COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1924, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ABA. II FKA FAT STOCK SAl.f

At vest."i day's fat stock market 0! head in' fat cattle were submitted to pul-lie opinion, there heinp a lair number of buyers nresenl. Competition was patchy at- the openinp of the sale, hat limn'd no considerably toward' the end. the whole yanlinp heinp cleared at prices satisiaeinry to printers. Prime "X made to 375. medium and liphter sorts 32s in 3As lid. heifer beef ranp-d from £7s to -T), per liuudred. cow beet Weill;; hard to quit at front |Ss to -I- e'er hunored. Ihe too in'iee of till* dnv was recorded liy Mr X. Friend for Shorthorn ilorelord Blit, which made Cl ! 1:N lid. Messrs W. .Icllries and Co. made the ■ foilotvinp sail"-: -On aeeuunt of All' J. Colleti. £ hlks at O'S As. •_> at £7. 3 heifer- at C 7. 1‘ cow at £(i. 1 slap at £d. On account of .Air X. Friend. 1 ilk at £1 I !£> lid. I at CIK £- 'id. £ at £1;> Is C, |. 3 at Cll l£s (ill. •-> at £ll.l at £B: 17-, fill- I at £ll B>-. - at CO As.

3 1-;-: It- O :-r f;S p_’s (id. at £7 17s (id. On aeeuunt oi Air F. A. Bibb. •J hlks at £lO 1 As. at CIO l'-’sJkL Cat £O. 1 at C 7 I-’- lid. I cow at £7 17s fid c at £7 1 As. ] at £ti -10 s. I stap at CO 1 As. On aeeuunt of Afr J. Bihli. 1 Idle, at £lO PCs (Id. C at CIO As. 3 at £lO. -I at £.:) I As. 3 heifers at C 7 17' fid. £ at £7 1C- fid. 1 e,,w at £S 7- fid. C at £l> 17s (id. AT. Houston and C'o report: —At the above -ale vesterday our entry compris-

ed (10 fat sheet: and -10 head of lilt cattle. There was a pood attendance of I.uyer-. but competition was not quite so keen a- at the last sale, with the result that prices were rulinp at about £1 per head lower, hut quite oil a par uith'tho-e of a month opo. Prime ox realised .'lO- per hundred. heifers fenm CAs to £7- fid. and cows £f)s to £1- per hundred. Fat sheep sold well at late rates. We sold on account of T. Staines, fid fat sheep at 3£s 3d; on account of AAA Diodriclis. £ bullocks at -Cl ! 7s fid. £ at £!» 17s fid. 1 at Cl£ *2« fid. £ at £ll. £ at £8 £s fid. 1 at Cll 10s. 1 stap at £B. On account- of das. Mcßride. £ bullocks at Cll lAs. £ at £i) 1 As. £ at £S 17s fid. £ at £O. 2 heifers at" £8 As. 4 at C 7 2s fid. 3 at £G 2s Gd. -I at £7 As. 4 at- £0 10s. 4 at £6 17s fid : on account of T.-St-ninek, 2 c6wa .at £A J<K 2 at £5. 2 at £O. 1 at £A 12s Ctl.