YEARLINGS IN DEMAND

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16210, 7 December 1926, Page 6

YEARLINGS IN DEMAND

OTHER LINES PALL MATAWHERO CATTLE FAIR There was a large al tendance at, the cattle fair held at the Mutawhero yards to-day, and a full yarding of cattle. Up till tho luncheon adjournment; bidding was decidedly quiet, and very of the pens offered were sold. For yearlings there was a fair demand, but very little, for the balance of the stock, and bullocks did not seem, to be required, although many good pens were offered. Prices were: Storo cattle: -1(3 bullocks, 4-ycar Hereford, good condition, (p) £cf 17s lid; 62 do., Polled Angus, good line, (p) £(> ss; 40 bullocks, Hereford, 4year, (p) £7; 37 do.. 4 and 5-year, very forward, (p) i',7 5,5; 33 do., P.A.-llcreford-cross, 3-year, (p) £0; 58 steers, P.A.-'Heroford-cross, 3-year, (p) £4 10s; 25 bullocks,, P.A.-Hereford-cross, a. good linn, (p) £7; 40 bullocks, Hereford, forward condition, no bid; 40 do., (p) £(>; 21 do., P.A.-Hereford-cross, good condition, (p) £0 17s lid; 75 steers, 18-month, Hereford, (p) £3 Is; 23 bullocks, Hereford-Shorthorn-eross, £6 ,12s (id; 30 yearling heifers, £2 10s; 38 do.. 2-year, medium condition, (p) £3 12s (id'; 22 cows, empty, medium condition, (p) £3 2s (id; 33 steers, P. A., (p) £4 .12s (id; 24 bullocks. P.A., forward condition, (p) £5 355; 50 steers, 18-month, P.A., good line, £1; 33 bullocks P.A.-Heroford-cross, ([>) £7 7s (id; 01 steers, up to 2-year, £3 15s; 21 do., mixed, (p) £3 sa; 23 heifers, Hereford, 18-montbs, good condition, £3 ss; 20 bullocks Hereford, good condition, (p) £5 2s (id; 30 steers 3-year, P.A., (p) £4 17s (id; 50 heifers, Hereford, IN-nionlh to 2-year, £3 0s; 32 heifers, yearling, P.A., £3; 13 bullocks, -1-year, Hereford, good order (p) £5 2s Gd; IS jieifers, P.A.-cross, 2J-year, (p) £3 4s; 0 cows and 5 calves, (p) £4 .15s; (i heifers, Jersey, (j>) £2; 15 bullock.'-, ."- year, mixed, £4 ss; 20 mixed steers, £4 2s; 5 bullocks, (1>) £5 2s (hi; 10 empty cows, young and in good order, £4.

Fat cattle. —There was an entry of 75 head, almost all of which were of plain qualify, and bidding was easy. A heavy Hereford bulock was passed at £ll. :\nd 0 heavy P.A. bullocks' sold at £7 17s Gd; G do., passed at c 7 |()s. Cows sold up to £0 15s. but mostly round about £-1, and vealers from 10s in £l. [.'rices: 1 Hereford bullock, very heavy, (p) £11; 1 do., brindle, (p) £5, 1 do., £7 10s; 1 steer. small, (pi £1; I vealer, 17s ! 0d: .". cows, (p) £3 15s; I) bullocks, heavy. £7 17s (id; 7 do., do., P.A., no bid; 0 do., do., do., (pi £7 IDs; 3 cows, (p) £4 ss, 3 do., £4 ss; 1 do., (p) £3 15s; 5 do., (p) £4 ss; I vealer, (p) 1.0 s; 3 cows, (p) £3 Ills; I heifer, £3 7s (id; 1 vealer, £1; 2 cows, £4 2s (id; ! do.. £4 17s od, .1 do., £3 10s; 2 heifers, £3 J2s (id; 0 cows, £0 15s; 5 do., P.A., well-finished, £5 12s (id; 7 do., £4 7s (id.