SPRING CATTLE FAIR

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19122, 17 September 1936, Page 6

SPRING CATTLE FAIR

SPIRITED BIDDING FAIRLY FULL YARDING The first spring Cattle Fair of the season was held to-day by the. Poverty Bay Stockbrokers’ Association at the Matawhero Kaleyards. There was a good attendance and a fairly full yarding of good-conditioned male cattle. Buyers were present from -both north and south, and bidding was spirited at (lie following range of values: Bullocks, quality £8 iOs to £9 6s, lighter £7 16s upwards : Uvo-year steers, £6 15s ro £7 los, hut most above. £7: yearling steers, top line £6 to £6 Bs, others £5 5s upwards. Prices were as follow : Two-year steers.—Forty Ilerefords. good store condition, £7 4s; 26 P.A., well grown, with condition, £7 15s: 86 Ilerefords, fairly good condition, £7 Is; 68 P.A. and Hereford cross, in good order, £6 15s; 44, well grown, in good order. P.A., £7 10s; 25 Ilerefords, with size and condition, £7 14s; 29 HerefordP.A. cross, in good order, on account of Air. d. Coop, £7 Is • 24 P.A., m good order, £7 4s; 22 2-year Ilerefords, good condition, £7 9s; 17 Hereford-P.A., in good order, £6 18s; 25 good average Ilerefords, £6 15s ; 15 P.A., good store condition, £6 los.

yearling steers. — Eighty-nine, from Tangihangu, good condition lieret'ordI’.A. cows, Ati .‘is; 100 llerefords, in good order, i'd Ids; "(it i’.A. and Here-ford-cross, on account of .Mr. I?. VV. Coo|i, size and condition, AO 8s; (id, on account; of Mr. Toinbleson, good .I’.A. and 11ereford-cross, £(>; 04 -well grown I’.A., in good order, on account of Mr. T. Craill, AO 2s; 200 P.A.-Hereford-cross, well done, AO 2s; (id i’.A., fairly good condition, Ad 12s; -Hi good Hereford, on account of Mr. S. K. Cilliagliam, Ad 8s; 41 good lusty Hereford's, on account of Mr. It. Hurke, A(i; MU lierei'ord-J’.A., on account; of Robson estate, size and condition, Ad 4s; 40 P.A., fairly good size, Ad os; d2 fresh llerefords, on account of Mr. F. S. Bowen, Ad Ms; 27 quality P.A., on account of Mr. T. ,1. Macintosh, Ad 7s; 20 good llerefords, Ad Ids; 2.8 good Hereford-P.A.-eross, Ad 13s; 20 good average Herefords, Ad Ids.

llullocks.—Nine lusty i’.A,, AS its; d 0 big fresh condition llerefords, on account of Mr. L. Jex-Blake, AS 17s; 21 big lieavy F.A., A 0 0s; 2d ditto, A 0 7s (id; 5.1. big lusty P.A., a few Here-ford-cross, A 0; 20 llerefords, not big, store condition, £7 Ids; 2d 3-year, store conditioned llerefords, A 7 17s; M 7 3-year, in good order, A 7 18s; IS fair size llerefords, in good order, A 7 17s; 0 lusty llerefords, AS 7s; Hi Hereford P.A., in good order, A 7 17s; 8 Hoisteins, good frame and condition, A 7 Ills; 10 good Hear fords. AS 12s; S quality I’.A., AS His; II good conditioned 3-year I’.A., AS (is. BEEP The quality of much of Ilia offering was excellent, finished cows making from £7 to £B. with lighter weights AS 12s 6d up. Prices : Cows.—Eight llerefords, no bid; 8 iinislied Here lords, £6 7s (id ; 8 good P.A., AG 9s; 16 quality I’.A., £8 ss; 7 llerofurds, A 6 5s ; 9 good l. A.. £7 0s; 5 'll .•refords, A 7 10s; ' M I’.A.. £6 7s 6.1 : 11 I’.A.. £5 ss; i) good llerefords. £5 12s 6d • 16 I’.A,. no bid: 13 prime. £7*7s; 6 llerefords. £7 Is : 7 llerefords and I’.A.. AS. 15s; 7 llerefords. £5 17s; 1 Jersey heifer, A 5 15s; 1 roan heifer, £5 15s: 2 barren heifers, £7; 1 blue heifer,’ £6 12s 6d.

Bullocks. — One. Hereford. A 9 2s 6d ; 1 prime yearling Hereford runner, £5 10s.