COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1924, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Alt All FI! A FAT STOCK SALE. AI i ssi.s M. Houston and Co., report: —At the above sale yesterday our entry comprised IS head of fat cattle, and fi fat sheep. There was a wood attendance of buyers and competition was keen throughout, prices recorded beiii" on a par with those of la-t sale. 1 lest, ox beef realised to 1:1s. heifers ties to IQs and "nod cows from .'llls t<. Ads per hundred. \Yo sold on account of T. Staines 1 woolly sheep at 50 s (id. 1 ram at oils: on account of .1. A. Cuitaifee. store pigs at Ids (id. I at fiO.s. !) at 18s; on account of.NY. Diedriehs, b bliss, at Tib 2s lid. | at £ls Ids. I at CIS 7s (id. 2 heifers at £!> 17s lid. 2 at. I'll. at £8 7.S (id, at <;!) 17s (id. lat .‘.'7: ou account of a client b heifers at £D !‘is. b bit .. at ‘. I I Id.. '.’ belters at £B. 2 Inks, at £ll. It heifers at CIO: oil account 11. 11. I!us'h 2 cows at £lO 17(id. 2 at £0 7s Oil. 1 at £O. 1 al CO; on a'count of I>‘. C. Fin It 2 Idks. at Cl I 7s 01. 2 at £l2. 2 at £lO 10s. I at CIO 2- Od, 2 at £8 12s (id. The usual fortnightly fat stock fixture was held yesterday at Arahura Yards when 121 fat wethers ami 101 head of cattle were yarded for public com pet i tuTmT being the largest. yarding for the year. Notwithstanding this there was a pood attendance of luitchers and also a commission from Christehureli operatinp in the lat cattle pens. The quality was pood throughout and prices for cow and boiler beef were firm at late rales. I here was. however a slight easinp in the prices recorded for heavy ox. no doubt bronpht about by the marked warm summer treat her orevailinp. Overall prices were as follows: Prime cow le-ef bis to bos. medium qnnlity bis to bos, prime heifer b7s lid to 80s. lighter Soils bis (id to bibs, prime ox heel lls to lbs tier hundred, medium quality bSs to 12s (id. liphter soils :17s to 80s. The consignment of lat sheep Iroiu Soul'll boro the appearance, of beinp mil'll travelled. Iml. nevertheless sold well. Messrs NY. Jeffries and Co. re purl follows: On account of Xojnn Tiros., (il shorn wethers al 88s (id. oil ditto at bbs, 7 ditto al 80s. On account Afr J. Al ul valley 1 steers at CIO 1-s (id. I »4 £|o. I al Cl) os. b heifers at C 8 12s (id. | ~|,w at C(! 11 li 4 * On account nf Mrs Thomson 1 cow at LT. Mn accounl Mr .1. Donovan bullock al Clb 17s (id. I heifer a I Clb 2s (id. I a I £!( 17s (id. 2 111 £s 12s (ill. b at £ ID. :i at CIO 2s (id. I al £|il. ii al CHI 17s (id. 2 al £lO l"s. lal Cl2 12- (i l. 2al CP 17s (id. I cow a( £(J IPs. I cow at £7. On aei.umt Air T. A. Condon I heifers al C 7 7<s. 2 cows al £li 15s. 2 hilts al Clb 12s lid. I all Cl*b 7s lid. 2at Cl.b As. 2at £l*b 2s (id. 2al£l I7s (id. 2alCl I 15s. 2at Cl I 2s lid. 2 at. £1 I IDs. ii at £lb 12s (id. On aeeaiiul Air *l. 0. Aleharry 2 heifers at C 7. 1 cow at CD. lb steel's at CM. On account Mr !!. liitchie I hiilloeks at £1 I. b al £l2 17s (id. 2 id £l2. 2 cows al CM 2s lid. 2 at C'S 17s (id. 2 at CM 12s fid. I al CP. I al £P 12s (id, I at £P 7' (id. :i heifers at Clb. I at C 7 ID*. I bullock at £l2. 2 hullo' ks at. £l2 2s (id.