REPORTS OF BROKERS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 196, 2 August 1934, Page 11

REPORTS OF BROKERS

Sale at Stortford Lodge LIGHT YARDINGS ENTERED The Associated Brokers report on yesterday’s sale as follows:— A light yarding of 236 head of fat cattle came forward, and prices were on a par with last week’s rates, with the exception of light ox beef, which was slightly easier, but heavy ox beef sold well —best sorts making up to £8 30/-. The inquiry for cow and heifer beef was keen at, rates slightly in advance of last week’s. Wo quote: Prime heifers, up to £6 12/6, medium heifers, up to £5 10/-, light heifers, up to £4 7/-, prime cows, up to £5 8/-, medium cows, up to £4 10/-, light and unfinished cows, up to £3 5/-. Store cattle sold on a par with recant rates; a small entry of 58 head coming forward. An entry of 40 dairy cattle mot with mixed competition, but best sorts at drop fully maintaining recent values, and a very limited inquiry for backward and inferior sorts. Fat sheep: A light yarding of approximately 500 head with a consequently better tone for prime sheep. For light and inferior sheep the competition was on a par with last week’s rates. We quote:— Prime wethers, medium to heavy, 28/3 to 29/-; fat wethers* light weights 24/- to 26/-; prime ewes, 24/4 to 24/10; medium to good ewes, 22/-; light ewes 17/-, fat lambs, light, 19/9, fat lambs, medium to heavy, 23/10. Store sheep: A small entry of approximately 1000 head. For in-lamb ewes recent rates were maintained. For lines of good store wethers the inquiry is still keen. The inquiry for hoggets was well maintained, good, well-grown wether hoggets in forward condition made 20/-. For medium wether hoggets last, week’s prices ruled. For ewe hoggets the competition appears to be increasing, a line of good ewe hoggets making 23/10. Medium hoggets to 18/6, small and cully 15/8. Individual brokers report sales as follow:— N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. —1 fat cow £2 5/-, 5 at £2 ]/-, 1 fat Jersey cow £2 12/-, 2 store cows 15/-, 2 at 17/-, 87 ewes, r.w. S.D. rams 12/3/34 26/7. 27 do r.w. S.D-R rams 20/6, 5 fat lambs 20/-. 5 at 20/-, 6 fat 2 and 4-th wethers 23/-, 5 fat lambs 19/9. 2 do 2-th 23/-,’ 1 at 23/-, 5 fat lambs 19/1. 24 at 20/-, 17 at 20/3, 4 at 18/9, 7 fat S.D. lambs 19/-, 25 fat lambs 19/9, 1 cow (dairy) £2 10/-, 1 at £1 7/6. De Pelichet. McLeod and Co., Ltd.— 6 fat bullocks £5 6/-: 1 at £6 12/6; 4 at £5 16/-; 8 at £5 15/-; 2 at £5 18/6; 3 at £5 18/-; 2 at £6; 4 at £4 17/6; 4 at £5 10/-: 5 at £5; 1 at £6 2/6; 1 at £5 12/- 3 nt £3 18/6; 2 fat

cows £5 1/-; 3 at £4 15/-; 9 at £3; 2 at £4 3/-; 2 at £'3 18/-; 2 at £3 17/6; 2 at £3 15/-; 1 fat heifer £4 10/-; 1 vealer £2 5/-; 1 dairy cow £3 10/-; 1 at £3 2/6; 12 fat wethers 27/-; 12 at 26/10; IX) wether hoggets 20/-; 7 ewe hoggets 15/-; 30 5 and 6-yr ewes S.D r. 16/-. Williams and Kettle, Ltd.—l fat Hereford bullock £7 3/-; 2 at £5 17/6; 1 fat bullock £5 17/-; 2 at £6 17/-; 2 at £6 0/6; 2 P.A. fat bullocks £6 10/-; 1 at £7 1/-; 2 Hereford fat bullocks £6 4/-; 1 at £8 10/-; 3 P.A. fat bullocks £8 10/-; 2 at £8 10/-; 2 at £8 10/-; 2 at £8 10/-; 2 at £8 10/-; 2 fat heifers £4 6/-; 2 fat heifers P.A. cross £4 7/-; 3 fat heifers £1 11/-; 2 at £4 5/-; 2 at £3 16/-; 1 Holstein bull 7/6: 68 2-th wethers 19/2; 85 store ewes 10/-. 6 hoggets 9/-; 4 wethers 16/3; 18 at 16/9; 16 ni.s. hoggets 9/4; 1 ram hogget 8/9; 88 wether hoggets 15/8; 70 ewe hoggets 18/6; 2 store ewes 6/-; 5 fat wethers 29/-; 6 maiden 4-th ewes 25/-; 4 wethers 23/-; 17 fat ewes 17/10; 17 at 17/-; 19 at 25/-; 19 at 25/-; 16 at 22/9; 15 at 22/3; 14 at 21/9; 1 at 14/-; 44 at 14/4; 25 at fat hoggets 19/-; 14 fat ewes 16/-; 1 at 20/-. On account of A. H. Oliver, Esq., Sherenden.—l Jersey dairy cow £2; 1 at £2 2/-; 1 at £2; 1 at £3 12/6; 1 at £2 10/-; 1 at £2 10/-; 1 dairy cow £2 2/-; 1 Jersey dairy cow £2; 1 dairy cow £2. _ Murray. Roberts and Co, Ltd:—3 fat heifers at £3 10/-, 4 steers at £6 2/6 1 at £6 10/-, 1 at £1 18/6, 1 at £5 2/6, 2 at £6 2/-, J cow £3 17/-, 12 weaner I’.A. steers £2, 9 weaner P.A. heifers £1 10/-, 5 18-months P.A. heifers £1 10/-, 8 ni.s. P.A. weaners £1 3/-, 1 stqre cow 16/-, 1 cow and calf 20/-, 6 fat ewes 15/-, 37 at 23/9, 1 fat hogget 18/6, 1 fat wether 24/6, 29 5-yr. ewes (R.r.) 23/2, 9 hoggets 15/-, 1 ewe 3/-, 21 f- and f. hoggets 15 r . 11 at 6/-, 12 in.s. 2-tooths 17/-, 1 fat wether 27/-. Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-op. Association, Ltd, in which is incorporated Hoadley, Son and Stewart, Ltd.— 2 fat cows £4 15/-, 3 at £5, 3 at £4 12/6, 1 at 15/-, 3 at £3 17/-, 3 at £3 12/6, 2 at £3 6/-, 3 at £3. 1 at £3 14/6, 2 at £3 11/-, 2 at £5 8/-, 2 at £5, 1 Jersey cow at £3 12/6, 1 at £5 16/-, 2 at £5, 2 at £3 18/-, 2 at £4 7/-, 2 at £4 9/-, 2 at £3 17/-, 2 fat bullocks £6 5/-, 3 at £6 10/-, 2 at £6 5/-, I at £6, I Jersey heifer, fat. £2 15/-, 3 fat heifers £4 6/6, 3 at £t 2/-, 1. at £4 6'-, 2 at £3 14/6, 3 at £6 10/-, 3 fat heifers £3 5/-, 1 at £6 12/6, 2 at £6 10/-, 1 at £6. 2 at £4 15/-, 3 at £5 2/6, 1 at £4 16/6, 1 vealer 12/6, 2 at £2 11/-, 8 weaner heifers £l, 1 dairy cow, due Sept. 15, £1 2/6, 1 dairy cow £1 15'-. 7 prime ewes 23 6. 11 fat ewes 17/-. 52 at 17 ' . 10 at 16,4, 17 at 21/1, 16 at 21 '1 16 at 21/1. 1 at 16/6, 3 at 14/-, 1 at 21'6, 45 at. 21/10, 23 at 14'7, 1 fat maiden 4-th. 22/6, 6 do. 2-ths 25/-, 3 fat ewes 21 6. 2 prime wethers 28/-, 17 fat wethers 23/-, 2 fat wethers 21/-, 21 fat 2-th wethers 25/6, 153 fat wethers 26/4, 16 at 25/6, 6 at 25/6, 1 at 20/'-, 6 fat lambs 15/-, 8 fat wethers 25/-, 1 fat lamb 21/6, 8 at 22/-, 3

at 22/-, 50 s.m. ewes S.D. ram, March 1. 23/-, 70 do March 10 (2-th to 5-yr.) 20/-, 27 5-yr. ewes SD. and R. rams 13/6, 126 t. and f. wethers 22/6, 2 wethers 3/6, 72 2-th wethers 22/-, 9 Down lambs 13/1, 10 m.s. lambs 13/-, 23 fwd lambs 8/-, 20 store ewes 7/6, 20 wether hoggets 16/3, 27 ewe hoggets 19/-, 13 m.a. rams 5/9. Dalgety and Co., Ltxl:—l fat bullock £6, 4 at £5 1/-, 1 at £7. 2 at £5 18/6, 2 at £5 19/-, 3 fat heifers £4, 3 at £4 5/-, 5 fat hoggets 20/-, 36 at 19/9, 42 fat ewes 24/-, 26 fat hoggets 21/6, 15 fat ewes 23/11, 16 at 24/4, 43 at 23/9, 20 at 18/6. 132 ewe hoggets 16/-, 37 at 12/6, 1 5-yr. ewe 19/-, 156 2-th. ewes 24/3.