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Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1924, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKETHP HP ADVANCES 20s. (Ey Telegraph.—Special to uuardiaa) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs IT. Matson and Co., report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday:— A similar sized yarning to last week.

and mostly dry sheep which sold very "ell. although hardly so many ewes were yarded and the e also met with an improved demand. Tin- market all tome! v.ns (Inner ton! the demand for all classes w:-s keen. Rood 1. fl. and

■B-tooth ere.ss-lue I ewes JO- (id io .‘Ms bd. cue go-d lill-• m.iking .‘Us, medium ela.-s s.in. t'Ves 23 sto 2l!s !) ( |. .-.ld and

iitfetiur It!- to 21s ltd. best forward wethers .'Ms to °.‘!s fid. medium 2fts (Id to fids Pil. others down to 2fis fid. lies! etoss hied lambs ,2s to 21s, others IPs lid to '2ls fid, liesi cross-bred ewe lambs 2ls fid to 27s lid. Si•.,(attic- A very fair yarding, but as usual mostly of mnidesri ipt lots

ami old i-oil's. Xo <|iloiab|o lines of big entile were, yarded, but ibere vas a good demand ler all ela.-sev of pollers. Rest cows made lit- to .Vis. others l-ls t-i Ills.

pat pigs A medium entry came forward which mot with a good demand, values being on a par with last week's rato. Light porkers made £2 .‘ls to £2 IDs. heavy £2 los, lo £.'! 10s. aver-

age price Sd to B,'d; light bacoiioi's £.'( los ta Cl Ills, heavy £1 to £1 los. extra to £ti IDs, average jniio fid to fild; (hoppers £:! to £fi JOs. St-ire 11 igs A small entry came forward. The demand for medium and large stores improved and verniers sold at late- rates. Values "ere: Small Wen net's 7s to I Os. good sorts i-o Ifis. small stores 20s to 2.15, medium AMs t

IDs. large to A Is. Reef —'l lie yarding was similar l/> last week, but the f|ualily was veil mixed and imlmhd one or two exioptional lilies of -leers. The market, although verv it regular, was, in onopinion, firmer all rotnnl and showed an average advance of about 2D. per head. Xot many outside i onsignmeuls were in the eiitiy. I’riiee steers made £!2 t'i £ll It's. extra to C l 7. medium £!l Ids to £1 I I As, others don n to £1 11s, | rime lmib-is Cti IDs (o £S Us. extra lo £lO 2s. others £1 to £ti Is. piime cows £1 |ls to L'fi 10s, extra. to £lO. medium £1 to £.V 10s. others down lo IC.s.

Mutton A similar sized yarding to last sale, again showing a large proportion of wethers and the quality generally was better. Although there was the usual quota of light and unfinished ewes and aliliotigli tJib sale was a good one thmiighniil. in our opinion, it was hardly as good as lasi week. Freezing buyers apparer.tly were not so keen. Primp wethers made :jy-s fi.l to 111-, extra special to 10s. medium .‘l!s fill to ,‘lfis, others down to Ads, prime ewes lids to 37s fid, extra to Ills, medium 2li< to 20s (id. lighter 22- (id to 2's till, other- down to 17s

I.nmhs - A very small yarding com prising mostly lariueis tail end tuts CouM-qui-nt ly the quality. a.- can hr

imagined, wa - not t*"i good. Tl-e mar. hot fni piime Milt', was keen at last Week's pl'iu-s, bin baekwatil ami iniiinislit'il sorts sef! better iu the store Pen*.