COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1925, Page 3

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARAIIURA YARDS.

At yesterday’s fat stock fixture field in these yards the entry comprised 71 head of fat cattle which constituted iniliably the best all round yarding fulsome time, that of Messrs Perry and i'o being a particularly good entry, the tops of their bullocks realising £2O 12s -d purchased by the local butcher Mr W. Berry. In comparison with the sale of this time last year prices showed no diminution per hundred and were quite equal to those ruling at the last sale, fat cows making £l6 and heifers to Cl 5 ss. Ox beef per hundred made to btfs, heifer beef from 40s toll’s yd, and cow beef from 3Ss to J->s according to quality. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co sold as follows:—For .Messrs Perry and Co. 1 bullock at Lib. two at Cl 6 7s fid, ‘2 at CIO 12s (id, 7 at- CI7. 2 at Cl 7 Vs iid. lat C2O 12s fid. For M. Patrick I stag at CO 12s (id. For Jos. -Man- ■ ra, one skr. at. CO los, I at Cl> <s id. 1 cow at CIO lbs. 2 at £B, I bul'ocl; at Cl I 12s fid. 2 at Cl l. 2 at CIO ll’s (id. 2 at CIO lbs. 2 at Cll 17s Oil. > at CIO 12s (id, 2 at CIO, 2 at Cl2 s (id, 1 at £l3 IS (id, 3 at C.« tbs. me stag at Co 17s (id. On account of Mi- T. A. Condon. 2 bullocks at Cli 12s id 2 at Clti 10s. 3 at CIO 2s (id, 2 •t' CIO. 2 at CM lbs. 1 stag at £ls Is 2 heifers at Clb ss, 1 at £l4 7s fid. ■i i, t Clb 2 at Cl2 10s, 2 at Cll. 1 -ows at Cll. 2 at CIO, 2 heifers at Cl2 BE.

Messrs M. Houston and Co. report as follows: Tlio usual fortnightly sale was held -, t . the above yards yesterday, there ' eing a good attendance of buyers. Our mitrv consisted of 18 head of fat .-attic and 3b fat sheep; the greater portion of the cattle yarding being made up of fat cows and heifers. Competition was good throughout the sale, hut prices for ox beef were somewhat ■»asier. whilst cow and heifer Iteef were almost on a. par with those of recent sales. Ox beef ranged from 40s to •bs per hundred, cow and heifer to 40s. We sold as follows:—On account of T. Staines. 35 fat wethers at 475; on account. of YI. Patrick. 2 heifers at +lO 12s 6d. 1 cow at £l2 15s. 2 cows at £lO 15s. 1 heifer and 1 cow at- £ll se. 1 heifer at £lO 2s 6d. 2 cows at £10: on account of W. F. Diedriehs. 3 billlooks at £ls 17s 6d. 2 at £l2 10s. 2 at c]3 17s fid. 1 at £lB -ss. 1 stag at 10s. 2 bullocks at £ls 15s. 2 at £l6. 2 at. £l6 17s fid. 2 at. £ls 17s 6d : on I account of T. Staines 1 heifer at £l2 117 s 6(1. 1 cow at £ll. 2 heifers at £ll 17s 6d. 3 at £9 15s. 3 at £lO 10s. .1. at £ll. 2 cows at £0 7s 6d. 2 at £0 17s 6d. 1 at £lO. 1 at- £lO ss. 1 at £9.