STOCK SALES.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 90, 1 October 1915, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

,'. Messrs Alfred Bcckland and Sons n ' report:— k At Pukekohe on Saturday, Sep.o ternber 25th, we held our annual )n bull sale i.l conjunction with our dairy sale. There vere extra large j- entries in both departments. ii Buyers were in attendance from the North, Opotiki, Waikatc, Hauraki Plain?, and surrounding districts. Bulls were in keen u demand and record prices realised, ShDrthorns meeting with most favour. Purebred yearling to two* year-old Shorthorns made from £l4 !' 14s to 33gns, best grade two-year-K olds, £lB 18s to 25gns; second 8 rate two-year-olds, £l2 123 to £l6 * 16s; a few three-year-olds, £lO 10s to £l6 15s; best grade yearlitg?, . £l6 16s to 25gns; smaller year- \. lings of good quality, £lO 10s to £ls Jss; second grade yearlings, ' £8 8s to £l4 14s; two and tbreef year-old Holstein bulls, £lO 10s to \ £l6 16s; yearlings, £7 7s to ' 12Jgns; pedigree yearling Jersey a bulls, £l3 13s to £l7 17s; grade 8 ~ ytailing Jersey bulls, £3 3s to £9 * 9s; Ayrshire bulls, £4 4s to £lO j" 10s: heavy bull', £lO to £l4. Dairy cattle also met with a free * sale. Best cows and heifers, £9 3 " 10s to £l2 15s; others, £6 10s to !" £8 15s; aged and inferior, £3 10s 'J to £6. \ We held our usual monthly sale in the Pukekohe yards on Monday, ™ September 27tb. Cattle of all clas3ts were strongly represented. There was a large attendance, and * thsre was little difficulty in finding g buyers. Practically everything " changed owners at recent improved ' prices. Forward conditioned 3J to 1 4 year old steers made from £ll , 10a to £l2 19s, 3 year olds, ia \ freeh condition, £9 JBs to £ll, 2 u to 3 year olds £7 to £9 10?, 18 , months to 2 yesr old steers £5 to '*, £6 17s 6d, yearling to IS months steers £3 16s to £4 15s; yearling " heifers £2 10s to £3 Bs, 18 months ' to 2 year old h.iters £3 10s to £4 13s; fresh empty cows, £6 to £7 | 15s; store cows, £4 10s to £5 15s; ! * aged cows, £2 10s to £4; good y cavles, £2 to £2 12s, smaller £1 8s to £1 17s, weedy calvrs 18s to '' £1 4s. The 139 fa cattle sold '" easily up to Westtield rates. _ Steers made from £l4 to £2O 15s. e Ihe Inter price is a record for 3 ' Pukekohe, and was for a steer 19 fattened by Mr F. W. Pytie, g Poken?, atd purchased by Mr H. , 5 Barnaby, of Waiuku. Cows and " e heifers, £6 15s to £l2 7s 6d; dairy *' cows and heifers, £6 to £lO 10s; °. bulls, £5 5a to £l3 13s. id / ih3 New ZeaUnd Loan and Mer--18 cantils Agency Co. report:— At Papakura, on Monday, horses iS were yarded in record numbers, and e we report a go;d sale. Heavy ir draughts £26 to £36, medium £l9 ' to £26 10b; light harness horses, '•' £l2 to £l9; hacks, £lO to £2O 10s; " ponies, ,£4 to £11; weeds, 10s to £2 10s, 80 sold. Waggon, £lB. 3j Saddles and harness, etc., at late prices. x At Westtield fat stock market on * Wednesday last beef was penned in usual numbers, many of the cone signments be-iag of extra good 1 quality. Competition was keen at ' last week's rates. Best quality x sold to £2 7s per 1001b, cows and '• heifeis, £! 15s to £2 59; steers ' sold at from £ll 10a to £22 ss; 8 cows and heifers, £6 7s 6d to £l4 y 12s 6d; 8 steers from Pukekohe y East Estate averaged £l6 7s 6d. 8 Calves were penned in average * numbers, and improved in prices. 0 Kunners Bold at from £8 to £l2 1 2s 63. Heavy suckers made £4 2s ? to £5 IBs, medium £2 lis to £4, light £1 9s to £2 4s, small and e fresh-dropped 2s to £1 ss. Sheep 3 were penned in usual numbers, and e sold at fully last week's rates. Best quality wethers sold at from > £1 16s fid to £1 19s 9d, others £1 3 8s to £1 15s 9.1, shorn wethers £1 ? ia 6d to £1 9s 9d; ewes, heavy ' weights £1 15s to £1 19s 3d, 1 others £1 7s 9d to £1 12s 9d; 1 hoggets, £1 4s 6d to £1 8s: spring ! lambs from £1 59 to £1 6s. Pigs '* were penned in average numbers, and sold at improved rates. Choppers made £4 10s to £5 10s, heavy baconers £4 4s to £4 9s, I medium £3 7s to £4, light £3 to £3 6s, heavy porkers £2 19s to £3 , 18?, medium £2 10a to £2 17s, light £1 17s to £2 B>, slips £1 5s tn £1 13s, weaners 13s to £1 2s.