COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1923, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ARAHUR.V FAT STOCK SALE-

At the above fixture yesterday, 06 head of cattle were yarded for public competition to the usual attendance of buyers, several of whom were only speclators, having the previous week visited the Addington market and obtained some 40 or 50 head for Coast requirements, maintaining that they c-ould buy cheaper there than at the local yards. Notwithstanding the absence of these competitors, competition shewed no decline on the previous market, prime cattle selling equal to last rates. Several of the lots submitted would have, however, been better classed in the store pens, especially do these remarks apply to the cows and heifers. The top price of the day was obtained by Mr J. Condon for two very fine shorthorn cross bullocks which were purchased by Mr F. Andrews at £22 15s. The quality of this vendor’s cattle was good throughout. Prime heavy ox made from 48s to 52s od, medium 44s to 47s Od, lighter sorts 40s to 445, heavy cows mado from 34s to 41s Od, lighter sorts 33s to 37s Od, prime heifers from 30s to 38s. lighter sorts 28s to 355. Unfinished cows and heifers from 22s Od to 30s.

Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. sold the following lines:—On account Mr V> • Ritchie. 3 heifers at LlO 17s Od, 3 cows at £ 12s Od, 1 sucker at £7, 4 cows at CO ss, 3 heifers at £4 10s; on account Mr It. Ritchie, 3 bullocks at £9 15s, 5 at £7 2s Od; 2 at £0 10s, 1 heifer at £ll 10s, 1' at £8 17s Od; 2 cows at £lO, 1 at £5 7s Od, 1 heifer at £0 2s Od; oil account Mr J. Condon ■2 bullocks at £22 los, 2 at £2O; 4 at £l7 10s, 0 at £l7, 4 at £lO 17s 6d, 2 at £lO, 2 at £ls 12s 6d, 2 cows at £l2 7s 6d, 1 heifer at £ll 12s Od, 2 at £ll 10s, 2 at £9 12s Od.

Messrs M. Houston and Co. report:—Our entry at the above .sale yostherday comprised 100 fat sheep and 03 head of fat cattle. There was a large attendance of buyers and competition was good throughout the sale, the full yarding being cleared at very satisfactory prices. Beef showed a big drop on iho extreme prices ruling at the previous sale, and in many lines a decline of £3 to £4 per head was recorded. This is accounted for by the fact that several consignments were brought to northern butchers from last Addington sale, with the result that prices adjusted thebselves to U'e Addington basis. Best ox beef sold up to 455, medium 425, good cow and lieifer beef from 35s to 40s per hundred. Fat sheep sold at Into rates. The following were the sales:

On account of Messrs Nolan and Mulvanev 25 fat shoe]) at 39s Od, 25 at 355, 50 light lioggets at 30. s Gel; On account of Mr Jas. Mcßride, 2 bullocks at £l3 os, two at £ls, two at CIS 7s Od, two at CIO, two at £l7 ss, two at £l3 10s, two at £ls 10s, two at £ls 17s 6d, two cows at £lO 2s Od, 2 heifers at £lO 7s Od. 1 cow at £ll. On account of Mr John Adamson, senr., 1 sucker at £9 7s Od, two cows at £5 12s Od, three heifers at £7. On account of Mr J. Adamson, junr., one heifer at £O, three at. £B, one stag at CIO 2s Od. On account of Mr Win. Wall, one bullock at CO ss. On account of -Mr T. Staines, one Imlloek at £l4 IQs, three at Cl I, two cows at £n ss, four bullocks at £l3 10s, 3 heifers at £9 2s (id, three bullocks at £ls 17s Od, 3 at. Cl-5 2s Od, two at £l2 12s Od, one at £lO, three Heifers at CIO 12s Od, two at £lO 10s, one at £lO 15s, two at £lO 10s.