COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1921, Page 4

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

At! JINOTON STOCK MARKET. A Klli.AIKIi MARK KT. (ijy Telegraph. Special to Guardian.) Christchurch, This n.y. Messrs Matson and Co. report as tallows regarding their stock sale yesterday : store Sheep- A very small yarding anil the was tirme r all round. Hoggets, 9/0 to 11/0; ewes and lambs. 10/- to Id I ; wethers. a few Id/- to M/9, inferor 10/-. to 12'-. There is an abundance .if feed in the country, and if the fat market keeps firm, it is anticipated that store sheep "ill be miproving. Store Cattle A fair yarding and the (jindilv was mixed. The market was , i rlii speeially for boilers, d and I years steers to £Ol2/0, 2 years old ditto good to £O/o'-, one line of 18 months mixed sexes poor condition 42/0: yearling heifers good to C 3 lo.'-: 18 mqinths ditto, to .L'-l/10 -: Cows alsmt tlie same. Reef ■ Another very large yarding, Imt the ipiality was not so good as last, week. The market was again rawer for all sorts but there were no outstanding lilies like last week. Prime steers Cl3/0/- to CIO'IS/-: medium £lO to CIO; light, and inferior £0 0'- to £9/10'-: prime heifers. £B/10/- to £ll/10/-; extra t.t £ld 'O/-; others CO'IO/- to CB/10 Prime Cows £7/10 1- to £7 tO'10; extra to Cl3/7/0; others £0 to £7/10/-. Mutton Another large yarding including some excellent lines of wethers from the south. Very few ewes we r e yarded and the market was firm ( at last week’s rates. Prime wethers 21/0 to 20; extra to 31 '-; medium 18/- [,„ 21/-; others 10/- to 17/0. Shorn wethers 22'- to 23/-. Ewes on the same parity.