COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1925, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. SHORTAGE OK .Mi l TON PRKDIt TKD. I.AIIOK ENTRY OK IMOS. (Ey TtlegraiJii.-—Special to uimrdiaa) CUIMSTCIiniCU, This Day. .Messrs 11. Matson and < , report as follows regai ding their slock sale at Addington yards > esferd-iy : - '! I.>• r • was a much larger yarding, in- (• 1 1 : < I:! I;_« snilli' exi ;d ii-ll t line. ui station sheep nl! .■ l i'i 1 fir-1 hand. also i lie uinsignmeiit id Poverty Hay ewe-. which sold well. The market all round was somewhat easier, hui guild forward lamhs and wethers, or good conditioned yuan;; ewes, showed liltle dill'creme. Korward wethers made to ,'ils. le.ediuii) •ills (id In Ills, ethers down tu ids. fid, era-shred Wether lamhs i’ls In ids !id, otheis Ids in it)- (id, three-ijimrier hr,'d etv.'s hoggets ids In _'Ss <>i|, S..'T. ewes in lamh ids In ,'Kis. aged and inferior Ids lu il-. Store Cattle. A large yarding, ini hiding -eeeral station lines. Kidding

■r was very keen and there was a good r Sale all round. Three and lour yearr steers made I'd "is to L 7. a lew extra d good to Lit is till, ‘J year Polled Angus heifers L'l is (id, rows ids to Li Ids. it Heel’.— A very large yarding, com-' s prising I'd!) head as again.-t ICO odd s last week. The market opened somee wliai easier than last side, lint imprnve ed as it progressed and finished up y a him i par with last week. Alilmngli s we must «|UOte the averiige there waan easin'; tendenev of Id- in ills per c head ail round. Prime steers made Lid 10m to Lid Ids. extra to Lli) is aid. e medium ditto as low a- Lli Ids. prime i heifers LT Ills to CIO 10s. extra LI! 17s (id. others LI ids jo L 7 ds. prim--1 low- Lli Ids to L:0 10s, extra to Lli i 17s ,':l. medium Ld to Lli. other- down i to LH Ids. I'dii pigs.—There was a very large entry uj porkers and ehoiiper- and a | medium one of bat-oners. The ale for ; porkers and haeonnrs was en-ier than late rates and over the coneluding part • of the sale it win ditlirull to elfeet . sales, i speeially fur anything uniinish-1 oil. Values were: light tiorkers li- in 17-. heavy porkers Li IDs to L.'S. average prices per Hi (i.'.il to 7.U1. light j haeoners L.'i Ills to L-'i Ids (id. heavy liaeoners LI 7s to LI Ids. extra to L'd j 13s fill, average price uer lli lid to 7d ; j choppers L.’l to L 7 •"■>. i Store Pigs.—There was a medium ; entry of forward and tlie demand all ! through tins on a par with late rates. Willies were: Wonders |(.l> li |Ss, small stores ids to L7s. medium store- .'into 3(>s. large to -(('>-. sows in pig t"3 is to l i is lid. -Mutton.—A much larger yarding than last week, mostly ewes of indifferent quality, hut several lines of prime and well finished stuff ami in our opinion oriecs here are well tip to ' schedule for both lamhs and sheep. IT i look- to u- that tlmre i- sure to he a 1 scarcity ol fat stock during the winter. I Graziers were operating ior ally well ! finished -tiilf. even if on the small side. 1 Prime wethers made li- (id. to -if- Id. I medium .Ws lid to li-. other- down to l id-, prime ewes i;h. to i.-s f«|. others ( 13-. prime wet Iter? to -to-, hut very 1 few were in. , l.ainh-. \ fair entry of ahnut .'I.DPO. j l hut the quality generally was lielter. j 1 We consider the market, according to j p quality was lilt! to lijtl par lb.