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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 21 August 1912, Page 4

Alfred Buckland & Sons., Sales. ♦ — Messrs Alfred Buckland and Son report:— On Wednesday, August 14th, at our Westfield fat stock market, our entry of beef totalled 348 head, the quality of which was excellent. The demand was a bit irregular, and prices likewise. Generally, values were from 10s to 15s below last week's report, Choice ox sold at Ll 12s, prime Ll 8s 6J to Ll 10s ; cow and heifers, Ll 2s to to Ls 8s ; steers ranged in price from L 8 to Llo 17s 9d ; a truck of choice quality oxen from Mr W. Vosper, of Dingley Doll, Cambridge, averaged Ll3 11s 6d, and 24 steers from Mr B, Eeed, of Waerenga, averaged Ll4 7s ; several other consignments of Waikato cattle averaged over Ll4, ows and heifers L 4 to Ll2 7s 6d. An average supply of fat and young calves sold | freely at fiom L 3 13s to L 4 16s for heavy suckers ; choice medium suckers, L2Bs to L3ss ; lighter, Ll 10s to iL2 os ; small and fresh-dropped, 3s to Ll 6d ;93 sold. There was a heavy yarding of fat sheep. Competition was steady throughout, and values re* alised were much the same as those ruling last week. Extra heavy prime wethers Ll 7s to Ll 8s 6d, heavy Ll 4s to Ll 6s 6d, medium Ll 0s 6d to Ll 3s 9d, unfinished 17s to 19s 6d j extra heavy prime ewes Ll 2s 6d to Ll 4s 9d, good 17s to Ll ls, lighter 13s to 16s 9d, others 8s to 12s6d, well fattened hoggets 16s to 18s b'd; others lis to 14s , 2,701 cheep sold, Pigs were penned in record numbers, and sold under keen competition. On account of the numler, baconers and heaxy porkers were, perhaps, a trifle easier, but choice medium porkers and stores of all descriptions brought late high prices. Heavy baconers L 3 15s to L 4 3s, lighter L 2 18s to L 3 10s ; large porkers L 2 8s to L 2 16s, smaller Ll 10s to L 2 ss; slips, 19stoLl 8s : weaners, 14s to 18s; weedy, 9s to lls ; 277 sold. Mr W. H. Beaveu's clearance sale, held at Te Pua, Helensville, on Mon~ day, August 12, was well attended, and prices were the best obtained in the district this season. Best cows, L!l 10s to Ll4 ; others, L 7 10s to toLIO 10s ; horses, L2O 10s to L 36 ; cart, Lll ; drill, Ll6 ; mowing machines, L 7 5s ; Cambridge roller, Ll6 ; S. F. ploughs, Lo 9 s to L 3 los ; gig, LIO. THE N T.Z. LOAISf AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO Ltd. «. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report: — At Westfield. yards on Wednesday, fat cattle were yarded in full numbers, and the quality throughout was good. Competition was scarcely as keen as the previous week, and prices receded <t little, best oxen selling to 32s ; others, 26s 29s per iOOlb ; cows and heifers, 23s to 27s per 1001b. Steers sold at from L 8 2s 9d to Lls : heifers and cows, Lo to L 9 12s 9d. A draft of 20 steers from Mr. Robt. Clark, Patumahoe, averaged LlB ]0s (3d. Veal pens were well tilled, anp sold at late rates, No heavy weights yarded. Medium weights, L 2 2s to L 2 15s; others Ll to Ll los ; smaller and frt:sh, dropped, 3s to 10s. Sheep were yarded in lai'ger numbers and scarcely sold at last week,s rates, Best wethers. 24s 6d to 27s 9d ; others 21s to 24s ; heavy 6wes, 20s to 23s 3d ; others 15s 6d to 19s ; inferior fatted wethers, 17s to I9s 9d ; ewes, 10s 6d to 13s Bd. Hoggets were yarded in usual supply and sold at late quotations. Best 15s to 17s 9d ; others. 10s to 13s 9d. Pigs were penned in usual numbers and sold at late rates. Laige baconers sold at from L3os to L 4 11 ; baconers, L 2 12p to L 3 ; large porkers. L2toL 2 9s ; porkers, LI 10s to Ll 18s; slips, Ll to Ll 7s 6d; weaners, 13s 6d Ite 16s. MARKET REPORT. Oats in good demand, 2s ]0d to 2s lid. ex store, Wheat; Sales firm. 4s (id to 4s 7d, ex store. Bran : Prices, have gradually eased from Lo los to Lo 5s ex store. Pollard : Prices, iv symapathy with bran, Has fallen, L 6 Jos to L 6 6s. ex ■storti. , Chaff : Local supplies in excess of I requirements, and values are suffering in consequence. Southern chaff in good demand at late rates. Butter : Choice I i ]d, first grade !0-[d, second grade 10.} d, poorer qualities for milling 9Jd tv lOd, find, ing ready sale, Fungus : Small parcels only reaching Auckland, find ready sale at 4]d pei lb, ex store. Will the Massey Government be able to pull together as comfortably aucl gracefully, any' as Warx-eu's 1 Rust-Proof Coisets do 'i We hope so ' New Zealand Ladies. The area of Crown land opened for selection luring the year ended March 31 aggregated, under all tenuvws, 965,993 acres. The area of Orown laud suitable for settlement iemaining for the future disposal at March 31 was, approximately, 4,272,732 acres open for selection in tiie " Land Guide" makes the total area available 5,515, 20S acres 1 Public attention i.s dirootert to the beautiful phot > of the celr-brated Maggie Papaknra on the cover oC the Jiosr.vx Wujtinu "Pads only (id. each, including 100 sheets fine bank yaper. I Jfaoia Drapers and Storekeepers,