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Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1927, Page 1

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ADOINCTON STOCK SALES. ■RISE m MUTTON. (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Hay. Messrs IT. Matson and Co. report as follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday:— Store Sheep—Another very heavy yarding, comprising a large proportion of shipped and travelled ewes. Although there -were more local _ slice)) than lately, despite the good rains we have been getting, the market showed no improvement and if. anything was slightly easier, though in our opinion there were little quotable difference all round and considering the succession of tc men do us yn-rdiups combined with our annual owe fairs, we think the sale a good one although towards the end a fair proportion of the entry was passed. Best Romney cross 2-tooth ewes to 31s Gd, medium 2os Gd to 28s: best s.m. Romney cross ewes 21s to 23s- others to 18s; local halfbred and threequartor bred s.m. ewes 23s to 295, medium 17s Gd to 225, others to 14s. Best tbreequarter lambs to 20s. good ]6s Gd to 19s. medium 14s to 16s; culls to 8s Gd. Very few wethers offering and no quotable difference. Store Cattle—Only a small yarding and as usual nondescript and odd lots; really no quotable lines were offered. Beef—A much smaller yarding, only about -100 bold as compared with 550 last week. The sale opened firmer but despite the small entry it was very irregular and towards flic end was easier than opening rates, and taking the quality into consideration the sale must be considered a good one. Prime steers £ll 15s to £l4. exf.ra to £l4 12s Gd ; medium £8 15s to£ll 10s; others to £5 15s; prime heifers £7 to '£s 15s : extra to £l4 *2s Gel; medium £5 to £6 los: others to £4 ss; prime cows £6 10s to £8 ss; extra, to £ll 12s Gd; medium £4 10s to £6 ss; others to £3 155." t . pigs A small entry of fat pigs and the demand was good at the start but eased towards the end. Choppers £3 10s to £4 6s; light baconera £2 10s to £3 15s; heavy £4 to £4 os; extra heavy to £4 12s : average o£d to 6\d. Light porkers 46s to 525. heavy 55s to 665, average 7d to Sd. Store Pigs—A medium yarding and prices were easier. IVeaners 20s to 17s Gd : good to 21s od: stores 22s to 39s Gd. . . Mutton —A full yarding and a large proportion of ewes. The quality with few exceptions was very indifferent. Exporters were operating keenly anu helped considerably to keep the market firm especially for light and medium weight sheep. Generally speaking prices were about Is above last week and the sale closed firm. Prime wethers 27s to 31s, extra to 355; medium 25s to 26s Gd; others to 245; prime