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Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1924, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINGTON STOCIK MARKET, AYE ST COAST LAMBS SELL WELL. (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs If. Matson and Cm, report as follows regarding their stock sale at Adlirgten yards yesterday: Another large yarding, hut not nearly such a big entry its last week. Lambs again formed flic biggest pro-

portion oi the entry. There were also a good number of shipped and travelled owes and con-itlering the continued dry weather, the sale must bo enimidere'.o.ier. Although there were levcml exceptionally good sales of young ewerite -ale from beginning to tml v.as w

Hid. mdeium ditto 23: ('.:l to 275; old cues JGs to 235; Lost 4 and G tooth Wfttiers 21s to 27s fid; others 2Cs Id to 23s G:>. Best rape iambs 20s 1-> 235. mcdh’int i - Oil to 19s 0d; others 12s fid to 15-: culls down to 8- 0.1.

Stoic Cattle-—Only a medium entry and no outstanding lines were ofiered. old caws funning tit? bulk of Hi 1 eqDy. Ct-m-'etilion v,t.« very dull end side-: hard to make. 3 and ! year steers to £5 Is. yearlings to 2yrs.. : 1.1 steers 25to -15 s; yearling t 18 month- Inner. again, mostly ev.,--. '! be ■'[indi'.y ; ae~ uuuker w:-i better eg' i.dly ewes, l-'rt ('King h'U.Veis: seemed la.erne- am! 1 1 *■<-, v :,- al -.c catsi.le compel il ion. I’tt.-e • we consider we;e botis-i- all round l,x Is 0d a ’ bead. Prime wethers 32s o this o-i : extra to -Ins; medium 27s Gd 31s 0,1: ethers down !,, 23s til: extra to 395; t-s • 2D te 23s id: medium 20- Oil to 23- (id: ol Inv ■ do-, u to 15s (id. Store pigs A medium opm came ihl small Stores 18s to 23-■ indium 20--Fat pigs - A medium entry which met li- liter limn last weeks’ iale- lor u. whilst poil.e's were selling at kilo rale . Values war--: i.ighi porkers 28:. to £2 i Is. heavy £2 17s 0:1 to £3 5- ■ average p: ii o Sd to 9,1. I .edit litieo ieis £;! 111. to £1 heavy £ | 5s L- £ I 15s: exil'd £5 1., £5 7-: average price (id to liv’d. (Topper- £•> t ;i £•>. Lambs A iiiucl: larger yarding thru bet Week and a big proporlioe of West Coast lambs wliieh were mostly of exeeilenl quality. The mar--1., t was. if anything, .--lightly better (ban last w celt. freezer buyers np;a "i ieg in he keen . I’rices in our opinion is-i': ItILl over all. ! ■ t onteer is still very dry.