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Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1925, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET, i

(By Telegraph.—Special to Duardlan.).

CHRISTCHURCH, This day. Messrs H. Matson and Co., report as follows regniding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: A much smaller yarding than last week and the quality generally was very indifferent. Old ewes and backward hoggets formed the majority of the entry. The market did not show the same buoyancy as last sale, hut this to a great extent can he accounted for hv the quality yarded. Three-quar-ter bred ewe hoggets made .‘Ms to this lid, M.S. ditto 2t)s lid, to Ol*. extra t.> .•(7„. aged ditto ewes in lamb 17s Kid Ln "Is 3d, S..M. half-bred ewes in low condition ill‘s Ui o.ls Kid, 1.-o-toot:. wethers to 32- Bid. forward -I and !i tooth wet hers to lie ml. Store tattle.—A medium yarding, hat as usual it was mostly oi nondescript and odd lots which soul at current rates. One or two pens of decent steers were offered which met with a. oootl sale. One tien of I to 5 year old steers were passed in at CIO Ids, whil-l her pci mad.' UK) Us. Two-vear-oid steers made -Cli, yearling and IS months ditto to LI ds, best heiiers i iL'd. -rood fresh cows L 3 os to L-l lbs. others down to 35 s. Hr-t-f. A much smaller yarding, there being only ll'id head, including 100 North Islanders. The quality generally was better than the average and one line of 10 steers from Palmerston North were outstanding and averaged well ever IA.M. The market opened tinner than last week and continued -o throughout, showing an average advance of about 30s per head. Prime steers made CIO Ills to L 23. extra to Li’s As. medium L'ld Ills to CIO, others down to CO, prime heifers L 1 2 to L'll 10s. extra to .Cl 7 Ills (Id. others CM 1 > I'll Ids. prime cows LM 1 to CM. extra to CIC) 17s (id, others down to L'd.

l-'itl Pigs. —A medium entry of porkers and I>a coners. '1 he market lot porkers opened linn at tale rates, hut eased considerably over the concluding stage-. excoot for outstanding quality. Iktrunors were very linn and sold well, although l la* heavier Heights ueiv slightly easier. Values: Light porkers ISs tii "ids. heavy C!i to ,C 3 IPs, extra to Lit IPs (id, average Oil to 1 Oil, light linconerx Cl ds to C 5. heavy Co 10s to c;j ]||.S 1 extra to L'7 Ss (id. average Od to Kill ; choppers L'-l ds to Li Ids. Store Pigs.—The largest entry to date. The market opened linn, but eased considerably over the latter stages, except for large stores, which sold readily. Values: Wcnners 10s to 2Ss, small stores 27s to 335. medium to 12s. large -Ids to dHs, sows in nig LI ds to Ld. At the end of the. sale a pen of very small weanefs realised 13s (id. Mutton.—The smallest yarding lor some few weeks ol Ist sheep, the largest proportion being weLhers. Ihe quality, generally speaking, was not up to the average standard. The yarding, with few exceptions showed lack of finish. West Coast and country hatchers' competition was evident throughout, anil helped considerably to keep the market firm. (Iraxiers were also keen on any good shearing sorts. The sale opened tinner than last week and continue.l so till the concluding stages when the same keenness was not so evident as in the earlier *;Cures. lin .Yet er. Ik" -ale throughout aas a good one and showed an an rag - ria ■ of Is to 2- I:: in.-! n-k, Prime wether- mad- -Ids to ids. (aL extra to ok. It'-., mediums (g?to if- lid, ligl.fcr and gra/.u r< down t" crime ewe:, to .11'., ,-x!t a to -Ids 3d. medium 3is to 3d- ad. other-: dawn ,o DCs.