STOCK SALE REPORTS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 138, 28 January 1916, Page 4

STOCK SALE REPORTS.

Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons report ; s fellows : On Monday we held a Epecial ho:se sale at Pukekohe, when mere tfcan the advertised numier came forward. All classes, with tbe exception of unbroken, were keenly sought for and Bold at an advance on late quotations. Heavy draughts brought frcm £24 to £3B; medium draughts, £22 to £36; creameiy cart classes, £l4 to £l3 10s; jjlough horses, £l6 5b to £23; buggy Horses and good hacks, £l2 15s to £25; light harness sorts, £9 to £l7; gig nonus and ordinary hack?, £3 10s to £l4; weeds, 10s upwards; unbroken, medium to heavy, three year olds, £l4 to £27; light, £4 10s to £l2; weedy yearlings to two year olde, £1 to £3 5s At our weekly Westfield fat Etock marnct on Wednesday we penned beef to the number of 504 head, comprising 292 steers, 206 cows and heifers and 6 bulls. There waa only a moderate demand, and ail classes were lower. Choice ox to £2 2s, prime £'. 18s 6d to £2 Ob 6d, ordinary £1 15a to £1 17s; cow and heifer beef, £1 13b to £1 lbs per 1001b. Steers ranged in pries from £lO to £lB 10s; cows and heifers, £5 17* 6d to £l4. There was again a heavy yarding of sheep. Tbe quality, on the whole, was nut up to the standard. There was a steady demand throughout, with values on a par with last repoit. No extra heavy wetheis penned. l J nme heavy wethers £1 5s 6d to £1 7s 3d, medium to heavy £1 3s Td to £1 5a 6c), unnfini ß ed £1 0b 6d to £1 33 6d; best ewes £1 3a to £1 5s 6d, others 18s 6d to £1 2s-2048 yarded. A large entry of lambs met with a spirited sale. Best heavy, £1 4s to £1 7s, good £1 to £1 3h, lighter 17s to 19s 9d, small ar.d unfinished 13s 9d to 16s 6d—--710 sild. Fat and young calves were penned in lesser numbers. Trices were slightly in advance of last week's values. No heavy runners yarded. Light runners up to £5; heavy tuckers £3 15s to £4 Bs, medium £2 12s to £3 10a, light £2 to £2 10s, small and fresh dropped 3s to £1 165.-85 yarded. Tigs were penned in average nummbers, all classes being represented. Competition was very slack, and prices were lower than for some time. Heavy chopper?, of good quality, up to £3 10s; heavy bacor.ers £2 18s to £3 6s, medium £2 10a to £2 17s, light £2 2s to £2 8s; heavy porkers £1 15s to £2. medium £1 10a to £1 14s, light £1 5b to £1 9s; slips to £1 65.—127 sold