STOCK SALE REPORTS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 127, 31 December 1915, Page 2

STOCK SALE REPORTS.

Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sana report as follows: Owing to the holidays we held our usual monthly sale at Pukekobe on Tuesday, December 28tb. There was a moderate yarding of stock, and a good demand for all classes, j Springers brought rrom £7 to Jill; empty cows., £4 to £7 6s; three to four year steers, £9 10* to £lO 18s, two to three year steers £6 ♦• 10s to £9; yearling to 18 months steers, £4 to £5 10s; heifers, same age, £3 5s to £5; good calves, £2 j 8s to £3; smaller, £1 15s to £2 ] 3s, small 5s to £1 10s; fat cow* and heifers, £7 15a to £l4, wftich I was equal to Westfield rates. • We held our weekly Westfield (■ fat stock market on Wednesday, December 29tb„ and, on account ot the holidays, bad considerably less I stock than usunl, 204 I sold. There was only a fair demand, with values unchanged, i Choice ox sold to £2 4s, prime £2 I Is to £2 3s, ordinary £1 17a to £2 per 1001b; cow and heiler, fl'los to £2 Is. Steers ranged in price i from £lO 10a to £lB 10s; cows and heifers, £6 10s to £ls 12s 6d. The 34 calves sold freely. Banners to £6; heavy suckers £3 16a -to £5, medium £2 8a r to £3 10s; tighter £1 10a to £2 6s; small sad . fresh-dropped, 3s to £l,si. There L_ was a moderate yarding of muttea, which sold at values :n a par with i last report Heavy prime wettata £1 5s to£l 7s6d, medium to heavy £1 3s to £1 4a 9d, ilght a«d unfinished £1 0s 9d to £1 2s 9d; bat* heavy prime ewea £1 la to 41 ML good 18s 6d to £1 0a Bd, otter* He ti 188-1184 told. Lambs wars penned in large numbers, and watt lower in price. Best heavy £1 m £1 Is 9d, good 16s to 19s 6* lighter 14s to 15s 9d, small 10a to 13s fid-653 sold. A small entry of pigs sold steadily at late rales—67 sold.