AUTUMN CATTLE FAIR.

Wairarapa Age, 4 May 1934, Page 7

AUTUMN CATTLE FAIR.

WRIGHT, STEPHENSON & GO., LTD. Messrs Wright, Stephenson & Co., Ltfl., .report on their Supplementary Cattle Fair at the Masterton Yards:— /Our entry comprised 470 head of all classes. There was -.a large and representative attendance,’buyers being present from the West 'Coast. There was not a very optimistic feeling about prospects for the stile, and vendors were prepared 'to accept lower values than have been rilling at previous sales. The bidding was fairly free up to certain limits, and although values were certainly low, the ’drop was not as much as anticipated. Grown bullocks showed the biggest decrease in prices, but dry cows and cows r.w. bull made quite good values. Weaner steers and heifers were only wanted at reduced values, and prices showed a drop of about 10/- per head on the recent Pahiatua Sale. The yarding was not up to the usual standard of Masterton Fairs, several pens being very mixed in quality and low in condition. We have to report a total clearance at the foUow'ing prices:— Fat cows and heifers: A/e W. F. MeLaren, 11 cows at £3/15/-; 2 cows at £3/4/-; a/e Douglas Estate, “Landsend, ” 12 cows at £3/1/-; 6 cows at £3/9/-; a/c J. V, Reid, Longbush, 4 cows at £3/8/-; a/c C. H. Vallanee, “Ngatahuna,” 8 cows at £3/2/-; a/c other vendors, to £3/5/-. Forward cows and heifers: A/c Douglas Estate, 6 P.A. cows at £2/12/-; a/c C. b. Vallanee, 7 cows and heifers at £2/6/-; a/c other vendors, to £2 !/-■

Cows r.w. bull: A/c Mrs. E. A. Bussei), “Rawhiti, ” 23 P.A. and Hereford cross cows at £2/6/-; a/e J. V. Beid, 18 P.A. cows at £2/3/-.

Empty cows: A/e C. H. Vallanee, 22 P.A. cows at £l/15/-; a/c H. T. Cooper, 10 Hereford cows at £l/10/-; a/c other vendors, to 29/-.

3- P.A. heifers: A/c The Wardell .Estate, 45 3-year heifers r.w.b., £4/1/-. 2-year P.A. heifers: A/e The Douglas Estate, 15 P.A. heifers r.w.b., at £2 14/-. Weaner heifers: A/e B. F. B. Beetham, 38 Hereford heifers at 27/-. 4- P.A. bullocks: £4/10/-, £4 11/-, £4/12/6 to £5/5/-. 2 and 2}-year P.A. steers: A/c C. H. Vallanee, 18 at £3/11/-; a/c other vendors, to £3/9/-. 18-months steers: A/c Hearn Smith, 24 P.A. steers at 56/-; a/c “Glendonald” 11 Hereford steers at 55/-; a/c H. T. Cooper, 3 P.A. steers at 56/-. P.A. weaner steers: A/c Hearn Smith, 26 at 40/-; a/c J. W. A. Falloon, 43 at 40/-; 13 at 32/-. Hereford weaner steers: A/e. R. F. B. Beetham, 40 at 30/-; 17 at 25/-; a/c J. W. A. Falloon, 12 at 33/-.

F.C.D. COMPANY, LTD. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op-erative Distributing Co., Ltd., report having held their supplementary Autumn Cattle Fair on Wednesday as follows:—Our yarding consisted of 587 head of station cattle which were submitted to. a large attendance, buyers being present from Manawatu, Bush and Lower Valley districts. Fat cattle met with a disappointing sale, but our vendors met the market. Bullocks were in fair demand and sold well considering the conditions ruling in thisdistrict. Female cattle were in demand and most of them went to the outside buyers. With the exception of one pen of bullocks we had a total clearance at the following prices:— Fat cattle: Light fat bullocks, £5, £5/5/- to £5/7/6; prime fat cows, £3 10/-, £3/15/- to £4; fat cows, £3, £3 4/- to £3/8/-; fat heifers, £3/7/- to £3 12/-; fat dairy cows, £2, £2/7/6 to £3 15/-; runners, £2/6/- to £2/10/-; vealers, £l/10/- to £l/14/-. Bullocks: A/c, J. Campbell, Jnr., 34 at £4/12/-; a/e C. Campbell, 26 at £4 10/-; a/c R. A. Benall, 12 at £4/10/-; a/c R. B. Hunt, 21 at £4/5/-; a/c Lewis Welch, 18 at £4/5/-; a/e L. P. Larsen, 13 at £4/1/-; others, £3/12/-, £3/15/to £3/18/-; Jersey bullocks, £2/10/- to £3; 2}-year P.A. steers, a/e C. H. McKenzie, £4/1/-; others, £3/8/- to £3 12/-. Cows and heifers: Empty 3-year heifers, £2/10/-, £2/12/6 to £2/15/-; cows r.w. P.A. bull, £2/5/-, £2/8/- to £2 10/-; cows and calves, £2/10/- to £3 14/-; empty cows, £l/5/-, fl/1'2 1 /-, £2 to £2/5/-; 18-mos. heifers, £2 .to £2/2/-; weaner P.A. steers, £l/18/- to £2; weaner heifers, £l/8/-, £l/12/- to £1 17/-; potter bulls, £3, £3/6/- to £3/9/-.