CATTLE FAIR

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19138, 6 October 1936, Page 6

CATTLE FAIR

STORE VALUES DECLINE GOOD BEEF .MARKET The Cattle Fair conducted by the Poverty Bay Stockbrokers’ Association at the Matuwhero sa.leyards to-day attracted a moderate attendance of the public. In the absence of outside buyers the store market, declined considerably,' but there was a good demand for fat cattle, STORE CATTLE There was a full yarding of cattle in the store section, with a large proportion of dairy types. The general condition of tin* entry was below that of the previous fair. Outside compete tion was almost non-existent, and most of the buyers who usually attend from other districts were not present. The sale lacked animation and values

showed a considerable decline, a large part of the entry being passed in. Prices:—

Empty cows. Thirteen, station types, good store condition £3; It) Hereford s, in good order, ;D 12s; 7 good conditioned brindles and Horefords, £3 7s (id; 7 Shorthorns, in good order, no bid; 17 Ilerefords, medium store condition, £3 (is; 27 blacks, good store con-

dition, £3 10s; 11 good fresh condition P.A., £4 18s; 38 4 to (i-year ilerefords, good frame, store condition, £4 7s; 22 good frame Ilerefords, in good order, £4 14s.

Yearling steers.—Thirty-seven good store condition P.A., £5 (is; 104 wellgrown, in good order, Ilerefords, £5 !)s; 83 Ilerefords and P.A., medium condition, £5; ISO, P.A.-Hereford-cross, medium condition, £5 ss; 24 well-

grown, good condition, Hereford-P.A.-cross, £5 r>s; 30 Ilerefords, ordinary store condition, £4 15s; 38 sturdy P.A., some Hereford-cross, £5 os. Two-year-okl heifers. Thirty-five good condition Ilerefords and Shorthorns, £5 os; 30 Ilerefords, not big, good store condition, £4; 21), in good order, P.A., £4 10s; 13, Hereford-P.A.-cross, good condition, £3 10s; 20 Hero-

fords, in good order, £3 14s; 35 quality Ileret'ord-P.A.-cross, £5 lbs; 54 good P.A., in fairly good order, i's las; 23 good Ilerefords, on account of Mr. S. E. Gillingham. £.">. Wean or heifers.—Nine, in good order, Ilerefords and P.A., £2 15s.

Three-year steers. Twenty-five, good store condition, P.A., £7; 5] mixed sizes and types, store condition, £(> 10s; 20, store condition Ilerefords, £7; 41 good Ilerefords. £7 4s; 24, good store condition, P.A,, £7 11s. Two-year steers. —Seventy-two Ilerefords, medium to light, condition, .£<;

Cows and calves.— Fourteen, light condition, station, 15 young Hereford calves, £4 12s; 13 black and Hereford, good condition cows, 13 black calves, £5 15s; 5 attractive Hereford cows, 5 lusty calves, £0 11s.

Breeding cows.—Forty-nine, mixed station colours, medium condition, said to be all in calf, £4 ss; 26 good, fresh condition Ilerefords, £4 ss; 13 voutm, fresh condition P.A.. £6.

Bullocks, j—Thirty-eight, good frame and condition, Ilerefords, £8 2s 6d; 32 good lusty llcreford-P.A. cross, no bid; 10 good fresh condition medium weight P.A., £7 14s; 13 lusty Ilerefords and blacks, £8 6s. Yearling heifers.—ll Shorthorn, -wellgrown, good storo condition, £3 2s 6d ; 33 Ilerefords, medium condition, £2 19s’. Grown heifers.—Fourteen, quality, on account of Stratlrallan station. £5 19s; 17 attractive P.A., £6. BEEP There was a. good market for beef, much of the entry being of excellent quality. Cow values went to £7 6s anil £7 11s. Prices : Jersey cows!—Three, extra good, £4 17s '6di, £3 2s 6d and £3: 2 at £2 2s and £3 11s; 1, heavy, £5 10s; 1 hrindle, £4 15s. , Station cows.—Five Ilerefords. on account of Palnjei- estate, £5 15s- 2 blacks, £4 ss. • 4 TToreforils, £4 2s; 1 hrindle Hereford, £3 11s; 9 good JTorofords and .Shorthorns, £5 11s; II good Ilerefords, £6 ss; 4 Ilerefords, £5 jfls; 7 Hereford. ll , on account of Mr. M. Oj'ig £7 6s: 1 P.A., £5 3s; 1 Shorthorn, £5 55.; . 6 Ilerefords, from Strafhalhin station, £5 16s; 11 Ilerefords, £7 11a* 4 Shorthorns, £5 7s• 11 finished P.A. £6 16s: 3 P.A., £5 9s: 12 P.A. and Herefortls, £5 9s; 16 ilerefords and Shorthorns, £4 18s.

Bullocks.—One prime heavy roan £8 ss; 1 Holstein cross:, £lO 9s.