COMMERCIAL

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1933, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

ARAHURA STOCK SALE. Owing to Monday last being a public holiday the usual fixture was held last Wednesday. v Jeffries and Co. report an entry of 47 fat cattle which were offered to a representative attendance of butchers. There was good competition throughout the sale at prices a shade below the last fixture. Best beef made to 28/per hundred, heavy sous to 25/6, heifer beef to 27/6. Runners sold well, top price for same being £4/6/0. The following ,sales were made:—For W. Perry .and Co. 2 bullocks at £lO 125.6 d, 1 at £9/12/6, 2 at £9/7/6, 2 at £9/2/6, 2 at £B/2/6; 2 steers at £6/12/6, 2 heifers at £5/12/6, 2 runners at £4/6/0, 3 at £4, 2 at £3/17/0. For J. J. Mulvaney 2 bullocks at £lO/2/6, 4 at £B/12/6, 2 -ai £B/7/6, 3 at £7/17/6, 3 at £7/12/6, 3 steers at £5/17/6, 2 heifers at £7/12/6, 2 at' £7/7/6. WATAROA SPRING SALE. On Thursdav last at Wataroa the spring draft of South store cattle were submitted to auction .‘to a large attendance of buyers. The total entry of 567 head comprised fat cattle, forward stores and a small entry of dairy Competition was good and there was a ready demand for all forward lines showing colour and condition. Jeffries and Co’s entry comprised 248 head and the following are the principal sales:— For W. Scott 6 heifers at £3/12/6, 1 cow at £4, 6 heifers at £4, ,3 cows at £5, 6 ,stores t 0 £2/12/6, 3 yearlings at £l/17/0. 10 ,2yr. steers at £4. For Harris Bros. 7 steers .at £5, 4 at £3/14/0, 9 heifers at £3/9/6, 2 dry cows at £3. For M. Carroll 1 bullock at £B/17/6, 1 iat £B/10/0.- 3 stee v s ■at £5/5/0, 1 yearling at £3, 2 heifers at £B, 2 at £6/12/6. 2 at. £4/17/6, 1 at £«/«/6For W. Gunn 4 steers at £5/12/6. For Nolan Bros. 12 steers'at £6/11/6, 12 -at £6/7/0, 9 at £5/15/0, I.o' ,«.t £4. 8 at £3/11/0, 4 heifers at £5/5/0, 2 at £5, 4at £4/5/0, *6 rt £4, 4_uc £3/15/0, 1 dry icow at £2. For Dehn Bros. 27 fat'and forward buHocks passed at £6/15/0. For F. Boyle 1 grade 2yr. jei'sey bull at £8 /8/ 0. For T. Nolan 1 grade 2yri here ford bull at £5. On .account Messrs Curtain, Gh’nn, Graham and Walsh -springers to £5/17/6, runners to £2, veriers to 30/-. d’’y cows to 30/-, 2vr. steers to £3/4/0. The entry of Mr D. 'Stock of 30.3yi\. bullocks was withdrawn from sale ; and dealt wit-h privately. WOOL AND SYNTHETICS . / /United Press A ssoeistten—Bv Electrlo Tellers pb—Copyright.) (Received this day at 11.5 a.m.) LONDON, October 27. Professor King in his inaugural lecture at Leeds University where he has been appointed, to the chair of textile industries, declared no synthetic equivalent would ever oust wool,