STOCK SALES.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 2, Issue 145, 14 November 1913, Page 2

STOCK SALES.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGfciNCY CO.

At Puni, on Friday, we he IJ a clearing sale of Messrs Shipherd Bros.' dairy herd, ct". There was a large attendance of buyers, and a moat successful sale was in Id. Best dairy cows, in milk, sold at f.om £l4 to £2l, olheis £8 to £l3 10s; aged caws, £b to £7 10s; sows and young Gold at from £4 17s Gd to £7 10a each, other pigs, 35s to £2 15s. Milk cans, 15) to 20b each At Pukekohe yards, oi Monday, we held our dairy cow sale. There WdS a smaller yardirg than usual, and competition was not as kern as kt late sales. Best daily cows and heifers fold at from £5 153 to £8 10s; other?, £4 to £5 10s; aged and inferior cows, £2 10s to £2 17s Gd; bulls, £2 to £8 10?. At Pukekoh?, on Tuesday, we held our usual monthly sale at our new yards. More than the advertised number of cattle came forward, and notwithstanding the strike we report a most successful sale, and a good clearance was made Three and ahalf to 4-year-old steers sold at from £8 2s to £D 6s; 2 to 3-year-old steers, £5 5% to £7 15s; yearling to two-year-old steers, £2 18s to £4 19s; empty cows, £3 153 to £5 6s; empty heifers, suitable for dairy purposes, £3 10s to £5; good strong calves, £2 to £2 14s, others 20s to 38s; bulls, £4 to £7 103. Ninetyfive head of beef was yarded, which sold at fully Westfield rater, steers sel'ing to £l2 2s 6d; cows and heifers, to £8 ss. BPCKLAND AND SONS.

On Saturday we held a clearance 'sala at [Mr W. H. Hall's, Karaka. There was a small attendance of buyers. The test cows sold st from £lO 10s to £l4; other*, £6 10s to £10; yearling to 20 months grade Jersey heifers, £4 to £5 17s 6d; calves, 13s to 245; farm horses, £ll to £l7 5?. Pigs: Porkers, £1 2s to £1 4s; ture and sundries b-ought usual valuee.