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ADJINGTON STOCK MAHKtI AN EASIER MARKET. fßy Telegraph. —Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCHURCH. Nov 21. Messrs Matson and Co. report as loltous regarding their slock sale yesterstore sheep. A smaller yarding than ’.,st week's entry, and prices were abo ill. the same except for ewe lambs which were much harder to sell. BesL shorn wrUuTs from 11s Oil to l .is .M, i\vo-U»ntli shown withers from 0s fid t<» »’ s (id; host owes Sind lambs m the wool from (>s lo Us Id; shorn ditin •>> to
Store cat tic. —A fairly large yarding, including some well grown steels ami some well lived lines of young cattle. The demand for latter sorts were him, tint big cattle in sympathy with the hoof market, wore slightly easier Host 1-voar old steers to IT. It’s lid; 3-year old Cd to £0 7s lid; 2-yoar old steers £•> 10s to £-1 ; vearliugs £3 to los; best yearling heifers to £1 3s; others C 3 os to C2 H's; 2-vear old hellers fid los to Cl Ids; cows 35s to £3. lieof. A smaller yarding than last week hut owing to butchers having I,ought fully last sale, the market opened weaker, hut as it progressed, brightened up somewhat towards the iimsh. There was an average drop equal to about 20s per head all-round on last week. Prime steers £l2 to £ls 12s; medium CO 5s to £ll Ids; others CG to £8 Ids; prime heifers £7 5s to C 9 10s; others £5 to £7 ; prime cows CG to £10; others £3 10s to C 5 Ids. Mutton.—Another large yarding, but not so large as last week. The market opened about the same average as the previous sale, lint eased as it progressed, being about Is below last week, on the average. Several butchers, however. held off till the end and were caught, napping, and similar to the beef I market, the sale improved somewhat at the finish. Host woolly wethers to 2(ls I ltd: prime 19s to 23s Od ; others 14s to 18s. Most shorn wethers to 2fis 3d: | others Ms to Ids; lighter sorts and graziers as low as 11s to 12s Oil and ewes in about the same proportion. Several lines from the south wpro offering
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1921, Page 4
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374COMMERCIAL NEWS. Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1921, Page 4
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