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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 9 August 1911, Page 3

THE N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO Ltd. + The above company report as follows for the week ending August 3, 1J U. At the Albert yards horses came foiward in usual numbers, and competition was keen for young, sound horses. Heavy draught horses sold at from £35 to £-17 10s ; medium do., £22 to £30 ; light harness horses and hacks, £8 1 (hi to £16 ; ca:t, £,10 lOe, At Papakura yards on Friday and Saturday we held a special dairy sale, when 62 3 cows nnd heifers came forward. Tho majority of the cattle were very backwards in condition, but notwithstanding this they met with go-Kl competition throughout. Cows, close to profit, sold at from £8 IDs t.o £11 10s; heifers do-, £5 10s to £!C 10s; cows and heifers in milk, £1 10s to £8 17s 6d; cows to" calve in .September, £4 10* to £7 10s ; others moie backward, £3 10a to £6 10s; aged and inferior cows, £2 13s to £l .3s; heifers tocalvo September and October, £3 12s Od to £5. At Papakura yards on Tuesday we held our usual monthly sale. There was an average yarding, prices were higher than the previous month. Dairy cows sold at from £5 10s to £ i0 5s ; ijoifers, £.5 2s Od to £8 12s Gd; no grown steer* yarded; two to three year-steers, £-1 4s to £o 10s; yea.ling to 18-months. £2 10a to-£3 10s; good strong calves, £) 18s to £2 12s; others, 22s Od to 33s ; empty cows and lwifers £2 12s to £3 10s. At tho We&lh>ld yards on Thursday Jast wo held our usual weekly sale of dairy and store c title. There was a usual yarding, and 1 tiling prices were realised. Best dairy cows and heifers sold at from £7 10s to £ 10s; others £1 10a to £6 OS; empty cows L2 10s to £3 los; no joar.g stock was yarded. At the Westfields yards on Wednesday we had a full yarding of beef mostly good quality. Competition was very keen and prices improved on last week's rates. Best oxoa sold at 30s per 1001b. others 24s to 28s per lOOir.; cows and heifers, 20s to 25.s per luolb , steers sold at from £6 tu £15 6s; cows and heifers, £4 17s Gd to £9 7s Od. vJalf pens were well filled and again sold at high values. Heavy vealers sold to £4 ss, medium weights £•_ os to £3 bs, smaller and i'rosh dropped sor's 3s to 20s. Sho"p were yarded- in moro than usual numbers aud for first quality pi ices were better. Prime wet lit rs so'd at from 2ls to 2-ls 9d, other 13s Gd to 17s Gd; ewes .2s Ou to IBs9d. Hoggets were peuned in usual numbers and showed no improvement in price. They sold at from 8s 6d to 13s 9d. Pigs were yarded in larger numbers than usual and sold at higher rates. Baconers large £3 15s to £4 Gs, ethers £2 8s to £3 3s; porkers, £2 os to £2 16s; slips, 17s to £1 2s; weaners, 12s