COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1924, Page 3

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

—. ARAIIUMA EAT STOCK SALt

At yesterday's fixture at the above yards, the entry consisted of !)!) fat and store sheep and 88 head of fat cattle. There was a full attendance of hoteliers whose competition was restricted to prices in keeping with the last Addinoton Sale. Bidding was keen for all light sorts of finished steers and heifers and though there was a drop of £1 to 25s per head on this class of cattle, they nevertheless sold well. Heavy bullocks were hack at least Cl per head, the too price for the day lining CM 2s fid for a pen la-longing to Messrs l’erry and Co. Overall prices were as under:—Heavy ox fils to 37s fid, medium and lighter sorts .'IDs to .'los, prime heifer beef 30s to 33s fid, heavy cow 27s fid to 32s fid, second quality ditto 25s to 395. The entry of shorn sheep sold well. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. sold as follows:—On account Mr X. O’Brien 22 fat sheep at 27s fid. 77 f. and f. sheep at 2ls. On account Mr A. Scott, 2 steers at £8 7s fid. On account Porrv and Co. I blks at £l4 2s fid, I at .CM.' 2at Cl2, 2at £ll 17s fid, 4at .Cl 3 los, 2at £ll 7s fid, 2at £ll 2s fid 2 at £lO 17s fid, 2 at CIO. 2 at £9 10s, 2at £lO 17s fid, 3at £lO. 2 at .CIO 2s fid, 2 heifers at CIO. 2 at £9 10s, 4 at £9 2s fid, 2 at C 8 10s, 2 |i«rht steers at CIO. On account Mr J. Condon, 1 blk at £l2 ss. I at £ll. 2 at £lO 17s fid. 2 at £lO 12s (id. 2_ at CIO 10s, 2 at CIO 2s fid. 2 at C 9 los. 2 at £9 12s (id. 2 at £9. 1 cow at C. 10s. 1 at'£7 os, I at £9 2s (id. 1 heifer at £7 os, 3 at £0 los. 2 at C(i. 3 at Co. On account Messrs O’Neill Bros. 1 blk. at C 9, I at CS. 1 stag at £B. 2 cows lit £7 17s (id. 2 at £5 15s, 1 heifer at £fi. 2 vealers at Cl 17s fid. On account ol a client, privately, 12 blks at Cl 1 10s, !) heifers at £B.

Messrs M. Houston and Co report:— At the above yards yesterday our entry consisted of ol head of fat cattle. There was a good attendance of buyers, but owing to the very heavy yarding of cattle at the sale, prices showed a marked decline on the previous sale, 'the drop being from two to three pounds pt-r head. Ox beef realized about 30s per hundred, cow and beilei

from 2ds to 30s. . , AA’e sold on account or t. anti 1.. it. /Hibb, 1 bullock at £9 2s fid, 2 at C 8 10s ° at £lO 2s fid. 3 heifers at £(i IDs. 2 at £7 7s Gil, 2 at £(i 17s fid. 2 cows at £5 10s. 2 at £4 17s fid. On account of M. Nolan I heifer and 1 cow at £5 17s fid, 2 heifers at £fi 2s (id. 1 blk at £7 12s fid. 4 blks at C 7 7s (id On account of If. Adamson 4 blks at £J 10s. 1 heifer at £0 2s (id. 2 vealers at £5, 2 blks at £lO. 2 vealers at £4 10s, _ at Cl, I at Co 12s fid. 1 at £3 18s. 1 at £o 12s fid, 1 at C 3 18s. 1 at £3 os. 2 at l£4, 1 cow at £lO 2s fid. 2 blks at £lO, 1 at £ll 10s. 1 at £lO os, 1 cow at £ll 7s fid. 1 at £7. 1 at £8 12s fid. 1 at £7 17s fid.

GREYAIOUTIT, November 24. Arrived at 0.25 p.m. Alexander from AVestport. To sail at midnight. Alexander lor AVestport. Arrived at 3.45 p.m. Tees from AAestport. LONDON, November 24. * Arrivals at London—Rotorua. Maimoa. , Departures: From New York, I asteiir; from T.as Palmas, Nardann; Dorn Ranjoewangi. Kalomo; passed Parim, Orvieto.

‘cycling. SYDNEY. Nov. 25. In the international cycling match. Grimin (United States) beat AVells (New Zealand) securing the first two out of three half-mile heats.