COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 February 1929, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

I ARAHURA FAT STOCK SALE. < < M. HOUSTON AN!) CO’S REPORT. I 1 .Messrs M. Houston and ui. report : There was only a small yarding at the l above sale yesterday, our entry comprising 2G head of fat cattle. There was a good attendance of buyers and * competition was very keen, with the result that prices finned considerably, the sale being the dearest held at these 1 yards for a considerable time. Ox beef sold as high as d()s per hundred and good heifer and cow beef from 42s to fSs. We sold as follows On account of ('. Sadler. 2 bullocKs at IT7 Ids, 1 at CM Ids. 1 at tin 17s Gd. 1 heifer at GDI 17s Gd. 2 at* £l2 Ids, I bullock at GIG IDs. 2 heifers at £ll, 3 bullocks at GIG 2s (id. 2 heifers at £lO 17s (id, 2 bullocks at £IG ds, 2 at GIT 10s, 2 at GUI 17s Gd, 3 at £I d 17s Gd. On account of Wm. 1 Solid. 1 cow at GD Ms. 1 at £'' 10s. W. JEFFRIES. AND CO'S REPORT. At the above fixture yesterday there was the usual attendance of buyers and as on the previous occasion competition was extremely keen for all classes j of fat cattle. Ox beef making from 4Gs up to G2s Gd, prime heifer beef to Ids ami cow beef from G7s (id to 42s Gd. These figures to a certain extent may he ex pa lined by the somewhat shorter entry than usual, a total of 70 head o! fat entile being the qunntity offered for the day. .Messrs W. .Jeffries and Co. sold as follows:—-On account Messrs Pony and Co. .‘I bullocks aL GIG 12s Gd, ! at GIG 2s Gd, 4 at GIG 12s Gd, 3 at CD* 10s, 2 at GDI 2s Gd. 2 at £1 ! 7s Gd, ■’ heifers at £l2 ds, 1 runner at Cd 10s , 2 at, Gd 12s Gd. On account of Mr C. { Cooke. 2 heifers at C 4 Ids. 1 steer at | Cl. On account Mr P. MacDonald, 1 j cow at G 7. I steer at G 7. 1 runner al £!. 3 vealers at G.‘l 0s Gd, 3 at G2 Ss On account of Mr .J. P. McCuigan, 10 weaner pigs at 9s. An entry of GO head of store cattle, comprising cows, heifers and M’ung steers were oficred for Mi' Macdonald and sold as under: —Dry cows from Co 9s to Cd 12s Gd, cow and runner £7 .Is. ditto Gd 12s Gd, yearling heifers to Cl 12s Gd. empty cows Cd Gs. rows and calves Cd ds ; a line of yearling to 1* months steers at C-T 10s.