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Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1924, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. DROP IN BEEF. (By Telegraph.— Special to uuardiaa).

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs 11. .Matson and Co., report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday:— Store Sheep—Another very fair yarding, especially fur this time ol year, the entry again comprising mostly dry shevp. What few ewes were in. met with keen competition and quoted as good, if not better than last week.

Lambs and wethers also showed an improved demand. Best I and ll

bred ewes to -His ; also the same price lor best 2 tooths: S.M. ditto 23s to 2!is 2d; aged and backward His (Id to 21s; others down to 13s. Forward wethers 30s to 33s 7d ; others 2iis Id to 2ss. Cm-- bred M.S. bonus 20s to 23s (id; extra to 2iis; ewe lambs to 28s Kid : wether ditto IDs to 235.

Store Cattle.—A large yarding, mostly noii-do.-eript lots and old cows, not many big cattle offering. A good demand all round especially for potting purposes, at schedule rates, lies! cows 37s to 775: others 17s to 30s; 3 year steers to L 3 ID ; yearling ditto 10- to 17s; 2 year heifers .‘ills to 475. One nice line of Fresian heifers in calf made L'3; yearling heirers Ids lo 20s. Pigs.—A small entry of fat pigs met with a keen demand and prices were very firm at late rales. Values were: Light Inn oners LI to LI I Os; heavy £7 to L 7 1(1-; extra to L'ii Ills; average price 8d to Sjd. Light porkers L2 7s to L2 Ills; heavy b'2 17s to L 3; extra .L'3 os to L'3 Ids; average price Sjd to lid. Choppers Lit His to L 7 His. Store Rigs.—A small entry forward which met with a keen demand and prices improved for all classes. 7 allies were neaners 17s to 21s lid. small stores 20s to 275: mediums 30- to 38s: large L2 Ids to L 3 Is (id. Reel.—A very heavy yarding, comprising 070 bead. The quality was very mixed and the sale irregular. Any real good quality held ils own but old cows and medium or inferior quality, was easier and towards the end ol the sale hard to quit and was quite 20s to 30s below last week’s rates. Combined with the very large yarding of mutton we are getting, butchers cannot absorb all the beef coming forward, consequently they can afford to pick and choose. Rrinic steers LID Ids to LI3 10s; extra lo Ll 7 17s lid: medium CS m £lO 7s; others down to LI 10.*. Rrime heifers L 7 10s to L'7 17s: extra to LS 17s; others down to .L 3 17s. I’riuie cows .L‘7 to L 7 lis; extra to LlO 7s; others down to L2 Ills.

.Mutton. A vo ry large yarding, ovory jion in this <lop;irtmoiil being occupied. Tlioro wore not so many wethers forward as lately and the quality all round was hardly as good. Tile sale opened spasmodieally not as good as last week but- afterwards improved and closed at about last week’s rate. Exporters were keen and outside butchers were also operating. In our opinion the market, was par to Is 7d easier than last sale. T’ritne wethers :tßs to Its, extra His to 50s; medium 33s od to .'l7s; others down to 30 s. I’ritne ewes 29s till to 3." is ; extra to 425; mediuiu 20s to 29s : lighter 22s to 2os Od: others down to ISs.

l.amhs.—A fair yarding, blit the quality was very indifferent again, comprising mostly the tail end. Local exporters were keen especially on good quality and graziers were bidding freely on any unfinished sorts not up to freezing grades. There was a quotable change in the overall price.