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Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1925, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. STURM SI IKK I’. (By Telegraph.—Special tu Guardian.) Cfl If HSTCiI URC'JJ, This Day.

Ales,!-, 11. Matson and Co., report as follows rcpaidinp their stock sale at. Addinpton yards yeslerday : Store sheep There was a larpr yardinp lor this time of the year. hut. I hese were in mostly small lots. Several pood lir.s oi forward lamhs and wethers were yarded and price, for I here ivei'r linn. Any decent liu,s of S.M. ewes with guaranteed tllppinp. also sold well, but eld and backward sorts, as well as interior lambs and backward wethers were much harder to sell. Threc-iniarter wether lamhs made lids lit.l to 2bs i)d. extra to L7s,

<lu i' wo lambs 2 1 is Pd in 28 s lOd. S..M, (l.i cues 2(>s (id lo 2Ps. extra to ;i(s (id. 1- ..M. do. 2!s, t(j 2-ds !)d. One lino of good conditioned sorts made 2S.s lid. aged owes I'Js to 20s (id. liost lorw.'ird tv o t lid's lo ,‘!ss, best 2-1 not ll , : ,'-hrci! w(.■tliorn i’7s Oil. Since entile A very i-iimll yarding, oomprisinr practically only old rows mill l)ti!ls. No t|i!ol;dile lines were

I'al |>iLis — A hirer entry nnd prices com"ii(lo111 ly were slightly ca-ier. Anything showing i|tmlil.v sold well. Values were: l.iglit porkers -Ids to 55 s. heavy £:l to C.‘i Ills, average price 7.1 d to B.td : light Inn on. i s £;! Ids to £1 |: s. heavy £1 Ids £d d-. extra ii C 5 I’. . m it;il!0 jn ii (i',d l i 7PI. (hopper-; £.’> to £7 It!'. .'•( I, li (1 1 111; !■' (paal i i y.

Store pit's- All aversp-e vat.line. Buyers wi-re not induced to pay t’nncy priecs and the marled was on a par with the la-t sale. Values; Small verniers 7s to IP-, hrtter sorts to 1 small store, ills to :l:is. medinm Ail' t > dSs. large Id' to Ids. Heel': A very large yarding, comprising (Kitl head, which included sonic excellent lines of station steers. lie ipiality a.ll round was generally better. Heavy cows nod steer Ice, were slightly easier, hut good young imvs

and mime heifers showed little if any (I i fIC re la e. Lighter and inferior, however, were d rid ly easier than last week. Considi ring the large en-

try. the sale must La considered satisfactory. Prime steers made £lO to £ls 15s. extra to Cl 7 Ids (Id. £ln 15s to £l2 15s. lighter and unli ii i she. I £7 Ids to CIO, extra to £lB 12s (Id. medium £1 5s to £7 Ids. prime ™»s £‘i Ids to CP ■~ l <, extra to £l2 Ids. medium £1 10' to £Ci Ids. others down t - £2 Ids. 51 ut t nit • An ex to pit ion aI ly heavy vaiding. every pen being idled. Although the majority el the entry cnni-