RANGIWAHIA CATTLE FAIR.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 95, 20 March 1940, Page 14

RANGIWAHIA CATTLE FAIR.

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., Ltd., report having hold tho Rnngiwaliia autumn cattle fair on Monday, when approximately 500 head of station bred cattle were offered to a large bench of buyers from the surrounding districts. Competition at the commencement of the sale was slack, but as the sale advanced bidding became brisker and vendors met the market at, values in keeping with recent, sales. Big framed 4 and 5-yr bullocks met with exceptionally keen competition, whilst wolfbred 2'i to 3iyr. steers were also in demand, wenner steers were hard to dispose of, 2jyr. P.A. and Hereford empty heifers also met with a ready sale. Fat station-bred cattle and cows cx-dairy were in keen demand, and in this section more than satisfactory sales resulted. Store and boner cows ex-dairy sold at late rates. A small yarding of store ewe and wether lamb 3 elicited good competition and wo report a total clearance in this section at values well in keeping with outside sales. We quote as follows: —M.A. owes, 16s 6d, 5 vr. ewes, 15s lid, 2th. ewes, 23 9d, ewe lambs, 17s 4d to 17s 9d; wr. lambs, 11s 6d, 12s, 14s 3d to 15s 2d; Romney rams, 3gns., 3igns., 4gns. to 4Jgns: 3yr. mixed coloured steers, £5 ss. £5 17s 6d; 3jyr. bullocks, £6 15s, £7, £7 ss. £8 4s to £8 18s; 4yr. and svr. bullocks, £7 ss, £is 2s 6d, £8 3s to £lO 2s 6d; P.A. steers. £3 10s. £5, £5 ss, £6 2s 6d to £7; S.IT. steers, £5 17s to £6 3s: 18mlhs P.A. steers, £3 12s 6d, £4 6s to £4 15s; Jersey steers, £4 5s to £5 ss: Red Poll steers £5 ss; cows and calves, £3 Is, £3 10s, £4 la to £5 2s 6d ; ylg. "P.A. steers, £2. £2 7s 6d, £2 14s to £3; wnr. Jersey heifers. £2, £2 ss, £2 10s to £3 Is; Jersey heifers, r.w.b. £4 10s, £4 17s 6d to £5 2s 6d; 2£yr. Hereford heifers, £4 9s; 2i.yr. P.A. heifers, £4 12s 6d, £4 19s: 3iyr. S.IT. heifers, £5 6s; ‘ da.irv cows, £4 15s to £6 2s 6d ; ylg. P.A. heifers, 31s to £2 ss; wnr. S. 11. steers, £1 14s; 18mths. S.II. steers, £3 11s to £4 6s; fat run cows, £5 17s 6d, £6, £6 7s 6d. £6 9s ; fat cows, ex dairy, £4 2s, £5 Is, £5 5s to £6; fat run heifers, £5 17s 6d: boner cows, £2, £2 ss, £2 17s 6d, £3 2s 6(1, £3 ss, £3 15s to £4 14s; works bulls, £4 10s to £5 15s.