DISTRICT STOCK SALES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 564, 17 January 1929, Page 12

DISTRICT STOCK SALES

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS Auctioneers report on stock sales held throughout the district during the past week, as follow: Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd re¥?r rt i*PH, rin -M , the week we held sales at Westfield, Pukekohe, Turua, Helensville, a c i e ™ sale and P*S sales at Pukekohe and Tuakau. There were average yardJ”B's of cattle, and heavy entries of pigs. Cattle of all classes continue to sell at ruling prices. Pigs also are meeting with a steady sale. Best dairy cows and heifers made £l2 to £ls 10s; second grades, £9 to £ll 10s; other dairy cows and small heifers. £5 to £8 10s; empty young cows and heifers. £4 10s to £6'; store and boner cows, £2 10s to £5 3.5* ■ heavy prime fat cows and heifers, £Z + £l °„!°s: lighter cows and heifers, £d 5s to £ 7 4 s 6d; well-bred yearling to G?o rr *°i nth "° ld dairy heifers, £5 5s to £8 10s, according to quality and condition; rough heifers. £3 10s to £4 15s; 5° od ca S? s ,’n £2 10s to £3 !ss; smaller calves, £1 10s to £2 7s 6d; weedy calves, * S o?« £1 <s; COWs > with calves, £6 10s J? £I( L ; n Srown steers, in forward condition, £9 10s to £lO 15s; three to four-year-old steers, £8 to £9 10s; two to three-year-old steers, £6 10s to £7 17s r d; yearling to 18-month-old steers £5 to £6 10s; sound young herd bulls, £6 6s t ?u £l t 1 ,? s; he avy bulls, £8 to £l3 ss; other bulls, £3 10s to £5. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report:—At Westfield store sal<last Thursday we had a large entry o.‘ dairy cattle, which sold readily at late rates. Store cattle also sold at late quotations. We quote: Best dairy cows and heiters, £lO to £l4 10s: others, £7 to £:t 17s 6d; aged cows and inferior heifers. £4 10s to £6 15s; bulls, £4 10s to £l2 10s; boner and store cows, £4 5s to £6 15s; yearling to 18-months heifers, £3 10s to £6 15s; weaner heifers, £2 5s to £3 15s; weaner steers, £2 10s to £3 10s: yearling to 18-months steers, £5 to £6 15s; 2 to 25-year steers, £7 to £7 15s; 3 to 35-year steers, £8 to £9 3.05; 4 to 4 J-year steers, £9 12s 6d to £lO ss: grown steers, in forward condition. £lO 7s 6d to £ll ss.