COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1924, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. TOO MUCH EXHIBITION -STUFF. (By Telegraph —Special te uuaritian,) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day Me.--rs ii. Ala Ison and Co., report as follows reganlmu their stock sale ;-t Addington yards .yesterday:— Sto:e Sheep.--There "as a innalier yarding tiunt last week, i empri.siiie; mostly of cues, in-In.lit:" the Lahtiur of 1.. e North l.shin.l i on-iguments bel l over fnm la-t "celt. ’I be market till lomul. es; i.-i'iidly lor adult sheep .show. ,'d an ea in.'i t'. ndei'. ",v an I tit-- market. ;;elter.a!ly -pinking, "ii.s I.at as i.. t- 1 i a.s

!:i.-t wi-.-k. Four. II and 8 tooth truss, lii- d t-w. - made 8(K i u It:. a few t-slrti g ion up to l_’s. aged ditto this to 2Us. let loi .till'd "etl.el'.s 82s to Be.s .‘ld, N : medium soils "ere (.meted. Best iwe lii-peels liur'e Ills lid. et'o.sv-bied dit.l-i 28s to 'EC 2d. Stele (attic: Tlu-ie "a- a fairly large yardiii", but as usual, mostly of noli-des. ii] t lots and ro.es. All (hisses

el pettees met with a pe d demand at recent tales, hut | raeticaliy mi (|Uotab!c liins of (attic were olfered. Fat I’itts:- A lnr-j,o entry of porkens

came foi'Httrd. "bile liaeoners were in sliori supply, liiil the demand for botli classes "as pood, ami the market for puikcr.s, itltlmup'i there was a very larpe entry, was "ell ma.iuiaine.l tliiouplioul tlii-s .-ale. Values were: l.iplit pi-tkers Ills to ikt. heavy ditto to £;t lfis up to £;f iSs, lipht hacotier.s Cl os to JCo, heavy liaeoiid's £o IC.S to £o I .'is. extra to C(i 10s: ttver.'ipe 8d to SJtl. Choji ci's made £1 to £7. extra .CIO to Cl.’? os. Store lips: A larpe entry came lor'.iard and pi ices fer all ,'asses wet " m-'( !i e: sjer than a! |.‘cvinil.s sales. ..■dues were a.- I'olhiWs: Weatter.s 12s to IS.s. small .sinies fills to '.M.s. medium ditto '-’As to ;to.s. larv-.e ditto .'iOs to •los. mi.'s in pip £"i; averape Oil to If.jd per 11-. Beef There was a very larpe yerdiup ecu-! risinp over <if !<» head, iii < • 1 1 : (I - imp entries I out the North Island. Sottt Id,-lend. Ota.po. West C-oe.st. and lhe Chatham Island-. Takiup the i|iialiry <>f llie market ett the "hole, it was one of the best yatdinp.s "e have seen at Addinptou for many alimp day. hut included ton many heavy calllt* and exhibition lots for butcher's J'efpuro'mviit -. (e.'nsoi| tie ally tins class of cattle realised prices that would Te disap] oint inp to veudi.rs. Good useful sells of l-utcliers beef, altliouph perhaps easier than the last. sale, sold better in comparison. Exhibition lots made C-- to £7O 10s. prime steers £Ui Ills to £lO 10s. extra to JAM. medium £lO 10s to £llt. others £7 to £10: prime heifers C 7 10s to CIO I Os, extra, to £|.’l I os. medium £o to £7 ; prime cows £7 los to CO As, extra in £|.'i os, medium £1 10s to £0 IQs. others down to Co. .Mutton There was a very larpe vardinp. hut not too many ler hufelier’s forlniplitly n"piirenients. There "a> a larpe numhei of exhibition lots and store slmep included in the entry, and the same remarks a.'l'ly to ibis • la-- ( i Stock a- tlm beef ate! from a vendor's point ol vie", the ) rices realised for the-e inp lol.s mipht have heen disappointiiip. Medium and poed hull In is’ sheep 'old well at last week s rates and at the time of wriiinp this report tho:t* aie -till or more alley-, t-i lie slid. file market i- liohl-n-e well an-l .- fuiii-'r than the epeliinp rales, and it looks as t.heuph the market "ill continue firm until flu- finish. At the present time we ill- mu ill a |ositicn |-i ipiote | rices.