CATTLE FAIR

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 22762, 10 November 1945, Page 8

CATTLE FAIR

SALE AT FRANKTON Messrs G. W. Vercoe and Co.. Ltd., report on the special cattle fair held at Frankton as follows:—Among Ihe entries was a line of 71 3-year-old P.A. steers offered on account of Mr F. C. Johnstone, Waitetuna. These were sold under keen competition at prices ranging from £l3 to £ls ss. A line of 80 similar bred cattle from Mr Halliburton Johnstone, Whatawhata, were smaller cattle in good condition. These were keenly sought at prices from £l2 to £l4 9s, Mr G. A. Johnstone, of Waitetuna, sold two pens at £l3 3s and £ll 13s respectively. Offered on account of Messrs Ellingham and Peacocke, Orini, was a line of twoyear steers which sold at prices up to £l3 10s for the tops, others £lO 15s to £ll 3s, with small sorts from £8 10s to £9 10s. Messrs Johnstone Bros., of Whatawhata, sent forward an excellent entry of yearling P.A. steers which were quitted at prices from £8 2s 6d to £9 7s. Small yearling P.A. heifers sold from , £5 Is to £5 10s with culls at £4 4s. TE KAUWHATA SALE Messrs G. W. Vercoe and Co., Ltd., report on their weekly Te Kauwhata stock sale as follows:—Fat cattle were penned in good numbers and sold well at full market rates. Store and boner cows met with a keen sale at ruling values. The advertised entry of stationbred cattle brought forward a good bench of buyers and a most satisfactory clearance was effected. Sheep were penned in good numbers and sold at full late rates. . Steady bidding was forthcoming for a ; medium entry of all classes of pigs, j Quotations: —Heavy fat heifers to £l2 18s, prime Hereford heifers £ll 17s 6d i to £l2 12s, prime P.A. heifers £lO 17s I fid to £l2. fat Jersey cows £8 4s to £9 , 7s fid. heavy boners £5 10s to £6 2s, ; medium boners £4 4s to £5 6s, light boners £3 7s fid to £3 16s. Jersey cows ! and calves £5 17s fid to £7 10s, 3-year ; P.A. bullocks £l2 6s to £l3 4s, 3-year , Hereford bullocks £ll 15s to £l3 9s. 3I year S.H. bullocks £ll 12s to £l2 11s, ! yearling P.A. steers £8 to £9 2s 6d, 1 smaller steers £6 10s to £7 2s 6d. 2-year empty P.A. heifers £8 18s to £9 14s, i smaller heifers £7 4s to £7 19s. year- ! ling Hereford lieifei's £5 5s to £6 4s, | yearling P.A. heifers £5 15s to £6 2s 6d, ! yearling S.H. heifers (good line) £B, I empty P.A. and Hereford cows £7 11s 1 to £8 17s, 2-year Jersey heifers r.w.b. £5 17s 6d, yearling Jersey heifers (me- ! dium) £6 7s, service bulls £7 10s to £lO, shorn fat wethers 32s 6d, shorn fat hoggets 28s 6d, small woolly ewe hoggets 35s 3d, small woolly wether hoggets 30s, baconers £4 18s to £5 Bs, porkers £2 | 15s to £3 12s.