LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 102, 3 May 1938, Page 11

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

TAUIAPE CATTLE 1 AUI. Dalgety and Company Limited report on the Taihape cattle fair held at Taihape yards on Wednesday, 27th. inst., when a capacity yarding of approximately 3600 head were offered. The entry included some outstanding pens of B.A. and Hereford weaner steers and heifers, and although a good sale resulted, values were not up to last year's level. The sale opened with the grown cattle and although competition was quiet for the first few pens, the market was soon established, and a most satisfactory sale resulted for all classes. A large yarding of cows, heifers, and run cows were offered, and an excellent sale ensued for all quality lines, but aged sorts were not so keenly sought after, and these met with lower values. The following are some of the main sales:— Account Mr. E. Gilbert, 23 31-year. P.A. bullocks, £9 4s; 32 P.A. weaner steers, £3 15s. Account Mr. R. S. Treadwell, 20 2i and 3iyr. P.A. bul locks, £8 12s; 24 20-mos. P.A. steers, £6 7s; a pen 2Syr. steers. £7. Account Messrs T. Gilbert and Son, 40 Hereford weaner steers, £4 10s; 31 Hereford weaner steers, £34; 10 20-mos. Hereford steers, £6 ss. Account Mr. L. E. Deacon, 30 Hereford weanei steers, £4 Is; 24 Hereford weaner steers, £3 8s; 13 2lyr. Hereford steers, £B. Account Mr. G. B. Chrystall, 12 21-yr. steers, £7 Ils. Account Mr. Jno. Doole, 26 P.A. weaner steers, £5; 22 P.A. weaner heifers, £3 15s. Account Mr. Henry Hintz, 67 P.A. weaner steers, £4 7s; 72 P.A. weaner heifers, £2 13s; 44 cows r.w.b., £3. Account Messrs. Welsh Bros., 24 empty cows, £4; 11 P.A. weaner steers, £4 3s; a pen of 20-mos. steers, £5 Ils. Account Mrs. M. K. Bradley, 11 20-mos. steers, £7. Account Mr. J. Bradley, a pen of 21-yr. steers, £B. Messrs. N. R. and L. A. Jacobsen, pen of Hereford cows, r.w.b., £4 17s 6d; pen 20-mos. P.A. heifers, £3 19s; pen 20-mos. steers, £3 19s. Account Mr. R. S. Thompson, 25 P.A. weaner steers, £4 13s; 8 fat cows, £7 6s. Account Mrs. E. 11. Studholme, in conjunction with Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd., and N.Z. I.oan and M. Co. Ltd., 118 Hereford cows r.w.b., £5 18s; 10 Hereford cows r.w.b.. £4 2s 6d; 58 Hereford weaner steers, £4 12s; 89 Hereford weaner heifers, £3; 21 Hereford weaner heifers, £1 19s.

HUNTERVILLE CATTLE FAIR. Dalgety and Company Limited report on the annual cattle fair held at the I-luntervilel yards on Thursday last, when a large yarding of approximately 1500 head were offered to a large and representative gathering of buyers from the Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Main Trunk and Manawatu districts. A feature of the yarding were some outstanding pens of well grown 24, 3J and 4J-year P.A. and Hereford bullocks offered on account of Messrs George Grace, Douglas Duigan and A. Hatrick, these selling under keen competition at prices ranging from £8 16s to £lO 16s, these values showing an improvement of 5s to 10s a head on recent sales. Good weaner steers were yarded in smaller numbers, and a sound sale resulted. Cows and heifers were also forward in large numbers, buyers showing preference for the empty fat and forward sorts, values being firm; competition, however, was quieter for the run cows r.w.b. which were low in condition, and showing a little age. Taking the sale all over, it was considered to be the outstanding sale of the recent cattle fairs, and vendors were pleased with the prices obtained. The following are some of our main sales: — Account Mr. Geo. Grace, 30 P.A. bullocks, £lO 16s; 21 P.A. bullocks. £lO 12s. Account Mr. Douglas Duigan, 18 P.A. bullocks, £lO 2s; 29 P.A. bullocks, £9 15s; 29 P.A. bullocks, £9 12s fid. Account Mr. A. Hatrick, 28 2D-yr. Hereford steers, £8 16s; 21 Hereford weaner steers, £4. ss; pen of fat Hereford heifers, £8 1.35. Account Mr. A. Kilmister, 10 fat heifers, £7 7s. Account Mr. W. Coleman, 6 31-yr. bullocks, £8 17s 6d. Account Mr. A. Bartlett, 8 weaner steers, £4 Ils; 9 20-mos. steers, £6 12s '3d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd. report on the above fair as under:— A yarding of first-class station bred cattle was submitted to a large attendance of buyers from the Taranaki. Wanganui, Lower Rangitikei and Manawatu districts, along with strong buying power from the Hawke’s Bay. The tone of the sale from the outset was bright, grown bullocks, of which some splendid lines of good conditioned sorts were yarded, met with keen competition. 20months and 2J-year P.A. steers also sold in sympathy with grown bullocks. A few quotations of the various sales are as under:—4-yr P.A. and Hereford forward bullocks £9 10s, £9 15s, £lO, £lO ss, £lO 10s to £lO 15s. One outstanding line of fat and forward bullocks offered by us on account of Mr. N. M. Lambert, of Braemore, topped the sale at £lO 16s. Other sales were: 20-month P.A. steers £6 10s, £6 15s, £6 17s 6d to £7; 24-year P.A. steers £7 10s, £7 15s, £8 to £8 6s. A line of tip-ton P.A. weaner steers on account of Mr. Tom Stewart, Ohingaiti, topped the market in their section at £5 Ils. Weaner P.A. heifers on the same account realised £3 8s; empty Hereford and P.A. cows £3 10s, £3 15s, £4 to £4 10s; Hereford cows r.w.b. £4, £4 10s, £4 15s, to £5.