COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1922, Page 3

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

AKA II DR A SALE YARDS. At the above yards on Tuesday the annual spring .-.ale of store cattle from 11-* Araliura and Kiuvhaka was held, liies*' Icing a record cnlry of stock submitted for buyers consideration. There way a varied choice of all kinds ol cuttle for buyers to choose from, the Mr W. Oldorog and Mr L. E. Login-son Iming a particularly tine lot and probably the best grown bullocks of their class and age seen at the Arahitra for some time. The many

graziers from Rum, Christchurch Road. Grcynioutli. Kokatalii and South Westland competed keenly for these and in sonic cases prices were better than these recently recorded lor fats. The range of prices was as follows:—3 to 4 year old steers £7. 3 year old steers £6 4s (1, £(> (is, £6 17s 6(L 21 to 3 year steers £5 13s. £5 Lis. £5 17s 6d and £5 10s, one extra good pen making £6 15s, 18 months to 2

\ car old steers C 3 3-. £3 (is. £3 10s In £-1 ss. Yearlings made from 20s to £2 12s (id. Good dairy heifers, IS months to 2 year eld made from £2 15s to £3 7« fid : small entry of springers made from £5 5s to £7 10s. The sale on the whole was considered very satisfactory, the general rise in prices being’ attributed to the fact that on the previous day fat cattle mode from 20s to 25s per head in advance all round. There were the usual number of old cows and stags yarded which did not vhow an appreciable lucre ise in late prices. M ssi's \Y. Jeffries and Co. sold tinfollowing lines:On account Mr IV. Oldorog 21 steers nt £5 10s. 1(1 al £5 13s. 11 at £3 T!)s. 11l heifers at £2 Ills, 10 steers at £2 12s C-d, I heifer at £2 12s (id, 2 cows at £l. 2 calves at 2!!s. 2 stags at £3 2s (Id. 1 al £l. On accent Mr L. E. Logu-sou 10 steers at £6 17s (id. 111 at £<> (is, 8 al £6 Is (id. On account Mr K. I oguesoii. 5 steers at £5 Ms, 1 springer al CO. On account M.r T. Brown t steer al £3 3s. On account Mr \Y. Mills I steer at £5 10s. On account Mr J. Harris. I steer at £6, 3 at £:! (is. 3 lieif. rs at £3, 2 stags at £1 Ids. On recount All- I*. Olson 7 steers at Cl ss, I Mag at £l. On account Mr G. I’ Hewlett 2 calves at 375, I cow and call’ £J 7s rid. ! springer Cl 7- (id. On account Mr lianckc 2 steers at £(i 1.55. 2 at £•’> 3s, 2 ri £1 ss. On account Mr •!• A. liavili 2 heifers at £2 10s. On no: omit Mr A. Ret I heifer al £3. On account Mr A. Bradley, I steer at £4 Lis. I heifers at £3 '|.ss (id. On aerruiil Mr ( . Ilarcmirt I stag at 18s. On account Mr Jos. AlcGuigan I hei--1-' l al £3. I at £2 12s (id. (In account

TM;, C Bros 2 steers at £2 His (id. 2 cc.'s ai Cl Ids. On account Mr J. A e.rd 2 steers at'£2 17s. On account Mrs Toler I heller and calf £7, I

springer £0 2s (id. 1 heifer and calf £.5 los 2 ste rs at C 5 Ids. On account Air D. r.-adlcv 6 steers at £.5, I hull at Ills. On account Air J. Bradh-v 4 Steers at £3 17s ml, 1 hull -ss. On account Mr F. llmqtinl junr., 1 spring-ti-nt £7 10s, | at £(i, I steer at. £2 l-ss, 3at £1 Bs,:! heifers at £! 11s. On "(count Air A. Smith 2 steers at £2 ! ;s, | hull £(i (is. On account Mr J. .Mclntyre 1 cow 62 2s (id. On account Mr T. Staines marc at £8 15s.