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Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1924, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

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llAl’lllAm' LAMBS T(>!’ MAIiKKT. (By Telegraph.—Special to guardian.) CIiIUSTCi’GKCII, This Day Messrs 11. .Matson ami Co., report us follows regarding their stock sale al Addington yards yesterday:— Eton. sheen.—A medium \arding. lansl I v hogget.. and breeding cues. Tliere' were several lots of- cues from Southland. al-o a lew West toast ii >ll- - yarded. All classes met wii.li a |;een deiiiad. Not many wethers a ere yarded, lint llie-e also wore armor. Tiio very Cost S..M. ;[-hrcd cut's made Ills fid to 3fis ltd. medium or failing v |d lo 23s (ill. inferior down lb Ids ji'd. extra lo f ir (id. others ‘J.s !)d lo :tls; cross-lired cue hoggets 2!D * :i .‘Ms Id: ditto wethers 21s 3d to ‘-’os Hd: M.S. ditto 22s 0.1 to 2tM: inferior sorts down to 27s Bd. Store entile.—Another v:ry small yarding, mostly mnaiesaripl lots and odd p liters. These all met with a keen <cm petition up to a price hot then' were no i|ti:it:ili!e lines yarded. |’igs v - A mediinn etr.v of lat pip's. Korunrd' porkers met with a very keen demand, whilst haeoners were on-dor than -1 v.Ti'k's rale-. Values were: Eight porkers £2 to £2 I Is. hoy.vy on i.~, x to £3 Ids (id. average Hi»l to <)',(] Light haeoners ,C 3 lis "(id to £.|.’i;is, heavy 2- 1 1 **)s to £fi Ids; extra heavy to £‘i Ids. The average price was 7d to 7MI. ( hoopers. £3 lo £7. Store pis.—A small entry came, lorv.ard which met with a keen demand. Ail classes sold readily. The valuewere: Wcaners Ids to 235. small stores dds to dlls, medium Dos to -Ins. No large stores were nll'eiang. Sows in pit: £1! Ids to £! Ills.

[seef.—A similar sized yarding to last week. The quality generally was Hjneh better and did not inelnde sreli a in rite proportion <>t onus which, however, showed . a decided ■ iniprovoment. In fact so did all classes, the sale being one of the best we lime had for a month, and showed a further average rise on last week of from dds to .‘ilt-T per head. I’rinie steers £l3 Ids to £lB. a few extra to £2-i Ills, medium £lO to £l3 Ills, others down to £O. I’riine heifers £7 10s to £0 •>'. extra to £lO Mis. others down to £1 HM. I’rinie cows £0 ds to £0 Ids (id. extra to £ll ds (id. others £2 Ids to £O. .Mutton.—All entry slightly smaller tSinn last weelC Imt the (pmlity was decidedly hotter and a smaller propar-

tion of ewes was inclnd.d. In the entry was a line of real good Bum I ley wethers, from the West Coast which :ild well. The market opened up soinej what tinner and continued so throughout and towards the linish sjniweil a decido.l impi ovene.-nt a.u average yi.-e > ,-d. mi 1- I ) Is Od all round. Prime I wethers -lls lid to 17-. extra to dls Id. medium 38s to Ms. others down to |s. I rime i-wn 3-1 s <i I lo 83-. extra to .ei, <;d. medinm 30.-, to 31s. light modii'i.r d:i- Ii dds (id. otbevs dou !i to 2!--. Fat linnhs. A very leu v.ere valdetl. n- -t!v tail ends. One truck of exceptionally pood shorn lambs Irom llarihari topped the. market, selling as high as 38- Od. Kxport buyers have praei ieally ceased, iioer lions lor this season., lint hulehei.. and' eraziers kept the rhnrket linn l la-t week's late.-.