COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1930, Page 6

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARAHURA STOCK SALE

Alessrs At. Houston and Co. report that at the Arahura Eat Stock Sale on Monday the entry consisted of 57 head of fat- cattle which were submitted to a good attendance of buyers. There was a good competition and prices realised were on a par with those of the previous sale. Good medium weight ox beef realised to 45s per hundred, heavy ox 40s, and. cow beef from 32s to 38s per hundred, according to quality. . They sold as follows: —For W. Guthberiet 1 fat cow at £ll 10s, 2 at £6 2s Gd, I at £B, 1 at £7 12 Gd; on account of J. Adamson 1 runner at. £G 10, 1 at £4 10, 1 at £8 7s 6d, 1 at £4 12s Gd, 1 at £6 10«, 3 at £4 17s Gd, 2at £3 17s Gd, 1 steer at £9 2s Gd; on account of Misses Cummings, 2 cows at £8 15s, 1 at £lO 10s, 1 lieifer and 1 cow at £8 17s Gd, 2 cows at £9 15s, 1 heifer and 1 cow at £7 15s, 1 vealer at £4; ion account of W. F. Diedrichs T bullock, at.£l6, 2. at £l4 17s .Gd, 3 at £l4 os, 3 at £l3 . ss, 1 at £ls 10s, 1 at £ls 17s Gd, 2 at £l2 ss, 2 at £lO 2s Gd, 3 at £ls 10, 2 at £ll 10s, 1 at £lO ss, 1 stag at £lO 17s Gd, 2 bullocks £7 12s Gd; on account of i( Q. jCook 1. lieifer at £4 os; for AV. Bond 2 cows at £5; ifor H. Shingles 1 coAV-'®t ! '-£G-.

HA.RIHARI SALE

c On SatilVday last AV. Jeffries and' Co field their Autumn sale of surplus stock, the.'yarding composing 96 head of cattle and T pen of fat lambs. As usual bat--this time of- the year a large percentage!'Of the cattle entry ■■• com: prised- ;- oM--&lid'w<bi , n cows.- These were very difficult'"to quite and many were passed. A pen of fht shorn lambs made 21s. ’

The following sales were recorded : For H. H. Adamson, 8 yearling steers and, 2 yearling heifers at 50s; for F. Mitchell, 2 yearing steers at 42s Gd, 12 yearling steers at £4 10s Gd; for J. Cnoawell, 5 2-yr. steers at £G; for Thos Cron, 6 dry cows at £6, 1 2-yr. steer at £5; for Du art Farm. 1 springing heifeY'/at 1 £8 15s*;’ for ! T: “Foster, 4 lieifers at £$ 2s’6d ; for AIiA'STI George, G runu'ei4 >i ht ! £4 17s Gd; for AT client, 46 fat- lOs Gd • for W/HVMI, pen of fat shoVii'Hfethers at 21k/' ’ 1 ; ■r huh . . ’ »„•:!i. ~ ; <i aim : _• bed (»• . ATTbtri'URA SALE. >v '**' ' •V* *>-> . . _ . . : - O.i 'bi"i AA r ; JeffH&s Tilnd' C&s r\il’f4l oR ’stock for last, Mojbhiy’s Afnlm'rtf Sfile comprised 46 TieVicl 'L>f cattle. Hfdk’S ruling wore bn a par''with, iate saleiI’At 1 ’At this centre. No sheep were entered. The following sales were'made: For AA r . Olderog 2 runners at''£4 12s Gd, 2at £4 15s, 2 at £4 7s 60,' 1 at £6 2s Gd, 1 dry'cow' At £8 7s r 6d; on account of a client, 1 dry cow at £6 2s 6d, 2 at £7 15s, 1 ( vealer at- £3 2s 6d; on ac--count’ - Thos' Butter, #'-lrtillGfek at; £l4 ‘.Tsi GcF,Tv/6'£l3 ; ; : 2s At £lO 17s '£§• 17s 6d,. ,2 heifers'''a'f’£l2 H1 23"6d, 2 at TO 12s' oct/'2 at '£B'T2s iV GR : - "S’at £7' tIsJisLJUWA 2 -nt£S'' l,7s’6dr ?irr£B 12s GclrT-ut- -£G 17s Gd ; .for a jdigfti, .20 lambs at 18s. . - ' 1 1: .' .•