COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1927, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ADOINCTON STOCK SALES. ( HKISTCHrUC 11. ,|i!ik* 23. There were largo entries. I •'at cattle showed a dm|> of Ids per head and fat sheep also showed a drop of from 2s to 3s per head. Fat cattle—Prices a 1001 b. were:—. Best beef to 375. prime medium weight 32s (hi to 355, heavy weight 23s (Id to 325. medium quality 20s to 325. medium heifer and good cow beef 27s to 30s. ordinary cow 21s to 20s, and rough down to 20s. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers £l6 10s to £l9 7s Gd. prime heavy >toers £l4 to £l6. prime medium weight steers £l2 to £l3 10s. medium quality steers £8 10s to £ll 10s, rough steers £7 to £8 os. Extra prime heifers to £l2 17.' 6d, prime lieifers £8 to £lO 10s. medium heifers £0 to £7. light heifers £4 to £5 13s. Extra prime cows to £l7 7s Gd. prime cows £7 to £9. medium cows Cl 10s to £0 15s. aged cows £3 to £4 os. Store cattle -There was a medium sized entry -which sold well, especially the good sorts, at about late rates. Values were:—Good cows £3 os to £4 10s. medium- cows £2 to £3. old cows 15s to 355. good hulls £6 to £8 IQs,, jpt hers £3 to £5 10s ;

Dairy cattle—Best second, third and fourth culvers, £9 to £l3. Medium sorts £G Ills to £8 I'l.s. inferior sorts £1 10s to £6. extra good heifers to £l3 ss. others £-1 10s to £8 10s. old coirs in profit £2 5s to £4. Y (.talers—Values were: Twelve to eighteen months sorts to £6 os. good waters £4 on to £5. medium renters £2 10s to £l, small calves 8s to 355.

Eat slice]) —A large entry and drop in prices to a- fortnight ago prices. Values were: Extra prime hiciavy wethers .‘iß s to Its 3d. prime wethers 2!ls to 32s Cd, light wethers 25s to 28s Gd. Extra prime ewes 31s to 3Gs 7d, prime ewes 27s Gd to 31s Gd, medium ewes 23s Gd to 275. light ewes ]9s to 235, aged ewes 13s to 18s Gd. Store shee|>--Values were: Grossbred wether lambs 13s lOd to los Id. coss-hred cue lambs 2: is Gd to 2j«, goad three-quarter bred ewe lamb.-,. 27s to 27s 10d. four, six and eighttooth ewes 24s to 2Gs Cd. failing, mouthed crossbred ewes 18s 2d In 20s. four and tire-year-old crossbred ewes 22s 9d to 23s Gd. tno-t allied halfhred wethers Kis -Id. four and sixtoothed crossbred wethers 23s Gd t i 23 s Gd, two and four-toot lied crossbred wethers 22s Gd to 2-1-. hi. Fat lambs- All through ii was a bri'k sale for any decent quality suds. Values were: Extra prime lambs 31V to 22- Id. prim.- him's 28s to 29s Gd. me lium land -2 V ;o 27- Gd. light lambs 22s to 2!- Gd. store lambs 17s. to 21s.

Rigs There was a small entry e.f fat pigs and prices showed little change, '.'allies were: -Choppers £3 Ids to £-i 18s Gd. sinidl bacono's £2 3s Gd to £3 ]ss Gd. heavy buiiners £4 to £ I 3s Gd. average price per lb. 7d to 3d. Only a small yarding 1 f store pigs was forward and the supply of weaners was very limited. The market "'as weak and prices declined by from 2 s to 3s a head. Values were:

Winners to lAs.'slips 10* to 245, medium stores 20s to 325. large stores 24s to 425. extra largo sto-es to 18s. - -v,s in nig £4 to £0 2s Gd.