COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1921, Page 4

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

i liucTON STOCK MARKET. A lilvi KNTRY. (Uy Ta:cßriiph.--Spooini >o un.ird.an.} (TIIiISTCTIITUTI, Dec. 1. Messrs Matson and Co. report as toilers reg.iidiug their stool; sale yesler- | day: sheep. A small yarding, and all classes of sheep were slightly easier. Shorn wethers from IDs (id to Ids; shorn hoggets from ds (id to Ss; a lew extra good to '.ls. I'.wes and lamhs in the the wool from (is to Ss fid. Shorn ewes and lamhs from ds to .s (id. |5,.0f, A mnrh smaller yarding than last week and the quality with the exception of four Rood lines, was very i indifferent. The market for best ffual. . ity. both steers and heifers, was firm, lnit medium and inferior quality, if anythin.* was slightly easier. Prime steers .CltMOs to Cld lfts; extro prime to £l7 -is fid- medium CO to £l2 Ids: Ih'lil and inferior. £0 to £3 Yds; prime heifers C 7 10s to £3 10s; extra to CIO 17s (id; others fid to £7. Prime cows, £fi to £0 ds; others C 3 to £3 los. Mutton. -Another large yarclin«r :li ul owing to an excel. t ionally large entry of lamhs. the fat sheep sale did not Start still well after, 2 p.m. and at the time of sending this wire was not concluded. Not many good lines of'sheep were yarded, lmt good quality opened up about tin' same as last week. Medium and inferior sorts wore easier. West Coast butchers wore operating and helped k> keen things firm in the early portion of the sale. Not many wnolle sheen were yarded, hut prices at (lie time of wirin'} were as follows Prime shorn wethers 18s to 225; extra to 2ls : medium Ids fid (o 17s fid: others down to 12s fid. Prime ewes shorn Pis fid to Id* fid: extra to 17s 3d; medium 10s fid to 12s fid. others down to Ss fid. There is every prospect- of (lie market easing further towards the finish.

The lamb market eollaused. far too many being yarded for butchers’ reri'V'rr merits. Store cattle. A large entry mostly old lots. One good line of 3-year and 1-vonr old steers fr.-m Oamarn made in ( , 07' ■- (M: others •'T Ids to Od Ids': o ~l,ls ,l|tt.. eo vp to 0.3 10s; ynarlincs eni IS .mas. ditto. 0"s fid to q-voav old hoif-rs 03 pis to on ns: iF-mns to 9_,r olds 09 ins t n oq ns: venvlinoa 3fis to Pis: cows 30s to 4°s fid. The demand was generally npathelie.