COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1924, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ARAHURA FAT STOCK SALE. BEEF MARKET FIRM. For tho usual fixture at Arahura today, GO head of fat cattle, 19 vealers, and 57 wethers were offered to competition. There was a representative attendance of Coast buyers who had tho choice of probably the best yarding of finished cattle tills year. In consequence prices firmed considerably and bullocks matin front £1 to 30s per head advance compared with previous sales. Prime ox which comprised the hulk of the yarding made from 33s to 35s per hundred, while lighter finished sorts sold even better, making as high as 37s per hundred. Heifer beef made from 30s to 34s per hundred and a fairly large yarding of vealers ranged from 2Gs to 31s per hundred. The top price wus £lO for a prime ox sold by AH Donovan whose entry was most favourably commented upon for finish and quality. Alntton sold in the range of Old to 7d per lb.

The following sales were recorded by Messrs AY. Jeffries and Co:—On nscount Mr W. Olderog, 28 wrs. at 35s (id, 29 ut 31 s 9d. On account AH T. A. Condon. I steer at £l2. On account Mr AL. Purcell, 2 steers at £9, 1 heifer at; £7 12s* (id. On account AH .). Cropper, 2 steers at £9 15s. On account Mr Jno./Donovan, 1 bullock at £1(1, 2 at £l4, 2 at £l2 ss, 3 at £l2 2s (id, 2 at £l2 10s, 1 at £l3 10s, 1 at £l2 os, 2 at £ll 12s (id, 1 at £ll 17s (id, 2 at £ll 15s, 2 at £l3, 1 at CIO 10s, 2 fit £lO os, 2 at £ll 7s (id, 2 at £l2) 3 at £lO, 1 voider at £0 12s Gd. On account Air D. A. Roberts 1 steer at £lO 10s, sat £8 15s, 2 at £8 17s Gd, 2 at £8 12s Gd, 2 at £8 17s Gd, 1 heifer at £7 7s (id, 2 at £G ss, 2 at £3. On account Air E. A. Corby, 3 vealers at £2, 3 at £2 (id, 1 at £2 7s Gd, 4 at £1 11s, 8 at £2.

Alessrs AI. Houston and Co., report: The usual fortnightly sale was held at the above yards yesterday, our entry consisting of 30 head of fat cattle. There was.a good attendance of buyers and competition was spirited right throughout the sale. The quality of the yimling was much better than that of previous sales and beef took a sharp iise, averaging from 32s Od to 35s per bundled.

We sold on account of W. R. Adamson. 2 heifers at £0 15s, 1 voider at £5. 2 bullocks at £ll 7s Gd, 2 at £lO I Os, 2 at £9 15s, 2 heifers at £6 15s, 1 at £6, 2 at £7 12s Gd, 3 at £7 ss, 1 at £G. On account of R. Adamson mid Co., 1 voider at £5, I bullock at £l2, 2 at £ll 12s Gil, 3 at £ll 10s, 2 at £11), 2 at £ll ss. PRODUCE PRICES. Messrs W. AVeddol and Co.. Ltd., advise dated London 4th. inst as follows :

Danish butter 2COx to 2015; N.Z. (uiisn.ltcd 203; to. 2045; N.Z. (salted) 188 s lo 1925. Market firm. Chets.*’, white, 93s to 91s: cheese, colouerd. 92s to 9ts. Market quiet. SIHPAIKNTS OF AIUAT. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received a cable from its representative at Buenos Aires, South America, advising the following shipments to the United Kingdom lor the fortnight ended 28th. June, 1924 from Argentine and Uruguay:— 321 quarters of chilled heel and 57.21u quarters of frozen beef. 00,325 carcases of frozen mutton and 80,845 carcases of frozen lamb. The quantity shipped to the Continent of Europe during the same period totalled:—lo3.oso quarters of frozen beef and 1,930 carcases of frozen mutton.