COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1924, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDIfiGTON STOCK MARKET,

A LA KG K YARDING. (By Telegraph.—Special to buardian.). CHRISTCHURCH, This Days’ Messrs 11. Matson and Co., report as follows regarding their stock sale nl Addington yards yesterday:— Stole sheep—-Another e\i optional yaidiiig for 11 is lime of (he year, mostly eves. A large line of nh.oiit i .:);! North Island ewes, which "ere | i. .-.ed ill lii.-l. week were agaloi i.ovugl.’t I'm ward and practically all weie sold, lo.vts were easiei, hut hoggets again sold well estetially any g.od shopping

.-'.its. Not many wethers "ere yarded hot these also sold "ell. Rest bred •1. ti. at,d 8 tooth ewes 80s to TOs; K.Ai. ditto. 28- (id to 92s 9.1: aged and interior 18 s to 28-. Ivwes and land., all counted Its lOd. Be.-t lor"ard wethers 91s to 9os 0(1. medium ditto 28- to 90s (id: J-hred ewe hogget,- 2!is 01 to IP'!- lid; extra good halfbred ditto to 98s.

Store i attic A very small yardin': and only odd lots and linii-dosrrij.l .sorts, mo-tly hnuy.ht for pottiny at schedule rain.. One decent pelt of •.'-year heifer::. October culvers made £d Is. Kat I’iys A medium entry lot ward. I! e oners were in short supply, l’orker.s met with a youd demand vvhilsf liiu oners eased iu prices. Values were liylit linkers £•_> IPs tn £:’> .Is; heavy £:! Iff; to I>Ss; average price 1C» 1 to 1(I ■ cl. I.iylii. liaeoners Cl ‘is to £1 Ids; heavy £d to £d Ills? extia heavy to £ii PJs. average prii e Kd to Std lro]i--1 "*!s £H to £7. Store pies A la rye entry forward end prices were sliylilly easier than last week's rate. Values were—Wcnner.s Pis to 20-; small stores 22s to 2fis; mediums .‘IPs to Ills; la rye stores Ids t i £•_•; sows in piy £1 Ids to CO. 80-ef—Another la rye yuidiny about d'.’.l le ad, includin': about 170: ‘North I-landers. Mline of which were of exi client ipiality and landed well, while others were jest the opposite. The market was liriiur lliniiiyliool and although lie.: ipiality yenera!lv was yood the sale must ha considered a youd eic.', the j reviolis weeks' drop heiny I nil v recovercil. I’liine steers £IK Ids to £1(1 ds. cmta lo -CIS 12s till: medium £ll) Ills t i £!;!: othi'i.s L'ii Ids in £lfl; rout'll sorts £d to £<i lo>. Prime bn diet's £7 Ills to £lO Ids. extra to CM <5-1 ; medium £1 Ids to £7 ds; | l ime lows £(i Ids to £!); extra, to £ll ds; medium £1 10s to £(i ds; others down to £2 Id.s. .Malum- The largest yardiny fins'.me considerable time and on top of tile la rye yardinys of lieef as well as the laetories heiny e'osetl. there were Inn many for Jr. nl rcipiirciuciils. The majority of yardin;: lompiisctl tvetlters and had it not lieen for compel!- 1 iimi ef yraziers and spy ulators the market, must have l ean much easier. | As it was the sale opened easier and was very irreyidar tliiouoylmut. hut towards the end itupioved .somewhat. The entry ioeluded a small miisiynment from the .North Island. Prime wethers 12 s tn ■! Id; lid; extra to fiO.s: niediiini litis fid tu lls (id; a few down to .Ids. Prime ewes :>2s to .'!(js lid; extra to -Ids (id; medium 2.Ss 10d in .‘ills Hi; others down to 22s fid.