HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-11-23, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1988.
Brussels stockyards
Cattle numbers set record for second week in row
The market at McCall Livestock
traded actively Friday on a heavy
supply of cattle at sharply higher
prices on both steers and heifers.
Both stockers, calves, andfeeder
pigs met a good demand. There were
1269 cattle on offer and 280 pigs.
Choice steers sold from $86 to $91
with sales to $100.50. Good steers
were $82 to $86.
A steer consigned by Maple
Emblem Farms of Dungannon,
weighing 1190lbs., sold for $100.50,
with their offering of 28 steers
Farm
An angry Jack Riddell [centre] iashes back at McCall Livestock’s Bruce McCall in one of several exchanges in
which Mr. McCall accused the agriculture minister and his staff of mishandling creditors’ claims in the recent
Brussels Stockyards’ bankruptcy. On the hot-seat with Mr. Riddell at Saturday’s meeting in Bluevale are [left]
George Adams and Keith Strang, past and current presidents of the Huron Cattlemen’s Association which
called the meeting.
'Handled like criminals': McCall
I would Iike to than k al I the people who supported me at
the polls and to wish the upcoming council my best
wishes.
Sincerely, Lynn Logue
THANK YOU
To the voters of
Grey Township
Your support at the polls on Nov. 14 was greatly
appreciated. I am looking forward to serving you for the
next three years.
Dale Newman
Continued from Dave 1
order to protect them in just such
cases. The LPB could guarantee
them 90 cents on each dollar they lost
in the bankruptcy, he said, but
proper procedures had to be follow
ed in order to ensure that all claims
were valid.
It was the handling of some of
these claims that led to much of the
meeting’s wrangling, with several
producers backing Mr. McCall’s
allegation that they had been
“handled like criminals’’ by OMAF
personnel who had conducted the
initial interviews for the LPB in
Clinton and Stratford recently. Mr.
McCar several times told Mr.
Riddell and his colleague, OMAF
Program Manager Dr. Ken Fisk,
that “none of that nonsense was
necessary,” that he himself could
vouchfor anyof these producers,
and that all that should be needed to
val idate a claim was for a producer to
present his invoice and his bounced
cheque.
“I’ve dealt with these people for
years, and I can tell you they are not
criminals - they are not after any
averaging 1269 lbs., selling for an
overall price of $90.96. Eight steers
consigned by Jim Murray of Hick
son, averaging 13281bs., sold for
$91.60, with his offering of 37 steers,
averaging 1293 lbs., selling for an
overall price of $90.47.
Seven steers consigned by Bert
Hastings of RR 4, Wingham,
averaging 1211 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $90.02, with his son,
Murray’s steers averaging 1205
lbs., selling for $89.60. Twelve
steers consigned by Jim Hayden of
more than they need (from the
FPB),” Mr. McCall said. “I’ll stand
behind them for 100 per cent of their
dollars.”
But neither Mr. Riddell, Mr. Fisk
nor Mr. Coultes would back down on
the way the individual producers had
been handled, maintaining that the
process had to be thorough in order
to make sure all claims are valid, the
process and criteria had been set up
by the industry itself - “that’s you
fellows, not the ministry or the
government,” Mr. Riddell said.
The minister did, however, pro
mise to look into the interviewing
procedure and to take proper
disciplinary action if he found any of
it had been too intrusive.
Another bone of contention was
that.some producers felt it was
taking the LPB too long to start
paying claims, objecting that the
board will not even meet to examine
claims before December 5. “If the
money’s there, why can’t they start
right away? ’ ’ one farmer asked, only
to be told by Mr. Coultes that the
early December meeting was what
the FPB had asked for, but that the
RR 3, Goderich, averaging 1340 lbs.,
sold for an average price of $89.04,
with sales to $9 .25. A steer
consigned by Keith Johnston of RR
2, Bluevale, weighing 1170 lbs., sold
for $ 1.00 per lb., with his offering of
15 steers averaging 1175 lbs., selling
for an overall price of $88.62.
Nineteen steers consigned by
Lome Forster of RR 1, Lucknow,
averaging 1314 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $87.98, with sales to
$91.25. Four steers consigned by
Harold Pryce of RR 1, Seaforth,
averaging 1230 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $87.93, with sales to
$93. Seven steers consigned by
Jerome Zettler of RR 2, Walkerton,
averaging 1287 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $87.57. Eighteen
steers consigned by Ray Bender of
date could be changed if that was
what producers wanted. Mr. Riddell
agreed, saying he would call for an
earlier meeting if producers wanted
it - and wanted to pay for several
meetings rather than one.
All those present agreed that one
of the most painful aspects of the
Stockyards bankruptcy was the fact
that at least four 4-H members had
lost the cheques they had received
fortheircalvessoldatthe Huron-
Bruce 4-H Beef Sale on Thanksgiv
ing Monday as a result of holding the
cheques too long before cashing
them. An unanimous motion was
passed to ask the FPB to do all it
could in helping the youngsters
recover their funds, most of which
had been held back for the purchase
of another 4-H calf, but Mr. Coultes
warned that it may not be possible
for the board to take action without
setting a dangerous precedent.
“These kids are clearly beyond
the(time)limitstheFPB sets (for
cashing cheques),” he said. “We’ll
have to check with our legal counsel
to ask about setting a precedent that
Continued on page 21
RR 1, Gowanstown, averaging 1190
lbs., sold for an overall price of
$86.33 with sales to $89.25.
Six si • rs consigned by Earl Fitch
of RR i, Wroxeter, averaging 1275
lbs., sold for an overall price of
$86.22, withasaleto$89. Twelve
steers consigned by Bob Blackwell
Sr., of RR 1, Ripley, averaging 1098
lbs., sold for an overall price of
$85.94, with sales to $92.25. Twenty -
two steers consigned by John
Glencross of RR 1, Durham, averag
ing 1270 lbs., soldfor an overall price
of $85.90, with sales to $90.
Choice heifers sold from $84 to $88
with sales to $98.25. Good heifers
were $80 to $84.
Two heifers consigned by Neil
Faulkner of RR 3, Moorefield
averaging 1095 lbs., soldfor $98.25,
with his lot of 12 heifers, selling for
$83.90. Six heifers consigned by Earl
Reinhardt of RR 2, Teeswater,
averaging 1230 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $88.63, with sales to
$92.50. Seven heifers consigned by
Glen Sellers of RR 2, Bluevale,
averaging 1147 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $87.64 with sales to
$88.75. Fifteen heifers consigned by
Ross Fitch of RR 1, Wroxeter,
averaging 1151 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $86.87, with sales to
$90.75.
Eight heavy heifers consigned by
Paul Pivoranius of RR 2, Palmerston
averaging 1250 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $86.57, with sales to
$90.50. Twenty-eight heifers con
signed by Glen Johnston of RR 2,
Bluevale, averaging 1046 lbs., sold
for an overall price of $86.20 with
sales to $91. Ten heifers consigned
by Carman Kaye of RR 1, Palmer
ston averaging 919 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $86.13 with sales to
$87.85. Thirty-three heifers con
signed by Elwood Fitch of RR 1,
Wroxeter, averaging 1102 lbs., sold
for an overall price of $85.58 with
sales to $88.75. Twenty heifers
consigned by Schultz Bros, of RR 3,
Blyth, averaging 1019 lbs., sold for
an overall price of $85.73, with sales
to $91.75. Five heifers consigned by
Lome Weber of RR 1, Neustadt
averaging 954 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $88.29, with sales to
$91.
Choice cows sold from $54 to $59
with heifery types to $67.75. Good
cows were $50 to $54. Canners and
cutters were $44 to $50.
Heavy bulls traded to a high of
$80.
Twenty to 30 lb. pigs traded to a
high of 63 cents per lb.; 30 to 40 lb.
pigs traded to a high of 61 cents per
lb.; 40 to 50 lb. pigs traded to a high
of 56 cents per lb.; 50 to 60 lb. pigs
traded to a high of 60 cents per ib.; 60
to 701b. pigs tradedtoahighof57
cents per lb.
Thankyouforyoursupport
on Nov. 14
Barry Engel
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