COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1928, Page 3

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARAHURA FAT STOCK SALE. M. HOUSTON AND CO.’S REPORT. Our entry at .Monday’s sale consisted of 50 fab: cattle, 63 fat slice]), 300 breeding ewes and 35 head of store cattle, which were submitted to a large attendance of buyers. Competition was very keen throughout the sale which in our opinion was the best held this year. Ox beef showed an advance on last sale, whilst cow and heifer beef made a considerable rise in values. The entry of breeding ewes from Afr It. A. Harcourt was a splendid lino and realised lrom 38s to 38s (id.

AA'e sold as follows:—On account of AY. A. Jamieson 2 bullocks at till 10s, 2 at TIL 15s, 2 at £ll 2s Gel, l heifer and 1 cow at £0 17s Gd, 1 cow nl ,£•) 28 Od, 2 at £9, 2- bullocks at CIO 10s, 2 at £0 ss, 2 at £ll os; on account of a client 2- cows at £5 is 0:1, 1 at CO. 2 light heifers at £5 2s 6d, 2 cows at £6 7s Od, 2 heifers at £G 12s 6d, 1 cow at £5 ss, 1 heifer at £6 17s Gd, 2 store cows at £4 ss, 2 cows at CO 12s Od. 2 at £3 10s, 1. stag at £5; on a:count of J. Powell 1 heifer at £0 12s Gd; on account of T. Staines 2 springers at £4. 1 runner at £4 2s Gd, 1 at £3 2s Gd, 1 at £4 7s Gd, 2 heifers at £7 15s. 1 voider at £2 12s Gd, 1 steer at £5 10s. On account of F. Newman, 1 cow at CS. On account of D. Bradley, 2 cows at £3 17s Gd. On account oT AY. Graham, 1 cow at £7. On account of Butler Bros., 1 hull at £7 10s. 1 store bullock at £B. .1 at £5, 1 at £2, 2 cows at £3. On account of J. Afanera 1 steer at £6 2s Gd. On account of T. Staines 19 store steers at £6 ss, 6 cows at £6 ss, 6 cows and calves at £3 10s. On account of J. Brown, 1 stag at £2, 3 store cows at £1 I.Bs Gd. On account of J. Crowley 1 store heifer at £2 17s Gd. On account of R. A. Harcourt, GO breeding ewes at 38s Gd, 70 at 3'S, 30 at 38s. 100 at 38s, 20 at 38s, 20 at 38s.