COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1925, Page 2

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

FKESTUX YAH I.) SAFE. Tin? Xatjmiul Mortgage were favour(l with excellent weather combined with a good atteiKlauce of buyers at their fortnightly sale at Preston mail Yards, yesterday The yarding consist'd of some do head of l'nt cattle and a pen oi fat wethers. The quality of tlie majority of the bullocks and maiden heifers was of an exceptionally go al standard, a truck of each being sene forward by .Mr \V. Diedrichs of Kukatahi. I'ndcr the circumstances bidding was brisk and competition *r- s< . keen for all classes of stock every lot being disposed of under the hammer. Two extra prime Hereford heilers oil aeeount of .Mr \Y. Diedrichs, Kukatahi, realised the record price of £2l os (id ;K’r head, the.se being purchased by Messrs Groom Bros., this price was equivalent to 70s per hundred lbs. Ox beef also reached a high figure, prime quality 04s per hundred, and medium quality it pto 555. The following are a few of the principal sales:-—Account \Y. Died rich. Kokatahi. 2 fat bullocks at £2l ].;s. 2 fat bullocks at £2O 10s, 2 fat bullocks at £2O As. 2 prime heifers at £2l 7s (id. 2 fat heifers £lB 10s. 2 fat heifers at £l7 15s. 0 iat heifers at £l7 12s (id. 1 bullock at £lO 7s Od. 1 bullock £lO. Account C. Scott. Abau■a. 2 fat hnlliK-ks at £ll. 3 fat ladlocks at £l2 7s Od. Amount Fred Halm. Abaura, I medium light bullocks at £ll 17s Od. aeeount K. Noble, Runonga. 1 runner at £4 7s Gd. 2 vealers at £2 5s apiece. Account Fred Halm Abanra. 1 pen medium wethers 40s 6d each.