COMMERCIAL NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1922, Page 4

COMMERCIAL NEWS

ft aJI NUT OH STOCK j A .STKA.nV A!.VUKKT. | /q-j Toicg l 'apii.—Special to Guardian.) " CIIK iSTCH CiiCII, This Day. j .uessrs H. Matson and Co., report as < j. Uows regarding their stock sale at Ad- • dingtou vards yesterday:— 1 Store .Sheep- A very small market : .„(1 goal enqui.y for all classes of -lieep 3 Be-.t aether, up to 24s 6d, oiheis front 20s to 235. Best hoggets Horn His to'lßs, others from 13s Gd. 80-t ewe hoggets up to 235. Kwos lami.s. ail counted, from 13s Gd to 17s HI. . . ' Kat Pigs \ medium entry and goal demand for porke.s and choppers, hut h .cm.eis m t with a very poor sale. ht | Oi-kers £2 ss, to £2 10s; heavy porkers at £2 12s, to £3; the average ! , was T.Jd to Bd. Bight haeuners C 3 3s to £3 10s; heavy baconors £3 l*>s to £1; average price was old to GJ. s'-toie pigs - A medium voiding and it"met with keen competition. Small weaners 17s to 20s; good weanens to 265; slips 21s to 28s; medium stores 30s to 38s. No large stores were offering. Store Cattle—A larger yarding than for some considerable time, and the market showed a decided improvement on last week. Competition throughout being decidedly hotter. One line of 3 and 4 years old steers made £4 10s; yearling steers 10s; yearling heifers :355; 2 year heifers 30e to 555; good tiros 40s to £3 ss. others 10s to 335. Beef—A larger yarding than last week, including 80 head of North Island cattle. The quality all round was much hotter than for some time. There was practically no difference in t o market except for the heaviest caltle, which were perhaps, a shade easier. Good cows and heifers sold better. Prime steer beef was about 31s Gd to 3ls per 100. Prime steers £l3 to £ls; extra io £IG 15s: medium £ll to £l2 15s; light and inferior £7 10s to £lO. Prime heifers £9 to £ll ; extra to £l3; ethers £5 5s to £8 10s. Prime cows £8 to £lO 1.0 s; extra to £l3; others £4 to £7 15s.

Mutton—A similar yarding to last week, mostly wethers and the quality all round was good, some excellent lines of wethers from South Canterbury being yarded. The market opened firmer and improved as it progressed showing nnot’ or rise of 2s G.I lo 3s per ! e"d mi last week. West Coast and uiuntry butchers were again operating. Prime wethers 31s to 30s Gd; extra to 41 4d; medium 28s to 31s; lighter 25s to 27s Gd. Shorn wethers 21s to 255, but not many were in and only medium sorts, fv'e, showed the same propoitionate rise.