COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1926, Page 3

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARAHURA FAT STOCK SALE

JEFFRIES AND CO’S REPORT

At yesterday’s fortnightly fixture field at Araliura 69 head of fat eat tie were submitted to competition. The quality of the entries ranged irom fair to good and as at the previous fixture competition was quite satisfactory for all prime -pens. Ox beef made Irom 40s to 46s per hundred, cow and heifer beef eased somewhat in price ami ranged from 32s (is to 37s Od per hundred. 'I lie top price for the day was £lB for a Holstein bullock sold on account of .Ur A. Oriffjn whose entiy was a particularly good one. -Messrs \\ . Jeffries and Co. sold as follows :

On account of .Messrs Tokcr Bros, lour heifers at £0 is fjd, two cows at i£6; on account of .Messrs Perry and (■•'<*• two bullocks at £l4. one at £ll 17s (id, two tit £l2. two at £l2 10s. two at £l2 17,s (id. two at £l3 2s lid. two at £l2 7s fid, two at £l3 ss, one sucker at £.>. one at £4 15s; on account ol Air D. .1. Dicdric-h one heifer at £6 15s, three at £4 17s Gd, one cow at £6 17s Gd, one at £0 15s, one at £0 ss, one bullock at £9 2s fid. four suckers at £2 3s each; 011 account of Air A. Griffin, one bullock at £lB, three at £ls ss, one at £l2 10s, five steers at £6 17s (id. one heifer at £7 17s fid, two suckers at £1 19s.

Al. HOUSTON AND CO’S REPORT. .Messrs AL Houston and Co report:— At the above sale yesterday our entry consisted of 50 fat cattle, which were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers. The competition was good for all finished lines, prices realised being on a par with those of last sale. Good ox and heifer beef averaged about 37s per hundred, and cow beef and light heifer from 25s to 3-Os. \Ye sold os follows : On account of T. Staines 2 bullocks at £7 15s, 1 cow at £6 7s Gd, 1 at £9 17s (id. 3 heifers at £8 17s Gd, ] at £ll ss, 2 bullocks at £l2 12s Gd. 1 at £l3 2s (id, 1 cow at £7 1.7 s fid. 2 bullocks at- £l3. 5 at £l.l 10s, 1 stag at £2; on account of Cunningham Bros, 2 cows at £6 15s, 2 heifers at £(i 15s. 2 at £4 10s. 3 at £5. I cow at £5. I at £4 ss. I sucker at £5 15s, 3 at £3 7.s fill. 15 store heifers, 18 1110 s. old at 58s; on account of \YIII. Olderog t steer at £S) 15s, 1 sucker at £5 7s Gd, 1 springer at £5 15s, 1 cow at £7, ! cow and calf at £4 13s, 3 heifers at £5 15s, 4 at £1 15s, I steer al £5 2s (id, 1 sucker at £2.