COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1920, Page 1

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

OKARITO AND AVATAROA STOCK SALES. The annual Spring Stock Sales at the above yards were held on Monday and Wednesday last by Messrs W. Jeffries and Co., and in spite of the unpleasant weather conditions prevailing on both days there was a good attendance of buyers, and competition was spirited for all lines offered. A noticeable feature of the sales was the splendid condition, of all the big cattle yarded—most of which needed, very little to finish them for beef. Only 126 head of far south cattle came forward from Messrs Harris Bros and Mulvaney Bros, and they sold well. Several good pens of bullocks from the AV a taro a district met with keen competition, and in this connection -Air Jas. Donovan’s yarding of 20 forward three-year-olds made the top price of £lB 15s, and a line of 24 similar cattle for Gibb Bros made £lB. At Okarito a'line of yearling steers and heifers made £4 Os. In view of the drop in wool, sheep sold well. The yardiugs totalled 392 sheep and 314 cattle. The following are the sales: — Sheep.—On account AV. Scott, 5 fatsheep (shorn) at 32s Gd; on account A. Scott, 68 forward ewes and wethers (shorn) at 25s Gd j for Messrs Gibb Bros 25 woolly ewes, 4 and 6-tooth, at 28s Gd, 30 fat wethers at 36s Gd, 35 at- 38s 3d, 5C ewes and wethers at 31s, 39 at 80s, -10 at 325.

Cattle.—For Thos Nolan, 34 yearsteers and heifers at £4 9s, 27 two-year steers at£6 16s; for W. H. Batson, 2 bullocks at £l2 2s 6d; for G. Searle 2 springers at £ll jfor F. Heveldt 2 cows with calves £ls, 3 two-year steers at £3 j 16s 6d; for Jas Nolan 1 heifer at £l2 ( 12s 6d; for Harris Bros 13 two-year . Hereford steers at £9 2s 6d, 10 three- j year steers at £ll ss, 14 two-year heifers at £7 10b, 7 ditto at £8 12s 6d, 4 j fresh cows at £8 12s .6d; for W. Berry , 18 f. and f. three-ydar bullocks at £ls j 7s (id; for J. Christiansen 40 three-year j fresh steers at £lO 2s 6d ; for Mulvaney !

Bros 7 24-year steers at £l2 2s. (id, 6 ditto at £ll 7s (id, 2 two-year J steers at £7 17s (id, 5 two-year heifers at £8 os, four cows at £9 ss; for Wilson j and Corby 9 two-year heifers at £5 7s (id ; for Gibb Bros 24 f. and f. three-year bullocks at £18; for Jas. Donovan, 20 ditto at £lB 15s; for G. Nisson 1 stag at £7.; for G. Lucas (i dry cows at £6 ss. 4 yearling steers and heifers at £4, 8 calves at £2; for F. Black, 2 springers at £l2 2s (id; on account clients 30 T.p.ui shares in Wataroa Dairy Factory at 17s, and 50 ditto at 19s; on account Mrs E. Donovan house and tank at Okarito for removal £63. Mr W. Vincent’s farm at Karangnrua Xt.L, of 400 acres—was passed in at £3 12s 6d! per acre.