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Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1925, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKEi.

.15IS 10 IN MU I TON

(By Telegraph.—Special to i.iuardiars,}

CfiniSTCHUJtCU, This Day. .Messrs LI. Matson and Co., rcpoi t as follows regniding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store Sheep. - A ininh .smaller yarding than last week and again mostly ewes, although mure lambs than wethers than Ins been the ease lor tbe lasi few weeks. The market opened amongst the small, nondescript lots and at Ihe start the sale was rather dragging, hut cnee the sale reached the bigger lots the market showed a decidedly li liner tone. All round in most t uses showed an advance 1 on week's prices, good young ewes and forward lambs | arte iilnrly. selling well. ! * pact i' ally the whole yarding was sold Under the hammer. Considering the continued dry spell and the farmers generallv complaining oi the shortage of feed the side iniisi he considered an e-.i ■Hen! one. H-rward lemhs made “(is to melinnu 23. s to 2's

(id. smaller Ills to 22s (hi. others down

1,, | Is (id. ero-s-bred ewe lambs (goad) s to 30 s (id, forward we liters to 32s (id. medium 28s (id to 31s, others down to 2(U. best 2 tooth cress-bred ewes 10s to •hie medium fills to fids (id. smaller down in 335, best l-O-S tooth Romney eriAS-hred ewes 37s to I Is, medium 32s (id lo 30s (id. good S.M. bred local 30s to 335. extra 30s, medium 26s to 295, others down to 21s, rape ewes Ms to Ids. Store cat tie —A small yarding and as usual mostly of odd cows and nondescript lots. One nice ren of 18 mos. old polled Aligns (mixed sex) made £2 As; cows 30s to AOs, extra to 70s. old and inferior down to los; hulls £2 Las, to £B. according to weight and quality. Fa| pigs—A medium entry of porken i nme forward. The market opened linn and held throughout the side. Values were: light porkers AOs to 60s, heavy OAs to 7-ls; average price 7Jd to Kid; light haeoncm £3 18s to £•! 10s. heavy £1 10s to £A 2s Gd. extra to £A 13,s fid, average price 7d to Sd. (.'hoppers £3 10c to Ain r,s. Store tigs Only a medium entry came forward, weaners selling better than last week, and others at late rates. Values were; small weaners 7s (id to Ills; bettor sorts lAs to 19s, small stores 23s to 30s. medium 32s to 38s. large -!2s to 18s, no sows in pig were offering.

Beef A fii.iilv large yarding, includinjr sump excellent station lines. Although the market was a heavy one prices were linn all round, especially for prime steers and heifers and flood rjunlitv cows. 1 his class ol cattle showed an advance of 20s to 20s per lioad on last week's rales, hut secondary finality and rough stuff was just as hard to (piifc as at previous sales and showed litllo if any difference. One welcome factor in the beef market was the advent of a well-known exporting firm operating fairly centrally in tight cow beef, thereby helping the market considerably. Prime steers made CIA to £](; As. extra to £lB lis fid, medium £l2 10s to £ll lAs, lighter £lO to £l2 As, others down to £(i IA-, prime heifers £9 10s to £ll As. extra to £l3 2s 6(1, mediums £A lO.s to £9 As, prime cows £8 lAs to £lO ]os. extra to £l3. medium £A 10s to £8 10s. others down to £2 1 As. Alniton.- A very large yarding and more wethers than usual, including one

or two lines of outstanding quality which sold well. Kxporters were operating freely on good quality. Light ewe.s and medium wethers were well up to schedule prices. Butchers ».<-o were operating keenly tor all 'he heavier sorts. The market opened firm at last week’s Kites and continued so throughout; in fact towards the end the sale' was firmer and generally speaking was from par to 10s Gd above last week. Prime wethers made 38s Od to -Ids fid, extra to 33s Gd, medium 3Gs to 3Ss, others down to 31s. prime ewes 33s Gd to 38s, extra to 41s -Id, medium 29s to 335, lighter 2A.s Gd to 28s Gd, others down to 225.

Lambs,—A very small yarding, the quality with few exceptions being very indifferent. Any well finished lots met

with keen competition from exporters on a similar over all basis to last week. Graziers were operating cn lighter and unfinished lots. 'I he market generally showed little quotable cirilcrence.