VALUES FALL AWAY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 94, 4 April 1934, Page 8

VALUES FALL AWAY

Stortford Cattle Sale

COMPETITION LESS KEEN

With few prime quality cattle entered, values tor fat cattle, particularly lighter and poorer sorts, showed an easier tendency at Stortford Lodge today. Good quality entries made rates on a par to easier, but once the demand for lighter lines was filled, values fell away to some degree. There was a big proportion ot travelled lines entered at to day’s sale, including several lines of Wairoa stock. Several of the pens contained cattle which were more suited to the store pens and on such drafts several farmers were taking an interest in the better sorts there was steady competition coming from local buyers and export operators. Only on a few good lines was there any of the keen competition which has prevailed at most of the recent fat cattle sales, and a number of poorer lines were passed in. Some of the entries and prices paid from which an idea of the state of the market may be obtained were as follow;—

BULLOCK VALUES. Tn from and on account of Kakarlk, Station, a single well grown prime Hereford bullock met the market at 48. Three similarly framed lighter finished bullocks from the same property realised £7 15/-. The remainder of the pen, in similar order, made from 47 15/- to £7 18/6. A further pen of 10 Kakariki Sta tion bullocks, down from Kotemaori, Hereford, Shorthorn and crossbred cattle, fairly framed and carrying store to forward order, sold out at prices ranging from £3 15/- to £6. A pen of 4 weighty well grown de horned Hereford bullocks, carrying prime order, sold out at £8 7/6. A further consignment of Kakariki Station cattle, 7 P.A. and Hereford crossbred bullocks, medium framed and carrying good store to lightly finished order realised from £5 12/6 to £7 5/-.

Nine Hereford and Shorthorn bullocks, big framed and carrying medium prime to prime order, met the market at £7 13/6. COW PRICES. In from and on account of Mr. Sam Twigg a pen of 4 dehorned Hereford cows, medium framed and carrying light to medium finish, sold out at £4. Four lightly finished P.A. cows in the game pen made £3 10/-, passing at this figure. The remainder of the pen passed at £3 7/6. Two medium framed medium prime dehorned Hereford cows had a good run of bidding to sell at £4 10/- and 44 12/6. A single weighty and well grown P.A. cow met keen competition to seil •t £4 16/-. Seven smaller framed lighter finished P.A. cows made £3 12/6 and £3 14/- in two cuts. A bid of £5 secured twe P.A. cows and one P.A. heifer, well framed and carrying medium prime to prime order. Several pens of medium framed fat to lightly finished cows sold at prices ranging from £3 2/6 to £3 15/-. A further pen of P.A. and P-A. Crossbred cows, in from and on account of Mr. 8. Twigg, medium framed and lightly finished, sold at prices ranging from £3 5/- to £3 12/6. A single weighty P.A. cow from the same propartv realised £4 5/-. HEIFER RATES. A pen of 4 Hereford and Hereford Crossbred heifers, medium framed and finished, realised £4 2/6 and £4 in two tuts. A small framed nuggety P-A. crossbred heifer, carrying medium prime •rder, sold well at £4 8/-. Two I’.A. crossbred heifers, medium framed and finished, realised £4 10/-.