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Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1926, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. TREMENDOUS YARDING OF STORE SHEEP. GOOD PRICES REALISED. (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.} CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs 11. Matson and Co., report as follows regaiding their stock sala at Addington yards yesterday: Store Siieep.—There was a tremendous yarding and the sale was still in progress when this wire was sent. There were not so many lambs as last week and the balance of the yarding comprised mostly North Island ewes of various descriptions. In spite of the very heavy yarding the sale, which started on the lamb .section opened at last- week’s rates and improved as it progressed, showing an average rise of Is to Is (itl per head. Ewes also opened firm and all classes showed an improvement. However, towards the closing stages, when the bulk of the public had left, the sale started to sag •somewhat; even then, prices were good but hardly no to opening rates and several pens wore passed. On the whole it was a marvellous sale. Rest forward lambs made 20s (id to 20s, medium, 18s (id to 2t)s, smaller and inferior to 1 Is. best local three-quarter bred 2-tooth, ewes 3(is Id, 2-tooth best Romney crossbred ditto 26s to 30s, best I. 6 and P-tooth do 28s (id to 335. lower ditto 21s to 27s Id, S.M. ditto 22s to 2'S Oil. full and failing ditto ISs to 21s (id. There were very few wethers hut the best made 21s Sd. Store Cattle.—There was a small yarding mid as usual it was made up of odd eows and nondescript lots. No quotable lilies were offered. Fat Pigs.—A medium entry. The market for porkers was firmer. Baronets met with keen competition and sold firmly at late rates. Values: Bight: porkers -52 s to 60s. heavy 63s to 735. average 7UI to S.Jd : light baronet's C 3 15s to €1 15s, heavy Cl 10s to £5 12s (id, extra .CO to CO 6s. average 7d to 7.1 d; choppers C 3 15s to CIS 10s. Store Pigs.—There was only a medium. entry, comprising mostly weaners of excellent quality. Values for weaners were better than late rates, while medium and large stores were on a par with last week. “Values: Weaners ISs to 225. best sorts to 20s. slips 27s to 325, medium stores 33s to 10. large 50s to 55s (id. Beef.—A small yarding;, comprising 300 head. The quality generally was very irregular. The majority of the yarding was made up of cows and odd steers and they certainly showed an improved tone and good fresh eows and heifers also showed an improvement, hut rough and unfinished sorts showed little difference from last. week. 'Faking the sale all round, however, it must l;e considered a good one and on the average showed an improvement on hist week. Prime steers JCU to CUi 10s. extra, to .CIS 10s. medium CUI to CGI 15s, others down to C 7. prime heifers £'!) to .CIO ss, extra to £l2, medium .0(1 to C 8 10s, others down to Cl 15s. prime cows £8 to £lO ,ss. extra to £l2 ss, medium CO 10 £7 15:;, others down to C 5 ss. Mutton.—The smallest yarding for

some weeks and mostly owes. The quality, with the exception of a few outstanding pens of both wethers and ewes, was decidedly below the average. The market opened firm at last week’s rales and improved considerably as it progressed and showed a rise of anything from Is (Id to Is on hist week. Exporters were not able to operate with freedom as prices generally were above schedule. Prime wethers math' 30s to 335, extra to 37s id. medium 26s (Id to 20s (Id, others to 25s 3d, prime ewes 21s 3d to 275, extra to 32s 7<l. medium 2()k to 23s Od. others to Uls (hi. Eamhs.—A small yarding and the quality on the whole was very indifferent. There was a fair proportion of West Coast lambs handled which, in our opinion, met with a good sale. The market showed little quotable dillereiiee from, last week and we think sold fully up to schedule rates and at limes slightly over. Exporters were opera ling freely throughout and obtained the hulk of the outre