COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1921, Page 4

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

ADDINGTON STOHK MARKET. | DIIOP IN SHKIfP. I (By Telegraph.—Spsoial to Guardian.) J CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs Matson and Co. report as follows reminding their slock sale yesteiday : Heel’. —A fairly largo yarding, hut the quality generally was inditi rent. The market especially for good sorts, opened fairly well at about pre-national sale rate, hut eased a good deal Inwards the end. Prime steers, I’ll IDs to <217 Pis; extra Cl!) to Cl 7 (is; medium CIO IDs to CM "is; others lb to

CIO. Prime heifers C!J Ids to Cl2 IBs ;. others £(> IDs to CD os. Prime <->ws < c-‘ |l)s to £l2: extra good to Cl! 1-> S ; I others ,Co IDs to C/ los. I Store cattle.--A fairly large yarding of mixed quality. Hit' maiket "as (lifiviging and sales hard to make. l-< nr and live year old steers, CD os to 2 and (1 year old, £ 1 ->s to Co; heife.s t 0 £4. Not-many young cattle were jsmled. Best cows. C 1 to 5s : "tiers •in, i; £:! 1 Is. Compelilion was very apathetic. Sunv sheep.-- Another large yarding and all classes of sheep were easier and the general tone of the market was depressed. Best sound mouth ,-wes Ms to Ids; others from 8s to 12s; l.cst wethers. 12s ,o 15s; best hoggets - - to IDs; others from os Ml to Mutton. —Another very large yarding and the sale continued till well alter dark on top of the previous heavy yarding. There were far too many for Ini tellers requirements. The sale opened. decidedly easier, hut soon got worse an 1 eventually collapsed, and was one o' the worst sales seen in tor n uy years. Towards the end, sheep were practically unsaleable, ami, inanv were withdrawn. Prices were anything from ds to (is down from lasi sale. Prime wethers, los lid to 18s fid ; ‘ extra good IPs to 22s (id ; a low show 1 wethers making 27s to 29s ; medium 14s to 1 h : others as low as 11s fid. Prime c 1 is to 17s ! '. ■ few extra sperm; to 21s; medium 11s (id to Bis lighter and inferior 9s to 11s.