STOCK SALE REPORTS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 358, 8 March 1918, Page 3

STOCK SALE REPORTS.

Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., reports: We held our second sheep and ram fair in the Tuakau yards on Monday, and penned 7765 ewes, wether lambs, and rams Buyers were in attendance and, with the exception of one line of 2-tooths, everything sold. Taking the sale on the whole values were from 2s to 5s head higher than at last month's fair, the better class of ewes improving mo>t. Best 2 and 4-th ewes £1 10< to £l 13s, smaller 2th ewes £1 5s to £1 Ps, small 2th ewes 18s to £1 3s (H, best 4 and syr old ewes £1 8s to £ I lis 3d, good f f.m. ewps £l 3s fid to £1 7s, older ewes 18s fid to £1 2s, cull ewes 10s to 143 6d, fa: wethers £1 13s to £1 15s 6d, 2 and 4th wethers £1 8s to £1 10s fid, smaller 2th wethers £1 Is to £1 ss, small 2-th wethers 18s to £1 6s. G>od woollf lambs 14s to 17s, other woolly lambs lis to 13s fid, best shorn lambs lis to 13s 3d, smaller shorn lambs 8s 6<l to IGs fid, small and weak lambs 5s to Bs. Best 2th Bomney rams £8 8s to £l2 12s, other 2th Bomneys £2 2d to £4 4s, Lincoln rams 34-gns to . r >gns, aged rams 19s 6.1 to f 2 2s. We held our monthly sale in the

Waiuku yards on Saturday, and had a large muster, every pen being full ■KXhere was a large attendance and very little stock failed to change owners, young cattle being in better demand. Dairy cows and heifers made from £9 to £l4 10s, empty cows and heifers £6 10s to £9 15s,

fat cows and heifers £9 10s to £l4 ss, small fat steers £ls 10s, ISraths heifers £5 10s to £7 :3s, yearling t) 18mth steers £6 to £7 12s 6d, best steer calves £3 17s to £4 ss, good calves mixed sexes £3 5s to £3 13s,

smaller calves £2 13s to £3 3s, small £2 3s to £2 10s, weedy calves 15s to £1 Bs, bulls £6 10s to £l4. Pigs: Porkers. £1 13s to £2 Bs, stores 18s to £1 ss, weaners to 16s At our weekly Westfield fat stock market our supply of beef totalled 294 head, comprising 227 steers, 60 cows and heifers, 7 bulls. There was again a strong demand and values firm, with an advance in

many cases. Choice ox sold to £2 128, prime ox £2 9s to £2 1 Is, plain and rough £2 to £2 6s, cows and heifers £2 2s to £2 Bs, steers ranged in price from £l2 10s to £22 12s 6d, cows and heifers £9 to £l6 7s 6d. There was an average yarding of sheep with a good demand, and last week's advance was easily sustained Extra heavy prime wethers made from£l 19s 6d to £2 3s 9d, heavy prime wethers £l 16s 6d to £1 18s 6d, medium to heavy prime wethers £1 13s to £1 16s, unfinished and light wethers £1 7s 9d to £1 12s. extra heavy prime ewes £1 14s 6d to £1 17s 3d, good ewes £1 8s to £1 13s, other ewes Hs to £ 1 6s 6d ( 1G18 sold). The 553 lambs which came forward included a big proportion of unfinu-hed. These were dull of sale. All fat lambs sold readily Heavy prime lambs £1 63 6,1 to £1 9s 6d. good lambs £1 3s 0d to £1 ss, lighter £1 Is to £1 3s, unfinished 12s to 14s, stores 5s to 10s 6d Fat and voung calves were penned in average numbers, and sold freely at late values. Runners made from £5 to £7 12s 61 for a nice-conditioned 18mth heifer, heavy vealers £;1 15s to £4 10s, medium £2 17s 6d to £3 10s, light £1 15s to £2 12s 6d, small and fresti dropped 3s to £1 10s (68 sold). We had a smaller market o f pigs than of late, and prices wore higher. Choppers and heavy bacon - ers made from £5 to £7 2s 6d, small baconers £4 to £4 18s, large porkers £3 10s to £3 18s, medium £2 15s to £3 9s, light £1 17s to £2 12s (136 sold). No slips or weaners yarded, and are wanted.

Dalgety and Co , Ltd., report having held their second sheep fair and cattle sale at Tuakau on Friday last, when they had a good yarding of sheep and cattle. There were buyers from the Waikato and surrounding district, and a very keen demand existed throughout tho sale. Ewr.s especially showed a marked advance in prices and practically the whole yarding was sold at auction ar top rates. Good 1, 6 and Bth crossbred ewes fetched 29s 6d, good line of sound mouthed ews 25s 6 1 to 27s 9.J, out-of condition ewes 1 is to 18s, forward wethers 29s 61, small 2th wethers 2Gs6l. shorn forward lambs I4s 6d, mediuji woolly lambs 13s fid. urnall cull lambs 7s to

9a 9d, f)-th Bonier Leicester ra us '2hgne, 2-th ranis to >.lgn.«, light fat hoifers male £!• 1 T.s, fat cowߣlo 15s to £ll 10s, small 18mths old heifers in calf to £5 15*, yearling steers (small) £5 1 Is, culvoh £2 5s to £2 10s, bulls £ll.