COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1922, Page 4

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

ARAM UR A STORE STOCK SALE. At tho above yards on Wednesday afternoon last, Messrs W, Jeffries anil Co. held a .special sale of store cattle. The yarding comprised 187 bead and included seven pens of well-grown bullocks, which made good prices compared with East Coast reports. The vendors (-nine from as far north as Barryown, Rapahoc, Awatuna, and Kawhnka. ami the Arahura. ('alley was responsible for a big percentage of the yarding. Tho principal buyers came from South Westland and Wainihiiiihi. ( unip>t it ion was keen for aM grown cattle and prices were if anything firmer than at the last salo for stores at these yards. Younger cattle, with the exception perhaps of heifers, were also in good demand. The range of prices were as follows:—f-yuar old forward s.h. bullocks. £8 to £8 12s" fid; do. good frames, £7 7s to £7 17s fid; 3 and 4-,vr old lighter sorts, £5 Ifis to £7 7s fid ; two to threc-yr. s.h. steers, fresh and good colors, £4 12. s fid to £4 JSs: 2-yr. and 3-yr old (empty) made to £1 ss; bulls an dstags made from £1 15s to £4 10s; old cows were hard to quit. Tho following sales were recorded:— Account Mr T. Harris, 9 3-yr bullocks at £7 7s fid; account Mi" J. Havill, 2 dry cows at £2; account. Mr K. Hogan. 7 3-yr steers at £5 13s, 8 do. at £5 LSs. three do. steers at £3 15s ; account Mr AY. Olderog, 5 4-vr bullocks at £8 12s fid. 10 do. at £B, 12 21-yr steers at £1 12. s fid. 1 sit a g at £2 10s, 7 3-yr heifers at £3 10s. 1 hull at £3 5. 7 2-yr steers at £2 15s, 3 do. heifers £2 15s; account A. Reynolds. 1 2-yr. steer at £2 17s fid; account R. Cropper, 1 2-yr. steer at £2 ss; account Muir Bros., 2 2-yr. steers ait £2 15s; account Y. Pfeifer, 3 steei-s at £fi, 2 hulls a £2. I cow at £3 ; account L. Kelly. 1 4-yr. old bullock at £7 17s fid, 1 do. at £5. 2 3-,vr. steers at £1 15s, 1 cow at £4 10s; account 1). Bradley, 1 dry cow at C"2 2s fid: account E. J!. Smith, 3 dry cows at £2 16s (id, I springer at £4 Ills; account .Jno. Rvall. 15 heifers. 21-yrs. at £3. 1 steer at £1 15s. 8 2-yr. steers a.t £2 His. fi ilo. at £! (is, account K. Noble, 18 3-yr. steers at £4, 2 stags at £1 ss; account Air J. Deimehy. 5 dairy cows with calves at loot £8 10s each. 21 yearling steers and boilers, mixed, at £2 10s each.