COMMERCIAL NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1921, Page 3

COMMERCIAL NEWS

ft D.)l N CTON STOCK MARKET

FIRM DOUBLE MARKET. (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCTH RC 11, Nov. Messrs Matson and Co. report as follows regarding their stock sale yesterday : Store Sheep.—A larger yarding and slight improvement on prices all round. Rest hoggets in the wool from 13s fill lo 14s 3d, shorn hoggets small, from to Ss 3d ; shorn wethers, good, from 12s tu pis 7d ; wethers in the wool from 13s to 15s; cues and lambs the same as last week.

Reef. A huge yarding, hut not too many for the double market. Ike market opened fairly slack, but improved considerably ns il progressed, especially towards the end. Several good lines of cattle from Southland. Uluitlmms, and West ('oast weie yarded and sold well. Prime steers I'l l 5s to L'L-; extra to (.'2O; medium L'lo 7s tid to L'l3 7s (id; others CS to CIO ; prime heifers L'9 IBs to L'l3 10s; extra to Clo 15s. Prime cows t'H to L'! l 17s (id: extra good to L’l3 10s; others L'-i Bis to L'7 15s.

.Store Cattle.-The largest voiding for miiiic considerable time and the quality generally was decidedly better, some excellent lines ot steel's coming forward. All lines were practical!’ cleared at auction. One line ot big 1 and 5 years old Chatham steers made up to L'lo 7s <i ; 3 and 4 years old steers CO 15s to C 9 IBs; yearlings to is month steers 15s to 10s ; 2 year old heifers Cl to Cl 10s: yearlings to |S mouths 30s to t'2 Bis lid : rows Ills to Ids.

Mutton.—The largest yarding we have bad for months and the sale did not conclude till alter " p.m. Some very fine lines ol wethers were yarded, including several lines Irom the South am] also shorn wethers from the Cliatliams. The market was linn throughout. Prime wethers 23s (id Jo 2‘Ss lid; extra good 30s to 3ns: medium 20s (id to 2:1s; others 17> lid to 20s: shorn wethers 2ls to 255; host ewes 20s to 23s tid ; extra to 275: others 1 5s tid to 19s. There will lie no sale next w,s-k.