COMMERCIAL GOOD STOCK SALE AT WATAROA YARDS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1948, Page 7

COMMERCIAL GOOD STOCK SALE AT WATAROA YARDS

Despite the uncertain conditions in connection with butchers refusing to buy fat cattle at auction and its ultimate reflection on the store cattle market, there was a good sale at the Wataroa Saleyards yesterday. The yarding comprised approximately 900 head of fat and store cattle and practically everything was sold by auction. The yarding accomodation was taxed to the utmost and there was a representative attendance of buyers. Prices were slightly lower m some cases but this was only in respect to coloured lines. Straight bred lots sold up to late rates, 18 mos steers being in very good demand. Messis W. D. Nolan and Sons, topped the market with an exceptional bullock at £22 17s 6d, and the tops of the heifers reached £lB 12s 6d. Following is a detailed list of sales: — ~ _ On account Messrs Eggeling Bros, 39 two and a half year steers £lB 17s 6d to £l4 7s 6d, 19 heifers £9 12s 6d to £l4 2s 6d. 3 cows at £lO 12s 6d. On account B. H. Cowan, 20 eighteen month steers £8 2s 6d to £9 17s 6d, 17 heifers £6 12s 6d to £7 ’7s 6d, 3 cows at £6 7s 6d. On account. W. McNabb. 12 eighteen month steers, at £8 2s 6d, 4 cows at £9 7s 6d. On acconut of T. W. ana R T Green 23 eighteen month steers £8 2s 6d to £9 7s 6d, 13 heifers £8 7s 6d, 2 cows £8 7s 6d. On account of W D. Nolan and Sons, 53 bullocks £l5 2s 6d to £22 17s 6d, 91 heifers £l4 17s 6d to £lB 12s 6d 16 cows £8 17s 6d to £lO 7s 6d. For A A Cron. 9 steers at £l3 17s 6d, 1 neilei £l6 17s 6d. Account Messrs Condon Bros, 46 steers £l4 12s 6d to £la 17s 6d, 35 heifers £8 17s 6d to £l- - 6d, 27 cows £lO 17s 6d to £l3 12s 6d. On account of L. L Condon, 29 steers £8 17s 6d to £ 10 2h 6d ’ heifers £8 2s 6d to £9 17s 60. On account of G. Butler 6 steers 19 1/s 6d, 4 heifers £8 2s 6d, 1 cow £l2 2s 6d 3 cows and calves £lO 7s 6d. On account T. L. Lowther, 15 eighteen month steers £8 2s 6d, 17 eighteen month heifers £6 7s 6d to £9 12s 6d. 3 cows and calves at £5 2s 6d. lan Gunn, 1 fat cow £9 12s 6ct. On account. Sam L. Wilson 6 steerat £9 12s 6d. 4 heifers at £8 2s bd. 4 cows at £l6 7s 6d. On account R. M. Vincent, 16 bullocks at £l7 hs 6d. 8 fat cows at £ 13. On account • A M. Scott, 10 eighteen month heifers at £8 2s 6d, 10 steers at £l5 7s 6d, 6 heifers at £l2. °n account L. R. Gibb, 14 steens at £l3 'S 6 d t° £l4 12s 6d, 8 heifers at £ll 12s 6d, 2 cows £8 7s 6d to £l3 2s6d On account T. J. Adamson, 20 steers £lO 6d to £l2 12s 6d, 29 heifers £6 (L 6d to £lO 12s 6d, 5 S.D. rams at £5 5s On account R. J. William and Son 3 at £7 12s 6d. 1 heifer £7 2s 6d, 4 cows at £7 6d. On account J. Curtain, 1 cow at £8 2s Id On account A. W. Douglas ,8 at £l4 7s 6d. On account 1. t 66 Condon and Sons, 14 eighteen A ‘.th heifers £ll 2s 6d to £ll 17s 5 10 steers £ll 2s 6d, 7 cows- £9 n’ra tn £ll 2s 6d. On account W. p Condon 5 steers £l3 7s 6d to £H £ 6d On account Buchanan Bros, bullocks at £l4 7s 6d, 3 heifers at £ll 17s 6d. On account F. Gunn 3 ~± c at £7 2s 6d. On account W. Cunn 26 bullocks £l4 7s 6d to £l6 ??fid’ On account McPherson Bros, 13 bullocks £l5 7s 6d to £lB 2s 6d,

11 heifers £l2 2s 6d to £l6 7s 6d. On account Bert Friend, 7 eighteen month steers at £lO 7s 6d. Account Steve Nolan, 17 bullocks £l4 2s 6d to £l5 2s 6d, 4 heifers at £l2 7s 6d. Account F. J. Renner, mare and foal £l7 10s, yearling colt £l6 10s. For W. Nolan, hack mare £l5. MINING REPORTS Snowy River. —The return this week was 102 oz in 251 hours from 1 37,500 yards.

Invitation to Hardstaff J. Hardstaff is to be invited to take up a coaching appointment with the Auckland Cricket Association in the 1948-49 season. Hardstaff was unable to accept an appointment for the present season owing to transport difficulties, but arrangements have been made through the New Zealand High Commissioner’s office in London for a priority passage in September of this year. Hardstaff is at present with the M.C.C. team in the West Indies.