BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19584, 16 March 1938, Page 6

BELOW EXPECTATIONS

MATAWHERO CATTLE FAIR SECOND DAY’S VALUES The Poverty Bay Stockbrokers’ Association’s Cattle Fair was continued at the Matawhero saleyards to-day, uie attendance being much smaller than usual and the sale below expectations. There was some activity on the part of'Bay of Plenty and Wairoa buyers, and although values were below many of the reserves there was competition on all lines. The offering comprised IA-year steers, and some of the highest priced pens contained some two-year-olds. The top price of £7 Is was paid for a pen with great prime, size and killable • condition. The following were amongst tKfe values realised: —

One and a half-year steers. —Fortyone, Hereford and P.A., in good condition, on account of Tarewa station,. £6 12s; 50, medium size, Hereford and P.A., good store condition, £5 17s 6d; 61, a good average pen, £6 7s 6d; 56, good condition, Hereford, £5 19s; 90, Hereford, fairly good size, in good order, £5 8s; 100, a good pen, Hereford and P.A., £6 19s; 39, fairly good size and condition, Hereford, £5 10s: 35, good average Hereford, £5 7s 6d; 58, good condition P.A., £6 2s; 67, Hereford, in good store condition, £5 10s; 95, good size, in good store condition, £6; 172, from Tangihanga, a great pen, £6 13s; 42, with frame and condition, £6 11s; 96, P.A., good size and condition, £5 17s 6d; 38, good, Hereford, £6 2s 6d; 67, good, Hereford and P.A., £5 17s 6d; 62, Hereford and P.A., well grown, in good condition, £6 ss; 81, a good pen, all P.A., £6 4s; 106, well grown, Hereford-P.A. ci'oss, £6 3s; 74, on account of Mr. Stafford, in good condition, mostly P.A., £5 14s; 29, well grown and in good condition, black, £5 19s; 31, store condition, Hereford, £5 7s; 38, fresh, Hereford, £6 10s; 12, great size and condition. Hereford, £5 10s; 47, P.A., on account of Mr. W. E. Harris, £5 17s 6d; 31. on account of Messrs. Kemp Bros., £6 ss; 38, Hereford and P.A., on account of Mr. A. Gibson, Pamoa station, £6 Is; 44, Shorthorn-Hereford cross, £5 18s; 50, a good pen, P.A., £6 10s; 30. in store condition, £5 15s; 50, good Hereford-P.A. cross, £6 7s; 23. P.A., on account of Mr. McDonald, £6 12s: 29 P.A., on account of Mr. P. W. McLoughlin. £6 13s: 77, with size and condition, £6 16s. Fat Cattle Hereford, £6 ss; 1 Hereford, £6 19s. Cows. —Four, finished, Jersey, £5; 2, good, Jersey, £4 6s; 11, P.A., £6 10s; 1. good, Jersey, £4 12s 6d: 3, good, Jersey (p), £3 10s; 3, Jersey (p), £4; 6, good, Hereford and P.A., £7 9s.