COMMERCIAL.

West Coast Times, 25 June 1912, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

ARAHURA STOCK SALE

The usual fortnightly salo of stock was held at Arahura yesterday by Messrs Mark Sprot and Coy., when 90 head of fat cattle, stores and vealers, and 77 sheep and lambs were yarded. Included in the entry was some exceptionally fine bullocks from South Westland and competition was keen. Prime beef reached the highest price of the present season, £l4 I being paid for one of Mr. H. Burroughs’s boasts. This vendor, together with Mr. H. Diodrichs, had an excellent class of beef and they sold readily. Prime beef averaged 32s 6d per cwt. A few stores offered wore backward of solo, while vealers were in good demand. The same remark applies to the sheep. The following are the prices recorded: —• Fat stock; 1 at £l4 15s; 1 at £l4 ss; 2 at £l4; 7 at £l3 15s; 1 at £l3 7s 6d ; 1 at £l3 2s Cd ; 2 at £l2 los; 1 at £l2 12 6d; 5 at £ll 12s 6d; 2at £ll 15s; 4 at £ll ss; 5 at £lO 17s 6d ; 1 at £lO 15b; sat £10; 2 at £9 12s Cxi; 2 at £9 10s; I at £9; 3 at £8 10s; 2 at £8 7s Cxi; 2 at £8 2s 6d; 7 at £8; 2 at £7 17s Gd; 2 at £7 12s 6d; 4at £7 10s; sat £7 6s; 3 at£7; 6at £6 17s 6d; 3 at £0 10s; 3 at £O. Stores: 3 at £5 17s Gd; 3 at £5 ss. Vealers; 1 at £3 ss; 2at £3; 2 at £1 15s.

Fat Sheep: 42 at £1 0s 3d. Lambs: 35 at 14s 3d. Horses: Tho chestnut gelding “Woo Donald” was sold for £5 ss. A bay gelding (harness) passed at £G. A black mare (harness) passed at £7.