SHARP CATTLE RISE

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 40, 17 February 1938, Page 2

SHARP CATTLE RISE

Partciularly Short Yarding STORTFORD VALUES From Our Own Correspondent. HASTINGS, Feb. 16. Due to a very short yarding of only 80 head of station cattle, values for fat pens at Stortford Lodge to-day took a sharp rise on top of late advanced rates. Ox beef sold at 37/6 per lOOlbs . with some entries making almost to 40/- per 1001 b. The female offering was the smallest known for several years, there being only about 20 head which advanced up to 30/- a head. In the ox-beef pens the principal entry was a draft of 50 bullocks down from Rukumcana Station, Te Pohue. These bullocks came forward in good order, the four days’ drive on the road having no ill effect on them. The heaviest realised to £l4 15/- and a' good percentage exceeded the £l2 mark. Competition throughout was particularly keen, with all sorts in demand. The miscellaneous mixed-bred sorts, poorly finished, well below butchers' quality, all made very dear buying, which was due to butchers not being able to show any discrimination. Realisations were as under:— OX BEEF VALUES Down from Te Aute, four horned Hereford and Hereford-cross bullocks, medium to well formed, the best in good summer condition, sold to £l3 5/-. From the same source three unfinished Aberdeen-cross bullock*, in light order, sold well at £lO 2/8. Down from Pohue, seven dehorned medium-framed Hereford bullocks, lightly finished, brought to £ll 5/-. On account of Rukumoana Station, four heavy well-framed Shorthorncross bullocks, solidly finished, sold to £l4 15/-. On account of the same vendors, six medium to heavy Aberdeen Anguscross bullocks, well finished, a good summer beef line, brought to £l2 3/-. From the same source, a single heavy well-framed heavy prime-finish-ed Aberdeen Angus bullock brought £l4 10/-. In the same pen three smaller - framed A.A. - cross bullocks made £l2 5/-. From the same source, four small to medium-grown bullocks, prime finished and would average not more than 625 lbs., brought £ll 15/-. Also from Rukumoana, six mediumgrown dehorned Hereford bullocks in good condition sold at £ll 12/6. COW-BEEF RATES. Down from Pohue, a pen of dehorned medium-framed Hereford cows, fairly well finished, sold well at £7 10/-. On account of Sir Andrew Russell, Tunanui, five dehorned well-framed heavy Hereford cows, solidly finished, in good condition, met with keen competition to sell at £lO 12/6. A further entry of similarly bred cows, smaller framed but equally well finished, sold to £9 15/-. On account of Mr. John Russell and off his Gola property, an entry of me-dium-framed Aberdeen Angus-cross cows, medium finished, sold to £8 12/6. On account of the same vendor, four dehorned medium to heavy Herefordcross cows, well finished, sold to £ll 7/6. A further pen from Gola of similarly bred cows, smaller framed than the previous lot and in good Order, brought £8 16/-. HEIFER PRICES. An entry of Aberdeen Angus cross medium to heavy heifers, well finish-.*.1 and should kill out well, made a good sale at £lO 10/-.