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Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1923, Page 4

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A 3 JiNCTON STOCK MARKET PRIME del;; firm. VERY LARGE YARDING OF SHEEP (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs H. Matson and Co., report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store Sheep—A medium sized yarding. including some really good lilies of sheep. The market was decidedly ’buoyant, and showed an improvement all-round. S.M. ewes made 26s to 30s, extra good to 33s and 355; medium sorts 17s to 235, aged and inferior 13s to 15s Gd; ewe hoggets to 20s, best M.S. hoggets 20s to 225., medium 17s to 10s Gd, others down to 12s; forward wethers 23s (id to 29s lOd; one extra good line making 31s lOd to 325; medium 23s to 20s, others down to 21s. Store cuttle—A large yarding, but mostly of mm-deseript lots, comprising mostly old cows with a few pens ef nice steers. There was a very dragging side, the demand be.ng null. Three-year steers £3 to £3 15s, 2-yr. ditto 33- to -!<K yearlings 15s to 235: 2-yrs. heifers £2 5s to £2 10s, yearlings 20s to 355; cows 15s to 30.;. Digs. ■ A very small yarding of bacn.is and an average yarding of porkers. The demand ail through was keen, especially so lor porkers. Eight bnecncis £3 l,i; to .21 us. heavy £■' IQs to L's. average price OJd to 71.1; choppers £4 to £7: light porkers 45s U: 30s. heavy 55s to 05s. average price 7ld to ti l. Lt )-p pigs. A medium yarding which met with a fair demand. AVo'iuei's 0s to I As. slits 16s to 225, medium 28s to large to lE. No sows in pig iio’v n H’ol ■

Brel.— The smallest yarding and test sale for some eon.-tderahlo time. Fe qiialdv all j'O'ind was generally hotter but still there was a Itlir propoitien of nr. finished stars and eld cows yarded. The market; opened cunsic.erahly i-i;m : *r and if anything strengthened as the .-ah. progic ■ d. There was ail ave- , .0.. if yt'.i to 40s per head. Prime sice’;- £l.l to £l-1, extra to £l7. medium £'S 5- to CIO I Os, others £-t las, to £8; prime heifers £7 to £9 10s, extra la CIO 15-\ others £4 3s to £6 15 S ; prime cows £5 10s to CD; medium £1 to £5 ss, others down to £2 10s. Mutton! There was the largest yarding for some time and the overllow had to be f.c; oiiimedate.l ill the tat lamb pens. Ewe; again predominated. but several consignments ol good op.uditv wetliors were also yarded. ! his das-' of sheep and best quality ev.es showed little change. Medium ewe; were easier hut the lighter sorts and ewe; suitable for freezing weie 'otter as evidently the expert hovers were operating on improved limits. Consulting the -be id’ tb-f yarding the sate must he emt-i leied a good cue. Rest waiters 3!; to 37 9(1, extra to 435. .. |\*v extra special. making *S ts: prime medium ditto (kl I<* bd, and good shoaiing sorts 27s to 20-; I rime ewes 20; to 31- (id. extra to 33- | 1; medium 22s fid to 25s fid, lighter and geed freezing ewe; 17s to 225. other- d m u io 14s (id. I.ainhs.- A larger yarding than last week, the quality being very irregular. The mntket was very keen throughout, esp-s-iaUy for the better quality lines, the average overall price 'icing 10Id per l!u