COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1926, Page 3

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARAMURA EAT STOCK SALE. Messrs M. Houston and Co. report: We lield our usual fortnightly sale at the above yards yesterday, our entry consisting of 20 sheep and lambs, and ofi head of fat cattle. Apparently tbo date selected, in lieu of the ordinary sale day, which fell on Easter -Monday. did not at all suit butchers, as the attendance was very small, and as a consequence competition was dull anil a fair proportion of the yarding failed to reach, vendors’ reserves, and were passed in. Good ox and 'heifer beef realised from 30s to 32s (id per hundred, whilst good cow hoof sold from 20s to 255. M’o sold as follows: —On account, of Thos. Harris. 15 fat wethers at 255. 5 fat lambs at 225; on account of W. F. Diedriehs, 3 bullocks at £9 17s (id, 3 at £9 2s (id. 2 at CIO

7s (ill. 2 at £9 17s Gil. 2 at £lO 2s fid, 2 at C 9 12s fid, 2 at £9 10s, 2 at £10; on account of T. Staines. 3 cows at CO'2s fid, 2 at Cti 7s fid, 3 at .£« 12s

fid. 2 at £(! 7k (id, 2 at £5 "17s Oil, 1 cow at £7 17s (id, 1 at £5 12s fid. (i heifers at £5 10s.

Yesterday's fixture at the above arils contained an entry of 15 fat imlis. 12 fat ewes and 17 bead of eale. There was a poor attendance of

buyers, no doubt owing to the holidays interfering with the normal date. Competition was slow throughout the sale, with the result that some pens were passed, not reaching vendor’s

idea of values. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. sold follows: On account Mrs Sheriff. 12 fa t ewes at £1 2.5; on account Mr P. Olsen. 2 heifers at £8 7s (id. 2

ditto at £8 2s (id. 3 ditto at £fi 12s fid. 2 ditto at £(i .2 ditto at £5, 5 runners at £1 15s; on amount Mr I*. J. Sim 3 steers at. £8 7s fid ; on account

Mr J. Rea 3 empty cows at £4; on account Mr W. Olilerog I steer at £2 10s; on account Mr D. .1. Diedrich 3 bullocks at £l3 2s (id, I veil lor at £3 15s, 1 ditto at £2 17s fid; on account Mr Bradley inn. I cow at £(i. 1 ditto at £3 15s. cow and calf at £2 17s Oil.