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Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1923, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Al 3 JIN CTO H STOCK MARKET LARUE YARIiiNU ME .SHEER. (By Telegraph.--Special to Guardian-) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Ate.ssrs H. Alatsou and Co., leport as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store sheep.—There was practically lie-tiling in the yarding, but there was a. good sale for what was offered, there being no quotable dill'eretice from last week’s price. Store {.'attic.-—There was a small yardig and a. very small, attendance of buyers. The quality was very nondescript- anil in consequence a very dull sale. No quotable lines were oll'ered. hut one pan of good three and l-.vr. steers made lo I,os. Ligs.—There was a small entry of fat pigs which met with a good demand a*, the outset, but towards the close of the sale prices receded. Choppers made £2 Ilfs to £-!' 13s, light porkers JOs to <!7s-fid, heavy 57s to Co. average price CJd to 7i{d; light bat-oners £3 to £3 os. heavy £3 Ids to £3 15s. extra heavy lo l-l fjs, average price 5Jd to Old. Store pigs.—A medium entry and the demand was easy. Wcanars and small stores showed a slight improvement on last week’s rates. Y\ miners (is to lls, small stores 13s to 17s. medium Los to 83-. light to 3Us.

|'|. A very large yarding enmprisiiijj; about ]»0 head. I lie entry included >OlllO excellent quality Suuthlaiid Cattle, the North Island alto being represented. The market was generally easier all round than last week, ami was about equal to prices ruling a fortnight ago. Prime steers r-f) 1 i; s to £l2 Cls. extra to £lO 12s: medium £0 1■ ’s to £9 os. others £! to !;(! I(>m ; prime heifers £0 Ids to £S Ids. ellu-rs £3 5s to OS os: prime rows £4 10s to £7. extra to £8 12s Ctl. others £2 15s to £4 ox. Mutton. —There was an unexpectedly large yarding. Owing to most 01 the railway routes in Canterbury being interrupted by the Hood a small entry was anticipated, hut ic-dsiy sheep, however. came from all quarters and we had the largest yarding fur some months, and the market war. cor.sequentlv easier, hut it it had nut been that, hnlehers were short of _ supplies the market would have been still ea-ier. As it was it was about Is Gd to 2s below last week's rates. Several lot., of Chatham Island sheep were yard--00. Prime wethers 28s Gd to 31s (>< extra 32s (id to 375. a few speeial_makj ng 4(ls 3d; medium 24s Gd to 27s Gd, lighter down to 225. Ihe graziers v. e 1 e operating freely on unfinished lots. Prime ewes made 22s Gd to 2is. extra to 80s Gd ; others I ts Gd to 225. There was a small yarding of lambs, but no quotable change.