COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1925, Page 3

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

AH AII ERA FAT STOCK SALE. .'ll the above yards at yesterday's fixture seventy head of cattle were oli'ered lor public competition, the quality of the pens offered wen* prime and tin* compel il i in for same was exceedingly keen to tie* close oi the fixture. The heavy cattle which brought good prices were probably the cheapest per hundred, making 13s: medium and lighter soils excelling this price by at lens! 2s per hundred, while cows anti heifers sold belter than any fixture recorded for the year, in some cases reaching as high as 3<s a hundred, down to 92s (id for aged heavy cows. The lop price of the day was £l9 lor two exceptionally good bullocks, Intfcited at Evans Crook by Air I). Roberts. his heavy bullocks making a splendid average ol CIS. a prime heifer of Mr T. A. Condon making the good price of £1 I. Messrs \Y. Jeffries and Co. sold rs follows: For Alt* \Y. E. Diedrieli. 1 Steer at £l2. 3 al £1 1 13s. 3 at £ll.l heifer at £lO 17s fid. I cow at £lO. 2 al £8 17s (id. 2 at L'li 10s. On account Air" frank I ladibck. 1 I,lk. at £l3. 2 at. b'lo 3s. 3 steers at £7 7s (id. 2 cows at £li;. (11l oeeount Mr D. A. Roberts, 2 l,lks at £l9. I at £lB. 1 al £l3 10s, 2 steers at £l2 13s. 1 al 99 Pis lid, 2 cows at £li 1.35. 2 at £8 os, 2 at £9 IQs. 2 steers al fo 3-. On aeeoniil Mr I. A. Condon. I HI Is. at £lO Lis. 2 at JElfi. 3 at £l3 7s Hi. 2 at £1 I L3s. 2 at fit 3s, 1 heil'or at £ll. I at £l2 7s fid. 2 at £l2 2s (id. 3 at £ll 12s (ill. 1 at fill IDs. On nrruiint of a client. •> Steers at £7 17s Oil.

.Messrs M. Houston and Co report: The usual fortnightly sal<* ol fat stock was held on .Monday at the above yards ottr entrv consisting ol • >(! head of fat cattle. Butchers were well re-

presented and competition was very keen throughout with the result that prices recorded were even better than those of last- sale. Rest ox ami heifer beef sold as high as lbs, the average being from 10s to 12s, good cow beef from libs to 10s, whilst rougher cowheel' real hod from fit) to fl2s ml. There were no sheep yarded. We sold as pillows : •- On account of M.r Merle Diedriehs 1 1 Inriliuri) 2 bullocks at tl.'l 12s ttd, 1 ell 17-; (id. 2 at 2Ui 7s Hd. I at C!2 12s lid, lat 212 7s (Id, I stag at L's 12s lid, I at L'.'i 7s (id, I light heifers at L'7 2s (id, 2 aged cows at 2b lis lid: on account ol Anderson Bros (WaiLaba) 2 cows at 28 12s (id. I at 210 10s. I nt 211 2s till, I at 28 2s (id. 1 at 27 17s lid; mi account ol Mr .John McGregor ■ Waitaha) 1 bullock at j_-tj m- ; , m account of Mr .las. Donovan (Okarito), 2 bullocks at L'lb 10s, 2 at 21b lbs, 2 at 21b 2s (id, 2 at .214 I, s (id, 2 at 212 lbs, 2 at 2!) lbs, 1 at til 12s (id, 2 at 2!) 7s (id. 2 at CIO; 011 account of Mr D. Bradley, I cow 'and calf at 27 2s (id. I tut oow at 2b 17s lid, 1 store cow at 21 is (id; 'on account of Mr C. Cook 1 fat cow at 2b.