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Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1927, Page 4

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AO3INCTON STOCK SALES,

CHRISTCHURCH. July 7. There- were fairly large entries <J fat sheep and fat cattle at the metropolitan weekly market at Addington yesterday. but in each case, prices generally were better limn last week. Tho sale of fat sheep was irregular, bill, mi an average prices were better than those ruling last week by 1* to 2s a head. Well finished fat, cattle improved l«y 25s a head. There was only a small yarding of fat lambs. They met with a particularly keen demand and the prices obtained were the lest ol tlie season. CompiTilim for store sheep was satisfactory, most lots selling with more freedom than at recent sales. Store cattle sold at about late rates, but there was an easing in the price for dairy cattle. Vealers were in very short supply, the yarding being Lire smallest for a long time. As a result. prices advanced sharply on late rates. The market for fat [figs was not very bright, but all classes of store pigs met with spirited competition.

Fat Cat I !e— -Good heel was 25s a head hotter than last week. The advance on medium quality stuff was up to 15s. while inferior was little hotter limn al Ihe previous sale. Brices per ICDII.. ere:—Primcsl beef lo 28s. prime 21s to 365, heavy weight 21s to 22s fid. medium quality 20s to 22s fid. medium quality heifer and good row beef 28s lo 21s, ordinary row beef 21s to 2fis fid. and rough down to 21s. Values were: - Extra. prime heavy steers £lB to £2O 12s fid. prime heavy stem's £lO I.os to £l7 ss. prime medium weight steers £l2 15s to £ls. medium quality steers £8 15s to £l2 ss. lough steers £(5 15s lo £3 19-. extra prime heifers to £l2 12s fid. prime heifers C 9 to £ll. medium heifers £fi> Iso to £8 15s, light heifers £1 10s to £(i IIK, extra prime cows to £ll R's, prime rows £7 Ids to C 9 10s, medium civs £ ! 15s to £7 ss, agi it cows £3 10s

to £! It!.-. Store Cattle (b ad e„w s £3 5s to £1 10s. medium cows £-J 5s lo £3, poor caws 25 s to £2. bulls £1 7s fid to

CS 11-. Dairy Cattle -Go al second. third and fourth culvers £7 lo £9. others Cl li's to £(l 10s. springing heifers £.3 lo CO Ids. old cows iii profit £1 Ids to

Vealers Twelve to eighteen months calves to £7, good vealers £5 to £fi. medium vealers £.3 5s to C l 15s, others 10s to 255.

Pat sin ep- Prices were from Is to 2.s a bead in advance of late rates. Show wethers 59s to 55s ll'd, extra, prime wethers 28s to -15 s. prime wethers 22s fid to 27s Oil. medium wethers 29s to .32s (! I. light wethers 25s fid to 28s fid. extra prime ewes to 37s lOd. prime ewes 28s to 22s (id. medium ewes 22s fid lo 275, light ewes 18s fid l i 225, aged ewes 11s to 17s. pat lambs—Extra prime lambs 33s to !|s. prime lambs 29s fid I > 225, medium larnbs 2(ls to 295. light lambs 22s (id to 255. unfinished lambs 22s to

Store sheep Generally the sale was a satisfactory one. and the bulk of l lie entry changed bands at auction. Values were:—Good cross-fired wether hoggets 17s to 19s 3d. cress-fired ewe hoggets 22s lid to 20 3d. cull crossbred ewe hoggets lfis Oil. good mixed

sexcel cross-bred hoggets 21s fid. mixed sexed cross-bred hoggets Ins to 17s Id. ("nrricdule wether hoggets 10s, Corriodal? ewe hoggets 2-1 s to 27s lid, four, six and eight-toothed half-bred wethers 2-!s to 2fis fid. four, six and eight-tooth-ed half-bred ewes 2Hs Oil to 29s (id, aged cross-fired ewes 13s 5d to lfis 9d. sound-mouthed cross-fired ewes 25s to 2(is 3d, four-toothed cross-bred ewes 32s 2d to 31s 3d, two-toothed crossfired ewes 29s 3d.

Fat pigs—The entry of fat pigs was a small one. Bacon was slow of sale, with the price on a level with that of last- week.i Values nvre:—Choppers £3 10s to £8 18s 0,1. porkers £2 5s to £2 12s, heavy porkers C2 Its to £3. average price per lb. 7Jd to Bd. Light haconers £3 os to £3 15s, heavy baeoners £1 os to £1 ]2s fid, average price per 111. old to Gd. Store pigs—-The yarding was one of the largest for several weeks. Amines were:—Small weaners Rs to 12s Od. large weaners 1 Is Gd to 21s. slips IBs to 255. medium stores 27s Gd to 3Gs, largo stores 37s to 12s, sows in pig C 3 to £G.