COMMERCIAL HEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1918, Page 3

COMMERCIAL HEWS

—— If A 111 HAIM SUMMER. SALE. Oil Wednesday last-at the above yards, Messrs - AV. Jeffries and Co. held their Annual Summer Sale when

257 head of cattle and 178 fat sheen and 72 storo sheep were yarded . 1 here was a .record attendance of buyers and save for big cattle, competition', was keen throughout, every pen being cleared. Young stock (especially^all offerings between 12 and 24 niontns old) were most, in demand and sales effected showed no decrease in the high prices ruling for the past 12 months. One special line of 18 months wed grown steers from Mr .T. Thomson’s run made

£ll ss. The following are the chief sales. On account ,of G, McMillan 2 dry cows to £9/15/-. On -Account of AY. Wright 13 yearling steers at £6/12.'-. On Account of H. Adamson 5 aged cows from £7 to £B/10/-; _ 1 steer at £9/15/-, 1 soringer at £7/5/-. On account of G. Rossenhcck 3 yearling steers £5/10/-, 3 ditto heifers at £4/1 o/On Account of J. Anderson 3 18 months steers at £6/7/-.\ On Account of 0. Linklater, 10 2 yr. steers at £9/8/-, 11 ditto heifers at £B/12/6. On account oi Jos. Manera 10 2 to 2-1 steers £l2, 4 15 mos steers at £6/12/6. -7 18 mos steers at £B/7/6. On account of J. Davidson 3 heifers from £8 5s to £•> 15/-. I sucker at £B. I ditto £4. T dry cow £8 17 fat 2} steers at £l2 6 2-yr steers at £7/12/6. On account of Scott , Robertson 2 cows at £lO/17/6 On account J. TTewer 9. cows at £B/8/-. On account G. Rea 11 18 mos heifers at £6 13 year steers at £5. On account Thomson 8 18 mos steers/£ll/5/- 8 !•> mos steers at £94 On Account T. I',. White 2 cows at £9/15/- 1 spr £8 3s 6d, 1 heifer at £8 ss. On account J. Deakin 6 heifers at £B/1/-. On ae-, count of Messrs Hewer, Kirby, Diedrich 1 Ferguson and Collett sundry calves 31 1 from £2/2/- to £3. Dry cows from 3 ; £7/17/6 to’ £9. Stags to £6. • | Sheep, 58 fat ewes for TV. Berry at 0 | 28/- 100 fat eyes for J. Ferguson 28/j and 36 hogget ewes at 265, 36 wethers i at 26/-,