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Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1926, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINCTON STOCK SALES.

PRICES EASIER

(By Telegraph,—Special to Guardian.)

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day

Messrs M. Alatson and Co. report as follows regarding tiieir stock sale at Addington yards yesterday:— Store shcei) — A .smaller yarding but i large]' proportion of wethers than usual. Not many lambs were forward, but all classes of dry sheep .sold well, and in our opinion better in comparison than fats, especially wethers. Any good class of young ewes also sold well a.s did ewe lambs, hut farmers are gradually filling their requirements, and owes generally arc harder to .sell although prices are still rood. Best ewe lambs 2os to 29s 3d, medium 23s to 24s fid; forward lambs 19s fid to 245; others to 14s fid. .Shorn North Island lambs to 17s Id. Best wethers 26s to 28s, medium 23s to 25s fid. others to 18s. Best cross-bred s.m. ewes 20s to 30s. medium 22s to 27>s fid, lower conditioned down to about 2ns. 07<>t- many young ewes were offering.

Store cattle —A comparatively small yarding and no quotable lines offering. 'Pigs Fat pigs, a fair entry of both onrkers and baeoners. Tn the pork section a good many were not finished and lacked competition from buyers, hut a section of fatteners were present- and they 'brought quite good prices. The sale all through for this class was easier owing to a heavy entry. Baeoners, a full yarding and the sale opened at quite good prices, but eased over the last, most of the buyers having filled their orders. Values were, light- porkers 46s to 50s. heavy 55s to Cos, average 7d to 8d per It). ■Light baeoners £3 15s to £4 10s, heavy £5 to £5 10s, extra to .£0 6s, average Sd to 9d p ( er lb. Choppers—Quite enough were yarded for requirements, and anything oT quality sold well. Values, £3 to £6 Is. Store pigs A medium entry and small attendance of buyers. The sale all through was on a par with late rates and no fancy prices were recorded. Values—Wen tiers 7 s to 14s. slips 17s to 25s (id. Small stores 27s to 325, medium 35s to 40s. No large stores were offering. Bee 11 -Another large entry, about 550 head. The sale opened easier than hist week and remained so till towards the end when there were several lines of real good steers offered and prices firmed. Taking the sale all round we think prices were slightly easier than last sale. Prime steers, £l3 10s to £ls 15s, extra to IT!) 17s fid. medium til to £l3 ss; others to £6 15s. Prime heifers £7 15s to £1(1 10s. extra to £l2 12s fid. medium 66 to £7 10s. others to £4 10s, prime cows £7 I Is to C 9. extra to £l3s 18s fid, medium £4 15s to £6 10s, others to .£3 ss. .Mutton A very large yarding, and included some excellent quality and more wethers than lately, owing to exporters bring occupied ill the lamb section, which sale was not concluded until after the mutton sale began. Prices in the earlier stages of the sale wor easier, but afterwards tinned up and finished on about a pair with hist week. Prime wethers 32s fid to 33s fid. extra to 40s fid, medium 30s to 33s Od, others to 25s fid, prime ewes 23s fid to 275, extra to 32s 7d. medium IPs fid to 235. others to I ts (id.

Fat lambs—Comparatively small yarding, hut a real good sale for all classes, exporters operating freely and graziers were also alter any unfinished sorts. Schedule prices were more than fully niiinlained.