COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1924, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

AUJINCTON STOCK MARKET r.inci-: i'njl'i!• s nr AiriTux AND 1:1 I'll-. (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCIiniCU. This Day. Messrs 1-1. Matson and Co., report as f. tiov,regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store cheep.—A very large ; arding, •.omprisintj mostly lambs. Consideru:;; the t>f>t j<>11:tlD heavy entry, tin' tale •».!■■ ;:•> ,r| throughout and practirally t!•*.- '.'hole yarding uus ■•• loured a' am tinii. (.load forward lainlis made 23s to tils lid, rape lambs IDs (id tu tils (id. medium 17s to IDs, smaller 1-is to HD !,M. best 2-ioot h half bred ewes to Is hid. I. (! ami Btb ewes tils to tills, failing ditto tils lid to tils Dd. ior.var.l v,.Tilers ti-’is to 28s. otiiers 21s (id to 2ls. Store Cattle. ... \ large entry, mosily odd lots. The market was good and competition fairly keen throughout. 1- steers made £0 to , L‘fi IDs, 3-vr. ditto CD t'e £5 os. 2-yr. ditto IDs to 4 7-,, vearlitigs ties to 11, s Od, IS-inos. to 2- lieifers £2 IDs to £3 os. yearling ditto 80s to Tils, cows 2os to -los. Nn very attractive lots were ollering. Store pigs.--A medium entry, ihe demand being easier llitui late rales. AYeaiiers made 2(ls to 21s, small stores 2os to 295. medium 11-js to los. No large stores were ollering. l.ight hampers L'3 IDs to £4, heavy £1 os to £| 12s. extra heavy to £1 I( js, average price fid to Old. choppers £2 10s to C 4. Lord'. A very heavy yarding, there being about 480 head. ihe (|iiality. generally, was much hetter till round than lately, and included some, real good lines of steers. The market opened firmer than at last week’s sale, and till good quality showed a decided improvement. Prime steers made £l3 to £IA IDs. extra In £lB fis fid. medium £1(1 os to £l2 los. others down to CO Ids. prime heifers £8 to £lO 10s. down to £l. prime rows £7 to £9 IDs, extra to £lO. ss. medium C 4 los fid to £0 Ids. others down to £2 Ids. Mutton. —A very large yarding and owing to the delay in starting it was very late before the finish of the sale. The quality, taken all round, was not up to the usual standard and ewes easily predominated. Tn fact, there were very few decent lines of wethers yarded. The side opened firm and showed an improvement on last sale, Imt towards the end the demand, especially for ewes, slackened somewhat, and freezing buyers were able to secure a good proportion. Prime wethers made 33s to 3i?, extra to 40s, good medium ditto 29s to 32s fid. lighter and inferior 2fis to 28s fid. prime ewes 2.s fid to 335, a feu extt.i making 38s, good medium sorts 25s to OD. lighter 21s fid to 24s fid. lightei 21s fid to 21s fid, inferior down to lfis. Lamb?.—A large entry, the market being firm at last week’s rates. The quality was good and ii anything rather bettor than last week. Prime lambs made 10d to 10\d overall.