COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1927, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADOINCTON STOCK SALES

CHRISTCHURCH, May 25.

Fat Cattle—Generally, vendors met the market and passings were -not heavy. Prices at 100 lb were:—Best qality beef to -Otis (id. prime m<*diumweiglit beef 21s to ills, heavy steers 27s to 80s lid, good eow.s 25s to 2Ms (id. medium eow.s 22s (id to 2os, and rough cows 17s (id to 21s. Values were:— Kxtra prime heavy steers to £l9 2s (id; prime heavy steers £l4 10s to LT 7 ; prime medim-weight steers £l2 (o GI I ; medium quality steers -£'7 t()s to £ll 10s ; rough steers £0 to £7 ss; extra prime heavy heifers to £l-1 2s tid; prime heifers £8 10s to £11; medium heifers £0 to £S os; light heifers £3 lbs to £.*> 10s: extra prime cows to £l2 2s (id ; prime cows £7 10s to £0 10s; medium cows £1 2s (id to £7 ; aged cows £.'? to £l. Store Cattle—Values were:—Good cows £2 bs to £2 lbs; other raws 20s to £2 ; bulls £.'! to £S.

Dairy Cattle—Values were:—Best second, third and fourth culvers, £0 Ills to £l2 10s; medium sorts £5 bs it) £8 10s ; interior sorts £3 10s to .£•!; best heifers £8 to £0 10s; others £-1 10s to £7 ; old cows in milk, 30s to

Vonlers—Values were—Extra huge calves to £7; runners £4 lbs to £(>; prime, vealers £ I to £1 12s (id; medium vealers £2 bs to £3 lbs; small calves 8s to 255.

Fat Sheep—Values were : —Extra prime wethers 33s to 35s 9d ; prime wethers 28s to 31s; medium wethers 25s (id to 27s Jd ; light wethers 22s (id to 255; extra prime ewes 2(is to 20s Id ; prime ewes 20s (id to 24s (id ; medial owes ]7s to 20s; light eewes, 1 Is fid to Kiss (id; aged ewes, 12s to 14s. Fat lambs.—The sale was particularly brisk from outset, all classes except the roughest showing an advance Best shorts improved hy Pd to Is a head, and medium hy about (id. \ allies were :—Extra prime lambs to 20s Hid. Prime lambs 2(>s (ill to 28s tid , Medium lambs 21s to 20s ; Light lambs 20s to 23s lid : Store lambs Ids lo Id-.

STORK SHEEP The yarding ol store sheep was a large one for litis time cd' the year. Most of the ewes forward were aged, and the wethers were mainly half-bmls from hack country stations.

PIGS: - There was a smaller entry (Quality was a little better and the market was iiriner for both porker'! ami bnenners .

Values were: Chopper:: £3 10s lo £7 ; Light hat oners £3 10s to £l. Average price per 111 -ijd to bid: Light porkers lOs to 17s I'd Bleary porkers. s(!s U: C3.s ; Average price per lb < :;d to 8 1,1.

STOKE BIGS: The attendance <>f buyers was large, prices showed a decided improvement. Ridding being kt 'ii. Values were : .Wt oners lls to B's Flips 17s to 22s !'d stores 23s lo 20s (id :Large stores :’.Us to ids I'd: Kxtra large stores lo 555.