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Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1924, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. A DOUBLE MARKET. (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian)

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs 11. Matson ami Co., report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday:— Store slice]). —A comparatively small yarding, mostly dry sheep. Competition was keen all-round and the market generally was firmer. Rest forward shorn wethers 32c .id to 35s !)d, others 125 s 3d to 27s 3d ; shorn wether hoggets 24s 3d ; J hred woolly hoggets 2Ss Id; .1 hred woolly hoggets 40s Sd: 1 hred ewe hoggets 455; eross-hred ewes and lambs 21s ]o<l lu 21s (id. extra to 275.

Store cattle.—A fair ■ yarding and again mostly nondescript and odd lots, no ((notable lines offering, and the market all-round was practically the same as last week.

Eat pigs.—Of porkers there was an average entry, and good sale throughout. generally above last week's average. Light porkers £2 7s to £2 15s ; heavy C 3 to CO 15s; 7Jd to Bfd per lh. Haconers, a fairly large yarding. Prime medium weights were, if anything. slightly firmer, whereas heavy sorts were easier. Light haconers (£3 13s to £1 ss; heavy £1 7s fid to £5; average per lh. (ltd to 7d. Choppers. £2 IDs to £7. Store pigs—There was quite a good entry of store l pigs and we could have sold more if we had them. There was a large atleudane of eager purchasers, representing householders round the city, dairy suppliers in the country, and a long range of orders. Small weaners £1 to 2fis, good weaners 28s to 335; small stores 35s to -ins; medium stores 43s to IDs. and large stores up 1. ) 50s.

IVof.—A very large yarding, comprising about 099 head, hut not too many for a double market. ’I he entry included about 2o() head of North Island cattle and taking the quality all round, was one of the hast vardmgs seen at Addington fora long time. I he market opened firm and improved as it progressed, hut inwards the end slackened off somewhat and several pens were passed. On the whole the sal) 1 must be considered a good one. Prime steers CIS 10s to £2l, extra C 23 10s to

£2O 10s, medium £ls 15s to £lB 15s, lighter and rough down to £9 10s. Prime heifers .012 10s to £ls. extra to £l7 12s (id. meidtim £9 5s to £l2, others down to £0 Ids, Prime cows CIO 15s to £l4, extra to £ls 7s fid. medium t£7 10s to £lO 10s. others down to £4 10s.

Mutton—A small yarding for a double market, consequently the sale showed improvement on last week of an average of Is to 3s up. The entry was mostly shorn shoe]), with a keen sale throughout, although irregular. Prime shorn wethers 43s to 48s fid; extra to 52s fid, medium 38s to 435, others down to 32s ; prime shorn ewes 37s to 445, extra 48s. medium 30s fid to 30s fid: others to 20s fid. Prime woolly wethers 54s to 00s. extra to Otis fid, medium 49s to 53s fid; others to 445. Prijne woolly ewes 3,8 s to 545. extra to 0?s. medium 42s to 47s Od others down to ,375.

Lambs—A very large yarding and quite suliieient for local requirements for the next fortnight. Prices were down 2s to 3s as eomoared with last week. I ut considering the large entry the sale must he considered a good