ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1917, Page 2

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

A GOOD MARKET. I TBY TMLEOBAI’II —SPECIAL TO GUARDIAN.] CHRISTCHURCH, July 18. Messrs Matson and Co. report ns follows regarding the above sales an Wednesday : Fat Cattlo. —There was a medium yarding, and the quality was not quite as good as last week. The market was about equal for cows and heifers, and slightly easier for heavy steers. Best gteors brought to £2O 10s, medium £l6 10s to £lB 10s; heifers to £ls 1.55, cows £lO 10s to £l4 15s. The market was well above freezing limits. Store Oa-ttlo. —There was an indifferent yarding, mostly in dealers’ lines and bjg majority were passed at auction A nice pen of three-year old steers made £ll 17s 6d and two-year oldfi .£7 to £7 16s; yearlings £6 to 13s 6d; dry cows £6 to £9. Fa x Sheep There was a small \arding, mostly of wethers of exioetieni quality. Prices were good and the market keen throughout. Rest wethers sold up to 52s> prim© 88s to 455, medium 134 s to 3’s Bd, light and inferior 80s to 335, but very few of this ela«** were yarded, owing to the. keen demand fo- stores. Ewes were very few in number, hut firm at lost week’* rates. Store Sheep. There was a small entry, and good demand for all sorts. (Best two-tooth ewes sold up to 45s 6d, sound-mouth ewes from 80b to 38s 6dJ; beet TjRs to - 345, bant hogget* up to 28s.