COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1923, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. DROP IX BFEF AND MATTOX(3y Telegraph.—Special So Cuardiaa) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs H. Matson and Co., report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store Sheep—A much smaller entry, mostly of backward shorn Iwo-tootii wethers, one or two pens of forward wether.- and only two pens of owes ami lamb- were yarded, backward soils. There was a good sale, being easier

than D-t wee!;, but good forward wethers showed little dill'erenee and considering the continued dry .spell the sale must he considered a good one. Best 2-tooth wethers made lifts to 21s. others lbs (id to B)s, forwaid 1 and 0-tootli 2-1 s lid to 27s lid, a few extra good to I*o-. ; medium and inferior ditto, 21s lo 2.'Ss ltd: shorn ewes and lambs lbs Fid. all counted. Store Cattle'.—A fair yarding, mostly of young stuff and old cows. There were many l>ig steers yarded and competition, except for best forward bullocks was lint icarlv so keen but practically Die whole yarding was disposed oi under the itutimer. Three-year-old steers made Cfi Ids to C 7 10s. yeaiiing ditto Ids to 21-. 2 years iieil'.o.- £2 10s lo £b As. yearling ditto 2d- to Ids: cows id- lo Ids bd. ]•'; t pig- medium enlry winch met with a slack demand am! prices wore !• wer D an they hove !u on tar tins -casoji. Value- wete: i.t. baeolior.(id lo fids, he ivy 70s to 80s. extra heavy to Oil-, average pi a e fid. to Old: It. pollo'i's id- to: 7>o-: heavy .12s to dfis. average price 7 til to Sd ; eliop.jiers 22 to £1 IDs. .Store pigs- A medium yarding and owing to tiie lower pike.- for fats prices eased aceoi dingly. tallies were: Weanel'.- 12s in 2-ls. small .store- 2d- to 28s. medium fids to fib.- . large to -ids. Beef. There was a large carding, hut Die quality was hardly up to the usual

a\,-rage. The market opened up easier iumi at la-t sale ami did not improve. Towards Die end of the sale the drop was lame decided. This decline v.aX most apparent in tile heaviest classes of eat lie. the prevailing very hot wcatl.ei evidently not b ing suitable lo tliis iluss of trade. Big cattle weie quite -!0- per load down, but good quality lighter beef did mu suffer 1" the same extent. I’limc stems made (.'ld 10s lo

£ Id. extra lo £-17. medium £T Ids to /:!:{. oilier, down to £d Ids. prime lieilers £7 IDs to £;). extra to £11; other- '.'l Ids to £7; piinie cows £ I into £'.i. extra to £lO 12- fid. ..t-hers M to £ i As. Muit'ii- \ fair yarding, again being nil ,-tly ev. II ally all shorn, ami the quality generally wa- imliti'clvni. ill lare oi the large) yarding- <U . aiile and I,mill- and also the fact that most el the luililiets Mill have xtipplits mi I and. Hi • unit ket opened decidedly *.•:■- sler am) continued so liiloiiglitml. about -J- to if- l-t'lov. la-i week. Yt'etii-:-'w showed a in"lino from par to Is ji.w la ad. I’lim .' jvetbe:.- made .'Ms fid to dfi- lb.l. extra te 3(1- 7il. medium •J - fid to HI-, 'tilers down to 2As fid: pi inn i wo- :M.-. i: 2"-, a lew extra special to fids lit! medium 21- to 2:1- (,:], ..liter- ltd fid to 20.- fid.