COMMERCIAL NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 December 1922, Page 4

COMMERCIAL NEWS

■MJ HR CTOS STOCK MARKET. A DOUBLE AIAB.KE'i. FIR Al PRICE FOR LAMB. (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. .uessis 11. Matson and Co., report as i) Hows regarding their slock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store sheep-. A larger yarding titan last week, comprising practically all wethers and ewes with lambs at foot, ’i : >• market was firm throughout at-h:-t neck’s prices and showed little ditferonce. If the demand was slightly firmer. Best wethers up to 26s (id. others from 21s to 245, host t-wais and lambs in the wool up to 2(!s, all counted. Others from 26s to 23s Gd. Best shorn ewes and lambs at foot up to 25s 6d, others from 17s to 21s. A few rape lambs were offered and m x with keen competition selling from 22s 9d to 245. Beef.—A very large yarding. 450 head as against 338 last week. The quality generally was indifferent awl comprised mostly stoers, but tt lew

lines.of nice quality heifers were yarded' and met with good competition. The market open: cl a good deal easier than last week, and was most irregular throughout'. Towards the latter stages of the rale the market improv--I considerably and prices at the finish v. ere anything from £1 to 30s above the opening rates. Prime steers from 210 os to £l2. 15s. extra prime up to £ll 15s; medium steers from 28 to .CIO; others down to 26. Prime heifers from .26 10s to £8 10s, extra prime up to 210 7s (id; others from ,24 to £6 3s. Prime cows 26 to £8 10s; others £2 10s to £5 15s. Store cattle.—A very small yarding in this department .although the quality generally was good and there was a fair demand. Three year old steers 21. to .24 15s; two year old steers £2 to £2 5s ; yearling steers 15s to 22s 6d; three-year old lwafers £2 15s to £3; yearling heifers 18s 6d to 20s; cows 15s to 30s.

* hat Pigs.—There was a good yarding of fat pigs forward and they met with a fair demand throughout. The salewas very irregular but juices fluctuated considerably. Choppers 40s up to £3 IOj; light baconcrs £2 13s to 22 17s; heavy bneoners .23 to 23 10s. The a venal go price overall old for light and 5V tomb’d for heavy. Tight porkers 85s jo £2 heavy £2 2s to 22 10s. Average price Gd to. 9d per lb. Store pigs.—Of store pigs there was a large entry. In tho early jiart of the sale the demand was good hut fell away as it progressed and towards the erul .sales were hard to make. Small pirns sold best in proportion. Small weaners sold 12s to 18s, good up to 22s* small .stores 18s to 245; medium 25s to !V)s; large up to 425; sows in pig £2 10s. .Mutton.—A very large yarding inclining mostly ewtis. The quality was very indifferent except in the case of a. few outstanding lines of both ewes I and wethers. Owing to the large lamb 1 sales the mutton sale did not start 1 until late ill. the afternoon and at .the I time of writing this report fhe sale had i not finished. The market opened I slightly firmer than last week and | owing to butchers having to secure a 1 fortnight’s supply, and also to the competition of the freezing buyers. 1 he market remained fairly firm throughout at about, last week’s rates. Wethers Cd to did ewes 4 ; Jd to sd. Lambs. —An exce|>tioually heavy yarding in (his department, every pen being occupied, (living to the Christmas demand, as well as the freezing buyers competition, the market opened' firm nml. remained firm throughout the safe. The best lambs made up to 3s Gd. All classes sold well on a similar overall*basis as last neck’s sale viz 10d per !b. Them v. ill be no sale next Wednesday.