COMMERCIAL

Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

THE KOKATAItI SALE. At the above yards yesterday, Messrs \\ . Jeffries and Co. held their usual fixture. 'Jlho yarding comprised 2l< head of cattle and 60 sheep and lambs'. The attendance was large and included some Canterbury buyers, whose competition assisted in tinning up prices. In consequence, bidding was keen from start, to finish. Young stock and wellgrown steers were well sought for,,and made excellent prices. The following are the principal sales: iS'HEIEP.—For V. Boaia-r, pen fat aethers, 345, pen fat lambs 22s 3d, pen f.m. store ewes 12s 9d; for J. Gimmick, pen fat lambs, shorn, 23s 3d.

I CATTLE.—For P. Jones, two steers ■at £7 14s, dry cow at £9 10s, \ ten calves at £4 7s, nine ditto at £4, ten ditto, heifers, at £3 lls, ten ditto at £3 5s fid; for Jno. Dimmick, one p.b. S.H. hull, 11 months at £lO os ; one dry cow £9 10s; for W. O’Reilly, 13 2>i-yr. steers at £l2 1s; for W. 11. Robinson, two stags at £ll ss, three TB-mos. heifers at £5 ss, three ditto at £7 10s; for P. McConnon, cow and ealf £B' 10s, 'one heifer £7 10s, one dry cow £10; for P. Heslan £cif calves at £2 16, two cows with calves £l4, one cow and two suckers £9 los;vfour yearlings at £4 6s fid, two old cows £7; for R. Heslan, two springers at £7 17s fid; , for Air McCormick, two yearling steers at £1 12, seven ditto, heifers, at £4 12s. two yearling steers at £5, four ditto heifers, at £5. one bull ealf £8; for T. O'Neill, one 2-vr. steer £9 10s, one. dry cow £9 7s fid. one springer £l2 ]2s: for Little Bros, four steers at £lO. frAc ditto at £O, eleven 15-mos. steers at £7 7s, two cows with suckers at £8 4s fid, one 18-mos. heifer at £5 10s, ten yearling heifers at £5 12; for T. and A. Meharry, seven steers at £ll. one stag £7. five dry cows from £lO to £7; for various clients, single dry cows from £9 7s fid to £6 10s, and calves from £2 2s to £2 IBs fid. four Romany imported flock rams (shearlings) were disposed of privately from £8 8s to £l3 13s.