FAT STOCK.

Northern Advocate, 1 December 1916, Page 4

FAT STOCK.

AUCKLAND,

Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons I report as follows: — Yesterday, at our weekly WesiuVid I'M. Ktot'.k market choice ox sold to C 2 10..-, prime £2- 'I/ tti UL' '»/; rough beef. £1 )">/ to C 2 ■!/: cows and heifers, £1 17/ to £2 6/; steers ranged in price from £'ll 10/ to £23; cows and heifers, £S 10/ to CIS 10/. The sheep pons wore well filled with a nice class of mutioii. There wafc a strong demand throughout, last week's advance being sustained. Extra heavy prime shorn wethers, £1 17/6 to £1 19/6; a few pens of prime woolly wcl'acvs, £2 6/ to £2 9/6; heavyprime shorn wethers, £1 15/ to £1 17/; medium to heavy shorn wethers, £1 i:j/ to £t 11/9; light and unfinished shorn wethers, £1 9/ to £1 12/9; best shorn ewes £1 9/ to £ 1. l'if; other feilOrh ett'es, £ : 1. 2/ to £1 8/0; shorn hciggets, £l 0/ to £1 12/. Lambs again penned short of requii'?- ,- menl.s arid sold at. last week's extreme values. Best heavy prime, £L 9/ to

£L 12/:.?. 'Fat arid young calves were penned in smaller numbers than of late, and showed an improvement in price. Runners made from £7 15/ to £9 ]■")/; heavy vealers, -Ci to £6 ■!/; medium, £'■>> 15/ to £4 Ift/; lighter, -12 2 1.8/ to £3 12/; light, £2 to £'1 Hi/; sural 1, £1 S/ to -CI. IS/; fresh-dropped, hf to £■! If. (37 sdlcl.t. There was a full yarding of pigs. Choppers and Heavy baconerswere dull of sale, with other sorts slightly bettor, and stores arc sheirt of requirements and wanted. Choppers sold from ,jj;| 10/ to £4 1/; heavy baconers, £3 2/ to £■"• (>. ; ; medium, V.2 is/ to £'■); light, £2 13/ to £2 17/; large pork, ers, £2 S/ to £2 12/; smaller, £2 2/ to £2 If; small, £1 15/,..t0 £2; slips, £1 S/ to CI 11/; wean ers, £1 to £1 6/. (260 sold).