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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 10 July 1912, Page 4

THE N\Z. LOAN AND MERCAiSI TILE AGENCY CO Ltd. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report:— At Westfield yards on Wednesday lat cattle Avere yarded in full numbers, and Avith few exceptions of excellent quality, and prices again advanced. Best quality sold at 29s per 1001b, others 2fis to 28s , cows and heifers, 22s to 25s , steers sold at i'l nm £7 17s Gs to £16 2s Gd ; cows and heifers. £4 17s Gd to £10 12s Gd. A draft of 15 steers from Mr Jam^s Taylor, Hukaniu Estate, averaged £13 17s 6d. A'eai came fonvard in good numbers, and also advanced in price. Hcav}' vealers sold at from £3 15 to £4 19s, medium-weight £2 10s to £3 10s, others 20s to 38s, smaller and freshdropped 5s to 183. Sheep came forward in full numbers, and showed a firmer tone. Best wethers sold at 21s to 23s yd, no extra hetwy-weight yarned ; othws, los 6d to 18s for first quality, others 13s 6d to 15s 6d ; hoggets were yarded in average numbers, and sold at late rates. Best quality 19s !)d to 20s, others 10s9dto Ms. Pigs Avere yarded in short numbers, and sold at exetreme rates.

Alfred Buckiand & Sons-, Sales. Messis Alfred Buckiand and Son report: — At our weekly Westfield fat stockmarket, on Wednesday. July 3, our supply of beef totalled 381 head, including many lines of extra choice quaiitj'. There was a keen demand, and price advanced fully 15s per head. Choice ox sold to £1 9s, prime £1 fis to £1 83 ; cow and heifer, £l to £1 6s; steers ranged in price from £7 10s to £Ms 16s. Two trucks of heavy bullocks from Mr James Taylor, Hukanni East, averaged £13 lls 6d, and sever kI other consignments averaged over £11. Cows and heifers, £4 to £10 17s Gd ; eight choice heifers from Korcone Esratc.l, MoninsviHe. averaged £10 Is '•'(}. Fat and young culves, short of requirements,'and values ve-. main high, medium suckers brino-inir • TT extreme prices. Heavy calves £0 1 (is to £4 los, choice su<kers £2 to £v os, smail £1 os to £1 15s, light and freshdropped, ;3s to £1 : 62 sold. Thei c wab an average entry of fat sheep, the quality of which was good. Competition was steady throughout, and on the whole were better worth. Extra heavy v ethers £1 2s to £1 3s 9d, heavy £1 to £1 Is-3d, medium to heavy 18s to l'.)s 6<], light and unfinished HsUdtolT.s; extra prime j heavy ewtb 18h tv £1 l.s :.)d, heavy l(js \ tolTsGri, good Ms (kl to log 9d, i others lls ikl tc Ms: 1177 sold. Best hog-gels 14s fo 10s (3d, others J2s 6d to ]3s Gd, fcinall 8s 9d to i lisod ; 223 sold. The 0(5 fat pigs penned met with a brisk sale* at prices which were m advance of last Aveek. Jieav}' baconers to Li lOs, lighter L 2 losto L 3 7s, largo porkers L 2 5s to L 2 13s, lighter £1 13s to L 2 ss, slips los to 17s ; no small pigs offered,

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