COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1923, Page 2

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

The annual spring sale of surplus cattle from South Westland was hole, yesterday at Wataroa. The yarding w hich was somewhat smaller than usual comprised 503 head of Hereford cattle which represented little more than half of the yarding usually submitted at this fixture. The reason for same being the inability of some graziers to get their stock to market owing to the floods of the past few days, coupled with the fact that Messrs Cron Bros, the well-known Hereford breeders at the 1 laast were not represented. The quality of the lines offered was up to that of previous years. It is. however, noticeable that the frames and general size of the cattle is apparently getting smaller and there were no big framed cattle similar to those of four or five years ago. A big per coinage of the yarding could he termed fat while the remainder needed little; to make them tit for market. Of the total entry probably 150 represented cows and heifers. Buyers were present from all parts of the Coast, also one from Canterbury and while prices at the opening of the fixture were below those ruling at recent sales, as the fixture progressed they hardened considerably and at the close were quite satisfactory to vendors.

Tiie range of prices were as follows: Fat and forward 3 and 4 year old Herofords to .99 2s (Id, 99 7s Gil, and 911 10s, do. 3 year old steers 97 19s, £8 2s (id, i’S os to £8 12s (id. 25 do. steers Ci 15s. ill 9s. .96 17s (id. .97 10s, £7 15s. 97 17s tid, do. 18 months to two year old 92 19s. 93 7s (id, £3 12s (id, 94. and 91. 17:- (id. Yearlings from 91 lbs m ,9.3 2s lid, fat and forward 3 year old Hereford heifers £6 7s 6d, 97 10s, 97 Ids. .97 17 (id. and £8 2s 6d, 2 to 2! year do. £3 2s (id, £4 ss, £4 10s. 91 Is, and -91 11s. Yearling heifers 92 Is, 92 10s, £2 19s. Fat sows ranged from .90 11s to .97 17s 6d. Messrs \V. .Telfries ami Co. record the following sale,:— On account McPherson Bros four 2 year old steers .93 12s (id, nine yearlings at 92 19s, two heifers at £3 2s 6d. one at 92 19s, seven at ,92 Is. On account Mr IV. Scott sixteen 2i year -leers at 98 Is, tour dry cows at £4, one slag at .91. On account IV. M. Cain five 3 year steers at £7 17s (id. On account Messrs Nolan Bros., eight f. and f. heifers at £8 2s (id, twelve do. at .97 17s (Id. six do. at 97 11s, five do. at £7 Ids, seven do. at £6 7s Oil, four 2 year lieilors at. 91, nine 2 year old steers at .97 10s, seven do. at £0 7s (id, four f. and f. cows at £(! los, two dry cows at 93 Ills, one stag at .92 15s. On account IV. Ritchie thirteen steers at 94, three heifers at 93 2s 6d, ten calves at Cl 11s, one dry cow .93 2s «%1. On account Mf E. A. Gibb fifteen fat bullocks at £ll 10s. two heifers at £7, three dry cows at 94 15s. On account Messrs Harris Bros, twelve 2 year old steers at CO its, fourteen do. at 95 10s, twelve 2 year heifers at 94 ss. On account A. 11. Fggeling and Rons six fat steers at 99 7s (Id, six steers at .95 His fid, six heifers at 94 10s, two dry cows at 23 12s fid. On account J. Oiltrap, eow anil calf at 92. WATAROA SPRING SALE. Messrs M. Houston and Co. report ;—• We held a sale of store and fat cattle at the above yards oil Thursday last, our entry comprising 200 head of cattle. There was a good attendance of buyers both for graziers and butchers’ requirements and competition was keen, the yarding being cleareibat very satisfactory nriecs. Tho follow ing sales were recorded viz.:—On acount of McPherson Bros. 3 2-yr. steers at £4. 4 heifers* at £2 los. 9 yearling steers at 92 11s, 7 heifers at 37s fid. On account of A. 11. higgling and Son, (i 2-yr. steers at £(i 17s (id, (i at 25, 7 fat heifers at £9 2s fid. On account of Harris Bros, 12 2-vr. heifers at £4 7s (id. 15 steers ;11 . 7s tub 13 .ii 94 18s. On account of Win Ritchie 11 aged cows at £4. 3 ISimo.*.. Imifcrs at 93. 8 at £3 15s fid. On account of Nolan Bros, 4 fat cows at 2!) 19s ,(! fat heifers at £8 15s, fi at 99 10s. G fat heifers at £8 15s. 6 at 8 3-yr. steers at £7 12< (id, 5 at £8 15s, ;> ;it” £7 2s fid. 5 heifers at 95 19s. 5 at £5. On account of K.Nolan, fi steers at 2 7 15s.