LIVE STOCK

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 29, 26 January 1933, Page 6

LIVE STOCK

Stortford Lodge Sale GENERAL ADVANCE ON RECENT PRICES There was a large attendance of buyers at the Stortford Lodge saleyards yesterday, when a small yarding of fat cattle and a largo yarding of sheep wore submitted. Both, local and export buyers were operating and prices from the outset showed a decided advance on recent rates. For fat cattle, the advance was approximately 15s to £1 per head on a qualitv basis. There were no really prime heavyweights offered, the top prices being obtained for large framed boasts in well finished to light prime order. A few pons of medium weight bullocks, in prime order brought about 15s per head better than last week. Heifers sold even bolter comparatively than the bullocks, and the price £5 6s was nearly £1 hotter than for similar .qualitv last week. Cows also sold well at substantial rise on late prices. Fat sheep also showed a marked rise •tn.l fat ewes sold at price well over export parity. Lambs and wethers vhile showing an increase, were about on a par with export rates. Altogether, the sale may be taken as an indication that confidence is return ing ami prices are gradually getting bn<-k to normal. It is probable that this month and next month will show a further rise, though, it may not be a great eno. There wore altogether about 1500 fat ,-heep offered, ami the bulk of them were secured, for export. The store pens have not been so well filed for many months, some 11.000 ,-heep being yarded in this section. It w;:.- here that the greatest, rise of the one's prices was noticeable. Although in some instances a trifle easier than at Wainukurnu the previous day, yet price.-, for good qualitv lambs and wethers soared upwards right from the shirt, and though easing off towards t’ic finish oi the sale, the price® for lambs showed an advance of 2s and (•■er per head on last week, and for breeding ewes, which were being' offered for the first time this season, a price well in advance of expectations was realised. Wethers remained. at about last week’s figures.! but the qualitv was not equal to the better sorts sold then. This remark also applies to some of Clio lambs sold and accounts for the apparent disparity in some of tin’ prices. FAT AND STORE CATTLE A marked feature of yesterday’s sale at Stortford Lodge was the larger entrv of store cattle in the beef section. there being 150 store.- offer >6 and 1 ;■> fats. Great interest was displayed by sellers as to how the prices of stock wmild be affected by the increaed ex- < hun r, 'o rate, and the consequent raising of buy -rs’ schedules. The urines obtained last week were , com CO to £7 2.® for ; rime heavy 1 tillocks. and those prices went up to £7 7s yesterday. other prices ri®ing acSomc beautiful bullock b of w«s offered. realising ut> to £. 6® for • > Hereford.® and £7 7.- for two Hereford* Heifers made good prices being up 2”s and more. Fat cows were up considerably, realising in tin’ xictnily or T?esults generally wire not a- satisCwtorv a-; were expected. Five "nod P.A. bullocks aiqip L’» 6.-‘ a’id another in the same lot £'* 15-. Five nice Hereford boasts ! rem. Pou kawa. sold at £6 10®. Otners in the c;i,ine line rculisofl from £5 18s to £6 Th roe prime Hereford* made £i 6® .after a good run from £6. Others in the same lino were sold at prices ranging from £/ to £< 3s. Two Red Polls, in prime condition, made £6 10s; 3 other Red Polls from the same source made £5 Ils. A line of P.A. bullocks from AVaihou district made prices ranging from £5 15s to £6 3s. One P.A. bullock, in beautiful condition. made £6 17s. Three other P.A.’s from the same owner made six guineas Several other lines went at £6 and. over. The best price in the fat cow section was £5 3s, realised for a Shorthorn cross cow, one of the Poukawa draft, in good tillable condition. One P.A. cow macio £5 and Hereford cow £5 2s both from. Poukawa. Heifers were in fair demand, making up to £5 6s, this price being obtained for a single P.A. heifer in heavy condition., A number of other good heifers went

to £5 and over. FAT CATTLE ' Prime heavyweight bullocks, £6 2s to £7 (is; others £4 16s to £6. Primo heavy cows £4 to £6. Prime heavy cows £4 to £5 3s; others £2 5s to £3 15s. Heifers £2 18s (id to £5 6s. Store steers £2 7s to £1 12s; cows £l. 12s 6d to £1 18s; dairy sorts to £3 7s Gd. FAT SHEEP Bidding for these was spirited. A pen of .12 b.f. fat maiden 2-tooths shorn, went up to 13s 6(1. A draft of 35 fat ewes, a nice conditioned lot, brought 9/4. Another draft of 28 ewes brought 8/9; and a similar draft of 39 sold at 8/8. For two pens of 2.1 and 2a tat ewes respectively 8/3 was obtained. A small lot of fat 3-year-old ewe® brought 9/9. A pen <>f 13 fat ewes sold at 8/10. Other pens of fat owes wont at from 7/2 to 8/7. Fat wethers showed a good rise, top price being 15/1, obtained for a nice lot of 53. For 51 of a similar type buyers went up to 15s. A draft of 37 fat wethers realised .13/6. For a pen of 25 fat wethers 12/3 was obtained; the balance of the lino, 60, going at 12s. Another non of 28 fat wethers sold nt 12s and 12/2 was realised for another pen. Fat lambs brought up to 14/C for small lines, but there was an unsatisfied demand. Forty-seven fat lambs went at 12/4, 6 at 14s. 2 at 14/2. 5 at 12/6, 5 at 14/6. STORE SHEEP The store sheep went with a swing, buvers being keen to secure good lines of breeding ewes, or of fat and forward lambs, wethers not being quite so wnsy of sale. 'The following’ aro the -prices obtained: —• 541 fat wethers, forward contrition passed at. 14/11; 18!) f. and f. lamb,.®, from Putorino, made Ids; 252 fat wethers passed at 11/3; 166 wether lambs from Te Apiti Estate, realised 9/4; 152 Southdown lamb® from Dartmoor Station, a good line., 1('s; 219 forward wether lambs from Air John Williams. Waimaranri 10s; 100 forward wether rape iambs iron: T'ir Spence Rukituri, 11/10. 176 forward rune lambs, from Mr Spence. Ilaukituri. .11/5; 247 wether lambs from Waipunga Station. 9/8; 184 f. and f. lambs, some l lack-fai-ed 9/7- 218 S.D. cross lambs. 8/3; 200 wi’tiu-r lambs, from Mr Guv Ormond, Aiahia. 8/2; 105 do do.. 8/2: 322 wether lambs from Te Apiti Station a goo I line, 9/-; 3SO 5-ycar ewes, from .Mount Erin. l'r®t ewe® of season, large framed sheep, 10 '7; 211 f. and f. Southdown wctlicr lambs. :i. good lot. 1.1/8; 17/ rape lar.ib® 9s; 224 5-vr evms, from Mount Erin. 7/3; 286 wether lambs from Ta .\ute College. 10s; 206 wethers from Aplcy 9/10; 241 rape lamb® Ils; 69 lambs from Afr Spence, Ruakituri, 8s; 137 6-th and .8-ih ewes, from Afahia. 11/9- 183 wether lamb® 9s; 167 5-year owes from C. K. AVtiito. Opapa, 9/8; 163 G-fh to s.m. ewes from Gilmour Estate, Elsthorne, 9/6; 119 forward wethers 11/3; 205 4, 6 and 6-th forward wethers 117.3; 205 1. 6 and. Sth owes from Afahia, .10/7; -89 rape lambs, a good line, from Elsthorpe 10/10; 109 ‘wether lambs, from Afohaka, passed at 8/-; 163 wetlier lambs from Aforere, realised 8/4; 135 4, 6 and 8-th ewes from ATahir, 9/7; 91 ’Down cross lambs 7/10; 124 4th to 5-year ewes from Elsthorpe 9/8; 161 ewe lambs from Air G’addunw, Mohaka, 8/5; 137 ’Down wether lambs, from Mr Gaddum, Afohaka, a/2; 114 black-faced lambs 9/2; 54 store ewes 2/5; 75 rape lambs 10/9; 147 black face lambs 9/11; 111 m.s. lambs from Wharcrangi, 5/3; 109 4 and 5-year

ewes from Aiahia, 9/-; 210 forward wether lambs from Air Spence, Raukituri, 9/11; 78 2-tooth ewes, from Alaliia, 10/6; 54 Southdown lamin®, good line. 11/10; 62 rape lambs 8/9 (nice lambs); 51 Southaowh lambs 10/I'. Or 2 and 4-tooth wethers, light, store condition, 7/6; 49 wether lambs, from To Aniti Estate, 7/1; 49 lambs from Alaractotara, 8/2; 51 f. and f. Southdown lambs .11/10; 28 rape lambs 9/-; S3* s.m. ewes from G. P. Dyer, Middle road. 8/3; SI 2 and 4-tooth ewes, from Aiahia, 9/1; 98 fat lambs from Air L. Spence, Raukituri, 13/9; 100 fat lambs, 12/-; 140 wether lambs 9/-; 91 black face lambs nice let, 9/9; 135 4, fl and 8-tooth ewes 9/-: 49 forward lambs,, from Alaractotara 10/7; 52 black face lambs, 9/1; 93 <n.s. lambs 8/6; 91 2tooth wethers 10/5; 61 b.f. lambs from Mr Amo, Aiahia, 8/8; 49 m.s. lambs, same vendor, 6s; 75 m.s. lambs,, from Air Guy Ormond Aiahia, </9; 51 Down cross lambs 6/1. Lighter sorts of lambs went to 5/10..