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Hokitika Guardian, 8 October 1925, Page 1

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. BEEF FAS I ER—M UT'TON FIRMER. (By Telegraph.—Special to Duardiaa). Messrs 11. Matson and Co., report as follows regaiding their stock Bala at Addington yards yesterday: CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Store Sheep.— -V small yarding, hut a larger attendance of buyers. Aged ewes with lambs at foot formed the greater portion of the yarding. Evidently the entry comprised a fair proportion of dealers in sheep as several lots were e.! -eel at what appeared t> be good price-. Hoggets were firmer and what lev Weiner- were in also sold well. The 1 1" nil lound may he described as a good one. Aged ewes and lambs made 20s to 21- 7d. hullbrod wether hoggets 2Hs to 2‘-s PM, others down to 20s, forward wether- 3.j.- to

Store Cattle.- A verv large yarding but mostly of cows and nondescript lots, all chis.-es selling well. What lew big eat tie Unit were entered met with a good demand. Best forward steers made to .Pit) lUs, two and three year heifers to Cl los, best cow- L"2 los to Cl. others down to CJ. Fat Pig-. A small yarding of porker-. The market opened very firm find advanced in price. Baeoners were easier all round, showing a decline of Ids io 20s a head. Values: Eight porkers d.Ts to (ids, heavy 72s to Mis. average price f):|d to HRd. light baeoners .Cl 7s tid lo Cd os, heavy .Co 12- C.d to CO R)s, extra heavy to £7 Ik-, average price SAd to (I'd : choppers Cd S- (id to CO 8s (id. Store Pigs.--A. medium yarding and an eveelleiii -ah- throughout, wcaners being exceptionally dear. Values: Small tvoa tiers 23- to 30s, I test stores 33s to 3«s. small stores 30s to 38s, medium -Ids to -17 s. large up to dSs tid. Beef. A fairly large yarding, comprising I7P head, which included about I Of) North Islanders, besides West Coast consignments. The quality, generally speaking, was above the average and included some out standing lines of steers. Cows and heifer- were in short supply and sold well. The market opened easier hy 30s to -Ills tier head on la-1 week, but firmed towards the finish, and on the whole was easier than last week. Prime steers made CIO 20s lo C2.T, extra to CM3 2s tid. medium Cl A to CIO. others down to Cl2 los, prime boilers £l3 to .CM los. extra to CIA 2s (id, medium CO to .Cl2 Iti-, others down to £7, prime cows Cl I los to CIO. extra to £2l 1.2 s 6(1, medium CO to Cl I os. others down lo Cl los. Mutton. A medium yarding, mostly wethers. The largest proportion of the entry came from South Canterbury. The quality generally was above tbe average, although the sale was very irregular. The market, in our opinion, was firmer by Is to Is (id ad round and i i ll -• •. 1 til l)'. Prime wether- - made -18 s (ill io ■!!.-. extra to tins (id. medium 13s Cd in P--. lighter p> 375. prime ewes In- lid. to Its. extra to AOs, medium 00- ■' I lo 10s. others to 33s Pd.