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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 22 May 1912, Page 4

Alfred Buckland & Sons-, Sales". *■' Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons report:— . On Wednesday, May 15. at our ■weekly Westfield !latf istock market, beef was penned to tile number of 584 head, and nearly* all of excellent quality. There was only a moderate demand, and, values irregular. An odd,pen uf choice oxen sold at last week's figures, but the bulk were a trifle lower. . Clioioe ox, to £1 G>; prime, £1 4s to £1 4s Gd ; cow and heifer, 16s to £1 35.. Stews ranged in price from £7 to £13 £s.;- cows and heifers, £i 19s to £7 .'ss. The OG * fat and young-, calves sold at ruling vrate*. Runners,; £3 os to £4 4s ; j ■ heavy ye"aler>j £'2;5a to £0 'la; choice - Medium suckers,-,£l: IDs to £2 25.;! BmaU*on4d%ht u 'fs to £1 ss. Tht ; sheep pens were'wvlt filled with mutton of first class quality. Heavy prim« wethers maintained late quotations, but other descriptions were ensier. Extra heavy prime wethersplOs -6d to 18s 9d, medium to lieavy 15s 6d"to 17s, hght and ucfinished ; 2s'6d to 14s 8d j. best heavy young " ewes, 13s 6d to 15s 3d, good 1 Is to 13s, Others 8s to 10s 6d. (1064 sold). A fair supply of lanibs were lowor in price, the tiumber being bought for export. Best, 12sGdto 14s; others, 8s to 12s. (390 sold). Less than.an average entry of .pigs was penned, and values were on a par with < late sales. Choppers, £3 7s 6d to .£,3 168;baconers, £2 4s to £3; largj^ porkers, £1 8s to £116s. ligh^rHbT to £\ 7s; slips, 12s to 17^'no'weaners offered. (66 sold), / ."■

*^ THE W.Z. £OAN ANB ~MEBCAiSTILE A GENOY CO ■ .. ■ . Ltd. • New Zealand Loan and Mercantile ■: Agency report":'— At Westfield yards on Wednesday '. fat cattle were yarded- in smaller number thun the previous week, and eoJd at late-rates for first quality, other Borts a little easier. Best ox-beef sold ;";■■■;■ at 26b per 1001b, others-.2-28. to^ 255; cow and heifers, 19s to 22s per 1001b ; ',' steers sold at from £7 10a to £11 17s 9d j cows and.heifers, £3 10s ,to £8 ; fat calves were penned in larger numbers than iisual. Heavy vealers sold atL3 19s, xnedium .weights Li 8s to , L 2 4e, lighter 15s 6d Ll ss, smaller i .' and fresh dropped 3s to l.Cs (sd, Sheep v yarded in full numbers, and showed a .-'slightly fiinier tone.- Best wethers i: Bold at from 15s 6d to 1 j)» 9d, others 1 f :18sto 15s 3d;helivyewestoTos, others 7s 6d to 12s 9d ; iambs, best to 14s od, others 8s 6d to, 12s 9d. Pigs came forward in full-numbers. Haconers | sold at from L 2 17s 6d to L 3 12s ;' largo porkers. L 2 2s to L 3 8s: pork- . €>rs,"Ll 17s 9d to Ll 16s; slips,- 19s to Ll 6s ; weanea-s, 5s tC 12s '9d, ; -: \ MAEKET EEPO XT. :■,-■ Oats: In good demand, and price firming^ 2s ltd ex store. v: \Vlieat; Market Jomewhit bare at sales at 4s 7d ex store. . 'Sr-^Braii; Firm, and sales steady ut T.G ex'-stp^e. . ' : :i'" Bollard: In good demand at L 7 10s ex store. Chaff; Heavy'arrival^ of local to hand. Prime samples, L%'los per ton on rail, Auckland, tiucl^iot.^ • •Butter : In good demand,- and realising 10-Adto 10$& choice; I t 6d to-'lO^d, ,-Bbcond qualities. ;.;■•_ ! I'ungus : Sales slow at 4d. SrijaJl lots coming forward. '■. t , .

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