COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1930, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

At the above yards last Thursday W. Jeffries and 00. held their sufnmer sale of surplus-stock, in the presence oi a large attendance of buyers, ail parts of the district being represented. The yarding comprised 239 head of cattle, 20 fat- sheep, 69 ewes and lambs 4 rams and 1 horse. Competition was %

spirited over the whole fixture and; in only one case did the price not reach the vendor’s idea of value. Fat and forward Shorthorn cross 2J-yi‘. steers made to £l3 7s 6d, toward 2-yr. steel's to £lO 17s 6d, yearling to 18-mos steers to £8 Is, fat cows made to £9 10s, and forward woolly lambs to 19s 9d. - Un the whole sale prices were ccjual to Arahura for ■butchers’ lines. The following principal sales were made:— -' s ' • ’ " )L

For T. Stopforth, 35 lambs at 19s 9d, 44 mixed aged ewes at 20s, 2 rams at 20s, 2 cows at £6 2s 6d, 2 cows with calves at £ll. ' ' ’ : - For V. Bonar: 20 fat sheep’at 21s 9d. ■ For S. Wall: 1 aged mare at £5. For N. Harris: 4 30-inos. steers at £ 910 s, 2 tat cows at £9 2s 6d, 2 runners at £3 2.3 6d, 1 heifer at £5 10s. ‘ For A. Wall: 3 2-yr. steers at £6 7s 6d. - - ./> ■*' 1 .-. For Ecclesfield: 7 fat-steers at £l3 7s 6d.

For W. Holley: 5 2-yr. Jersey heifers at .£4 7s 6d, 5 18-mos do at £2 17s, 2 bull calves at £2 17s.

For M. Wallace: 1 cow at £6 10s, 1 1-yr. steer at £3, 2 chive* -at £1 12s 6d. - . ' For T. Crough: 4 steera at £4 19s. For W, Graham: 8 steers at £8 12§. For D. Smith: 3 cows at £C 12s 6d, For Jamieson Bros: 7 heifers (milking strain)'at £5. For T, O’Neil: T 2-toot-h■ ram at £4. . ■ ■■■:-' 1 ! For F;. F. Wall: 9 2&yr steers. at £lO 17s 6d. For F. Wall: 1 steer at £l3 2s Gd, 4 cows at £8 7s 6d. For Weir Bros: 15 m.s. weaners at £2 16s. For R. Houliston: 4 steers at £ll ss. For M. Keenan: 7 2jy-r. steers at £8 Is, 17 18-mos steers at £6 10s, 3 heifers at £6 Is, 3 do at £5. ' For D. Clark: 2 fat cows at £9 10b, 7 steers at £lO, ‘ 4 2-yr. steers at £6 18s. . ' ’* For H". Shingles: 7 2-yr. heifers (milking strain).; at £6.Bs.'/ . Q For various clients : ’ 27' head •;single and odd entries at prices on par with above. ... .....