STOCK SALES.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 241, 23 October 1914, Page 2

STOCK SALES.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. At Waiuku yarJs, on Saturday, there was a full yarding of stock, and prices were on a par. with late sal.B. Best dairy cows aid heifers sold at from £8 to £ll, others £4 to £7 10a; heifers, £4 to £9; empty cows, £3 10a to £5; heifers, £3 to £4 !2s lid; good steers, calves £2 10s to £3 It, others £2 tn £2 9s; heifer?, calves, 30s to £2 IDs; bulls, £5 to £8; pigp, 12s Gd to 255. At Puktkoho yards, on Monday and Tuesday, we held a special horse sale, when just on 400 horses were yarded, and met with a good sale throughout. Unbroken heavy draught horeea sold at from £2B to £3B, medium ditto £l7 lo £27; lighter sorts, £l2 to £l7: light harness Horts and hacks, £5 to £ls: Shetland ponies, t'S to £lO 10s; young heavy draught horses sold at from £3O to £4l; aged draught, £ls to £2B; trudium draught, £ls to £3O; light harness horses, £l2 to £25; hacks, £lO to £22 10s; cobs, £8 to £l7; ponies, £3 to £lO. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS We held a special sale of dairy stock and bulls at Runciman on Saturday, October 17th. The yards were fairly well filled, and there was a good demand for cows and heiters at profit. Y iuiu well-bred bulls alio sold freely. Best cows brought from £9 to £lO 17s (id; choice heifers, at profit, £7 5s to £9 10s; second quality cons, £5 15s to £7 Ids; small li;iferi?, U to £6 ss; young bull;, £5 5s to £l2 12», according to quality; agei bulls, £5 to £8 15s. We hr Kl our usual monthly sale at Fokeno on Monday, October 19th, and had a large yarding of stock. Buyers were In attendance, and all classes werd in demand at prices similar to thosa ruling at Runciman the day following. We held our second cattle fair of the season at Runciman on Tuesday, October 20th, when the yards were completely filled. The major portion weie well-bred three to live-year-old steers. Thee was a very large attendance, and competition was good for all elapses, although several pens were passed j at th2 hummer. Most of these were j disp acd of privately. Forward four I to live-jear-oIJ hirers sold at from £9 18a to £lO Us; tlncc and a-half to four-year-olds, £8 15s to £9 IDs; best three-year-old steers, £7 15s to £8 10a; same age, less condition, £0 to £7 10s; two and a- j half ycir-olds, £5 \2* to £6 10s; I 18-mouth t) two-year-olds, £4 2s to £5 10s; yearling to 18-month stceis, £3 <>s to £l. Fat cows, £0 13j Ij L' 7 17s (id; Urge-framed cm ply cow, £5 5s to £6; fresh young i'jws, £4 10s to £5; a line of 149 cows averaged £6 3s lid; yearling to two year-oM heifers, £2 13s to £4 lis; strong calvee, £2 (is to £2 J 17s, smaller £1 lf>s to £2 ss, j otlir-rM .\ !Into VI 1 ".-4; Imllfl, ffi to .I'll -it <iJ; dairy cows and, heifers, £5 to £8 15s.