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Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1923, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET PRICE OF REEF DROPS. (By Telegraph.— Special to Cuardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. .Messrs H. Matson and Co., icport ns follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store Sheep —A medium entry mostly hoggets and wethers, with a .small sprinkling of ewes. Hoggets and wethers were a shade easier, but all classes of ewes were eagerly .sought after. .Be-l sound mouth ewes up to 37,s (id. other., from 20s to ;K).s; best wethers up to 2!is !M. others from 27s to 28s Oil; best weilmi hoggets 18s to 225; extra g< <>d to 20s. Best ewe hoggets up to 2!ls Oil, others from 21 s to 20s. Store cattle A medium entry, mostly a nun-deseript. lot. hut the demand all-round was good. dvrs, sleets to £O. 2 years ditto £2 7s (id to £0: yearling ditto 2.75: 2 year heifers C2 to £2 12s (i I: yearlings ditto 20s to 28.-; cows 20to dlls.

Bacon piys A smaller entry and prices were -mm-what better than la.-l sale. Porkers wmv in over supply and pi tcs ca-e.l. Eight li.-uoners £0 1.7 sto £ I ,7 s. heavy (M Ids in C 7 os; average 7if in 71.il per lit. Porkei'.s £- *'s to £2 12s Oil; heavy £2 1.7 s to £0 os; average price 8d to !*.Jd.

Store pigs \n average yarding, and tleiiiiind fair but no large stores were offering. WeuniTs 111, tu |os, extra up to 20s; slips ISs to 20s; medium to 20s to ;los ; sows in ) ig CO to £ I 10s. Beef—A very largo yarding comprising over TOO head, ineluding a consignment from Southland as well as one consignment from the North Island, which however arrived 100 late for the sale. The market owing to the large yarding was slightly easier, but any good ( 1 11.11 it V sold well. There was an average drop on last week ol about los per head. Prime steers CIO -7s to 213 10s. extra to £l7 17s; medium £8 to £lO 10s: others down to £1 17s. Prime heifers £7 to £9; extra to CIO 7s (id: others Cl lAs to CO 12s fid. Prime ri-ws. £t; to £8 10s: extra to £9 17s. Olliers £2 17s to Co 17s. Mutton- A muvii smaller yarding again, mostly ewes, although tlmre was a larger proportion of wether- than

usual, including several lines of excellent quality. The market opened tip considerably linnet' than last week. and continued so throughout, but towards Lite end of tlm sale things eased somewhat, especially for medium sorts. Ewes showed all average advance ot 2s lid in 1, per bead, wclle-i's 2- t" As Oil lust week. l’riine welhei's 38s to -10 s extra to 17s till ; medium dlls fill to .‘t7s ; ethers down to 'Jits. Prime ewes io litis extra to tilts ild. medium 2' s to .IN nd. others (low ii to IBs (i I. Landis—Very lev, were .vanled. butchers securing the majority. I’licewere jinn for best quality and one line from the We-t Coast which came through t lie tunnel arrived in splendid order, showing the advantage el stock coming direct hv rail, instead ol driving over t he hill.