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Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1924, Page 4

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t ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. .\iriTON \\D UKKK Kill MEK. J (Dy Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) ;! CiIULSTCUUiCir, Tl.is Day Messrs 11. .Matson ami Co., report' as follows re-ardin- their stork sale J at Addin-toil yards yesterday:— t MltlSTt IH'iK 11. An-list 20. Store Sheep,--The: r uas a lunch .smaller entry. eo:n|.. i-i;:- l:it>le er.es than lately. ’J'liere "ei-> a'sn severa. Ims of really -ood v. i tilers olicred and tin- market all lonml. rs;:eaially fir any 1. .ad owes shoe in- well in latnli. was decidedly iimn-r. Any decent lie. s of !n,-}.'.ot' n.'~.> sold well. Ilest Im uard ui'tli! r- made lies to | Ill's Id. medium 27 s !)d to 31s lid. -nod llt.S. f-lred lio——ets -Is KJ.I to 2Ss Id. IX'st s.ni. .!-tn'od ew, s 32 s to lids, tailill- mouth ditto 28s »10d to .'ills Id. same (atiedi hail-hivd ewes up to Ills ltd. Store cattle.• A fairly lar-e ya.'diutr. hut a.s usual, mostly of odd lots; ahhoii-U there ''ere t"o jams ol decent IS month* to 'J year old heif'-rs "hirh made £1 Ids to 12- (Id. Any -Ood youtl- rou.s sold "ell from £'J Ills to £:! ds. medium 3C* to Id-. older and inierioe down t.. In-. I'at l i-s. A medium enti.v of j nrkers. The sale oj er-d sliehtly ••a-i-r than last "eek and imjmnved censide]ahly towards the lini-h. rlesin- firm for all classes, l a-on ts ademrin- l.y ltd a lb. ia value, I.i-ht porkers made £2 10. to £3 ds. heavy j.-orkers £3 11.’.s ta £1 ds, average j. nee Old to UDd; liirht haeoners £ t ids to £d Ids. heavy

bn Conors £b to £'<> Ins, average price 9d to 1(M per Hi: thoptfs £3 l(!s to £3 10s." Sto-e ] igs. A medium entry and th:- largest attend.tine of buyers that we have -ecu for the last three months. Trite- adeemed IVr all this-ts verniers selling especially well at an advance of os per head on late rates. Values were: Weaners ‘-’.'ls to 28s. small stores 28s to 3ns. medium 30s to I Is. large -Ins to 525. No sows in j ig were t (Toring. HerL—The smallest yarding for some considerable time, which* included a few North Islanders held over from last week. The market showed a decided improvement all round. being quite £2 above last week, the majority of the butchers evidently being in short supply. Prime steers made (.1 I to £l7. extra to £l9 It’s, medium £ll 19s to £l3 15s. others down to £3. prime heifers £9 to Cl 1 IQs. extra to £l3. others £5 10- to g! 15-. prime cows £3 10s to £l2 ss. extra to £ls 17s, medium £5 15s to £8 ss, .tints down to LI.

Mutton. The yarding v.. s above the avetugo, t u:n] rising abut ie.i ta es. • tit owing to hut heis •ene'.nlly being in short sot ; !-,• the market o; cited up tinner than last week and tnutit.ued so throughout the calc, although the hwt race, when the bluchers iequirements had I veil iilletl. was somewdiat easier and the sale eom lur’ed at aliout lost week's average prices. Graziers and >] evulators were operating keenly < :i any light rr ttiilinislied '•.tlie:s with good half bred tleeccs.

What few ewes were in. sold ext optionally Well and in urr npinoii much letter in. cum; Gris 1 ill with wethers. I*l into wethers made 33s to 18s 3d. extra to 57s On. medium 33s (id to 32s (I I. light anti inferior were down to Ills : prime ewes 35s to Ids, extra Id. 3d. medium 29s to 3ls Oil, aged and infeiior dow n to 2--s.