COMMERCIAL.

Franklin Times, Volume 14, Issue 192, 16 October 1925, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

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There was an exceptionally big yarding of all classes of at Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons! regular stock sale at Pukekohe L d£y. .bn.tVtbe quali'tv did the usual high standard. Thedjeef market wat-inclined to be sliglraf jeasier, due to the ;quality of the :&at'tigVyarded. Prices realised were" as follow:

Dairy cattle: Bidding was irregular for springers. Best heifers.;, £9 10s to £1,3: others, £5 2s 6d to £7 las: cowsi best, £6 5s to £10: others to £5 15s. ;■'■ . . '■'" :V,

Beef: oood cows, £8 2s Gd to £l4; lighter, £5 5s to £7 ss; steers, £.lO 10s to £ls 2s 6d. Stores; Cows, forward condition, £3 5s to £4 10s to £5 15s: steers, forward four-year-olds, £9 7s 6d to £9 14s; three-year-olds, £6 10s to £7 7s 6d; 18-months to two-years, £4 10s to £5 ss; yearlings, to £3 3s. Bulls, Signs to 13gns.

There was a big yarding of pigs, no fewer than 821 being penned. The sale, was, most successful and high prices.ruled. Quotations are as foL low: Extra heavy choice baconers, £5 to £5 13s; light and medium baconers. '£"4 5s to £4 16s; heavy porkers, £3 12s to £3 18s; light and medium porkers, £2 16s to £3 8s: small and unfinished, £1 18s to £2 lis. There was a keen demand for stores. Best •weaners to 265; smaller, 12s to 235; good framed and conditioned stores, 33s to 38s: slips, 27s to 30s.

LOAN. COMPANY. W. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., held their ordinary sale at Pukekohe on Tuesday when there was a fairly good yarding of all classes. There was a decided rise in the market for. dairy cows. Prices are as follow: — Dairy cattle: Cows, choice, £l4 to £l6; Jersey heifers, £l3 to £ls 10s: Shorthorn heifers, £9 10s to £l2: backward heifers, from £6 upwards. Beef: Light steers, £l2 to £l3 10s: cows, £l2 to £l4; heifers, £9 to £ll i2 * 6tL • ~»" 11 er stores: Three-year-olds, small, £6 15s to £7 ss; yearling Jersey heifers, • £4 ids to £5 ss; others, £3 10s to £4 10s. Bulls: Bulls sold from 6gns to 14 gns, according to breed and uality.

f TURUA. ■\ general improvement in the slock market was manifest at the Turua sale, conducted by Messrs A Buckland and Sons, prices being letter than the late high rates. There was a moderate yarding, but few dairy cattle. Best dairy heifers brought up to £ll 10s, and good dairy cows up to £ll. Beef was in keen demand. Good hHvyweight prime cows brought from soT2s 6d to £l4 10s; other prune from £7 10s to,£9 15s; ordhiary C ° WS ZZ 14 liftoff 17s 5 6d: St and cows from t.-5 ias iu * .~ 4 ,, rought and old cows from « l<£to MIS Yearling heifers brought, from Y 6Tto£4 lis. also sold "" readilv Best two-year-old .Jerseys reused up to £lO 10. -&f*»™ £7 7s to £9 9s, and younger, £4 is to £6 6s.