Owing to the number of fat cattle killed for export during recent weeks, it can confidently be predicted that the market will show a consistent improvement as the winter advances. Several pens of choice vealers were included in the entry, an extra heavy draft of P.A. vealers being passed at 31/-. Prime ox beef and extra prime heifer realised 16/- per lOOlbs. Cow beef was firmer in price, tho improvemetu on recent sales being equal to 2/- per lOOlbs. FAT CATTLE. Bullocks: Prime heavy, £5 18/6 to £6 10/-; prime light, £5 to £5 12/-; unfinished, £4 to £4 8/-. Heifers: Primo heavy, £4 10/ to £4 18/-; prime light, £3 to £3 18/-; unfinished, £2 to £2 12/6. Cows: Prime heavy, £3 5/- to £3 17/-; prime light, £2 15/- to £2 18/6. Dairy Sorts: Prime, £2 to £2 11/-} unfinished, 20/- to £1 11/-. Vealers: Heavy, £1 7/- to £1 H/-J medium, 21/. STORE CATTLE. There were no outside eutries of store I cattle yarded to-day, with a corresponding reduction in the number offered:—* 9 3-yr. P.A. cross steers realised £1 j 13/-; 20 P.A. and Hereford cows, i.c. to Hereford bull, on account Mr. Royston Campbell, Kahuranaki, passed at 30/-; 4 4-yr. P.A. steers, passed at £2; 16 Hereford cross weaners, ’mostly steers, ou account Mr. It. Campbell, passed at 21/-; 7 Jersey wcancr heifers, fawn colours, passed at £1 13/-; 15 2-yr. P.A. • steers, sold at 30/-; 11 Jersey weaner ’ heifers, passed at 22/-; 4 cows anl 3 I calves,'sold at 16/-. STORE SHEEP. i About 5000 sheep were yarded in this section, breeding ewes and hoggets I comprising the bulk of the yarding. A good framed line of ewes in lamb to Romney, shipped from Gisborne, was included’ in the offering Up to the time we went to press there was very little life in the market, the majority of the offering being passed at the hammer. A very attractive draft of 5-yr. ewes, i.l. to S.D., offered on account of Mr \V. G. Stead, bred on Ridgemount Station, was sold for 12/7; 164 4 and 6-th. ewes, i.l. to S.D., on account Tunanui Station sold at 11/6; 164 4 and 6-th. ewes, i.l. to Romney, 12/1; 200 5-yr. ewes, i.l. to S.D., on account of Mr W. G. Stead, 12/7; 509 4 and 5-yr. ewes, itl. to Romney, on account Mr T. I tting, Gisborne, passed at 8/6; 251 f.m. ewe», i.l. to S.D., on account Mcsara Bee and Bee, Kotemaori, passed at 6/10; 134 empty 2-th ewes, from Eskdale district, passed at 10/6; 375 2-~n. wethers, passed at 10/-; 200 wether hoggets, on account Mr N. McKimon, Wairoa, passed at 9/6. FAT SHEEP. The entry in this section amounted to IGOO sheep—less than half of last week’s entry. Competition was much bi tter, a rise of 1/- per head being noticeable on fat ewes. A full report ou the balance of tho store and fat sheep sale will appear ill to-morrow's issue. BEEF PRICES. There is an export enquiry for bahy ex b i f up to 5601b5. at 17/-; also 16,per lOC’lbs. is being offered for prime I:, !ir up to the same wii./ht. 'Hus ia a grant imp o ement on prices tbiia have recently been quoted for heifer beef.