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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 9 October 1912, Page 4

Alfred Buckland & Sons., Sales. » tfessis Alfred Buckland and Son report:— On Wednesday, October 2, at our weekly Westfield fat stock market we yarded beef to the number of 355 head, and all of excellent quality. There was an improvad demand, and on the whole prices were £1 per head better than last report. Choice ox sold to Ll, 12s, prime Ll 8s to LI 108: cows and heifers, Ll to LI 6s ; steers ranged in price from LS to L2L 2a 6d (the latter figure was obtained for a steer fattened by Mr Gr. Sykes, Whakatane, and purchased by Mr ; Geo. Knight); caws and heifers, L 4to L 9 17s 6d. Forty extra welUfinished bullocks, from Messrs. P. Comiaky and Geo. Sykes, of Whakatane, averaged Ll4 9s 6d, and 17 choice quality steers of Mr W. Vosper' Cambridge, averaged Ll3 9s. Calves came forward in record numbers, and sold freely, although prices were a little easier. RunhersL'4 to Lois, heavy suckers L3to L 3 15s, choice medium suckers Ll Jos to L 2 17s, light Ll tc\ Ll 10s, fresh-dropped 5s to 17s ( 13 6 sold). There was' a full entry of mutton, including several lots of extra well-done sheep. Competition was less keen-, and values receded fully Is 9d per head. Extra heavy wethers Ll 5s 6d to Ll 8s 6d, heavy Ll 3s to Ll ss,' medium to heavy 19s 6d to Ll 2s 6d, unfinished 16s to 18s 6d, heavy shorn wethers 17s to 19s 3d, first-quality heavy young ewes Ll 3s to Ll os 6d, good 17s to 19s 3d, firstaquality heavy young ewes Ll 3s to Ll 5s 9d, good i7s to Ll, others 15s to 16s 6d. (1532 sold}. The IJS spring lambs sold under brisk competition, at prices which were in advance of last week's figures. Best heavy Ll Is to Ll 3s 9d' good 16s to Ll, small 12s 6d- to 155.. There was a full STipply cf baconers and porkers. Few weaners or stores were offered. The demand remains strong, and values high. Large baconers L 3 15s to L 4 7s, lighter L 3 3s to L 3 l^s, large porkers L 2 10s to L 3 2s. smaller Ll 14s to L 2 Bs, slips Ll 3s to Ll Bs, weauerss 10s 6d to 17s, (145 sold). THE N.Z. LOAN AND MEKCAiSmLE AGENCY CO Ltd. •— j New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report: — ] At the Westfield yards on Wednes- i day fat cattle were yarded in average i numbers, and showed a firmer tone, prices advancing, best oxen selling to , 32s per 1001b ; others 27s to 30s ; steers sold at from LS lOsto Lls 10s ; cows and heifers, L 4 10s to LlOs. Calves came forward -in good supply, and sold at late rates ; extra heavy vealers sold to L 6 ; heavy vealers, L 3 10s to L 4 ss: others, L2lsto L 3 ; lighter sorts 20s to 38s ; small and fiesh-dropped calves, 3s to 15s Sheep were yarded in extra laige numbers, and declined in prices, in some cases from Us to 3s per head. Best wethers sold at from 23s to 30s; others, 20s to 2^s 6d ; shorn wethers, 15s 9d to 18s (3d ; heavy ewes, 20s to 2-ls ; others, 15s Id to TJs 6d ; hoggets, lb to 2 Is. Two small pens of extra well-gatted wethers sold at from Ll 19s to L 2. ■ Spring lambs were in full supply ; best gold at from 16s to 20s ; others, 10s to 14s. Pigs were yarded in extra large numbers, andsold at high rates, Baconers sold at from L 3 5s to Ll 14s ; large porkers, L 2 2s L 2 15s ; porkers, Ll 10s to L 2 ; slips, 20s to ?8s ; weavers, 12s 6d to 18s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, and Eeduced , reports as follows :— We submitted and sold extra large catalogues of hides, skins and tallow on Tuesday, competition being keen for all lines, at an advance qnl last week's prices. We quote : Hides : Extra stout ox 7 2 to B]d, stout 7id to 7|d, medium 6Jd to 7t!, light CAd to C^' j cows, best lines (s£d to 6|d, good 6M to G{fd, inferior s|d to 61-d , kips o£d to ~6£d : calfskins, best to 9id, good 71 to Bd, cut and damaged hides, 2Ad to s£d. Sheepskins : Market advanced, Beat butchers' skine, large 7s 6d to 8s 6d, good lines 6s 6d to 7s 3d, ine> dium 5s to os Bd, sioall 3s to 4s 3d ; country, dry and woolly skins, large 7s to 8s 6d, medium 4s 6d to 5s Gil, small Is to 3s 3d. Tallow ; Market firm. Best mixed to 283 Od, good 24s 6d to 2Gs 9d, 'iuferior 22s t-> 23s 9d ; rough fat; lAd to 2d per lb. Horsehair, Is 3d to Is 9Ad. Bones, Lo Cowtails, Is 9d doz. Wheat : Sales firm, at 4s 6d to 4s od ex store. Oats, In good demand, at 2s lid. The market has a tendency to firm. Bran : Slightly firmer. Sales at L 6 5s ex store. ClmfT : Remains firm, local supplies running low, aud rpully good samples scarce. Southern in good de* mand. Butter : Au easier tendency is noticeable, >-?ales show a slight inclination to lower rates. Choice iO^'-d, first grads 10.} d, second grade lOd cheaper milling qualities 9|dto 94' d. Fungus : Slightly firmer. In good demand, at 4^d per lb. Lord Haldane, speaking at Dunbar, .- aid that without meddling with th 6 aiiairs of the Dominions, the Govern- I ment hoped to provide a unique and j remarkable tribunal unlike any other in the world. Lord Haldane said that the three links of Empire were the Committee of the Privy Council. Ha hoped to still further develop tho importance of the Committee of Defence. - • s.