PUKEKOHE STOCK SALE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 559, 11 January 1929, Page 12

PUKEKOHE STOCK SALE

PRICES VERY FIRM (From Our Own Correspondent) PUKEKOHE, Thursday. The first stock and pig sale of the year was held at Pukekohe to-day by Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd. There was a large yarding of dairy cows, which realised good prices. Pigs were penned in large numbers and sold at rates •slightly better than those ruling at Westfield. Quotations are:— Dairy Stock.—Best cows, close to profit. £ll to £l4; backward, £7 10s to £9 10s; choice heifers at profit. £l3 10s to £l3; others, £8 10s to £lO 10s; backward, £7 to £8 10s. Beef.—Heavy prime cows sold up to £ll 12s 6d; lighter prime. £7 7s 6d to £8 2s 6d: store cows. £3 7s 6d to To 17s 6d; bulls, up to £lO 15s. Pigs—Heavy baconers, £3 Is to £3 Sslight and medium. £2 11s to £2 18s : heavy porkers, £2 7 s to £2 11 s; light and medium. £1 ISs to £2 3s; small and unfinished. £1 13s to £ 1 16s; best stores £1 .Ss to £1 15s; smaller sorts, £1 2s to £1 6s; slips 15s to £1; good weaners, 9s to los; smaller. 6s to Ss; weedy, Is to 4s. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE (Lnitcd r.A.. — By Telegraph — Copyright) SYDNEY, Thursday. OI1 T ft“ f §wmii ,sr * U i‘ to ~ days Quotations Sydney produce market: Wheat.— At country stations, 3s ll'.dex trucks, Sydney, 4s 6?.d. ' Flour.— £ll. Pollard and Bran.— £6 ss. —Tasmanian, old. £23 to £25; Oats—'l7 V 9° tolian Globc ’ ~ lS ' Adelaide prices are; vi’I 1 M^ t "^ G r OW, ; ,ots ' about 6d. Flour.—Bakers’ lots, £ll 2s 6d. Bran.— £o 12s 6d. Pollard.— £6. Oats.—2s 6d to 2s 7d.