COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1923, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

A DLM NCTON STORK MARKET MUTTON PRICES FIRM. (By Tolegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs H. Matson and Co., report ns follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store Sheep.—A large yarding for the time of the year, and all classes sold well. Rest sound mouth ewes up to Ails (id. failing mouth ewes from 22s to 2Gs (id. Rest wethers from HRs to 345; extra good to 30s -Id, best hogoets 22s to 25s : ewe hoggets 20s to 28s. Store Cattle—Only a small entry, and the quality was very mixed. Tho demand was hardly as keen. 3-year steers, £4 40s to £5 ss; 2-yrs to V2 Kite £3; yearlings 15s to 255: 2-yr hellers £2 15- to yearlings 25s to 33. Cows 20s to 255.

Pigs.—small entry of porkers and haeouers. Porkers showed an advance in bite rates owing to short supply. Baeouers sold at late rates. Fight porkers £2 10s to £2 15s; heavy £2 I is (id to C 3 IDs. The average price was <>,l to 1.0:1. bight haeouers £3 los to £4 10s; heavy £5 to £5 10s. The average price was id to i id. Store Pigs.—A medium yarding, and the demand was easier for verniers and slips, medium stores selling at late rates. No large stores were, offering. Wenners 43s to 18s. -bps PM to 235. medium stores 28- to .K-. Beef. —A very large yarding, over 10f! more than last week, including one ronsb'iimoiit of about 8!) from the North* Island. The quality generally sneaking showed an improvement, and the market, if aiivthing. was slightly firmer, will) about Ms to 15- per head ri-e. Prime steers £ll 10s to £lO ss: exiia to £lO 10- : medium £0 to. £11 15s- lehc'-s down to r O. Prime heifers i 7 1(1- to £lO 5s : others £5 to £7 ss; in ime . ii#-. £0 to £O. extra to £lO 1 , s (id medium £4 to C 5 15s: others .-5- Tito £3 15s. Mutton. A larger yarding than last week, and again comprised mostly wethers, the largest proport ion coining from south of the Rakaia. Some really excellent quality were yarded. Ihe market opened tinner than la-i wees, and continued so throughout:, showing an avorago advance* of par to Is Id ty* 1 ' licid. Prime wethers 37s (id to 42s dd : extra, to oils; medium 34s (id to His : others 2!ls (id to 345: prime ewes 32s to 3(is: extra to 3!)s 3d. medium 28s to 31s lid: lighter and inferior 24- <id to 27s (id. others down to 21s.