COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1924, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (By Tulcsrnpli.—Special to uuartlian.) I, CfIIMSTCIIUuni, Tliis Day. .Mi l .ssrs 11. .Matson ami Co., report . ms follows regarding tlicir stork sale I' at Addington yards yesterday:— ,| Store s.ln'i'ji A in nidi larger yarding. ~ evidently the cinlinned dry weather inducing farmers |o rednie I heir stm-ks. The yniding comprised mostly ewes and lamlis and owing to the shower last 1 night the doninnd. es|ieeiallv lor good sorts, was keen. Xo deeent wethers s were yarded, hill one ext optionally r good line of ewe hoggets made Ills, ex- - tra hoggets .‘I Is Ail : ditto wether hogI ets 28 s lid; end l-tooth wethers to 29.- lld ; awed ewes and lamh- Ills to 21s lid; all counted sound month ditto ' 'Jls. Store Cattle. A ninth smaller vard- ' ing. and. as usual, mostly odd lots and I rows, although there was a larger prn- ■ |. irtion of e.ittle forward than has keen the ease for some time, hot very few of these (halloed hands. I’olters sold at recent rates. Best cows, 4ns to 81s, medium 'Jos to Has, others las to lias. ■Kill pins—A small entry forwarded and met with keen compel it ion at late rates. Y .'titles, light porkers £2 lOs to £2 17s fid, heavy L'd as to £i! las. average price Old to lll.lil. Light haconers £1 las to L a Ills,'heavy £n Ins to £(i Ilfs, choppers C'.'l Ills to £0 10s. Store pigs- A fairly large entry was kronoht forward. Bor flood quality st nlf the com pet it ion was keen at very satisfactory prices. Values were: - Verniers lias to lets; extra to .‘lO-:: small stores Ills to 49s ; medium 42s to •|A,i: large £2 12- to CO; sows in pip l£ I Ids la £li. Beef- The smallest yarding for -on: ' weeks, including comparatively small X'orth Island ooiisignmeiits carried over from last week". The (pialit.v pen- , erallv was excellent although there were some very inferior sorts yarded. = The sale opened lirmer than last week | and improved as the market prepress- j ed, finishing firmlv. The average rise j was 2-ls to 39s above lasi week. Big | cattle, however, did not show the same | comparative improvement. Brittle | -teers £1(; to £lB Ids. extra to C"2d [ 12s (id; medium £l2 Ids to £lo Ids; ; lighter fit) to £l2 .Is - others down to [ CB. Prime heifers. £9 Ins to £l2: ; extra to £l.l ns; medium C 7 ns to ; £i) Ids; prime cows £8 Ins to £ll. extra to £l2 12s fit!: medium £(! ns to I. £8 Ids; others £1 ns to £O. ■: A!ntton--The yarding was slightly L larger than last week. 'I he sale y throughout was keen and showed a J. good improvement op last sale. Is fid it To 2- Oil rise all round. West Coast flin vers wore operating keenly and help- ji ed to keep the market tin. Very few j!oulside shoe]) were yarded, more ewes | than usual and these in our opinion fsolcl ketter ill coiiipavisoii tjmn V wethers. Prime wethers nils to nos: extra to Gls: a few extra special making 78s; medium -Ids to 49s Oil; lighter m wei'dits 42s to 4.1 s fid : backward and inferior down to 98s 9.1: prime owes 44s to 495: extra to nns 9d : a few extra special making more than this. Medium :12s to 49;. others down to 925.