COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1923, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ADJSNCTCJI STOCK MARKET i \YTI.-T luv.-T Rt VEILS CTIT'iTATLNG j (By ToFgrapli.--Special to Uuarti:<uvt CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. ! Messrs 11. Matson and Co., u-port as I follows re-aiding iheir slock sale at AdI diugtor, yards yesterday: j Store -iltvep. A smaller cutty, praeI two tenths, including -eteral lines from | Kaikema. Cm ideriug the .( ontinoed j •■poll of dry v. c.iliier the sale mil-1 be j oen.o ( lorc;l a good one. although there ";i- an . ,crane drop all round ol 1I (id l i 2-, One lit..' ot extra good forI ward wethers made 20s I Oil. others 33s lb; to it:- I'.'.c and I'ini: v nib vei list II- c aule. A small yai ding, mosl- !•. ei Ikiial i'il t lot-. No big entile '' ,:■( yu:i led i ml ihe liemaml was liaril- . I.,at, a- at the !a-.t -.tie. Smile nil e 'bn-ey eros- 2 year old empty i i : ei - made £ ! S-. oi her 2 ,\ r. hetl' -i s io C! ids, be-t eons £1 l.’is to £I. kie. -i -mall entry of kiemer- and an over snpjily of parko!-. which sulleivil in t"iii-.'i|tiei.t e. Riteoit-fs iiiljirovcd in juice. ahie- were: light baioi.e s £■■’< to e;j i()s. heavy t.'i l-As. to £•! os. extra In £-j, are;itge prieo li, i! to Til; [or!.els, light, 10- to ]■>, heavy 17- Cl I-. A.!-, average price Ci to «;•■.!: ( iioji]i"rs .02 It- to *_■■! It!-. Stone tig- A medium entry The denial.'i for medium ;mi lingo -iiera s ea.s.v. UN a nets : .1,1 well ami Male . d licit er |i!• - ■.— limn I 4 -a !e. ' ultie.-; wi'ie: tYi'.iuci's |7, to ibis, small ■li 2'.. io 2S- l!l. medium Alls it 1., ei'. A:iei!: ■. big yat din;:, inr |udI ing Ni ith I - land t nil -i; • 1111 ii i, ts. There j weila I I s. many for toilehi?: -' ivi[i ilemel'.ts and iain-equeiM !,v '.lie ivarki 1 -bowed a furiee. drop on la-t wick'- p'i "< of quite 20- per bead all loitiul. the sale being easier. f'rime steers mad'' 211 ; to L'll It!.-, extra te £h'i. im'dium £'* 10- to £l.l. oihet.'J ', b'i- a, f:'l j rime heifer- L'tj Id- to £!) ext-pel ail CRi 7.-. others £d As to Cb IU-. 1 tine rows £,} Id- to L'S. extra t • Tin 2- Od. medium £1 to £o Ike: 22 10- to 03 ids. Aluitoi.. A t mailer yarding, rm.-tly wiilicr.-. Inn the quality isenei aI • v was good nil round. 'I lu. market on, i ei! up tt good deal firmer and continued co till towards the end when eve- es- • pet ially cased somewhat. West Coast j buyer- Were updating keenly ill the first part of the sale especially run! tin . fii'cziug buyers were keen on any good I quality light weight wethers or handy ewes and this helped to keep the market firm, the average rise being ) is 171 Lo 2- pm head, prime wethers made 33s bd to 3b- (id. extra to -13 s fid. He dims 30s lo 33-. others 27s 1.0 2°s (id: prime owes 27s (id to 32-. extra good to 3ds fill: medium 2 !.s Cd to 275. others UN to 23s 3d.

Lambs.'—A fairly huge yarding ot groaT quality. Butchers were very keen and the market showed 1- to 2s adva.iice and averaged easily Did over till and in many cases up to JOJ.