COMMERCIAL.
LIVE STOCK HKI’-'ui
Some of the primest beef which lias been offered to the trade was entered for competition at tho Central Vans r-i-eston Yards yesterday. The -mam oil Lrv came from South Westland and showed once again the produetteoty and fertility of that district m P r ‘’- ,luring such'splendid beef. The butch,,.s were present in full demand and made merry in competition lor tin* (rood quality and the whole entry was sold under the hammer with spirited competition. Messrs Mark Sprot and Co’s sale was 'is follows:— One line of 20 prune tur-nip-fed bullocks made from',€23 2s. 6tl. to £lB, being quite a record tor the yards; 10 prime heifers off turnips made ;L‘lv> ss. to' i*l3 D)s; a «ons.gnnent of voung hulls from the Grey \ alf(.v which were bought by the vendor last spring at -.95 15s. 91.'4 17s 6.1 to 910 7s. (hi. .; fat cows £}-; heifers £'lo 7s. 6d. to £9 17s. 6d; A Hue of 60 fat sheep from Mr. Arthur Hobinsoa’s estate at Rotomauu made •Us. 9d. a few culls from same 2bs., 40 fat wethers from Grey Valley made .SSs. 9d ; 60 indifferently drafted sheep made 35s to 80s; soine springers entered made .98' and a mixed line of woanors made £2 Us. '.Sonic nice quality of shorthorn heifers were passed
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1917, Page 1
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