OPENING OF MR J. S. BUCKLANDS NEW SALE YARDS AT OHAUPO.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1899, 6 September 1884, Page 3

OPENING OF MR J. S. BUCKLANDS NEW SALE YARDS AT OHAUPO.

In a pre\ious issue we letened in detail to the new and extensive sale yaids th.it have been elected at Ohaup'i by Mi .1. »S. Buckland. • For sonic cousideiable tune ]>a^t the unsuitability of the old Ohaupo Y.nds in which to hold the extensive cattle s.des of the Waikato distiict, that take place in th.it centie, has become moie and moie evident. A lot of \alnable tune was wasted in passing the cattlo undei the hammer, the cattle weie inevitably knocked about, and at times coiisideiably damaged ; buyers in the majmity of cases, — unle.ss they weie young and active men — seldom 01 never saw their pui chafes until they were brought into tlie sale shed, and had, theiefoie, not the advantage of e\ercising theii choice. In electing his new yards, Mr Buckland lias evidently kept in view the dehciences of the old, as well a a most modem impioveinents in this clas-s of •slablibhment. The saleyaid* of Mel bourne, Sydney, ami the otliei leading colonial towns aftoid a pittem which is now being accepted with con^ideiablo advantage, as, foi instance, in tlie case undei notice. Mr Buckland's new yaids weie formally opened on Tuesday last, and the time tn which the .sale was disposed o f , and the unpiecidentod facility vvitli which the bn&mtiss was put tlnough, showed con clusively the advantage of the new idea All who attended the sale weie unanimous in their e\pies.sioi.s of satisfaction at the way in w Inch business under the new system was earned on. Xeaily (iOO head of cattle were yaided, and these, without exception, changed hands, «;he pi ices realised in some cises being beyond the average. Below is appended a lepoit of tho sale. Much ciedit is due to Mi Buckland for the enterpiise which lie has manifested in thus keeping pace with the advancing lequueinents of the distiict, and consideiing m .such .1 piactical manner the wants and conveniences of his many customers. On Tuesday Mr Buckland invited his customeis ,md the public generally to a free luncheon povided by Mi "Delaney in the adjoining hall, and it is needless to that a lni«re number availed themselves of the invitation. Thete was a laige number of .stock of all classes brought foiwaid, and the y.uds " eie Avell filled. Dany cows and giovvn steeis were well lepiesented. ]>any cows bi ought from £5 to €8; calves, 30s to 3Cs ; wellbred yearling steei s, 4 is to 52s Gd ; two-year-old .steeis, 70> to 75s ; tw o-year-old heifer?, 40s to 5.5-> ; thieeand foui-yeai-old steers, £5 .ii to £(i 12s (kl ; fat cows, £5 to £0 l(k The principal lots sold weie, for the Waikato Land Association, 24 danv cows-, from £4 l">s to £0 lis each ; for Te Akau Station, 11 steers, £5: Gnce and Paiker, 11 steers, £5 ; Se.ibiook 11 .steeis, £"> 12s (id; Grice and Parker, 12 steeis, £"> 10s ; (4uce and Paiker, 12 steeis, £~> 2s (5d ; Thomas Goodfellow, foi Hume and Mourn, H steers, m 12s 0d: Alley, for Fleming, 10 steen, £4 10s ; Biuce Suttoi, for Richaidson, 15 steers, £3 l(!s ; (Toodfellow, 11 steei s, £3 12s Gd ; Bt'-iey, l(i cows, £2 12s (id ; Kvven, 15 cows, £2 7s Gd ; Clai k, 20 cows, £2 2s (id ; Duneen, 21 heifers £1 17s (id ; Alley, 22 heifers, £1 10s ; Fos.tei, 21 calves, fil l(ss ; Sherret, foi Stoiey, 23 steeis, £'3 10,: Ornievod, for Jno. Maityn, I!) calves, £1 KJs 6d ; Mnmo, for Bmke, i) calves, £2 ss; Storey, for Kobt. Fisher, 4 fat cows, £(i 5s ; (^ualtrough, foi Waikato Lsnd Association, 10 fat now-, £4 7s (id and £t 5s ; McNicol, for Reynolds. 10 fat cows, £(i 10s; Hinith and Se'ddon, 150 light weight fat sheep, brought from 9s Del to los each, and the corn-diill£l7.