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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 14 February 1912, Page 4

THE N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO Ltd. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report;— Papakura yards on Tuesday we held our monthly aale. There was a full yarding of stock of all'descriptions, ■which sold at late rates, with the ex-. cepticn of dairy cows aud heifers, which sold at highers values. Best dairy cows and heifers close to profit told at from L 9 10s to Ll2; cuwsiu milk LG toLIO lob, others Lo to L 8 •2a Cd; aged cows, LS 10s to L 5 ; three year*old steers, Li 2s to Li 18s; yearlings, L 2 las to L<s 12s; empty cows and heifers, L 3 3s to L 4 L4s ; IS. luonth to two-year old Jersey and Hol»tein heifers sold nt from J. 4 16s to Ll7s6d; ihorthorn heifer's, lA 4s to L 5 15s, bull calves, L 3 to L 3 16s; mixed sexes, uss to L 2 10d others 20s to 80s; bulls, L 4 1-js tv L 8 ss;beef aold at fully Wescheld raibs. AtWestfield yards on AVediiesday fat cattle were yarded, in large numbers, and sold at last week's rates. piiuie oxen selling to 26s per 10011, others 23s to 25s ; steers sold at from LG lOst.oLlO los; cows and heifors \A 12s 6d to L 7 10s. Calves were penned in largo numbers, and sold at lower lates, heavy vealers selling to L 2 15s, medium Ll 15s to L 2, lighter sorts 15s to 30s, mail*and fresh dropped 3s to 10s. Sheep were yarded in large numbers and sold at lower rates. Best wethers sold at from 16s 6d to 19s, others 13s to 15s 3d; best ewes 13s to los Gd, others 9s to 11s 6d. Lambs in usual numbers sold at advanced rates. First quality sold to 13s 9d. others 7s 6d to 10s 9d. Pigs were yarded in good numbers. and sold at late rates. MARKET REFOKT. Oats : Local stocks are now in small compass and the market is steady at 3s 3d to us 4d per bushel. Wheat: The market is'baio the de~l niand being in excess of supply, and as a result prices have liruied from 4s 6d to 4s 7d per bushel. Chaff is in good demand. Local samples offered are fairly good and worth L42s6d to L47s Gd at rail, according to sample. In buck lots ex store the quotation for small parcels i<> Lj fa pertw,