COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1926, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. A DOUBLE MARKET. (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs H. Matson and Co. report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday:— •Store Sheep.—A large yarding especially for this time of the year and included several lines of breeding ewes from the North Island and Marlborough. Not many dry sheep were yarded. Any good local ewes showing well in lamb sold well and the market was generally firmer. Good s.in. crossbred ewes 34s to 37s 9d, medium 29s to 3‘2s; 2-tooth crossbred ewes 24s Gd to 295; f.m. ewes 20s Id to 22s Gd. Aged ewes with lamb at foot 13s, all counted. Best forward wethers to 29s 2d; others 22s to 2Gs Id; three-quar-ter breed ewe hoggets 24s to 295, threequarter breed wether* hoggets 18s to 21s Bd.

Store Cattle.—A very small yarding, only odd and nondescript lots; no quotable lines offering. Pigs.—A medium entry and a keen demand for both classes.’ A few pens of outstanding size and quality realised prices above the average. Values; Light porkers, 55s to 70s; heavy 72s to 83s; average 10J to lid; light baconers £4 10s to £5 'ss; heavy £5 10s to £6 6s; extra £7 7s; 'average 9d to 9.Vd; choppers £-1 to £IG, this price being for an exceptionally, fine show pig. I

Store Pigs.—The average yarding and an excellent sail© for all classes. Values: Weaners 23s to 28s; small stores 32s to 355; medium 37s to 445; largo 50s to 535. Beef.—iAi large yarding, but not too many for a double market as usual at this particular sale. There was a fairly large entry of show cattle, in fact too many for requirements, consequently with few exceptions tins class was hard to sell. Excluding this class of cattle the market showed little difference from last week, but was firm, considering the closing stages. Show bullocks £26 to £9O: prime show bullocks £l3 15s to £18; extra to £22 10s; others to £lO 10s. Show heifers to, £l4 17s Gd; prime £9 15s to £ll 10s; medium £8 5s to £11; others to £5 10s. Show cows to £l4 12s; prime £8 10s to £ll 15s; medium £6 10s to £8 ss; others to £4 15s. Mutton.—A large entry but not so heavy as the previous years. Several pens of extra good show sheep.. The yarding was similar to the beef sale. Theso extra heavy sheep were hard to sell although three extra good weathers made £5. The balance of the yarding was of generally good quality with a preponderance of wethers. The market opened ,on a parity with last week and considering the sale was not. finished till after, seven o’clock the prices kep firm till the finish. Excluding the show lots there was really little difference from last week. Show wethers £2 104 to £5; prime 33s to 365; extra to 40s 10(1; medium 29s to 32s ; others to 27s Gd; prime ewes 24s to 28s 0c ; extra to 31s 10d; show ewes to 38s Gd; medium. 23s to 23s Gd ; others to 10s. There will be no sale next week.