COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1924, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARAHURA FAT STOCK SAI.E. BEEF PRICES IMPROVE. At the usual fixture yesterday at the above yards, GO head of cattle were tillered to a representative attendance of buyers and owing to the short supplies 'held by butchers, the sale opened briskly and competition was keen throughout the Fixture. ox Iteef making from 15s to -LI per head rise on the hist fixture, averaging at from 38s to 12s (id per hundred. There was a similar improvement in prices for cow and heifer beef, though not quite so pronounced, the range extending from 32s to 37s (id per Imntlrcil. The quality ol the cattle was good throughout. No sheep were yarded. Messrs NY. Jeffries and Co. sold as follows:—On account of Messrs Sullivan lin is. 2 hilts til £ls Ins, 2 at £ll 17s (id. 2 at LIT 12s (id. I at £ll 15s. 1 :it £ll 2s (id, 1 at LI t. 3 nt £l3 12s (id. 2 id £l3, (i at £l2 12s (id. 2 :d £l2 2s (id. I ill £ll 17s (id. 2 heifers at £!>. 1 cow at £l.l 12- (id. lat £1". I i at LM Ms. I at £!k I at LIU-As. 2 heifers at £l2. 3 ill £lO 2s (id. I at £'.» Ms, 2 ;it £0 2s (id. I at LIU. On account Mr T. Staines, 3 blks at LIT. 3 at £l2 As. 2 at £l2. 2 at £ll Ms. On account Mr Stewart, a number of store n-vr. old steel's at L 3 17s fid. ditto heifers at £2 IG Gil, vealers to £2 lls. and old cows at £2. A losses AL Houston and Co., report: AYe held our usual fortnight sale at tin 1 above yards yesterday, our entry consisting of 51 head of fat cattle, the hoik of w hich was prime ox. im Hilling a few extra, prime heavy bullocks. There was a large attendance of buyers anil competition was spirited throughout the sale, which opened at 35s per head advance on the previous sale and improved lurthor towards the close, w lien prime medium ox were realising fully 12s Gil porMiundred. Top price was secured by Mr George Ferguson for ii prime heavy shorthorn bullock a.t £l3 2s Gd. The range of prices was as follows: Heavy ox 38s, prime medium ox Ids to 12s Gil. heifots and cows 32s per hundred. The following were the sales:On a "count of Geo. Fergus in, 3 btillocks iit LI3. lat £l7. 2at £ll 12s Gd. 1 :il £l7 ?.s Gd. I at £IA 15s. 1 at £lB 2s Gd, 1 at £l3 10s. On account of AY. E. Di'edriehs. 2 bullocks at LI A 2 s Gd. 2 at LI A. I .at £l7 2s Gd, 2 at £ls. 2 at £ll 17s Gd. 2at LIA 17s Gd. 1 stag at £8 17s Gd. 1 at £7 12s Gd. 1 heifer at £.B, 3at £7 2s fid. 1 row at C'7 7.s Gd. On account of F. G. AVilliams and Sons 1 cow at £lO 7s Gd. 1 bullock at £ls 7s Gd. 2 at £ls -As. 2 at- CM 7s Gd. 2 iit £1 I H!s. 2 at £1 I 7s Gd. 2 at £1 I 12s fid. 2 at I'll 7s Gd. 2 at £ll Ms, 3at £l3 17s Gd, 1 at £IA. 1 at £ll 7s ' Gil. 9. at LI A. 1 at Ll 52s fid. lat £IA , 2; Gd. PRODUCE I’RTCF.S. Messrs NY. Weddell and Co. Ltd. London advise, dated 12th. inst. as follows :—.“Danish butter 210 s to 212 s N.Z. salted 2<>fis to 208 s. Alaikct qiiu-t. | Cheese (white) 01-; teoloiticd) 02s' “ Market How.”