HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-02-10, Page 31Brussels Stockyards THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1988. PAGE 31.
Trade active, prices stronger at Friday's sale
The market at Brussels Stock-
yards saw all classes of steers and
heifers selling actively at prices
$1.00 to $2.00 higher than last
week’s sale. Cows were $4.00
higher. Pigs traded under pres
sure. Sheep and lambs sold very
strong. There were 514 cattle, 335
pigs and 36 sheep, lambs and goats
on offer.
Choice steers sold at $88 to $92
with sales to $97.75; good steers
brought $85 to $88.
A red steer consigned by Maple
Emblem Farms of RR 1, Dungann
on, weighing 1240 lbs., sold for
$97.75, with their total lot of 28
steers averaging 1166 lbs. selling
for an overall price of $90.76. A
steer consigned by George Adams
of RR 2, Wroxeter, weighing 1220
lbs., sold for $97 with his total
offering of 36 steers averaging
1317 lbs. selling for an average
price of $88.58.
Fifteen steers consigned by
Murray Forbes of RR 2, Clinton,
averaging 1270 lbs., sold for $89.98
with sales to $91.75. Six steers
consigned by Bob Rice of RR 2,
Staffa, averaging 1263 lbs., sold
for an average price of $88.97 with
sales to $93. A black white-faced
steer consigned by Fred Kreis of
RR 2, Mitchell, weighing 1100 lbs.,
sold for $91 with his total offering of
four steers averaging 1235 lbs.
selling for an overall price of $90.44
Twenty-two steers consigned by
Rob Voison of RR 3, Teeswater,
averaging 1310 lbs., soldfor an
average price of $87.84 with sales
to $91.75.
A red white-faced steer consign
ed by Jim Taylor of RR 5,
Wingham, weighing 1110 lbs. sold
Cardiff, Riddell argue Free Trade
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Cardiff, in commenting on remarks
by Doug Garniss, a Member of the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
executive, said that fears about the
effect of free trade on agriculture
were exaggerated. Canada’s
sovereignty had not been altered,
he said in downplaying OFA’s
stand that the cost to sovereignty
and social programs had been too
high for what had been gained. Our
culture, our pensions, our supply
management system were all
protected, he said.
Commenting on the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food’s
study that claimed Ontario farmers
would lose $95 million a year from
the pact, he said that the study was
inaccurate since it included some
goods that Ontario wasn’t produc
ing anyway.
The grape industry might have
problems but the wine industry
wouldn’t, he said. In eight of the
last 10 years the government had
had to buy up surplus supplies of
grapes, he said and asked how long
the government could keep buying
grapes that obviously Canadian
consumers didn’t want.
Mr. Riddell, as well as tackling
the subject of health standards said
that the Free Trade agreement had
forced his department to put all its
policies under review. He said the
security of access to the American
market had not been ensured
under the present agreement and
that the U.S. will still judge our
practices under their laws. “Prac
tically every program we have in
place can be called a subsidy,” he
said, warning farmers that under
Free Trade some of their favourite
programs may bite the dust.
Under U.S. law if something is
judgedtobe an unfair subsidy a
countervailing duty can be ap-
plied. Programs such as OPPIIP
might be countervailable, he said.
After someone questioned why
Canada doesn’t take the same kind
of action against unfair American
subsidies Mr. Riddell said Canada
should be willing to fight back. So
far only Ontario corn producers
have had the nerve to try it and
some people claim the reason corn
isn’tmovingtodayisbecause of
their successful countervailing
action, he said.
“If they (the Americans) are
going to do it, we had better do it,’’
he said. Canadians don’t seem to
take the same kind of aggressive
action the Americans do, he said.
Perhaps it’s because it is a costly
business to fight and Canada is a
small country.
for $91.75. Six steers consigned by
Harry Verbeek of RR 2, Bluevale,
averaging 1290 lbs., soldfor an
average price of $87.51 with sales
to$91.25. Fifteen steers consigned
by Howard Martin of RR 3,
Brussels, averaging 1249 lbs., sold
for an overall price of $86.16 with
sales to $91. Four steers consigned
by Ken Johnston ofRR2, Bluevale,
averaging 1257 lbs., sold for an
average price of $89.12 with sales
to $90.50
Choice exotic heifers brought
$87 to $91 with sales to $94; good
heifers brought $83 to $87.
A Charolais heifer consigned by
Mark Breckenridge of RR 2,
Bluevale, weighing 990 lbs., sold
for $94. A red heifer consigned by
Vern Willoughby of RR2, Listowel,
weighing 1020 lbs., sold for $92.
Two red heifers consigned by
George Blake of RR 2, Brussels,
averaging 1125 lbs., sold for $91.75
with his total offering of twenty
heifers, averaging 1057 lbs., sell
ing for an overall price of $90.14.
Eleven heifers consigned by Con-
nellFarmsofRR3, Palmerston,
averaging 1246 lbs., sold for an
average price of $89.37 with sales
to $89.75.
Eight heifers consigned by Lloyd
Wepplerof RR2, Ayton, averaging
1248 lbs., sold for an overall price
of$87.59withsalesto$91.85. Ared
heifer consigned by Lome Weber
of RR 1, Neustadt, weighing 1100
lbs., sold for $90.75 with his total
lot of eight heifers averaging 1100
lbs., selling for an average price of
$85.97.
A heifer consigned by Gordon
Dougherty of RR 3, Goderich,
weighing 1040 lbs., sold for $90.50.
Choice cows sold from $60 to $65
with sales to $70; good cows
brought$58to$62; and canners
and cutters fetched $54 to $58.
Light lambs sold at $2 per lb.;
heavy lambs traded from $1.27 to
$1.37 per lb.; and sheep sold from
$53 to $55.
Thirty to 40 lb. pigs traded to a
high of $1.06 per lb.; 40 to50 lb.
pigs traded to a high of $1.04 per
lb.; 50 to 60 lb. pigs traded to a high
of .98 cents per lb.; 60 to 70 lb. pigs
traded to a high of .92 cents per lb.,
and70to801b. pigs traded to a high
•of .85 cents per lb.
The next sheep, lamb and goat
sale will be held at Brussels
Stockyards on Friday, March 4 at 3
p.m. For further information
please phone 887-6461.
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