COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1923, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

AIIAIIFBA FAT STOCK SALE. The usual fortnightly fixture at the above wards was held yesterday when a \ aiding ol TO sheep and it) head of caitie were submit!td to competition. T he re was a good attendance ol buyeis who competed freely for all finished let. idi'crcd ami while there was no uni standing heavy cattle included in the entries the olfcrings included several nicely finished lots. Prices were slight I v easier than last sale, yet in s.' me i nsec prime ox beef made from -Ms to !5, per hundred, the average I icing probably about -Ids. Medium quality ox beef ranged from SSs to 11-., one of two mime pens of boilers reaching the same price. Cow beef made from to Tbs per hundred. The small entry id sheen sold well. Messrs TV. Jeffrie; and Co. sold as follows: ()u account Mr P. He.shin Id hogget, at 27s i’d, 28 woolly owes at JJs .‘!d. On account .Messrs Berry and (one bullock ai Vl7 -;s. two at Cl->. three do. al til l lon, four do. al BIT ds fid. two do. at Cl I, one at till 7s (id. mil' heifer at fill, one do. at

Bid, on,' do. al Bln Os, one cow at BID. two do. at B 8 ds (id. On account .Mr W. Died rich live bullocks ai Cl 1 7- lid. two at CBi ds fid, three do. : : (;!:{ ! - fid, cue do. at Bid, one boiler at BO 7s (id. two steers at BO 2s (id, two do. at cs, Iwo do. ai B 7 7s lid, eh:- al i.'li. (In a--eiomi .Me-si-.s Snlli van Bros, one bullock at BIT os, three do. al BIT 7s Bd. iwo do. al Bid os. ! "I'ee do. at CIO 1 three do. at CB' BJ> (id. mm tin. at Bill os, three steers al BS los. three heifers ai Bill, lour do. at Bs los, i"er do. ai Bli los, one cow at' Bli. and i’wo do. at Cl los.