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Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1924, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET,

IMPROVED I’RIUES

(Dy Telegraph.—Special to uuartlian.)

CTIIII -STCIIURC'iI, This Day

.Messrs IT. Alatsoii and Co., report as follows repardinp their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store Sheep A much smaller voiding and it cuiuprised mostly i'"'c*, hi , lulling .-cicral pens from Chatham.'. Ewes especially with any pretence to decent mouths and reliable tuppinp sold heller and wethers and lambs were firm at last week’s rates. S.AI. lionmey cross ewes ‘2:ls to Jos _’d. medium and failing cross bred ewes 20s to 2:is : older ditto Us to Us: best Jl.s. •< |,red lambs -'2s to 2l>s Hid: others I>S to 21s (id; best forward wethers AGs to this Sd : others 2<is to 2t!s lid ; mills 2As. Store Cattle—A small vardinp eomprisinp tin' usual miscellaneous entries, mostly odd lots and old cows. The sale except for potters was a drappiup one and practically no hip cattle were yarded. Three and lour year steers 2;| 111- to L* I : yea rlinp and IS months steers 22s 2:1 to AGs; IS monllis to 2 years heifers AJs I'd to 22 Ills; yearlings ditto to Alls. Cows Us to 22 his. Heel.—A much smaller vardinp Ilian the lasi few weeks, only ATI) head as compared with over n!li) lasi Wednesday. The quality on the whole was better and included several pood lines

of station steers and also eousipnnients from the West Coast. Ihe market was firmer all round and prices were about oh a par with those ruling two or three weeks apo. Prime steers 212 to CJ*>: extra to Cl 7: medium IT Tis to Cl I His; others down to C! Us. Prime heifers 2G os to C‘J: extra CIO 2s (id, others Cl to CG. Prime cows Co Ills to ,C!i os; medium Cl to Co ."is, otliers down to L'A.

Cat Pips.— A nmdl entry forward which included a pood pereeiilape of unfinished stuff. Prices all round improved. Values were, lipht porkers C2 to C2 Us; heavy CA to C'A lbs; averape price Ad to Sid. Light haeouers 21 to Cl Ids; heavy Cl Us to Co Ins; extra to CG b's. Averape pi ice jjd to Sid. Choppers CA to CG !)s.

Store Pips.—A medium entry forward. AVeaners sold well and others up to late -rates values were weaner* small fts to 12s; extra to Jos; small stores llis to 20s; medium 2's to AGs. No large stores were offering. -Mutton.—A smaller yarding and the quality generally was hotter and a larger proportion of wethers than usual. The lnarkef showed a decided improvement, quite Is (id to 2s above last week. Local butchers and export buyers were both buying keenly ami outside butchers were also operating. Prime wethers Ids to Ids (id: extra Ids to G2s; medium Aos to Ads fid: others Als to Als (id. Prime ewes Als (id to A7s ; extra to Us i)d; medium 27s (id to Als; lighter 2!s (id (o 275. Others down to llis fid. I.miibs.—A smaller entry generally shou'jng siccus of the tiiil end of the season. The market was firm at last week’s rales. Exporters were bidding ticely for all sorts. Over all prices I were up to 11.Jd.