COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1930, Page 5

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARAHURA FAT STOCK SALE.

Yesterday’s sale at the above yards was well attended and the entry - of sheep and cattle being a particularly good one for quality competition was brisk and a good sale was recorded. W. Jeffries and Co’s. entry comprised 54 fat sheep and 60 cattle and 10 vealers. The following sales being recorded. ‘

For T. W. Butler 2 vealers at £4 10s, and 2 vealers at £3 16s, 1 vealer 10s, 2 at £3 16s, 1 at' £3 15s, 1 at £3 14s 6d, 1 at £3 18s 6d, 2 at £3, 1 at £1 ißs. For F. TV. Gibb, 1 blk. at £l9 17s 6d, 3 at £l9 7s Gd, 2 at £lB 12s 6d, 2 at £lB 17s 6d, 4 at £l7 17s 6d, .2 at £l6 17s 6d, 2 at £lB 12s 6d, 3 at £l6 17s 6d, 2 at £ls 2s 6d, 2 at £l4 2s fid, 1 cow at £l6 2s 6d, 2 at £l4 17s 6d, 2 at £l4 12s 6d, lat £l2 12s 6d. *:' ■ For E. A. Gibb 2 blks. at £l7 2s Gd, 1 at £l3 17s fid, 2 at £l3 2s 6d, .1 heifer at £ll 7s 6d, 1 cow at £ls 17s 6d; 1 at £l3 12s 6d, 1 at £ll 7s fid. For Perry and Co. 2 blks. at £l6 17s 6d, 4 at £l4 7s 6d, 2 at £.14 ,2s fid, 2 at £l4 2s 6d, 2 at £l3 17s Gd, 4' at £l3 7s 6d, 1 at £l4 12s 6d, 1 cow at £l2 7s 6d, 2 at £7 7s fid. / _ ARAHURA FAT STOCK SALE. Messrs M. Houston' and/Co. report: At yesterdays sale at the' above yards our entry consisted‘of 50 fat sheep, 46 head of fat cattle /and :$ weaner pigs, which were submitted*to*'a good attendance of buyers. Owing to-’, the much larger yarding of cattle fit: the sale, prices were down about 30s per head on - those of the: previous "fixture; the sale was nevertheless; fi.'very good one and com petition was j lceeh throughout. Good ox and heifer beef averaged 48s per 100 and cow beef from 40s to 455. Fat sheep realized very satisfactory prices. . * • , We' sold as follows—For F. G. Williams and Sons 50 fat' wethers at 31s 6d; on account of J. Adamson 1 cow at £6 10s ; on account of F. G. Wiliams and Sons 3 bullocks at £l7 17s Gd, 2 at £l6 17s 6d,”3-heifers at £l3, .2 at £l2 10s,' 2 bullocks at £l6 17s 6d, 2 cows at £l2'i.os, 2 heifers at £l2, 2 bullocks at £l4 10s, 2' at £ls 17s 6d, .1 £l9 15s, 2 bullocks at £l7 7s od,f 2 oows .at. £l2 17s fid,' % heifers' at £lO 17s Gd,- l- bullock fifi =£lß, 3 at £l4' 7s 6d, 3 heifers., at - £l2 12s 6d, 1 bullock at £l7 17s 6d, 1 cow : at £l4 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £l4 12s, fidfi.l-cow at £ls, 1 at £l2 2s Gd, 2 at £lO ss, 1 at £ll. 1 bullock at' £l6 17s 6d, 1 heifer fit £l4 ss; on account of R. J. Brauley 8; weaner pigs at 215. !