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Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1925, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. MUTTON DECLINES. (OAST LULI.OUKS AVERAGE £l*7. (2y Telegraph.—special to Guardian.) (HU IST< IM I.* t 11. This day. Messrs 11. Matson and Co., report as follows regaiding their stock sala at Addington yards yesterday: Store sheep.—A much larger yarding, comprising mo-tly of hoggets and ewes with iambs at loot. The lack of lee,l throughout the country was re-spotl-ible for a doeided easing ail round and mans ho- failed I" lilld buyers. What few wethers that were yarded were also ea-a r. The attendance was murh -mailer than usual, farmers evidi'otlv taking advantage of ihe la-t pwv line days Ln expedite their work. Best cl'.'---bred wether hoggets made 2/s to 3'Js. while one extra special lot made |ll.|, smaller down tn 'Jit-, crossbred ewe hoggets 33s to 3tis. forward wethers to Hit-, olliers down to 32.-, lliri-e----quarter bred ewes with lambs I -vs 1M to 23 s. all roll i, i ed. Store Cattle. A medium yarding and mostly o) odd lots, 'there was a good demand all round. Three and lour-ycai-tild steers made to L'S Ills, 2 and year-old heifers Cl to Co 10s, M.S. yearlings Cl* I Is, cows Cos to Cl. Fat Pigs. A small entry of porkers hut a larger yarding ol haeoners. 'lhe market opened on a par with late rales and all good quality sold exceptionally well. Values: Light porkers ;V_’s to tills, heavy l>o- (n 70s, extra in Sis, average, lod In pltd : light haeoners Cl 17, s to .Co 17 -. heavy CO to C!i lOs I'd. extra to C- 10- Od. average (ltd to 10\(t, e'loppers L'.'l lo C 7 Ills.

Store Pig-. A small yarding of weatiers and -mall stores which advanced in price. Medium and large sold at, late rate-. Values: Fmall weaners 17- i" 20s. better sorts 27s to 30s. extra to 375, small stores 33s to 3--. medium 12s to 70,. large to tils. -**iws in pig Cl 12s (id to Co 7s. Beef.—A smaller yarding limn last week, 300 head being penned, but. did not include ninny outside entries. One extra good line from Ihe W est Coast averaged over C2«. 1 be yarding comprised mostly steers and the quality, generally, was good and showed a rise of 30s to ‘los a head on last week’s rates. Prime steers £2l 10- to £27. extra to C 37 10-. medium £2O to £23. lighter £lO to £l9 los. others down to £lO, prime heifers £l7 to £IS, extra to £2l 17- (id. medium £ll to Cl t 10s. others down to .£(1 : prime cows £l4 4s 4d to "Cl 7, extra to £2l 12s fid. medium £0 17s to £l3 10s, lighter £S to £9 10s. others down to C 7. .Mutton.—A larger yarding than last week and mostly wethers. The quality was very in and out. but included several lines of extra good wethers and ewes. The market opened at about equal to last week, hut ea.-ed as the sale progressed and -bowed an average drop of !- lid to 2s per head all round. Graziers competed freely for all good shearing unfinished sheep. Prime wethers made -his Oil to 71-, extra to 02s Pd. medium 42s to his, other- 37to 41- (id. prime ewes 3>- to 42-. extra to 71- 4d. medium 34s to 37s Od. lighter 20s fid to 33s 6d. others down to 24-. one pen of unfinished, -horn wethIXAXGAHFA JUNCTION SAKE. Messrs McMahon and Lee report having held their ii-unl sale fixture at the Inangahua Junction yards la-l .Monday. The yarding eon-i-ted of 39 prime Hereford bullocks from South Westland. 7 local fat cattle, and 20 store cattle. The yarding of sheep consisted of 3(15 fats and stores. A full bench of buyers was present and competition for all the i

Dli'ciVll lines ol' si tin-lory. The* demand fnr sheep nils very AVr timid cut til.- u I>l ■i. 111 ■ lot mid ll; (i i •:.ltie :m,! lat Tin* South tl r scop! ioila lly lie line c;l :«> sheep soot ion Mr (■'. D. Kdeiir ol Illation him .1 liin tion ynnioil u splt-inlul line <>l' ini wethers which would lie liunl to liont in nny other mil/ lift. The price re;ilisetl. v.v, 7>2s (Ml. heino sulticioMt oiturimtoo I*s to their quality. A pood idea ranee was ell’ectod anil only a low nondescript, store entth* 1 1 1iSi:iyr to sell. The followin'; sides were imule: - 11 int lot I locks C 22: 0 m C2I : 11) nt ) ; !• lit f!l Ills : 1 i;i i cow 111 lift Ids: (1 inL cows mill heifers nt L-. 1 -peyed row nt. L"! ; s at: (;:i 7s (til; I 2-ven rolds (mixed sexes) at C2 IV. 1 -pi aiming. heifer at i'o : of) prime lat Wethers at o2s lid. 10 fat anil forward sheep -mixed sexes) at .TV. 274 store wet Iters (2, I, 0 and 8 tooths) at .'lds (id.