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Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1931, Page 2

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KOKATAHI STOCK SALE

At .the, Ivqkatabi. yawls. pn ( .Wednesday 'W. ‘"Jeffries aWI X'o;‘ held Umn autumn fixture for the disposal of surplus stock. The weather conditions were unpleasant but notwithstanding there was a good attendance of buyers and a very large entry of all kinds of stock. Competition was good ioi sheep and lambs but there was a marked easing in cattle prices. Anything prime brought its value but for old and half fat cows of which the yarding was well supplied there was a lack of bidding. The one outstanding line oi steers for Mr - ; Meharry ,■ passed ,at £9/2/6 not reaching 1 ‘owners idea' ‘ct' value. A pen of iat ewe s for Mr H. A. Boddington made 15/6 and a pen of wethers for ,Mr Moynihan 14/3, quite equal, to .'Addington rates.. )The total yarding- comprised * 276 sheCp and lambs, 4 pigs and 262 cattle. The following sales were recorded: — For W. Houston. ,20 lambs at 9/9.. For Mark-Wallace 8 'lambs at 97- and 10 ewes at 9/-. For M. Moynihan 27 wethers at 14/3. For H. A. Boddington 3 ewes at 15/6. For N. Harris 5 lahlbs at iO/- and 14 ewes at 10/-. For It. Preston 73 ewes at 8/-. For Y. Banal- 25 elves at 8/-. For T. Ecclesfield-20 ewes at 10/8. For G, Shannon, 4 porkers at 33/6. For Q. Cook C <spWs at £3/10/-, 2 do at £2/15;-, 1 do at £3.' For A. Nolan 1 cow at £l. For Jamieson Bros. 6 cows at £4, 4 bullocks at £B, 1 springer at £4, L do■ £3/12/6,., 1 cow at £6/7/6, 3 do at £3, 2 do at £2/10/-, 1 runner at £2/10/-, 1 ;stag at'3o/-, 1 ditto at £l/5/-. For J. Smith 3 t-ows at £3/5/-, 3 calves at £l/5/-. For C. E. Sparkes 1 steci at £5/2/6. For JyT.;Meharry 1 h e if«.v at £6, 5 runners nt £3. For YY eir Bros. 1 heifer at £5/17/6. For It. A. Hare our t jp'r., 2 cows at £4, 2 ditto at £3/5/-, 2 heifers at £3, 3 ditto at £2/12/-. l'oi Est. A. Meharry 1 runner at £3/10/-, 1 ditto at £4/17/6. For S. Wall 1 count £4/17/6, 1 ditto at £l/15/-. For H. Growcott 2 cow* at £2/15/-. For N. Harris 1 runner at £4/10/-, 2 cows at £5/7/6, 1 ditto at £4/10/-, 2 heifers at £3, 1 runner at £3. For M. Moynihan 1 steer at £7/10/-, 3 calves at £l. For M. Keenan 1 heifer at £3/10/-, i ditto £5. For S. Godfrey 1 cow at £2 lc/4.