STOCK SALE.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 30 August 1911, Page 3

STOCK SALE.

Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons' Report.

At the Haymarket on Friday last we had an average yarding of horses. Aged and worn draughts sold at from Ll3 15s to L25 ; grocers' cart class LI 7 10s to L25 ; buggy horses and good hacks, Lls 15s toL22 10s; light harness and ordinary riding sorts, LSlOsto LI4 ; milk-cart class, L) 2 5s to LI9 10s ;,plough horses, Lls to L27 10; gig ponies, L4 to Lll 10s. A pair of buggy mares realised L32 15s ; light trap, horse, and harness, £25 ; waggon and pair of hQrses L4O • Raleigh cart, LIS ; gig, L!3 "lOs.

On Thursday, August 17, at our weekly Westfield sale of dairy and store cattle, first quality dairy cows and heifers were in strong demand at from L8 15s to Lll 15s; second rate cows, L5 '5 to L7 10s ; aged and inferior, L2 10s to L4 10s ; empty cows L2 to L3 15s : choice yearling heifers, L8 10s to L4v 9s ; calves, LI 8s to L2 ss.

The clearance sale held on account of Mr W. H. Wheeler at West Tarnaka was moderately attended, and satisfactory prices were realised. Cows brought from L5 5s to LlO; email heifers, L3 10s to L4 10; horses. L2 12s 6d to Li 7. Implements, sundries^ and furniture sold at fair val*ues, '

Hides : Ox, sfd to 7d ; cow, 6d to 6|d; calf, 6£d to B£d ; kip, 6d to 6|d; horse, 6s to 12s,

Tallow, 26s to 28s.

Bones, L4 17s 6dper ton.

Skins: Best butchers' 4s lOd to 5s 6d, others 4s to 4s 6d;dry and country, large 5s 6d to 7a, others 2s 6d to ss, small and damaged 10s to 2s. •