COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1923, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

The usual fortnightly fixture at the above yards was held on Alonday, the yarding comprising 75 head oi prime entile which wore submitted to a regular attendance of buyers. Competition wa- keen throughout tho sale and prices per hundred with one or two exceptions were equal to those recorded at the last fixture. While there were no outstanding heavy cattle yarded the quality nevertheless could be termed good all round. Prime ox made from 44s to 50s per hundred, lighter and medium sort weights from 38s to 44s Gd. Prime heifers from 37s fid to 42s (>d and cows from 33s to 37s fid per hundred. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. sold as follows:

On account Air J. Condon, 3 bullocks at £lfi, 1 cow at £l2 17s fid, 2 at £ll 10s, 2 at £lO 17s Gd, 2 at £ll 12s fid, 2 at £lO 12s fid, 2 at £lO, 2 at £9, 3 heifers at Cl 1 7s fid, 3 at £lO 12s fid, 2at £lO ss, 2at £lO, 2at £9 17s fid. On account Air R. Thompson, 1 fat cow at £lO 7s Gd. On account AFessrs Sullivan Bros, 2 fat bullocks at £ls 17s fid, at £ls 10s, 4 at £ls, 2at £l4 105,2 at £l4 17s (Id, 2 at-£l4 2s fid, 4 at £l4, 5 at £l3 10s, 3at £l3 ss, 3at £l2 17s fid, 3 at £l2 los, 2 at £l2, 2 at £ll los, 2 at £ll 10s. 2" at £lO 17s fid, 2 fat cows at £lO 7s fid, 1 at £lO 12s Gd, 1 at £f) 12s Gd, 1 at £9.

The annual spring sale of store atoc-i;

was held at AraKuru- yesterday, when an exceptionally heavy yarding of cattle totalling 323 head were submitted to buyers. There was a good attendance of the hitter who were in search of well grown beef cattle, but 11,0 entry for these was mneli smaller than usual, nevertheless a total of 282 bead changed hands. A large percentage of these were old cows, heifers am' a fair sprinkling of springers. Prices for grown bullocks made irom C, I<s fid to CIO, while 2 and 3 year olds made from £1 11s to Ci. The following sale- wore recorded:—

On account .Mr L. Kelly. -’.'l head steel's it ltd heifers at prices I'inm Cd 111- to Cd. On iicniiitil Mr P. AlacT)< niii lil, (i si net's and heifers t'nmi C2 Its to L'.'i 7 s (id. On account Mr T). Bradley. 7 steers and nows from C2 to f| Ms. On account Air .T. AlrOuignii ■_> cows and Iml I from Cl to C2 Ids On niennnt Mr A. K. Morel, 2 rows Mild 1 steer from Cl Ids lo Cd 12s (Id. On account C. Montague 1 row at Co. On iiceumil Mr 1., A\ . Hassell, 1 steer Mini 2 cows from C.'l os to Ci Ms (id. On aeeotinl. Air Jock Hrndley (1 cows and heifers from C2 2s (id to C.d Ids, On account Wells Bros., springer Cd ds, hull at Cd. On account Air K. Noble, dl steers and heifers, from C2 12s fid to Cl. Oil account Air O. AlcOuigan, 2 heifers at C2 Ids. On account' I\. I.nugesnn, fi steers and heifers front Cd Os tn C 7 I Os. tin account D. l‘\ Ferguson. Id steers at C2 Ids. 20 ditto ai Cd ds. On account P. Olsen, 10 steers at C!> 17s fid, d boilers at Co 17s (id. On aeeotinl J. Anderson, 2 steers at Cd 17s fid. On account .T. Paniment, 1 Intlloek at CIO, 2 springers *> springers at Cd. 1 cow at Cfi 10s. On account Air A\ . Olderog. (ifi steers and heifers from C2 2s (id (o Ci. On aeeotinl of Atr T. drown. 2 steers at Cd ds. On account of Air A. Bradley d cows and d heiTers from C2 ds to C‘2 17s (id. A large tmmlier of calves and hulls mttde various pricos from 10s to CS Ss.