COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1925, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. 15KEF ADVANCES. (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CTIiUSTOIIFRCTI, This day. Messrs FI. Matson and Co., report as follows regal ding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store Sheep- The yarding was practieallv the same as hist week and mostly of hoggets. The market was veiv linn all round with a fair attendance of Oliver.'. Old ewes in low condition made 20s in 2:5s lid, better conditioned 2fis. mixed ages half-bred ewes in lamb JOs lil, K.M. cross-bred ewes in lamb 10s, extra good wether hoggets and a. few ewes made 32s lOd. good wether hoggets 28s to 30s. small wether hoggets 24s lOd to 27s 7d. Only two lines of wethers were yarded and these brought keen competition. Store cattle—A small yarding and no outstanding lines were offering. Iho market was keen for good conditioned forward steers or springing heifers of good breeding.

Fat pigs - A medium entry of porkers. There was a very keen demand, and a small entry of hactmors which sold freely at late rates, Values: -

Light porkers oOs to (jOs. heavy 08s to 775. average Oil to 10d: light: haconers C 4 to Cl Ids. heavy £1 los, to £o IDs. extra to £5 Ills fid, average Si to Bjd; choppers £•"> to £!) 8s (id. Store pigs--A medium entry with a keen demand for all classes. \ allies

Weaiici's *_>:ls In 3U Oil. .small stores 28s in :!Bs. medium 10s in los. largo to 525. sows in pig to £7 12s Od. Beef Tlipro was a total entry of 2500 head. The sale opened briskly, ami eon tinned keen throughout. The quality generally was good. A line of

N'orl h Island liullocks averaged £lB iOs 8d and 20 head from the A font rose Estate, Culvenlou, averaged £2O os. Cows, of which there was only a moderate supply. met with a keen sale, as also did heifers. All round the market showed a rise of £1 per head. For extra prime .steers beef made £2l. to £24s 7s (id, prime £l7 10> to £2O as. others £ll. 10s to £ll |('.s, extra prime heifers £l4 to £lO. prime £ll to £l3 As, others to £lO 10s, cows (heavy) Cl 3 fos, to £lo 10s, prime £ll to £lO As, others £•*> to £O.

■Mutton—A larger entry than for some weeks past. The quality was good and tire sale throughout was keen. The opening was rather easier than last week, but prices improved as the sale continued. Owing to thoi large entry prices towards the end of tlm sale were nil a par with the commencement. Prime wethers made 48s to 58s fid. medium 41s to 48s, lighter to 37s fid, extra prime owes AOs Id. prime 30s to 13s. medium 3As to 38s (id, light down to 27s fid. Prime hoggets 34s lil to 40s Id. medium 2&s fid to 335.