COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 October 1924, Page 2

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

AHAMUHA FAT STOCK SALK. A FIRM .MARKET. At yesterday’s fortnightly fixture S 3 head if fat latlle and 50 fat wethers were offered at public competition. The buyers were ] resent from nearly all the Coast towns and competed freely for Hie yarding which was of exceptional quality all louml.. Heavy ox beef was firm at late rates, nhile medium and finished lighter weights was from 2s to 3s per hundred better. Cow and heifer beef shone 1 a market increase in some cases up to os per hundred above last sale. Heavy ox made to -Eds, medium to 455, prime heifer to 38s. modum to 355. cow beef from 31s to 3/s. Sheep .sold well up to Addington rates.

.Messrs AY. defines and Co., sold as under: On account .T. R. Wallace. 1G fat wethers at -IDs. 31 at -18 s Dd. On account Air L. Haddock. 1 stag at £O. 2 co"s at £lO 7s Oil. Oil account Air J. Alulvaney, 2 bullocks at £l3 os. 1 cow at £ll os, 2 at CD os, 2 heifers at £O, 1 at £ll. 1 at £8 13s, 2at £3 10 s. g at- £<. 2at £0 10s. On account Air G. Northcroft, 2 bullocks at £ls, 2 at £l2 7s Gd. 1 at C 8 los. 3 heifers at £lO. 2 at £7 17s Gd, 2 at £7 2s Gd. On account Air AY. Wall. 2 bullocks at £l7 12s Gd. 1 at Cl 7 2s Gd. 1 at £IG 2s Gd. 3 at £lO. 3 at £l7, 2s Gd. 2 at CM 10s. 3 at £l2. I at til, 1 cow at £l3. 1 at £0 os. 1 stag at £0 os. On account Air R. Ritchie. 1 cow at Cl I 12s 0i1.2 at £l3 2s Gd. 1 at £l3. 2at £l2 os. 3 heifers at Cl 3 10s. 2 at £ll los, 3 ditto at £l2 7s Gd. 1 at £l2 os. 2 steel's at £ll 2s Gd. On account Air \>. Scott. 2 heifers at Cl I 17s Gd. 1 at £l3 os. 1 at £ll 10s. 2at £!) os. 2 cows at £ll os. 1 at £l3 10s, 1 at £0 17s Gd. 1 bullock at £lO.

Afcs-srs AT. Houston and Co. report: At the ulmivc sale veserdny onr entry consisted of G!) head of fat cattle. There was a large attendance of buyers and excellent competition, prices realised being on a par with those of the previous sale. Top price was secured liv Air AW F. Diedrichs for a heavy shorthorn bullock at £2O. whilst a very prime heifer from Air AA’. 11. Adamson brought Cl I. Ox beef realized from 42s Gil to 38s. cow and heifer from 37s to 10s per hundred. The following were the sales:— On account of Air H. Adamson 2 heifers at Cl 2.2 at £l2 los. 3at £ll 7s Gd, 3 at £ll 12s Gd; on account of Afr AA". R. Adamson 1 bill look at £lB 2s Gd, 1 heifer at £7 10s. 1 cow at £ll 2s Gd. 1 at £l3 los. 2 cows at £ll 2s Gil. 2 at £l2 2s Gd. 2 heifers at £ll 5«. 2 at £1(1 12s Gd. 3 at £l2 10s. 2 at £l2 10s. 2 at £l2 10s, 1 at £l-1. 2 cows at £l2 2s Gd: on account of Afr AA'. F. Diedrichs 2 bullocks at £ls 2s Gd. 2 at £l4 17s Gd. 2 at £l7 los. 2 at £ll ss. 2 at £ls 15s, 2 at £l2 7s Gd, 3 at £l3 7s fid, 1 at £ll 12s Gd. 2 at £l3 2s Gd. 1 at. £2O. 1 at £l3 2s Oil; on account of Mr F. Finch, 1 springer at £0 2s Oil.