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Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1923, Page 4

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—o ADJSNCTON STOCK MARKET. CATTLE PRICES EASIER. (By Telegraph.— Special to Guardian.), CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. .Uessre U. Matson and Co., report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store Sheep There "as a fair entry for this time of the year. Wethers and owes were firm at last week's rates, but hoggets if anything, were not m> keen. Pc.-t -.m. L Iced ewes 2.8 s to J2s !)d, -I, li, and S-tuot'ns to BA.> 3d; medium 23s to 27s Gd.. failing and lowconditiuned sorts 17s to 22s (id; lest m.s, hoggets 28s Cd to 235, medium 17s to 20s, ethers down to !2< Cd; cost wethers 2'Ts Cd t:: 3ls Id. medium 23s to 2As 9d, others down to 28s (id. Store Cattle—A veiv small yarding and as usual, mostly non-descript lets predominating. There was practically no quotable lines ollering. One ten ol 3-vear steers made up to £-o No other steers were . yarded. Best heilers Pa C l 101, cows 20s to 3A-. Pigs.-There was a small entry of porkers and bneune;s. which met "itlt a keen demand. Light porkers 45s to AOs. heavy A 2s Cd to £'■’> As. a vent;.--price 3d to 9.1. Light baeoner- C 3 I As to £1 Bls. heavy £! lAs to £A (is. ext! 1 lieavy to Co I Is; efiopjicrs £3 10; to £7 15s. according to quality. Store pigs. A small yarning which met with a fair demand, and only a lew weatiers were nlle-ed. waicli i'eclised good prices. N\ eaners Lis to T“• extra gred to 19- (bl ; slips 17- n 22-: small .-tores 25- to 30s. medium 32to 38s, large in !Ast sows in p'g t'2 17s Cd to 83 P's. Beef. - There was a larger yardili*: ili -n la t v.,.'k. in hiding • erne ready i Idles of ,-iati; 11 I .'til- . The market ov-ned firm at but we.!; rates but and unfinished steers s,ig!.Li\ -1 ci I l ' £1! IBs. extia to £l7. medium £■'■ F's to £lO IPs . Hi a- j; A As to £S 1 A-: prime heifer- 87 m CO 10-. ex. a to £U. others f! to £C 15-: 1,, £9, pciiiuin £ I t |: 8;s, otheis £_ 10s to C L . • Moti'cn. Fairly large yn'diU!.'. anti again mi’-tli . "vs alt’mugh there acre more "ethers yarded than for some Lime. The quality all round wa- gene,..(ll v Letter a- export buyers were keen for any sheep ■■ uit id be !or t rvezing. i Towards Lhe end of t!:c sale. the market cased 1 on-iderablv. Best wether-; made 88s (pi tu 87-. extra l Hs 7d. ; : ime 29s (id to 335. others down h: -' ’ : ewes about the sam- purity. Lambs A small yarding, the qualiti j l. ung vei v icegubir. but tlier" was a ! keen demand, the average over all i ra e j 1,l ing 10 9l to 1 1 d per lb. NYATAHO.N SALE. ! A: (!:.. cl: cards ■ n Tuesday la-t a j -pci-I sale of Ini > to.-!; fixed by the ! I )t r.s'lors of the Saleyards < 1; 111 t-:i 1 ;.v j was It, l.i a- ..a experiment. to me-i

suit cannot he termed quite satisfactory. Save for the fat .sheep lines the yarding was practically not worth bothering about, only 59 head of cattle coming forward. The attendance was small and bidding in consequence was restricted. Sheep were in demand at ruling prices, and though slow in opening out were subsequently all sold tit satisfactory prices. The total yarding was 407. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. -old as follows: — On account of Messrs Gibb Bros.. 18') fat wethers at 83-. two fat lamb- at 89. On account Messrs .Sullivan Bros., Ad fat wethers at 33-. 81 fat wethers at „ 31- .and 91 fat e.vcs at 31s. On ta--1 omit of .Me-srs Nolan Bins. 1 steer j a’ £4 I As. On recount of Mr Ju- , Green, A fat cows at £1 lis (id and 4- j i: ; t heifers: sit £4 17s <s(l. On juronnt j V. Haddock 0 [orward steer.' at £{.) and 1 steer at £4. On account NY. 11. Chinn. 1 springer at £h 12s Gd.