COMMERCIAL NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1923, Page 4

COMMERCIAL NEWS

ADDINGTGH STOBK MARKET j i)RDR IN LA.MIS.S. I (By Tefegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. ! .uessrs H. Matson and Co., report as j follows regarding their stock sale at Ad- , dington yards yesterday:— j •Store sheep. -A large entry, and j good sale throughout. Best ’ wether- j 2-1 s to 275, others from l-> lo 225, best t rape lambs from 21s to 2-As, smaller from I 7s. (Id. Rest ewes am! lambs, a I', counted, to 2.'is (id, others from l'i.- til to 20s: sound mouth ewes from 2.'!s to 2Hs Id. Fat Rigs. A small yarding of fat pigs elfering. and good demand, showing improvement in prices. Yalues beavv £3 12 - to £•! ; average price Aid | in (id. Light norh.'-rs. t:2 to L'2 A> | I'cavv £2 7s tkl to L"2 12s fid: average j.i'iee ('id lo .ii. Choppers. £ii. Fvnv Rigs A small yarding, and demand easy. Weaners lls to Ifts. ( -lips |ss lo 2.'is: .medium 2ls to .‘los. No large stores were wd'ering. Store C'attlu.—A very small entry and practically no quottiblo lines oiler ing. One decent pen of three year oh' -leers made L'ti Is. The balance of the varding was made tip of odd Id - which met niih similar demand to rceeni sales. |h-cf. A uic.-liiici yarding comprising about 22A head. The quality was • i( . y irregular and im hided several lines of excellent steers. The market opened at about the same as last week ami towards the end. if anything, showed an improvement, especially in good rows and heifers, hi our opinion the market generally was slightly betlei t ha;, last week. Rrime steers L'lh'to L'l2 LAs. extra io IDA As; medium L'S to e<: 10- ; others io £7 IBs : prime !. oilers L'd !A- to !.S I os: extra to CO 17- bd: otheis t.'A lo CD IDs; eowt L'l IBs to £K. Alulloii. A (■onipaiativeiy -mall yarding, hut owing to lititcher» having I,ought l-,c::vi!y at la-t sale, a majority !,,,, 1 pic stijiplics mi hau l. Conse<|ilenti;, the ittarkel generally v its easier .11 III!'!. The quality generally was irregular, ami ewes formed the greater purtmu o! the market. One or two out -1 andoi;, 1 : lines of wethers met- with ~ Freezing buyers were ■ p-u'o ting sparingly. Rrime wet Iters oils to Ills Ud. extra lo >'l7s ho. medium 27s to 20s iitl. light and inferior 21s p„| t,-, 275; ewes, a simile proportion. Fat Lambs. A small yarding, but owing to Die hotelier-' having pierliougbt at. last sale, and many of them till with amide supplies, the butchers ,cu : pcl D ion was very weak. Freezing ■i t„. ~ he' -cl an averagi dr '!> of from 2s 1,, ami in our opinion w:i...qua! to a Ik,HI h'.d over ail R. ill"' lambs made from ■to ; -2s L:l. extia in ;F,s od. n ediiint 2As to 2, - "d, ligoi and inferior 22s to 21s Bd. (.ra/.mrs operated freely on light and un'ini-h- ---.! si';li. and !•: 'Mr mold m bought ■ im l"0 or a 'vant-ge ill Dm fat pens than they did in Dm ‘-tores. ric-hf et c GALLON Cf: VV. 'a >N "cm: 'ml,-.c ,e i milk in a yar has arrived. She is Dm ; Pm! .s'- Ei !C Bi"' !: ■ < ciantha. ° | . mid 7 we: 1! I ehiiig'.t. : to lh" , n-'.cbc h Worthing, owned far; j ■!.„ f. u "c-den and (-'..bine! Thyt.im. ; (~l •,i: ’em.'- ripproach. In the .'LChi sod-I r . a -,iv • mat k has : emi wmclm-! „ ith i.'i.-i'csf in the dairy-farming world.) Yesterday at i I mm. (her se. mid mi!':;- ! ing of ilm day. a- -due .January it ha ; ,v:, 1,,--- e-ssry to mil!; lvr four time(id - days. ! j: j-. | •:! II" yt'i'iv; Stllrr i!i«‘ ; ' ! ~ it. -j. tint) ■ al! -ii . cow. E-kc licit \. h-m re that : <• 1.000 r Rous caw | was -nm!ar!y regarded. ‘ Tl>- : ' ‘ uov. i -. -n:ih- 2,<HMI gallons ee > - in lid e.uinlTv. of whic-i tifty-hve -■ British. * • :s two Short horns. >l.t-! one cm b ' V ,- .j-,;--- am! Red Roll broods. S Y.-cC t! im-stul gall-'lls C ola.ntha is live ordinary i-.iws ;o cue. She hafrequently given more Dint 11 gallons • f milk in a day, and 1 ’• daily average throughout her life is A- gallons. She has had live calves ;ml yield,-1 mere: !(•::,i All time- her civil weight 'll mill:. ‘-'imuli.iiueously with Colanlha’s leaf I,as appeared the first 2.0 :B gallons heifer— Ctiadrlesley ('ten Stately, a ! u heianaiug io Sir < harles MaikI a,!'. -wi:o. v it It h"r lirst .-al!, has -DeMod 2,001 gallons in 35S days.