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Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1926, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (By Telegraph —Special to uuardiaa). CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs H. Matson and Co. report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday:— Store Sheep—A sandier yarding and again mostly North Island and travelled ewes. More lumhs than last yeek, hut not many wethers. Both iambs and wethers sold well, hut ewes were harder to sell. Any good sorts of young ewes met with a good demand, hut travelled and interior sorts were decidedly easier. One. good line ol Romney twn-tooilis from Gisborne made his. medium 20s, to 31s, ethers down to ills. Four-tooth cross-bred ewes to 28» 3d, four, six and eight tooth cross-bred ewes 21s to 265, inferior to 10s (id. Best lambs to 2-1 s, good 20s Oil to 22s lid, medium 16s (jii to IDs (id. others to 12s Gil. Best weth- I ers 23s to 26s (id, others 18s to 22s Oil. Store (little.—A small entry and no quotable lines offering. Fat Pigs.—A medium entry forward. A good sale throughout, prices cm a par with last week’s sale. Values: light porkers oils to 60s. heavy 65s to 735, average B.UI to Did ; light baconers £2 15s to £3 IDs, heavy £5 to £5 16s. extra to £6 10s, average Sid to Did. Choppers £3 10s to £7 10s. Store Pigs.—A medium entry and demand very indifferent. AAeaners and all small stores were hard to quit. Barge stores were easier than late rates. Values: weaners (is to 1 -Is, small stores 18s to 225, medium 28s to 38s, large up to 50s. Beef.—A. small entry, only about 3-10 head being yarded. 'The quality was generally better than lately and the market was firmer throughout. Prime steers £l4, to £l6 10s, extra to £lO 17s, medium £ll to £l3 15s, others £7: prime heifers £0 15s to £l3, extra to £l6 15s (id. medium £7 10s to £9 ss, others to £5; prime cows £8 Bis. to £ll 10s. extra to £l6 2s Gd. inddium £6 15s to £8 10s. others tu £4.Mutton:—A small yarding, mostly ewes. The quality was very irregular. The side opened firm anil improved as it progressed, about is per head above hist week’s average. Prime wethers 33s to 30s. extra to 40s, medium 30s to 32s Oil, others to 30s: prime ewes 24s to 275. extra to 32s 7d,medium 20s to 24s (id. others to 14s Gd. Fat, Lambs.—A. small entry hut a keen sale'and priees well up to schedule. It looks as though the lamb market, is going To keep firm.