COMMERCIAL NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 October 1922, Page 4

COMMERCIAL NEWS

| ADDINGTON STOOK MARKET. A STEADY MARKET. (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) I CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. I Messrs H. Matson and Co., report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: ' Store Sheep.—A small market and I good sale all round. Best wethers up j to 255, best wether hoggets from 15s to 21s lOd ; best ewe hoggets from 25s 9d to 28s; others from 20s to 21s. 1 Ewes and lambs from 14s (id to lis. j all counted. A good enquiry for all

j classes of sheep. j Pigs.—-Of porkers, a large yarding ! and poor demand. Medium weights ! 38s to 455. heavies 47s (id to 57s (id; average price (>Jd to Bd. Baconers, a medium yarding and hotter demand than last. week. Light baconers £3 to U 3 K)s, heavy £3 12s (id to £1 2s (id; average price 5d lo (Id. Store pigs, a large yarding and prices were easier than hist week. AA’eaners 15s to 20s, good sorts to 255; slips 18s to 27s ;| medium stores 30s to 40s. No . large stores are offering. Sows in pig to £5. * . ' Store cattle.—A large yarding, mostlv hadlv bred sorts; 3 year old steers £4 5s to £5; 2 year olds £2 to.j £2 10s ; yearlings 18s (id to 25s ; hoi- i i'ers, 2to 2$ year olds £2 12s to £3 , | yearlings to is months old 2os to 32s (id ; cows 20s to 32s (id. Reef.—Tim market was about the same as last Week for quantity. Good qualitv cattle sold better than last week, but heavy sorts were cheaper. Extra prime steers to £ls ss; prime steers £l3 to £ls; medium steers £ll 10s to £l3 ss: prime heifers_ £9 10s to £ll 15s; medium heifers £7 15s I to £9 7s Gil; cows ■£(’) 12s (id to £ll, .

in tu <s uu, wv * extra prime up to !T3. Mutton.—A larger yarding than last week and some specially good lines from South Canterbury, which showed a decided rise oil last week’s prices. Prime wethers from 32s to 39s ; extra to 14s; medium 28s to 31 s (>d ; lighter 26s to 27s 6d ; shorn wethers 23s to 29s 6d.