COMMERCIAL NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1918, Page 1

COMMERCIAL NEWS

LIVE STOCK REPORT. About 200 fat.and store cattle, and about 350 sheep and lambs were yarded at the Central Yards, Preston Road on Monday. There was an unusually large attendance and a new departure was made in offering the store stock in the first instance. The yarding of store cattle, was indifferent and did not attract buyers. The sale drag-

ged and lots were hard to quit. Most of the entries were passed under the hammer. The yarding of lat cattle was most- creditable, the entries coming from South West,land, Arahura Val Icy and Kokntahi, aiul the prices realised on belialg of vendors were considerably greater than could he obtained in outside markets.

Mark Sprot and Co. sold: —On account of Mr. W. Olderog, Aralnira \ alley. an exceptionally fine line ol heifers and vealers. Two heifers made c 1 (J '2s fid, two cows £ll 7s fid. three vealers £4 17s fid to £3 16s, three heifers £S 7s fid to £7 12s 6d. one cow £9 15s. On account of Mr. H. Oiedrieli, fvokatalii: Eighteen very prime quality bullocks from £l7 7s fid to £!•'> 2s fid, averaging £l6. On account ol .Mr. W. Searle, Hari Hari: Fourteen fat heifers from £ll 12s fid 1 to £8 19s. two stags £7 os' and £7. On account

of Mr. if. McLean : One fat, heifer £8 I 2s Gd. Oil account of Mr. T). O’Brien, I Brighton: Fifty-six sheep at 32s.f)d to 32s 3d. On. account of Mr. D. Kelly Arahura: Twenty-six fat slieep at 35s fld, eight shorn sheep at 27s 9d, eleven fat lambs (very prime) 28s (id. On account of Mr. McDonnell, Kumara Junction: One vealer £3 15s, thirteen late calves £2 2s, five fat heifers £B, one hull £5. On account of H. Carter, Kainaka: Nine heifers £fi 2s (id. On account of M. Minehan, Coh-

ilcn: Five we'nners £3 K>s* On ac '" count of Mr. 0. Allen, Coal Creek: One fnt cow £B. On account of Mr !• Waite. Coal Greek: One heifer £5 17s fid. On account of Mr. Con Warren, Ten Mile: One v e aler £5 los, one vealer £5 17s fill, one steer •£(> 17s fill, three stags £B. On account of Mr. J. Warren, Coal Creek: Six steers at £4 125.. one aged cow £4. On account ol Mr. F;. Noble, Rapahoe: One aged cow r*. 1

About 60 store cattle, chiefly heifers were offered and passed unsold, not reaching the reserves placed upon them bv the vendors.