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Cattle Dearer
At Abattoirs
"The Advertiser" Independent Report
Cattle were a little more plentiful
at the Abattoirs sales yesterday and
the quality was much improved. De-
mand was strong, with more com
petition from country butchiJa z~§
Victorian buyers. Values were
higher.
The yarding totalled 2.115 com
pared with 2.055 a week ago.
Queensland submitted 510. Par North
400, central Australia C2D. Dlamen
tina 195. North 220. South and
South-East 80. and local paddocks
90.
Quality showed a considerable Im
provement, with 313 well finished
mixed cattle from Adria Downs. 164
from Alton Downs. 192 from Clifton
Hills and 223 from Allendale. Haw
ever, some of the other station
drafts were only useful and one
consignment was in plain store order.
Bollocks and steers were well re
presented with a wide range or
weights, and there was a Urge
offering of cows and heifers, many
of which we good to prime. Yearl
ing and calves were :n moderate
supply.
Representative Sales
22 Shorthorn and Hereford cows
from Allendale. Oodnadatta. medium
to large frames, good depth and
breadth, prime, estimated weight
625 Ib.. at £16 0/8. or 51/2 a 100 Ib.
32 Shorthorn and few Aberdeen
Angus bullocks from Alton Downs.
Queensland. large frames, mostly
deep and thick, prime. 875 Ib., at
£24 134: 56/4.
33 Hereford enws steers from
Allendale. medium frames, good
depth and breadth, prime. 600 Ib
at £19 13/1: 65/6
27 Shorthorn steers from Clifton
Hills. Diamentlna. fair length, gool
depth and breadth, prime. 650 Ib*
a £20 15/3: 63/10.
55 Shorthorn bullocks from Clif
ton Hills, fair length, good depth and
breadth, prime. 800 Ib.. at £23 0/7;
57/7.
30 Hereford steers from Erldnnfla
via Rumbalara. mostly medium
frames. leggy, fair to good condition.
500 Ib.. at £14 2/: 56/5.
Quotations (estimated price a 100
Ib.. not allowing for Abattoirs
charges to butchers):—Prune hiindv
weight ox beef. 62/ to 66/; medium
61/ to 65/; heavy. 56/ to 60/; use
ful. 56/ to 60/: prime cows. s*/ to
57/: heavy. 50/ to 54/: prime yearl
ing 6. 64/ to 68/
Stock Salesmen's Ottdal floata
tions:—Prime heavy bullocks. £2?
10/ to £27: odd. to £30 7/6;
prime medium. £20 10/ to £23
-good. £17 to £20; useful. £13 to
£15: light. £10 to £12; plain,
lower: prime beaw cows. £16 10/
to £18 10': odd. higher: best
mefllum. £13 10/ to £15 10/: ?ood.
£11 10/ to £13 10/: useful. £7 to
£S; plain, lrom £3: inferior,
lower: prime heavy yearlings. £11
to £13: prime medium. £9 to £10
10': useful. £5 10/ to £7: prime
heavy vealers. £5 10/ to £6 10/;
prime medium. £4 to £5: plain,
from 10/.
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