COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1925, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (By Telegraph.—Special to Puardiaaf CI fit 1 STCI IUitCII, This Day. Messrs H. Matson and Co., report as follows regaiding their stock salo at Addington yards yesterday: fsTOR K SHEEP—The same size yarding and prices of ail classes were on a par with the previous sale. The quality generally was poor. Alore short slice]! met with a good demand. There were no good ewes and lambs. Alodium lines Ms to Alls (id. third ela-s 10(id, forward wethers, in wool, 35s (id to 38s (id, host, shorn wethers 28s to :)0< !!<!. medium and two tooths 21s (id to 275, voting shorn ewes 28s (id to .'ills (id.

Store cattle :—A smaller yarding, mostly cows. There was keen competition for all classes. Eight 3J- year old

bullocks, forward, ,Cl2. best cows £3 10s to £5, bulls £3 Ifts to £7, according to weight. There were no other quotable lines. Eat pigs:—A medium entry. Porkers sohl firmly at tale rates and liaconers improved. Bight porkers 55s to (As. heavy 70s to 78s (id. average Old to 10,1 : light hneoners £•! os to £1 Ids, heavy £5 to £O. extra £7 to £7 10s. average 8d to 9d ; choppers £4 to £i 15s.

Store ] iigs :—All ( lasses sold well with keen competition. Values..: weavers, small, 23s to 295, hotter sorts 33s to 375. slip.-, and small stores 3<s 1" Ids. medium !8s to 525. large to CDs.

sows in pigs £O. Beef:- A large yarding, about. 059 head, comprising about 120 North Islanders besides West C’nast consignments. The market opened firm :d

last week rates, hut improved as it progressed and closed very (inn. Prime steers made £l9 10s to £23 10s extra to £27 7s (id. medium CM to £lB 15s. oihers down to £l2 ss: prime heifers £ll 15s in Cl 7 10s. extra to £2O 7s (id, others down to £9 10s: prime cows £l3 to CIO 10s. extra v 1 £2O 17s (id. medium £9 to £l2 19others to Co.

shore cattle:—A very mixed entry l.ut a good sale throughout.. Not many (luotabie lines were entered, but a!' classes sold well. One nen of 31 year steers made £l2. he*!' cows £3 13-. to £5 As. others down to 30s. No yotine entile were yarded. There was a good demand for bolls lit for service. Mutton :—A very large yarding and it was ,'110;' eight o'clock before the sale was finished. It consisted mostly of shorn sheep and considering the exceptional entry (ho sale was keen throughout, and even in the finishing si ages. After dark competition was if anything better than at the start, lint taking the average, prices wore about Is per bead easier than last. Stile. There is no sale next week.