COMMERCIAL NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1922, Page 4

COMMERCIAL NEWS

ADJI.NCTON STOGK MA R K ST. (3y Telegraph.--Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. .uessrs H. Matson and Co., report as follows reuaidiii" their stools sale at Ail rlin"ton yards yesterday:

There was a small yarding, mostly wethers. The quality ah round was much better than hat been the ease recently, consequently tee market showed a decided improvement. Test shorn wethers from 22< to 275; best owe and lambs front 17s to ‘2ls (Id: others from lls to !<>■• Get; best 2-tooth wethers from 17s to 225; others from 14s io 16s.

Store cattle.—Another large yarding. mostly nondescript lots, with t'n steers, that were p.p-ul at Co 10s There was practically no big cattle itand very few lots of good quality young cattle. The demand was hardly as good as last sale3-yi steers, £4 10s to £6 10s; 18-mo?, to 2-yr ditto 85s to -Ms; yearlings ).d< to 255; 2-yr. heifers 45s to 50s; .ventlings. Ids t. 2ds ; cows. Ids to 30s I’igs.—.Smaller entry’ than Inst week and Llie demand v. as slightly better, prices .showing an imp: o\ ement. Chop pcsr £1 10s to £3 Ids; light bat-oners. £2 ids to £3 ds; heavy £3 7s io £3 12s. The average price of light liaconcrs to OKI to 5 d heavy 4ld to dil; avearge aiding of porkers and prices at last week': rate, light porkers £1 18s to £2 ds; heavy £2 7s to 62 10s, average price (id to OJd. Store pigs.—. Medium entry and prices on a par with last week’s sale. Small weatiers TOs to 13s , good Ids to 20s- small stores 10s to 235; medium

28s to 335; large 34s to 375. No sows in pig of any ip.mlil.v were offering,' only inferior sorts which realised up to | sk>ef.—Another iarge yarding. Inc market was slightly tusie. than last , v.-f?k, cspe iaMy for heavy weights, j !‘i imo lighter weights c good ijuaiilv (Ti l not show the s.mo -iodine. i’rime j steers £8 to £lO '.■>: others £(> to £7 15s; prime heifns i'7 to £8: uier!lnm C's to £0 It's, others £3 ids to, 11 15s. llrime cows £d to £, 12s Gd; ethers -Cl to £5 15--. i • Mutton. — Much larger yarding than i. si week ami larger proportion () f owes than recent sales. : lie market; • ion;-cl up a good ileal easier than j last week’s extreme juices, but im-

proved somewhat in the later part ol the sale. An average decline on last v, ee!;’s pru e,; ol 2- to I- Prime shoin wethers 29s to 80s: extra to 3s: medium 20s to 28s (id. lighter down to 235; crime ewes Ails to 2 , s N. extra to 20 s . medium 20 s to 22s (id. ! ighter and inferior 10s to 10s Gd. ' l.am.hs were also easier at Old to 10d overall.