COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1925, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARAHURA fat STOCK SAIT

JEFFRIES AND CO'S. REPORT. The usual fortnightly fixture took place at Arahura. Yards yesterday when there were -JfJ head of fat cattle and GO sheep yarded. The usual attendance of buyers was present, and competition was keen, ox heel' making from 15s to 511 s per hundred, heifer heel' from -10 s to Ids, while cow lieef made from 35s to ■ IDs. The sheep sold well. Messrs TV, Jeffries and Co., sold as follows:--l)n account I). Died rich, 29 wethers at 50s, 31 at 15s. On account Messrs perry and Co. 2 hlks. £lO 2s Gd, 2 at. £lO, 2 at £ls 12s Oil. 2 at .CM 2s (id, 2 heifers at £l2 12s (id, 2 heifers at £ll 15s, 2 hlks at £ll 10s. 2 cows at £ll. On account Mr J. Donovan, 2 heifers at £IG ss, 4 at £l4 15s, 4 at £1 I 2s Gd, 2 cows at £l3 15s, 2 cows at £l.l 10s. 2 heifers at £l3 7,s (id, 4 heifers at £l3, 3 boilers at £l2 17s Gd, 2 heifers at £ll 15s. L heifer at £lO 17s (id. 2 heifers at £ll 12s Gd. On account Mr 'l'. Staines? 1 cow at C 9 10s, 1 at C 7 7s (id. Messrs M. I lottslou and (0., report:The usual fortnightly sale ol lal stock was held at the above yards yesterday, our entry consisting of 51 head o! lal cal He and 05 fat sheep. The usual buyers were represented and compeli--Imu was verv keen right through the sale. The hulk ol the yarding was of esrclleiii quality and prices recorded showed a further advance on those ol previous sales. Top price was secured in ,\||' 11. Adamson lor a bullock at e| s pis. his entry of II heavy bullocks made (lie splendid average of £l7 ss, whilst the yarding ol prime boilers and cows averaged CI3 ss. liesi heel' soil! as high as 50s at times, the average price being uhoul Ins per hundred. Eat sheep were very dear. The following were our sales:—On account of T. Staines, (in lat rives at 13s : on account ol Mr IF X. Adamson ( Wiitnroa). -J bullock- ol tin - _ >s. 2 heifers at I'll) 17s (id. I cow at CI2 ss, 2 bullocks at CIS. at CIS ss. 2 at CIS 10s. a i CKi 17s (id. 2at Cl 7. 2 heifers and I cow at L 1.3 Ids. 2 cows al ell, | a I CKI ss. 2 cows al I'll 12s (id. I cow at Cl 5 2s Gd .2 cows at CIS Ids: on account ot Messrs ( . and F. Gibb (Waiho). I bullocks at CIS Ids, 2 cows at C 1.3 12s lid. 2atCll. 2 at Cl2 ss. 1 at Cl 2.2 heifers at Cl2, latCl 5 ss, |at CI2 17s Gil, lat C 9 15s, 2at CD 5s ; oil account of Mr T. Staines. 1 mw at L'S Ms, I call' at C 3 ss, 2 at C 3 17s (id, I slag at C 9,2 heifers at C 7. 1 row at till; on account of Mr AY. Bradlev, I hack al CG.