COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1921, Page 1

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

'•D MNOTON STOCK MARKET coon I.MPROVKUKXT IN sIIKKI'. iCy Vc'.ograph. Sp-oial Jo cuard.an.) CH K ISTCII 1' lit 'll, This. I» \. Messrs .Matson and Co. report as iol tows rcyaldino their stock solo yc.-.ler-il.iv : Stoic Slice,!. A small yardino anil .iv. into recent heavy rains, the market improved especially lor ewes and I mills which advanced .'ls to Is pet head on late sales. Wether and hoc. -ots were ahottt the same a> last seek St,lie Cattle. AI a i-.net yaldlllLt liiat' lor some weeks and the 1111 ali I\' was v err iniNed. The demtiml all round tt as decidedly hi is hi or. especially lot heifer lit for the hull. Coed M-yetn -tools to LS. medinm sorts L'o to Ld As. 2-vca i stoor- L- Ids to LI lost com s l"j to L'.’l Ills ;2-year heifers LI As to LA | os; yea t linos Alls to ASs. One p«n of extra oood rtves Ld Ii s. Heel. An aveiaoe six. ■ yardino oomprtstno some lew lots ol excellent quality, hut the majority were voiy indifferent. The market opened linnet Inn was irreoitlar thionehotil ami touarils the end was decidedly easy, espeeiallv for inferior sorts. Prime steel L'l-A to Lis Ids: extra e. 00.1 to L2II; medinm I'll IPs to Lll l |u : others LC to L’il os: prime heifers LI) |os to LS 17s till; others LA to L'li Ids: prime cows L* Ids to Lll 2s litl : others LI Ids to LS.

Mutton. -Tin- smallest yarding l-»t some weeks, im-luding soine good hueiof wethers, lint also a qltanlity of unfinished sorts. Tho mark. I - P I 111 mei- titan last sale, and dnprovcl ait ptogresseil. finishing ini quite - v to Ms :l l,ove l'i-- last sal--. Duteliers w,-r.-competing keenly for medium weight sheep. Prime wether Ids'l-l to_2Jsl!il extra -’noil to 275: medium lis ltd ti pgs • oThers lAs ftd to 17s. Very I'-'W eues we|--* yarded, but they showed a p,opot tionaie improvenienl.