COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1925, Page 3

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARAITLJI!A FAT STOCK SALK. M. lIOI'STON AND CD'S. REPORT Our entry at the above sale yesterday consisted of GO lat sheep and II head of fat cattle. There was a large attendance of buyers and competition was very keen with the result that prices for hoof took a sharp rise, realising in some eases as high as 13s per hundred, the average for ox being about 40s, whilst good heiler and cow beef realised from 35s to -His. Ihe entry of bullocks from .Mr liobt. Ritchie of Bruce Bay was a nice line, the tops of which made £l7, the line of II) averaging .215 13s. I'he tallowing were the miles : 011 account of Mr I . Staines GO lat owes at 38s; on account Mr John Adamson 1 bullock at £l-1 10s. 2 at £l3 15s. 1 at £l4 2s (Id. 3 cows at £ll 10s, 3 at £3 15s. 1 at £0 ss, 1 at 28 15.5, 1 at £B. On account of Mr \Y. l.ves. 3 bullocks at £l4; on account of Mrs Cummings 2 boilers at 28 2< (id. 1 cow at £9 17s Od. 2 heifers at £9. 3 at £9 7s Cv.L 2 bullocks at £i<> 7s lid ; on account of Mr liobt. Ritchie 2 bullocks at £l7. 1 at £ls 15s. 3 at £lO ss. 1 at .215 15s. 1 at £l2 15s, 2 at Cl I 15s. I heifer at £ll ss, I at £lO 12s Od.