PEDIGREE CATTLE SALE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20678, 25 September 1930, Page 7

PEDIGREE CATTLE SALE.

WAIKATO COM HI NED BIiEEDEIIS. [ 11V T K LEO nA f 11. —O\V N f'OHRICSI'O Nr>KN T. ] HAMILTON, Wednesday. The I.lth annual sale of pedigree cullle, conducted by the Waikato Combined Breeders' Association, wan opened at Claudelanda to-day, in the presence of a. fair number of buyers. There was a poor demand in the Kncsian classes, only IS out of the catalogued offering o' 57 being sold, at, an average price of about 111 guineas. The top price for the breed was 2t guineas, paid for the two-year-old bull Bracken Trojan Lad, bred by Whewell Bros.. Tamahcre. The siv Bed Poll* offered found no buyers. Of the nine Ayrshiies offered four weie sold at an average of 18] guineas, the top price being 25 guineas, paid bv Mr. F. G. Sou I hen ot Te P >i. for Mr. I'. Bremner'.s Glenhope Challenger. The <leniaiid for Shorthorns win more satisfactory, of (lie fi catalogued being sold at an average price of a boil t 20 guinea. l *. Mis. M. Brady, oi Ti Aroha. paid the highest price in tiie sect ion 31 guineas, for Knbinson Bros.' 11illtrove Duke 70th. Of the 01 aged Jerseys offered, 30 were sold, averaging about' 17 guineas each. The lop price for the breed, and the highest for (he day, was 37 guineas, paid f' '' Xenia's Frisky Led. by Mr L. Johnston, of Whatawhatn. The vendor was Mr G A Mills, of Ngalnnepouri. it. » rThe auctioneers were the i 4 armors Cooperative Auctioneering Company, Limited, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited. Dalcety and Company T.irnited and O. V/. Vercoc and Company. Limited. The following v.ere the principal sales arid purchasers Shorthorns : Ilillgrove Duke 70th (31 guineas), Mrs. M. Brady Te Aroha: Ilillgrovo Duke tlßth. 20 guineas. Mr. W D. Boss, Hilleiest; grove Duke 67th. ■'» guineas Mr G R Mnlyon Te Puke- llillcrove Duko ibth, 27 guineas* Mr. A W Green, agent. Pukcrimu: King Pin. 2fi guineas. Mr. J. R. Sevd Te Kuiti: Okote Prince 20th. 20 guineas, Mr. T. M.'Tynes, Ohaupo; Hillgrove Duke 71th. 2ii guineas. Mr. A. Gibbson. Kauroa: Hillgrovo Duke, 71st. 20 fZuineaH, Mr. A. Snodtrrasa, Te Akau. Aged Jersevs: Xenia'a Frisky Lad. 37 guineas, Mr. L. Johnston, Whatr.whata; Taukoro Simple Sam, 32 guineas, and Taukoro Golden Sim. 27 guineas, Mr. 11. A. Walter, Otorohanga; Llangollen Achievement, 3! guineas, Houghton Bros., Orini: Femcrest Sultan. 2f) guineas. Messrs. F. M. and M. A. McKain. Ashdale: Golden Master. 20} guineas, Mr. A. Cooper, If* Kauwhata; King's Jester 20 guineas, Mr. M. A. Vickers. The remainder of the aged Jersey bulls and the yearling Jerseys will bo disposed of to-morrow and on Friday.