COMMERCIAL NEWS,

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1922, Page 3

COMMERCIAL NEWS,

KG.) I NOTCH STOCK MARKET

A DOUBLE MARKET

(Ey .elegraph.—Special to Uicrdian.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 2

-uessrs H. Matson and Co., report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store sheep.- A small yarding, most ly aged and inferior ewes, but; all classes of sheep sold well. Best young ewes up to 3is, others from 22s to 27s aged and inferior from 14s to 20s; best ewe hoggets up to 25s Od; good forward wethers ,18s to 20s. . There was a. good demand for all classes of fresh and forward sheep. Store Cattle.—Another very small entry and no quotable line.s offering. Rigs.— An average yarding all round and lire market generally was much firmer than last sale, as the yardings were hardly sufficient for 2

weeks’ supply. Corkers, medium 45s to 50s; heavier, 55s to £3 3s; baeoiiers £3 ox to £4 os extra to £5; choppers £3 10s to £(), extra to £lO.

A small yarding of stores and competition was keen. Wpanel's Ls t° 235, small stores 25s to 30s, medium 3,1 s to 40s, large stores up to 48s. Beef.—A small yarding and not sufficient for butchers requirements, especially for a double- market, only 335 being penned, as against 40.) last week* North Island and Southland were again well represented, including several lots of Show cattle. Hie market firmer than last sale and improved « s il progressed closing £1 10s to £2 !0s above last week’s closing rates. Prime- steers £l3 15s to £K> os: show bullocks making £25 to £9O; extra prime- steers £lO 10s to £2l ; medium £lO 5s to £l3; other .£6 10s to £() |ss: prime heifers £8 10s to £ll 15s; extra to £l3 10s, others £5 to £8 As; prime cows £8 4s to £lO 10s; extra to £ls; others Cl 1 5s to £7 10s.

Mutton. A large yarding, but not enough for double market, mostly wethers yarded, including a quantity of show lots, hut not many owes. Market opened better and got firmer ns it. progressed and like tbo beef sale, closed considerably firmer than it opened. In fact. ordinary but'■cllews’ K .sheep were- anything from 3 S fief to 0s dearer than last- week. Prime wetbers gos 6d to 34s 6cl. extia 25s (id to 3s (id. show wetbers 41s to 90s, otber s 21s to 24s (id, prime- ewes 21 s fid to 26s Del; extra 27s Gel to 325. Show ewes to 83s.- medium 18s to 21s. others Uis to 17s (id. There- will he no sale next week.