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Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1925, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET, PIS Is IN IMM .ME BEEF.

(By Telegraph.—Special to uuardian.)

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day,

Messrs 11. Maison and Co., report as follows regmding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store Sheep.—Another vc-ry large yarding, which again was coninrisod mostly of ewes that came from the North Island and Southland, as w 11 as many local consignments. A fair number of lambs were yarded, hot very few wethers. Any good young tenable ewes and good forward lambs were linn at last week’s rates, but. travelled sorts or unreliable mouths, or backward sheep, were easier. Wethers showed little, if any, difference, the sale although sound was a. dragging one, and did not finish till very late, In fact, at the time of writing this report the sale was still in progress, and a tango of prices was difficult, to quote. '! wo tooth llomnev cross ewes, good sorts, MSs (id to 4fis, the fatter prices bo- an

extra good line: *l, 0. and 8-inotli c.ilb' 28s to lids; forward and cross-bred lambs to 275-•’3d, medium 22s to 2.is (id. cross-bred ewes 20s to 295.

The weather is still very dry. am! rain is wanted badly. Store Cattle.—A medium yarding, consisting of the usual nondescript lots, mostly cows, generally ill very poor condition. One or two decent pens of 3 and 4 years, steers made £0 to t(i 17s, (id and a, nice pen of station heifers, mostly late culvers, averaged Cos. Other sorts showed little change. Fat Pigs.—Quite a. good entry of forward porkers, which opened slightly easier, but firmed as the sale progressed and hehl throughout. A few pens of unfinished sorts were passed and solo afterwards in the store pens. Hacnners were (inn and sold readily at bite rates. Values: light porkers 48s to nos. beery 58s to 07s. average 7d to 8d; light haveners £3 Ins In £4 ns, heavy £! IPs to £b, extra to Cb Os, average Old io 7fd. Store Pigs.—An average yarding, and except for a few pens of outstanding sorts the market was easier. Values: AVpanel's Ids to 10s. extra to 295. tmall stores 20s to 30s, medium 3ns io 9.95. large to 40s. A few pens of extra good sorts made 09s. sow.-, in pig £3 b.-s to Cl 10s. Iteef. \ smaller yarding, bill still (piite snliicieiit lor butchers requirements. The, quality generally was very mixed and the yarding comprised a large proportion of cows. The market however, was firmer throughout, opcciallv on good well-finished quality, this class showing at) increase <4 29s per head on last. week. inferior qiK.'it.v ami old cows, however, showed little difference. Prime steers made £l4 into £|(i ns. extra to £l.B, medium LI I to 7t-. lighter ft) to £1(1 P's. e ugh sorts to Lli Ids. prime heifer- «;4 to £l9. extra to £ll. others £.j to £8 (ill, prime cows £7 l-.s to 94 P's. extra io LI2 12s. medium Cn In £7 10s. others down to £2 lbs.

.Minion. —A medium yarding, ike quality being very mixed, and a large piooori ion of medium and iinmiei esv»s. There were also were! Plies ol real good wethers and on tst among ewes."but. ibese were the exception, 'i lie market- opened at about last weeslates and continued about the same throughout. Kxporters were opei i.itig. keenlv, especially on medium ewes-am! lighter wethers. Prime wethers, in de ttsu 1 42 s fid. extra io 475, medium 34s to 37s Gd. lighter 31s to 31s. others down to 28s, prime ewes 32s to .'lib Gd. extra to :8s 3d. medium 29s In Ms Gd. tighter 2b- to 27- (id. others down to

21 si J.ambs. A not her small yarding. including several lines from ihe Wl Coast, v.’llieli. for the most oarl, slmv.e:! want, of tini-h. ’! he best quality ve:e

fully equal to las! weak, but inferior ami uidinished sorts weiv harder to s II Not many graziers were operating. 44,0 re was' no (|iiota!:le diiferenee. ovefall prices being about 12',d.