OPOTIKI NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11127, 10 February 1930, Page 2

OPOTIKI NEWS

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 1 (Special to tho Times.) OrOTUvI,, Feb. 7. At tlie montly meeting of the Opqtiki Chamber of Commerce, Mr. AY. J. Scott, president, was in the chair. The secretary was instructed to write to the Postmaster-General asking. when the daily parcel mail was to commence, as notification has been received that negotiations are proceeding with a view to commence the service. A letter was received from the Borough Council declining to make special .storage for case benzine on the wharf. The secretary reported that a. party of. 170 people from Taranaki will be touring the Bay of Plenty in May and will.be staying five days. Accommodation will be provided at AA'hakatane, Taneatua and Opotiki. The matter of entertainment will be considered by the local bodies. Mr. Shalfoon drew the attention of the chamber to the spread of ragwort in the district, which fortunately. has not yet got a big hold, hut must he tackled at once to prevent spreading. It was stated that the weed is mostly on (frown T ends. , Tho Chamber dom^e' 7 to write tthe County Council dr-wing atfeu tion to the datmoroiis state of the approaches tb the AA a'eekn bridge, and asking that improvements ho made. STOCK SALE, The monthiv stock sale was held at the .Opotiki. sale; ards yesterday The New Zealand Loan and Men can rile’ Co. reports on the sale as follows: .“Wo had a fell yarding of cattle, no sheep being offered, competition was keen ‘or all cattle forward three-;-ear steers showing an advance on late rates. On account of Messrs Saxby Bros., Houpoto. we sold four-year bullock, to £l 1 15s 11J year steers to .til) Ids 6d-; on account of Walter Hill and Sons. Matingsroa Station, we sold 31 yt steers to till Is, 2J-yr steers to £9 IPs • We report a total clearance under the Imnnner. The following prices were realised: fat. cows. £6 10s ‘id .£8 Ills, forward cows £5 6s to £4. stores £3 8s to £5, weauer steers to £3 13s. 18 months steers to £6 L7s (kl. '2.1-yrs steers to £9 1.95, tlj-vr, lmllocks £lO 10s to £l'2 7s 0(1, weauer lieifers shortTiorn £2 13s (>d, Jersey cross to £3 os, 18 month .ferscy heiters. good colours, but. poor .condition to .£•> 10s, springing hciicr.; to £7 os .cows to £B. Jersey hulls to £0 10s. working bill ioeks £0 to £lO 2s. M essrs Dalgety and Co.. Ltd. report on the sale as follows :-—l hero was a heavy yarding of cattle, mostly good duality Shorthorn amt Hereford, which .sold under keen competition to a large attendance of buyers from aU purls "I the Pay nl Plenty and llotonv.i. We iruote: tat eons £O. KL to £S. forward rows to 65 17s (id, store cmvs £2 I.ls to £3 LOs. grown bullock-. £9 2s Gd to £lO 1(N. 2-vr steers £7 to £8 Ids. yearling steers £ I 10 to £5 Its, cows and calves £7 10, dairv heifers £ t Ids to £5 11s.