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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19503, 9 December 1937, Page 19

A full entry of calves included much prime quality, but erratic bidding resulted in values generally receding about 5s a head. Runners made from £3 to £8 16s; heavy vealers, £5 to £5 12s; medium, £4 to £4 10s; light, £3 to £3 18s; smaller, £2 to £2 18s; small and unfinished, £1 to £1 16s; rough, 16s to 28s; bobby, 7s to 15s. An increased delivery of pigs met with a steady demand, baconers selling firm at last week’s reduced scale, while porkers were quoted at 2s a head easier. Stores were also cheaper. Choppers realised from £1 10s to £4 2s; heavy baconers, £3 16s to £4 3s; medium, £3 8s to £3 12s light, £3 Is to £3 6s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 18s; medium, £2 4s to £2 9s; light, £1 17s to £2 3s; small and unfinished, £1 8s to £1 15s; stores, £1 5s to £1 16s; slips, 18s to 28s; weaners, 10s to 235. Baconers averaged 6d per lb., and porkers 61 d per lb. VALUES AT HASTINGS SHARP RISE IN CATTLE VERY SMALL YARDING (Tor Press Association.) HASTINGS, this day. Heavy rain yesterday morning accounted for an unusually small yarding at the Stortford Lodge stock sale, and a sharp rise occurred in beef values. In the cattle pens some fine quality heifers were offered, values advancing by 30s a head. Cows improved by 20s a head. Ox beef penned were not sufficient to test the market,. single entries making 35s per 1001 b. Jersey cows, well finished, brought to £5 10s. The outstanding entry in the l'at cattle section was a draft of dehorned Hereford heifers on account of Mr. H. M.' Glazebrook. Solidly finished and making choice quality young beef, these heifers made to £l2, averaging 35s per 1001 b. Oh the same property, similar-bred cows brought £lO 10s, averaging 32s 6d per 1001 b. Store' cows railed from Wairoa realised to £6.

I Store sheep values showed little change from" last week. Four-tooth forward wethers brought 245; fairly weil grown two-tooth wethers, 22s 8d: forward ewes, 15s 6d; forward 'Down cross two-tooths, 225. Fat sheep values were from par to a shade easier. Lambs averaged 83d per lb. Quotations: Heavy prime ewes, 18s to 20s Gd; medium, 17s to 17s 9d; medium heavy wethers, 2Cs Gd; two-tooth wethers, 255. Butchers showed no inclination to advance on the freezing schedule for light ewes.