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Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1927, Page 3

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AH AH UR A EAT STOCK SALE. .Messrs M. Houston and Co report: We hold our usual' fortnightly sale at the above yards on Monday, the entry ol cattle being a small one. Competition was not ai all keen for fat cattle, and several lines were passed in. Ox In of icnliscd lo 30s per hundred, cow ami heifer from 29s to 27s Cd. according to quality. There was a good yarding ul sheep, especially breeding owes, which met with a good saie. We sold as follows: -On account ol T. Staines. 39 fat sheep at 225, 70 two and four-tooth Romney ewes at 31s, (ill at 31s, 30 at 3i>, 22 at 31s. 1 ram at -I.'. guineas, 35 ewes at 31s. 3d at 31s. On account of W. Dicdriohs l bullock at L'll. 7s (id. 1 cow at L 7 7s (id, 1 at ;C8 Ids. 2 hellers at Cli 2s (Id. I bullock at L'Hl ss, 2at CO 12s fid, 3 heifers at L'7 2s (id. 1 at Co, 2 at Cl As, I steer at C.i 1-d .

Our entry at yesterday’s fixture comprised 21 fat ewes, S weancr pigs, 1.3 porkers ami 5K head of cattle. There was onlv a medium attendance of buyers and competition dragged throughout- the sale, prices if anything being easier than those recorded at i'ast sale. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co sold as follows: For Mark Wallace. 21 ewes at 2(!s il l. For I). Bradley, S weancr pigs at Ills. For 11. Dunn. 13 porkers at 2;For Y. Bonar, one heifer at CO 2 s I’d. one ditto at Cd, Iwo cows at Cd 2s fid, two heifers (small) at Cl ss. For I). Diedriclis (i bullocks at C 9. three heifers at, C 8 2s (id, two ditto at C 7 17s I'd. two ditto at L'7. For Perry and Co. two bullocks at CIO 2s (id, two ditto at CIO, two ditto at C 9 2s (id. three ditto at C* 17s (Id. two heifers at CIS 7s (id, two ditto at C(i. two suckers at Cl 7s (id. For Juo. Gi'derog one vealer at C2 Is (Id. one ditto at C2, one dry cow at C2. For \\ . Ritchie one cow at C.i, one boiler at C!S, one ditto at C 5 10s. three ditto at Co. one ditto at CL