COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1923, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

AD'.HNGTON STOCK MARKET. A STKA IVY MARKET. (By Telegraph.—Spscia! to Cuardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs H. Matson and Co., report as follows regarding iiieir stock sale at Addington yards yesterday:— Sion: sheep.—A .small yarding and keen demand for all classes. Rest sound mouth ewes up to C- Is. others :{-_>s lo :',7s (id : failing month ewes 2(ls to 2os: best forward wethers 2!)s to iris lid : hoggets 20s to 2os, inferior Ids to R)>. No ewe hoggets were yarded. Store cattle. —A very small entry, practically no steer-, coming forward. The carding comprised mostly cows and odd lots, besides one or two pens of heifers. Host 2 to :i years old hei- j lei's IJ2 *>s lo CA IA~, cows CIA to j •27a (id. What: few s. leers were yarded i showed little difference from last week. Rigs. A small entry of pigs and the demand was on a par with lasi week's rates. Light haconers til Ins to Cl As. heavy Cl 12s fid to Co, average .price 7<l to 7'd. I.iglti porkers 10s to AOs, heavy AAs to (ins, average price Pd to od. Choppers CS I.os in C, 10s. according to qualrty. ■Store pigs.— A medium entry, weatiers and small stores selling at late rates. Medium stores showed a slight improvement. Weanors Ins to l- s *. slips 10s to 2ns, medium 2Ss to •‘lds: sows in n:g C2 17s (id to til 2s (:d. No large si ores were offering. Reel'.—The smallest yarding for! some, time and included two or three j consignments from the North Island j which however did not shew their u-uel quality. Although the yarding was eon -iderahlv -mnlh-r (lie market did not show any apprec iahle improvement, hut certainly tinned as the sale progressed. Prime steers til to Cl 1 : extra m CHI 17s -'ll : medium CS Id to CIO 12- till: prime heifers C 7 to CO A- ml - e X u-e. m Cl 1 : others CA Ids to 0(1 I As; nri.ee rows CA As to C 7 : extra to CO As : «t l:ers CO to CA -L-. MulCon.- \ fah' carding, ahnnt two races more loan hi-t. week and a latgei proportion of wethers titan for some considerable time, including several excellent lines-. Following on la-t few weeks comparatively small yarding butchers were evidently in short supply. consequently the market opened lirm at l:.-t we d:'- rale-, and improved ed. West Coast and countrv Iml'her- were operating as well as graziers. who were Imen on any good shearing J 1.re.l wethers, giving. ~,, .„ :y-(s lor sheen ~f til's description. Prime \\ the.'s to s nd to 41s, ext ra to 2d-, medium ills to 30 fid : others 20 to .-Ms fid: prime ewers 31< fid to ■ others down to 2N fid. backward end aged selling as low as 20s fid Xo lambs were yarded.