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Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1925, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. BKFF AND MUTTON FIRM. iSy Telegraph.— Special to Guardian.}. CHRISTCHURCH, This day. Messrs H. Matson and Co., report as follows reminding their stock salo at Addington yards yesterday : Store sheep A smaller yarding than last week and it comprised mostly of hoggets. What few cues were yarded were mostly old. One line of aged ewes with good land's made 18s Id, all counted. Hie market was somewhat firmer than last sale, but the quality generally was better. Good cross-bred wether hoggets made 21s fid to tiffs :fd. others down to 22s (id. M.S. ditto 2iis to ■'!Os fid. others down to 2l*s (id. last hall-bred ewe lambs .'ids to ii'.'s til. forward wethers .’{ls (id to 87s. medium fils to :!:!■- lid. aged ewes in land' 2ls (id to bits.

Fiore cattle- A medium yarding, but as usual, comprised mostly of cows

ol all litres and descriptions, which, however, met with a keen demand. O raiders we operatinjp lively on any coral sorts. One de'ent line of 2 and 1-year steers made £f> 17s fid, (rood I resh cows £l! 7s to L'l 7s (id. medium £•_> os to (is. others down to 20s. j Reef A smaller entry than limt Meek, about hjO feint: yarded, whieli i included ahoul 1-0 trom the North l-l.iinl. a- veil as one exceptional Southland rortsignmeul. Ihe sale thr"iic|iout v.as tinner by about to :’,o.s per head, and Inn ho the outside entries would have been very dear. (loe truck cl steels I min the Soulli a veragod £2B. while a line from the North Island avcra.trcd over £22. Hie market closed very firm. Prime steers made £IS to £22. extra £2B 17s fid. medium L'! I to £!< Ins. others to CM Ills, prime heifers £IJ to £ll Ms. j extra to £lB 17s (Id. medium £!) to j £!•_> Ids. others to £(i l-V. prime cows £l2 to £ll os. extra to Cl 7 7s fit I, medium £8 to £ll 10'. others M Fat ] ips—Only a medium entry of l porkers and a small entry ol Union- j era. The market for porkers Mas slightly easier, hut haconers sold well. shcuin.tr slight iinprov. iimnt on Into rates. Values: Light porkers 18s to •Ms. heavy fifU to 725. average price Bid to 511(1; li.crht haconers £7 to £A Ids. heavy £(i to £7. extra to 27 Is. average Old to lOd ; choppers were in over supply and values receded. realisincr £2 to £0 KK

Store pigs ■■■ A good entry and for most of the sale prices were quite good, easing a little over the last two sales. (Jootl Moaners and large stores sold well. Values: Small weanors made gfU ' t o 2ns. good sorts to 2ds, small stores 28s to .‘lts, meditini 27s to

-Ids. urge to 78 s. sows in pig £-1 ns to £B.

Mutton A fairly large yarding and quite siiflii ient for hutelior.s’ roquiroineuts, being i (imposed mostly of wethers. I■ ut the quality all-round was, generally, irregular. West Coast and country butchers helped materially to keep prices firm and any light-weight good shearing wethers were eagerly competed for by graziers. The market opened firm, hut towards the end lost its “sting" am! finished Is to 2s below the earlier ruling prices. Prime wethers made I Is (id to 18s fid. extra to 70s fid. medium lls fid to -l Is. lighter ami graziers 37 s to lls. prime ewes fils fid to -IPs. extra to -17 s 10(1. medium fils (id to ,11 .s. lighter 2(>s fid to ills, inferior (’loun to 22s fid.