COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1925, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Ali AIL I'll A. I'.’.T STOCK SAI.K. At yesterday's I'ortnightly li.xtiiro :ii (ho ; 1 1>uve yards 7fi head of cattle wore stthlllil toil to public compel' itioii, the quality of which was excellent. I'lcare was a represent a.t ive a,I (elide.lice ol' buyers. and prices were equal to llio.se ol last sale with the exception ol' one or two pens ol' prime heifers which showed a slight increase. One of these a verv line black pole lleiler made the good price of £lB. Messrs \V. .letfries and Co. sold as follows;-.. On account of Air lx. (sil»h. I I,lk at. £l7. a at hid 10'. -I at £1.7) 17' (id. at Cl 7, .V. laf £l7>. Aat £l4 17s. •_> cows at £l4 17s (id. 2 at £l2 his, 2 at £l!l 17>s. On account 1 1 •). (!il,h. 7, hiks a.I £].li 17s. 2at £ll. Ids. 2 cows at 011 17s lid. On account of Messrs Sullivan Bits. I hlks at £lO •is Cd. 10 at. £l7 17s lid. 1 heifer at .£lB, I at £ll ss. 1 at £l2 2s Cd. A at £ll 17s. A at £ll Ills. 7 at £ll 7s. 1 at £1(1 17s fid. Messrs M. Houston and Co report; — The usual fortnightly sale was held at flic a hove cards yesterday, our (•litre consisting of 17 head of fat cattle. There was a good attendance of hiiyorx and the demand was keen right throughout the sale, prices recorded being very much on a par with those of the last sale. Best on beef realized from 12s to Ills iter hundred, piime heifer and cow from 3Ss to 41s per hundred. We sold as follows: Oil account of 11. Adamson (Wataroa) 2 bullocks at Clfi 7s. 2 a*. £l7 10s. 2 at £l7 7s fid. 1 at £2O 7s. 1 at L'|B ">s, 1 at £lB 10s, 2 at £lB 12s fid, 1 row at £1:1 10s. 1 'tag at £ll 17s. 1 heifer at £lO 7s fid. 3 bullocks at £lB 12s fid. 2 at £l7 17s fid. 1 at £l7 17s fid. 2 at £l6 2s fid. 1 cow at £ll 17s fid. 1 at £0 7s fid. On account of Sullivan Brothers (Wcheka) 1 cow at £l7 ,V. 2 bullocks at £l6, 1 cow at £l3 10s, 3 bullocks at £lO ss, 2 at .£ls 12s 6d. 1 at £l7 2s fid. 1 cow at £l4 7s. 2 heifers at £ll 10s. 5 at £ll 2s Cd, 2 bullocks at £l6 10s, 1 cow at £l3, 1 bullock at £l2 7s 6d. 1 bullock at £lO 10s.