COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1928, Page 3

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

All AH UK A EAT STOCK SALE. At the Arabura yards yesterday Messrs W. Jeffries and Co’s entry comprised 58 bend of cattle, which were submitted to a small attendance of buyers, prices being equal to those oi the last fixture.

The following sales were made:—On account of J. Condon and Sons. I boiler at £l2. 4 at £lO, 3 at £9 17s lid. 6 at £9 15s, 3 at £9 12s (id, 5 at £9 Lis, 2 at ml 2s (id, 3 at £9, 4 at £8 17s (id, 3 at £8 12s (id. On account of W. Bradley 1 cow at £(i 10s, 2at £6. On account of .Mrs Murray, 1 cow at £B. 1 at £i 15s, 2 heifers at £6 12s (id, 2 at £l. 3 steers at £7, 4 dry cows and calves at £3 7s fat sheep at 20s, (i tat lambs at 21s.

.Messrs -M. Houston ami Co. report— Our entry at yesterday's sale at tlie above yards consisted of -IS bead oi cattle «bicb were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers. Ibe bids of the yarding was comprised of boiler and cow beef of which there lias been an over-supply at recent sales, with a* corresponding shortage of ox beef. Prices, however, were very firm and the sale was a good one all round. Good -' medium ox beef realised up to 10s pc. hundred and cow and heifer beef from 30s to 365. according to quality. No sheep were yarded. We sold as follows:—On account, of \V. A. Jamieson, 1 cow at £7. - bullocks at Cll os. 2 at £ll 12s (id. 2 heifers at £7, 2 cows at £O. 1 at £9 15s, 1 lieifer and 1 cow at £7 los, 2 at ,C 8 7s (id, 2 cows at €3 2s (id, 2 bullocks at £ll, 2 at :C9 2s (id, 2 at £ll. 2 cows at £6 7s fid, 2 heifers at £f), 2 at £8 15s, 2 at £O. On account of AY. Graham 2 cows at £7 2s (id, 1 heifer at Cl 15s, 1 at £5 10s, 1 cow and 1 lieifer at £4 10s. 1 calf at £2 12s, 2 at £2. 2 steers at £6 ss. 3 at £5. 1 lieifer nt £7. 2 cows at £4, 1 at oOs. On account of P. Agnew, 1 cow at £8 10s.