STOCK SALES.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 63, 30 July 1915, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

Messrs Alfred Buck land and Son 9 reporc as follow* : On Thursday, July 22nd, we held a clearance sals at Mr W. H. CaJdy'e, Paerata; despite the bad weather there was a lair attendanee. The dairy cowa realised from £7 10b to £lO 6s for be«.t, others £4 to £6 15a; farm horses, £22 10s to £2B; pigs, slips, £1 4s; reaper and bidder, £23; drill, £2l. The implements and sundries sold at usual values. We held a special Bsle of dairy stock at Pokekohe on Saturday, July 24th, when more than the advertised number came forward. Buyers were u attendance, and practically everything soM. Best cows brv;Ubgt from £9 to £l2 10s, others £6 to £8 10a ,* best h ifers, £8 to £ll ss, smaller £4 103 to £6 s*.

At I'ukckohe 01 Monday, July 26th, we hi IJ our usual numbly sale in the Fuxekohz yard?, and for the time ot tie year there was about an average yarding. Buyers were numerous, and a gocd demand for all tlasses at pncea whi.b were 11 advance of recent salts. Dairy caws and htifers si Id at from £6 ]os to £ll 15i; fresh empty cows, £6 to £7 10s; aged a'ore cows, £2 10s to £3 16s; three t> four-year-old steers, £9 to £10; goo:l two-year-old steers to £6 8s; yearling to eighteen-month steers, £3 6a to £4 17s; yearliog to eighteen-month heifers, £2 to £3 14s; calves, £1 10a to £1 18s; smaller, £1 to £1 S)s; needy calves, 12s to 18s. Beef met with a ksen sale at values which have not been obtained in this district for mmy years. Cows brouhgt torn £6 to £l3 10b; Email steers, £ll 10s to £l2 15s. At jlenbro k, on Tuesday, July 27th, we held a dealing sale on account of Mr T. K. Goodwin. Tneie was a large attendance and a good snle resulted. Best cows, made from £ll 10s to £ls, others £7 to £lO 10s; rows in pig, 3Jgns t) 6Jgns; torses, £'J to £l2; cart and harness, £7 153; tine harrowp, £2 ss; imwer, £9; due ploughs, £b 5s and £IU 10s. On Wednesday last at our wtckly Westfield tat stock market our supply of beef totalled 303 head, composing 194 steers, 105 cows and heifers, 4 bull*. I here was an extra keen demand wi'h another sharp riae Id prices. Values reali-.ed wire easily a record for Wettfuld. Choice ox sold at £2 10s, prime £2 6s to £2 9s, ordinary beef £2 to £2 4s, cows and htiftrs £1 17s t> £2 7s. Steers ranged in price from £lO 15s to £27 2s 6d; cows and heifers, £6 to £7 15b. Eight Email but choice steerj from Mr George Hull, Otaua, £lB 12a 6d; and 16 from Messrs Friedlander Bros.' Surrey Farm, l'okeno, £l6 17s 6d. Fat and young calves came forward in large numbers and sold freely at last week's values. Runners sold to £8 12) 6d: heavy suckers, £4 10s to £5 17s; medium suckers, £2 12s to £?> 15s; lighter, £1 17- to £2 10s; light, £1 5s to £1 16s; small and freßh droppsd, 3s to £1 2s. 144 said. Pigts were i conned in large cumbers and met 'with a keen tale, bun prices ruling throughout Choppers made up to £5 18s; heavy baconeiv, £4 "h to £4 ISs; mediuai baconers, £3 lis to A"4; heavy porker*, £2 12s to £3; mcrJiiim porkers, £2 2s to £2 10s; light, £1 12s to £2; slips, £1 2s to £1 9s; weaners, 10s to £l. 272 sold. Sheep penned in increased numbers and met with a firm sale, values beirg unchanged except in a few cases of extra h-avy wethers and these were a trifle easier.

the New Zealand Loin and Mercantile Agency Cumpaoy report:--, On luesday we held a special hone sale at Papakura, There was a large yardirg, and we report a very good sale. Heavy draught* £25 to £35. medium £l6 to £26; light harness hoi so?, £l.O to £23; hacks, £8 to £2O; cobs, £8 lOa to £l4; ponies, £3 to £8; weeds, £1 upward.'; drill, £l9; wajgon, £3O; harness and sundries a late rates.