COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1928, Page 3

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARAIIURA FAT STOCK SALE. At the above yards yesterday there I was it marked rise in beef as welt as d mutton. The cattle pens were very ( | hare, hence beef was easily 5s per - ” hundred in advance of the previous sale. While there was a good yarding of sheep there was also keen de- | j maud, and mutton improved. A lino n o of two-tooth ewes from Mr J. Condon, e Maintain made the record price of 40s, his wethers making 31s for Lite lino. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. sold as follows: For J. Condon, GO wethers at 345. 52 two-tooth ewes at 40s, 53 fat j ewes at 27s (id. For Mr A. Hunt 05 - six-tooth ewes at 30s 9d, 05 wethers at 325. For For W. Diedrich, 1 bile. at £l4 ss, 2 tit £l4 2s (id, 2 at £lO 10s, 3 at £lO ss. 2 at £9 12s Gd, it at t £!) ss. 2at £8 15s, 1 cow at £7 2s 6d. <• For I). Bradley 1 cow tit £6 15s, 1 at t £5 ss. 1 heifer tit £4 12s. j M. HOUSTON AND COES REPORT. < p The usual lortiglnly sale was held yesterday there being a good attendance of buyers. The yarding of cattle j as a very small one. not being sufficient lor butchers requirements, with £ the result that prices were very linn, U ox beef realising from 37s to Itis per £ hundred whilst heifer and cow heel v ' nlsn sold well. There was u good entry of sheep for which competition J I was very keen and excellent sales were made. Wo sold as follows: S ' On account of T. F. Cron II fal <> sheep ;n 30s (kL 7 fat lambs at 27s 3d: t’ l on account of Eggeling Bros. 14 fat si lambs at 24s 3d. 24 wethers at 29s Gd, <•: 10 ewes at 2Gs 3d. 1 I at 21s (id, 15 at 335; on account of J. Finch I boiler at C 5 ss, ] cow at, £5 ss; on account of T. Staines I steers at £8 2s Gd, 2 (■ ’ vealers at 80s, 1 at £2 2s Gd, I at L2 V ss. 2at L 2.2 at £2 ss; oil account of (i R. llariev 2 bullocks at LI2 17s Gd, 1 at £l2. 2 at £lO. 2 at Lit) 10s. 1 1 at Cl2. I heifer at £8 15s. 1 at £8 • lOn. 1 at £8; on account of D. Brad- S ley 3 stole steers at C 4 7s Gd. 5 d wealter calves at 28s (id; on account _ . of Mrs Toket' 1 voider at £3 7s (id; on ’ account of T. Staines I ewes al 80s. I»