COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1924, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDItfGTOtf STOCK MARKET. RISE rx JU-'.EE AXI) MUTTON'. (By Tolcgraplf.—Special to uuardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs 11. Million and Co., report as follows regarding their stock sale iit Addington yards yesterday:— Store Slice;)—A small yarding, mostly of dry sheep. ’I he sale throughout was a good one, practically the whole of the entries being sold at auction at prices, if anything. I otter all round than last week, especially taking the pm r quality of the yarding into consideiation. Best- wethers made ti-s to 3(U. host -’-tootil 3-hrcd wethers 3ds 31, others down to 80s. No good ewes were yarded. Six and 8-tooth x-hreds 30s oil. aged J-hreds 80s to ‘J!)s 31. IJ-hrod ewe hoggsts 87s if. 1 to 38s 7d. ditto wether hoggets 83; to 87» Bxl. Sto"e Cattle. A small yarding find, as nsnai lately. ] radically only of old ewes and non-ties - ript lets. Any decent conditioned sorts sold readily for potting at equal to last week’s rates. Xo (|notah!e lines wore offered.

Fat pigs.—A medium entry of fat pigs came forward ami the sale for porkers opened linn at last weeks' rates and held throughout the .salt Light ha; one's Sold at late rates, hut heavy and medium wore easier. Values we’c : Light porkers £8 Ills to £3 os. heavy I cirlters £3 |.'is to £1 I!.-, average I l i. e 1)1 t I l::jd : light ha oners £ I t.; £.-> IPs. heavy lut: c.nor.s £o l-*s to £(i os. average price 8d to B'Jil : cliop- ] ers £1 IDs to £B. Store pigs— A large entry came fnrwaal and a full com) limeut of buyers was present and prices for all i lassos were very buoyant, soiling firmly nt last, week’s iat os. Values were: Weavers 88s to 325, small stores 3(!s to 375. medium .stores 88s to ISs. largo stores 7i7s (Id, sows ill pig £fi to £7 10s. There was a slightly larger yarding tin n last week, and lho qualitv generally was teller. (Inc excellent consignment froth the North Island was yarded and sold Well. The market opened up firmer than last week for all sorts ami con tinned so throughout : in lact, pi ices improved as the sale pi ogressed, showing an aver-

age ii.se of easily 30- to IDs per head head above last week. I’rin'e steel’s made £H> IDs to £lB. extra to £Bl 17s (id. medium CM to £l(>. light £lO in £l3 It:-, others down to £7 10s; prime heifer:; £lO to £1 t lo<, extra to £l7 17s (id ; oilier- £o If- to CD ID-; prime cows £8 It’s to £lB Ills, extra to £l.l, medium £(i IDs t i £8 3s. ethers down t . I’l IDs.

Mutt n. The yarding was rather .-mailer than last week and practically ail wethe.s. the <|iia!ity all round being excellent and what lew lots ol ewes worn include.l then- were t-ome extra ! goed polls. The 111 ;i■ l;et o; cnod somewhat lira:er than last week and con-limt-id si throughout and towards the Polish va; <1 ■. idedly firmer. showing an a refuge rise of Is (id l a 8s above the last .-a’e. (Hazhe- and u] eculators were again updating on ally suitable ' lots and helped to keep the market solid. i'liniw wethers made -Ids (id to : ap- (td. ext-la to AS- 3d: medium !|s to I ! Is. lighter 37s to Ills lid. cithers down t I fid; prime ewes Ibis (id to 18s. extra to .Ms 3d. medium 38s Id to 3(is, lighlur -Jl's 1 i 3|s (id, others down to 2H, !)d.