COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1923, Page 3

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

WATAROA STOCK SALE. 'Hie autumn -ale ol surplus .-tmk from the Sotilh Westland graziers wa.belit on Wednesday last in the Mutaron vards. when Ale-srs NY. Jeffries and Co. submitted to public competition L" sheep. 327 head of cattle and several horses. The at tendance of buyers was not so numerous a- hitherto and no outside competition which is usually a feature at these yards was forthcoming. Nevertheless the bidding for nearly all lines was spirited. The quality of the, vanlinj; was Ofjual l<> Hr* ot j>iclions years, though it was generally agreed that the class ol lleretord. usually a big framed animal from the South, was much smaller in hone, and not so well grown.

Included in the eliiry weie several pens of prime fat cattle which realised prices almost equal to those recentK recorded at Araluira. A notable entry was that of a pure Hereford heifer bred ),y Air John Cron, of the lluast, which was admitted to he the finest exhibit ef its class yet produced Irom the lur South. She was purchased by Afr Maurice Bat rick o! Tciaho, and will he reserved lor Show purposes. The range of prices was as loliows:

forward 2.1 steers £(! 10s, £i, and £7 12- (id, do. 2 year old steers £5 13s. L‘(i, £(i ss, ami £li Ills, forward 2.1 year heifers £3 II- (id. £1 I-. £5, L's ss. £5 1 Is. and £7. A line ol

yearling steers from Alulvatiev Bros, made the good price ol £3 is (id. The breeding ewes which were yarded in tip lop condition made up to 31s (id. The following sales were made: On account Gibb Bio>.. seventy mix-

in! ;im- loved in it owe*- ni. 20s, I'ort.v <!o. m 'JSs o,|. six I y ill), ut ills fid. On aeniniii Noliin I!-.,-., lifted! steers nl 07. nine do. al L'(i UK, nine do. at L'fi ds. nine dm nt Od Ids,seven heifers nl e.i 17.- (id. live cows I’d Oil 7s fid. On account d. Oiltrnp cow niul cull nt 02 Il’s ivl. On account Miilvnney Bros, one Steer nl 01 Ids, seventeen yearling -leers m Oil 17- fid. On account 17. A. oiM> leu bullocks ut 07 17s fid. fifteen I'oii'er- nt .01 Id-. On account C. and !,. Oibl. 12 bullocks ill 07 12s fid, thirteen heifers nt Odds. On account the “Flsie” Fund I heifer at 02 7s fid. On account Mr .1. Cron 1 heifer at CO .‘is !)d. Four do. at 07, 11 do

IT), two dry cows nl L'2 ss, ton bullocks ,it C 7 12s Oil, twelve steers ;it £0 -Is, eleven do. at Co 12s (id. On account Mr E. Cron eight steers al Co os, eight do. at Co 2s (kl. seven heifers at Co lls, ten nt Cl Is, ten at ,Cfi lls fid, three cows at Cl 2s (id. On aeeonnt Mr T. It miners 3 steers at Cl 15s. On aeeounl M. Carroll, 5 steers at C(i Is, twenty do. at C I 5s fid, eight yearlings at C2 7s fid, sixteen lieifers at C2 os (id. two dry eows at Cl 12s (id, one stag at Cl 55.'2 steers at C 3 2s (id. On aeeonnt Mr M. Mnlvaney 1 lour year half draught mare C 21. On neeount Mr Cl. liaunister one light 5 year old gelding at Cl 32s fid. one four year old pmi.v Cl 3 2s fid.

The silk. l of Wallace Urns, i! acres turnips realised ‘Jfis per acre suit I section sis, liloek XI. Wataroa S.D., 00 acres freehold offered on account- Mr T. A. Condon, was passed at CO 10s per acre. .Vofioi hit ions are now proct*ediue privately for the sale of this block.