COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1930, Page 5

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

AUAHUIIA FAT STOCK SALE. Hessi's M. Houston and Co. rePortAt the fortnightly sale at the above yards on Monday, our entry consisted of 53 head of fat cattle and hi lat lambs, which were submitted to a good attendance of buyers. Good ox and heifer beef was a shade easier than at last sale, whilst cow beef, of wliith there was a heavy yarding, realised much lower prices. We quote good ox beef from 40s to 43s per hundred, heifer irom 37s to 40s, and cow beef from 33s to 36s per hundred. We sold as follows:

On account of T. McNeill 2 hqifers at £9 7s Gd, 1 cow at £lO 10s, 2 heif--01 s at *l7 bd, 1 cow at £9 7s Gd, I at £9, 1 at £lO 17s Gd, 1 steer at £9 10s, I cow and 1 heifer at £8 12s Gd, 1 cow af £B, 3 heifers at £8 15s, 1 cow at £9 17s Gd, 1 at £7 121 ! 6d. On account of W. A. damiespn 2 bullocks at £l3 17 s Gd, 2 cows at £9 los, 2 bullocks at £l3 7s 6d, 1 cow at £lO 7s Gd, 2 bullocks at £l2 2s Gd, 2 at £lO 12s Gd, 2 at £l2, 1 heifer at £lO ,17s Gd, 2 bullocks at £l2 2s bd, 2 at £l2, 2 cows at £7 15s, 1 heifer and 1 cow at £7 17s Gd, 1 cow at £6 12s Gd, 2 at £7 17s Gd.

On account of W. Reynolds 2 vealers at £1 16s Gd, 1 cow at £7 os. 'On account of G. Punch 1 cow at £6 10s.

On account of G. Spence 1 cow at £B.

On account of T. Staines 1 cow at £9 os, 2 at £9, 1 at £8 10s, 1 at £7 17s Gd, 1 heifer at £5 os. WAT ABO A AUTUMN SALE. - M. Houston and Co. report:: At the above sale on Wednesday last, we sold as follows: On account of W, H, Chinn. ; 30 2-tooth ewes at 28s 3d, 97 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes at 20s, On account of P. Mi ley 35 aged ewes at 14s. On account of A. O. Scott 53 fat and forward wethers at 235, 54 2tooth ewes at 30s 6d, 36 f. and f. wethers at 265, 76 4 and 6-tooth ewes at 26s Gd. On account of J. Friend 2 vealers at £-5 10s, 1G 18-months steers and heifers at £6 10s. On account of F. Gunn 4 store cows at £5 15s, 12 18-months steers at £4 19s, 1 24 year steer at £6'l2s Gd. On account of Nolan Bros. 10 2-4 year Hereford steers at £ll 2s 6d, 6 at £9, 1 at £5 os, 7 fat and forward heifers at £9, 4 fat cows at £lO 10s, 4 forward cows at £7 15s. On account of W, H. Chinn 1 fat cow at £6 7s 6d, 2 steers at £5, 1 cow at £8 15s. On account of J. F. Bergman 1 cow at £4. ■■■; On account of B. C. Giles 5 store cows at £4 Is. On account of R. Williams 2 steers at £5, 1 cow at £5.