LIVE-STOCK MARKET

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 143, 2 June 1936, Page 8

LIVE-STOCK MARKET

To-day’s Prices at Waipukurau MODERATE YARDING No fat cpttle were entered at today’s stock sale at Waipukurau, and store cattle and store sheep were in smaller supply. Fat sheep were penned in average numbers. Prices generally showed no change, although there was quite a demand for store cattle, several pens of which were passed. Selected entries and prices paid, from which an idea of the state of the market may be obtained, are as follows:— STORE CATTLE. Seven I’.A. wcaner ateers on account of Mr J. J. Faulkner, Silverslream, passed at £4 10/-. Eight P.A. weaner heifers passed at £3 13/6. Twenty-seven P.A weaner steers down from Wakarara, quite well grown and in good order, made £4 12/-. Nino Hereford and crossbred cows, with calves at foot, the calves somewhat mixed, the cows mostly young and in good order, sold at £6 4/-. Five Hereford and Red Polled weaner steers, medium grown, made £1 11/-. Five weaner crossbred Hereford steers, medium framed and fresh, made £2 2/-. FAT SHEEP. A pen of 26 well-grown fat ewes made 18/8. Two wethers, well grown and finished, realised 26/6. Thirteen black-faced lambs, well grown and medium, made 21/- per head. A pen of 35 black-faced wethers, fairly grown and finished, sold at 23/10. Twelve lambs, medium grown and finished, made 20/4. Two prime lambs realised 25/-. Fourteen 2-th wethers, medium framed and finished, sold at 23/6. A draft of 88 ewes, fairly grown and medium finished, realised 17/-, Thirteen well finished ewes made 18/4. Ninety-three medrum-framed and finished blackfaced lambs passed at 19/9. A pen of 58 ewes, fairly framed and well finished, sold at 18/4. STORE SHEEP, A draft - of 28 white-faced wether hoggets, off turnips, medium to fairly framed, fresh condition, realised 18/10.