MASTERTON CATTLE FAIR.

Wairarapa Age, 7 October 1936, Page 3

MASTERTON CATTLE FAIR.

F.C.D. COMPANY, LTD.

The New Zealand Farmers Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report on their annual cattle fair at Masterton on Monday as follows:—We yarded 1,115 head of cattle, comprising 100 3 and 4year bullocks, 500 2-year steers, 400 yearling steers and 100 fat cows and heifers. The sale, generally speaking, was a little easier than was anticipated, more especially in the grown cattle section. Two-year and yearling steers and heifers were in demand and sold readily to good competition. The entry of 100 fat cows and heifers sold at satisfactory prices. The following are principal prices:— 16 yearling steers a/c J. P. Lett, £6 8/; 13 2-year steers a/c D. H. Speedy and Sons, £7/7/; 33 yearling steers a/c W. Cameron, £6/10/; 13 yearling steers a/c D. H. Speedy and Sons, £5/10/; 5 2-year steers a/c T. Langdon, £6/I’9/; 2 3-year steers a/c H. H. Mawley, £7 17/6; 41 yearling steers a/c Awatea Station, £5/18/; 18 3-year Hereford steers a/c H. H. Mawley, £7/5/; 30 3year Polled Angus steers, a/c R. Judd, £9/8/; 14 2 and 3-year steers a/c H. C. Bellis, £B/3/; 35 2-year steers a/c Awatea Station, £7/17/; 59 2-year steers a/e H. H. Mawley, £7/15/; 5 fat Hereford bullocks a/e J. McGregor, £9; 6 Polled Angus bullocks, a/c J. McGregor, £B/1/; 9 Hereford steers a/c J. P. Lett, £6/1/; 77 yearling steers a/c D. H. Speedy and Sons, £6/5/; 100 2year steers a/c Mamaku Station, £B/6/; 47 2-year heifers a/c D. H. Speedy and Sons, £6/9/; 24 empty cows a/c W. H. Buick and Son, £6/5/; 6 yearling Hereford heifers, a/c J. P. Lett, £5; 34 yearling steers a/c J. Savage, £5/19/; 15 yearling steers a/c T. Langdon, £5 18/; 8 yearling and 2-year heifers, a/c J. McGregor, £5/19/; 9 steers a/c H. C. Bellis, £6/7/; 14 yearling P.A. heifers a/c J. Savage, £4/1/; 8 yearling steers a/c J. Innes, £6. Fat cattle: 4 fat heifers a/c Jas. McGovern, £9; 5 fat cows a/c Awatea Station, £B/17/6; 9 fat cows a/e D. H. Speedy and Son, £9/5/; 8 fat cows a/c same vendor, £6/10/; 2 fat cows a/c J. H. Cameron, £B/15/; 6 fat bullocks, a/c W. O. Riddell, £10; 3 fat cows a/c D. McKay, £B/5/; 1 at £9/10/; fat cows a/c H. C. Bellis, £5/15/; 8 fat heifers a/c T. Langdon, £6/15/; 2 fat cows a/c J. McGregor, £B/17/6; 7 fat cows a/c H. H. Mawley, £5/6/; 1 fat Polled Angus steer, £ll.