A SPIRITED SALE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16628, 23 April 1928, Page 8

A SPIRITED SALE

■ » <» MATAWHERO CATTLE FAIR EXCELLENT PRICES REALISED There was a. full yarding and a very large attendance at the Poverty Bay Stockbrokers' Association's annual cattle fair, which was commenced at the Matawhero yards this morning. The demand for most classes of cattle in Poverty Bay recently has been good, and this morning there was a spirited sale at excellent prices. Up to the luncheon adjournment 1200 cattle had been offered. Bullocks sold up to £9 Us, 3-year bullocks in first condition from £8 to £8 ss, 20-months Hereford steers £6 2s, and wcaners from £4 to £4 4s.

prices:— STORE CATTLE 29 steers, Hereford, about IS months, £5 18s; 27, do. (p), £5; 82 bullocks, Hereford, 4-year-old, great condition, £9 Us; 28 bullocks, Polled Angus, 3-yr., in good order, £8; 37 bullocks, Polled Angus, Hereford-cross, 3-yr., in fresh condition, £8 ss; 44 Hereford-cross, 2J-yr. and 3-yr.. £7; 21 bullocks, £7 12s (id; 27 grown bullocks, Polled Angus, Hereford-cross, in good order (p), £8 12s 6(1; ,40 steers, Hereford, 20 lfionfhs, £(> 2s; 31 bullocks, Polled Angus and. Hereford, 3 and 4-year, full of condition, £9 10s; 72 steers, wcaners, Rolled Angus and Hereford, well-grown and vory fresh (p), £4; 31 3-year steers, Hereford-cross, good order, £7 15s; 35 bullocks, grown, £S 10s; 37 bullocks; 3 and 4-vear, £8 12s; 44 bullocks, Hereford, Polled (p), £8 ssj 47 bullocks, 3 and 4-year, £7 17s; 61 steers, P.A., about 20 months, £7; 29 steers £7 Is; 39 bullocks, P.A., Hereford, well grown and condition, £7 19s; 71 steers, weaners, Hereford, £4 4s; 59 grown P.A. Hereford bullocks, w<ell forward, £9 10s; 22 weaners, Hereford, £4; 19 bullocks, 3-year, P.A., £8 Is; 27 steers, about 2i years, £6 10s; 32 steers, P/A., Hereford, good.pen, 2| years, £8; 51 steers, P.A., good, 18 months, £s* 19s; 28 bullocks, Hereford, 4-year old, good (p), £8 (is; 27 bullocks, P.A., Hereford, about 3 years, £7 14s; 28 steers, P.A., good, 2£ years, £6 18s; 28 grown bullocks, very fresh (p), £8 10s; 39 big bullocks, good order, £8 9s; 57 3-year bullocks, fresh condition, £8 Is; 10 P.A. bullocks, £8 10s; 5 Hereford bullocks, great, condition, £9; 17 31-year P.A. bullocks, £7 17s; 12 P.A. bullocks, £8 Is; 13 grown bullocks (p) £8 10s; 34 weaners, P.A.-Hereford, medium size, £3 19s; 8 grown bullocks, big and in good condition, £8 10s. FAT CATTLE There was an entry of 185 fat cattle. There was a brisk sale and all wellfinished beasts were in demand. An extra big and prime Polled Angus bullock from Avo'ndale station made £lB ss, and a prime Hereford bullock £l3 7s fid. Heavy prime bullocks made £ll 15s and £ll 12s (id, and a pen of 29 bullocks from Mrs Jeffrey, of Pehiri, made £lO 12s 6d. Cows sold up to £7 15s. Prices: 1 bullock, P.A., extra big and prime, £lB ss; 7 P.A. cows, £7 10s; 4 cows, £5 17s (id; 2 Jersey cows, £4 10s; 2 do. £5 ss; 1 cow, £6 2s Od; 8 cows, young, Hereford (p), £7 sa; 11 cows, young, P.A. (p), £7; 19 bullocks, £9 15s; 7 P.A. cows. £7 15s; .1 cow, £7 ss; 1 P.A. heifer, small, £4; 1 bullock, Hereford, £9 10s; 9 cows, Hereford (p), £6 10s; 3 bullocks, heavy prime, £l} 15s; I bullock, £ll 12s (id; 1 steer, Hereford, small, £7 10s; 2 bullocks, £lO ss; ] bullock, lanky and plain, £ll 10s; 6 bullocks, £9; 2 cows, £5 15s; 2 Jersey cows, £4 17s Od; 3 bullocks, £lO 7s 6dj 1 steer, Jersey, £6 10s; 13 bullocks, P.A.-Hereford' (p), £9 17s 6d; 5 cows and heifers (p), £6; 4 bullocks, £9 15s; 1 cow, prime, £7 ss; 2 heifers, £6 Iss; 1 steer and one heifer, £5; 8 heifers, £6 17s Cd; 1 cow, £4 ss; 12 cows, young, Hereford (p), £0; 1 steer (p), £(5; 2 bullocks, £8 12s Gd; 2 cows, £7' 7s fid; 2 cows (p), £5 ss; 3 cows, £4 15s; 1 bullock, Hereford, prime, £l3 7s «d; 29 bullocks, £lO 12s (id.