COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1923, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

— — ADJINCTON ST Of! it MARKET, I.AUUK YARDI'XC STORE CATTLE. (By Telegraph.—Special to Cuardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs IT. Matson and Co., icport as follows regarding their stork sale at Ad- ; dingtou yards yesterday: ! The store sheep yarding was about | the same as last week with a slight ! improvement all round. The best rai ■ lambs made up to j 23* :jd. others from 1*» to 29*; best j sound month owes no to 325, others from 1 to 27.-. (id: inferior and travelled sorts Irom 12s to L>s : best wethers from 23s to 2:is (id : "tueis. from lit to 225. | Store Cattle.—-' Tito re was a very ; large yarding comprising till sorts.. The demand was hardly as good as at . recent sales and bidding was con-e- \ < j lie it 11 v not so keen. Sonic very good eat tie were yarded. Hast 3 and A year | old steer- made Ah 12s fid to Co os ; j 2 year old ditto. Id !"- to C ■ C,s : j veailings to I L : - : lietlers. 2 venri old-. i-2 Ids to Id As : yearlings j 27s (id to dis : cow - 2bs to Ids. Store Pigs.—. There was a large yard- j iijg of store pigs, same being iorwaid. j and weaners and small stores showed j an improvement on la-t week’s rales.; Medium and large stores were easier. ; Weaners made 12s to I Ms: small More-j 0[),; p) of., ■ medium, 2! s to .‘To.: large, | |-'jiL Pigs.-There was a large entry | • j |;'■ s and prices were lower a!i • | round, both for p-rk.-r- and bin- n r- j ; j'i j.iiiwere: tight baeonors Cd Ids | ' j to •;! : heavy bacon r-. C! 7> i" Cl j t j 12- : t Urn heavy to f I 1 >*: | ; I | lui'le ■r- 22 d- to t'2 its ; heavy put hei s | i 22 12s to I'd Ms; Ihe average being : j 7',d til M‘d ; ehopjier,' Co In i-->s. ' Heef. —"There was another \er.v _ large yarding, the uiudiiy being very, , irregular tlironghont. r l he entry conn i i pro . d a large proper! ion of old nows j and unfinished steers. 1 his ehl-s n! j rattle were again easier but any good (piality steers dr heifers sold well at ; ! |,.s| tales. Prime steers CP) ' ids to IP! Ids I extra to CPI 17s (id : i medium It- os to L'H): other- down to - eg; prime lieilois Id o>. to H- ills. - others down l-o Hi: prime heifers IT - A, to I'S !lk. others Cl :<> C'i : prime s ,-ows 1i to C’l 2s (id. others I'd los to ■I II Ids. '"i .Motion.—The entry wa- smaller i | ; ,g* w,■(•!<. jio-jiir. hoi ]»;.*. iinoi ly S I I Oi' . we.-, but the Munliiy all „ i round wa- gem rally better. i iiero if |wt not many wethers yarded, but Tie market for heavy ewes and h -t ■ V ! week liv U ti.l lo 2s. hut towards the p j olid of (be -rlo eased somowhai. , | tuber sorts showed little all end ion; j Prime wethers 32s to oti-: extra to ( Of is hi: medium '2d- to dl- fid: others : down to 21- (id: prime ewes 2d- (id to 275. extra to til-: medium 21s to 2ds. ic i others down to 1 (is. lo | a.ninbs.—There was a -mall entry oi lamb-, tint (piality being irregular. 1 The market was a good deal easier than lasi week. The average overall juice ja r lb was about Old.