COMMERCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18466, 3 August 1934, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

GOOD CATTLE PRICES HEIFER SELLS AT £27 That good prices can still be obtained for cattle was shown at the. Westfield sale. Auckland, on Wednesday, when one of the finest- lots of steers offered for, a. considerable time was sold. A group of 61. all in practically show condition, sold for a total of weli over £6OO. One grazier from Pukekohe sent ill a young steer, a heifer and two calves, for which he realised over £27. The best cattle had made the long journey from Wanganui and 14 of these averaged well own lOgns. In anticipation of good prices stock had been sent from as far afield as Tolaga Bay. There was no reaction to the proposed meat restrictions. No change was anticipated, values for boner cows and bobby calves having already found their new level. Dairy farmers are still sending, their calves‘to the works in large numbers, Any change that may occur in the pig market is- not expected for some time. An immediate reaction might bn -seen in the store pig section, but buyers on Wednesday were in no way deterred by the market prospects for pigs and prices were unchanged. MORE FROM OTSBORNE

Another shipment of fat. stock tor Auckland was taken by (he Margaret W. yesterday afternoon, the cargo including 444 fat sheep and 60 fat cattle. Last week’s shipment of cows from Gisborne was offered at Westfield, and brought 4i[j to £6 15s. HASTINGS STOCK SALE GOOD TONE FOR SHEEP A good tone prevailed in the markets for both fat and store sheep tit the Hustings stock sale on Wednesday, with fats attracting slightly better competition. Fat sheep.—There was a light yarding of approximately 500 head, with a consequently better tone for prime sheep. For light and inferior sheep the competition, was on a par with hist week’s rales. Prices: Prime wethers, medium to heavy,! 28s 3d to 295; fat, wethers, light weights; 24s to 265; prime ewes, 24s 4*l to 24s !0d; medium to good ewes. 225; light ewes 17s, tut lambs, light, 19s 9d, tat lambs, medium to heavy, 23s lOd.

Store sheep.—There was a small entry of approximately 1000 head. For in-lamb ewes recent rates were maintained. For lines of good store wethers the inquiry is still keen. The inquiry for hoggets was well maintained; good, well-grown wether hoggets in forward condition made 20s. For medium wether hoggets last, week’s prices ruled. For ewe hoggets the competition appears to be increasing, a line of good ewe fioggets making 23s lCd. Medium hoggets sold to 18s 6d, small and cull 15s Bd.

Store cattle sold on a par with recent rates; a small entry of 58 head coining forward.

An entry of 40 dairy cattle met with mixed competition, hut best sorts at drop fully maintained recent values; there was a very limited inquiry for hackward and inferior sorts.