COMMERCIAL NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1922, Page 1

COMMERCIAL NEWS

'VDJrNCTON STOftK MARKET,

GOOD SHEEP SALE.

(By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.

Messrs H. Matson and Co., report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store Sheep—A small entry and the market was much about tho same as last week. Best ewes and lamb 15s 2d, best wethers 21s to 23s 3d; best ewe hoggets 21s to 255; best wether hoggets 16s to 20s. Porkers—A medium yarding and better demand than previous week. Light porkers £2 to £2 ss; medium porkers £2 7s to £2 15s; heavy up to £3.

Buchners—A medium yarding and competition was keener than last week. Light haconers £3 to £3 7s; heavy £3 10s to £3 14s; extra heavy up to £3 19s Gd: choppers 210 so £4 10s. Store pigs—A medium entry met with a good demand, prices showing an advance on last week’s rates. Wcaners 14s to 225, slips 18s to 275; medium stores 20s to 38s. No large stores were offering. Sows in pig £2 to £3 7s 6d.

Store Cattle—A large yarding, comprising one or two lines oif well grown steers and hqifers. The balance of the yarding was mostly nondescript lots and cows. The market generally was keen for any well grown good conditioned cattle, hut younger sorts did not elicit the same competition. One good line of 30 4yrs. old steers made £8 ss, best 3 and 4 year steers to £8 ss; others £4 15s to £-5 15s; 18 months to 2 years ditto £2 15s, to £4 7s 6d; 2 years heifers to £4 10s; yearling ditto 30s to 40s; cows 20s to 455.

Beef—A much larger yarding than last week, including consignments from both North Island and South Island. The quality was generally better aH round than has been the case for the last few sales. The market again open cd easier especially for heavier sorts, showing a drop on Inst week of about 25s to 30s pcs - head all round, but like the fat sheep sale, it improved considerably towards the finish. Prime steers £ll 10s to £l4-; extra to £ls; medium £9 10s to £ll ss; others £7 to £9 ss. Prime heifers £8 to £10; others £5 10s, to £7 15s; prime cows £8 to £lt) 10s: others £3 to £7 15s. Mutton— .A larger yarding than last week, mostly shorn sheep and more owes than has been the ease for some time. Graziers and speculators were operating keenly on good shearing sheep showing want of finish. The market opened aliout the same ns last week and improved gradually but the last two. alleyways showed a decided improvement, the sale concluding quite 2s to 3s above the oponfhg rates. Prime shorn wethers 25s to 30s; extra to 38s •medium 23s to 2-5 s 6d; others 21s to 22s Od; ewes in the same proportion. Woolly sheep sold hardly as well in comparison, to shorn sheep.