STOCK SALE REPORTS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 141, 4 February 1916, Page 2

STOCK SALE REPORTS.

Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sous report as follows: We had our monthly sale in the Pukekohe yards on Monday last, and had an extra large yarding, every pen being full. There was a large attendance and a good clearance was effected, although the demand was not so strong as at lato sales. Dairy cows and heifers sold at from £7 10s to £ll •'s; empty cows £-1 17s to £6 los ; 18 month heifers, £3 15s to £4 10s; forward three to four year-old steers, £0 to £ll ss; two to three-year-olds £0 ~>s to £8 10s; yearling to 18-month steers, £3 13s to £o os; good calves, £2 'js to £2 los: smaller, £1 14s to £2 3s: small, £1 to £1 10s. Beef penned in large numbers, and sold steadily throughout. Cows and heifers, £7 to £ll los; small steers, £ll to £133 (20.} sold). Bulls, of which there were 71 offered, sold at lower values.

The N Z. Loan Coy. reports: At the Westfield fat stock market yesterday beef was yarded in average numbers, but with few exceptions the quality was noi up to last week's standard. Last week's prices ruled, oxen selling to £2 3s per 100 lb,: cows and heifers £1 13 to £2 2s; steers sold at from £ 10 10s to £l7: cows and heifers, £0 10s to £l3. Calves were penued in small numbers and advanced in prices. Runners sold at from £7 to £l2 13s. This latter is a record. Heavy suckers made from £3 Km to £1 lis; medium suckers £2 15s to £'! 12s; light ditto, £1 10s to £2 0s; small aud fresh dropped, 3s to £1 -3s. Sheep were penued in full numbers and advanced in prices. Best wethers sold at from £ 1 3s (id to £ 1 < s 3d ; others £1 Is to £1 2s '.ld; owes extra heavy, from£l 2s to £1 »3 "Jd; others, INs t<> £1 Is fid , hoggots, £1 Is to £1 Is t!I ; lambs, in lull supply, again advanced in prices, best selling at irom £1 Is to £1 os 3d; others los fid to £1 (| s I'da pen of hoggets in wool made £1 Ms. Pigs were penned in average numbers and improved in prices. No choppers were yarded. Heavy baconers, £3 10s to £l, medium, £3 to £3 9s: light, £2 12s to £2 I'Js; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3; porkers, £2 Is to £2 lis; light porkers, £1 lis to £' I'Js; slips, £1 Is to £1 % : weaneis, 10s

Corporal Hereward Langdale Wake, previously " reported wounded " iu an engagement at Gallipoli on August Bth last and now " reported to be dead," was the only son of Dr and Mrs Wake, of Pukekohe. As a member of the Wellington Infantry Battalion he left New Zealand last June with the Fifth Reinforcements. Enlisting as a private he secured his stripes whilst in Egypt. Corporal Wake, who was only 20 years of age, was born in London and was of striking physique, his height being ">ft 1H in and weight 13st He came to Pukekohe with his parents some six years ago. He was educated at the Auckland Grammar f School where in addition to gaining scholastic honours he excelled in the spheres of recreation. He duly passed his matriculation in the Junior and Senior Civil Service examinations and won the school tennis championship, whilst he also secured a place in the school's cricket and football senior teams. After completing his education

he for some little time assisted in the surveying work of the new Waiuku railway line and then joined the Lands and Survey Department, boing detailed for duty at Gisborne, where ho was when he enlisted. At Gisborno he was to the fore in rowing circles and exhibited decided prowess as a member of the Gisborne Rowing Club, not only winning a pair of gold pcills, but being regarded as a ceitaiuty for inclusion iu the Gisborne representative championship senior team had he faVen part iu this soasou's ragattas. He paid what proved to be his last visit to Pukekohe on his tioal leave just prior to the departure of the Fifth Reinforcements. Upright in character and of au amiable disposition he had a wide circle of friends in Pukekohe, and as one of New Zealand's risiug manhood his loss is all the more deplored. With an assured brilliant career before him his response to the call of duty testifies to his patriotism and veritably may it be said of him •' He died for his country."