COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1927, Page 3

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINGTON STOCK SALES

CHRISTCHURCH, July 21. At Addington stock sales yesterday there were fighter entries but a sound sale. Fat Cattle. —There was an advance for heifer and prime medium-weight | steer beef on last week was about 30s per bead, on heavy-weight 20s, and ( rough cattle up to las. Specially choice lines of heifer beef made 42s per lOOln, good prime beef 3is to 395, heavyweight beef 33s to 365, medium-qual-ity "beef 34s to 36s 6(1, good cow beef 32s to 31s, and inferior down to 255. Values were Extra heavy prime bullocks. to £2O 2s Oil ; prime heavy steers £ls to £lB 10s; prime medium-weight steers' £l3 10s to £ls las. light steers £lO to £l3, rough steers £0 to £9 lt)s; extra prime heifers to £l4 17s Gd, prime heifers £lO 5s to £l2 10s. niecl him heifers £8 to £9 15s, light heifers tr, 5s to £7 10s; extra prime cows to £ls 7s (id, prime cows £9 15s to £ll 10s. medium cows £5 15s to £9s ad, aged cows £4 to £5 10s. "Vcaiers.—Values were Twelve to 18-months-old calves to £/ 15s. good venlers £5 10s to £6 15s. medium vealers £3 15s to £5, others 15s to 37s 6(1.

Store Cattle. —There was a comparatively small entry of store cattle. The demand was good, graziers operating freely for any forward sorts. 1 allies were;—Two ami three-year-old steers C(i 12s (id to £7 12s 6d, good_ cows to ,1 Ss 6d medium cows £2 5s to £3 Ills, old cows £1 5s to £2, hulls £1 to £6. . Pain- Cntti’e.—The entry of dairy cattle 'was a small one. totalling 50 head. Buyers operated sparingly, hut generally vendors were prepared to meet the market, which was easier

than last week. Values were:—Extra good second, third and fourth ealvers to £l2 10s, good stiffs £7 to £9 10s. medium sorts £5 to £0 10s, inferkusorts £3 to £-1 10s, springing helK-ra £3 15s to £7 10s, old cows in profit £2 10s to £3 10s.

Eat Sheep.—On an average good owes were better than last week by is to Is Oil, wethers and medium ewes by

about Is, and lighter sorts by par to Is. Values were:—Extra prime wethers 42s to 50s lOd. prime wethers .'tits to 41s, medium wethers 30s tit 355. light wethers 20s Gd to 29s Od : extra prime ewes to 39s lOd. prime ewes 29s (id to 33s (id, medium ewes 24s to 33s (id, medium ewes 24s to 295, light ewes 19s Gil to 235, aged ewes 17s to 19s. Store Sheep.—Sound-mouthed ewes met ii good demand and sold at better prices than last week. There was free competition for ewe hoggets, sales of this ci’ass being made at up to 295. Wethers sold on a par with late rates. Practically the whole entry changed hands at auction. Crossbred wether hoggets 10s 5d to 17s (id. crossbred ewe lioggets 23s to 275. llno-woolled ewe iioggets 27s to 295, mixed sex hoggets 23s (itl; four, six and eighttoothed crossbred ewes. 29s 7s to 31s (id, aged halfhred ewes 18s 3d. aged crossbred ewes 10s to 21 s, low-condi-tioned aged ewes 11s fid to 11s; four, six and eight-toothed halfhred wethers 25s 5d to 275.

Fat Pigs.—A big proportion of the bat-oners were too heavy for the trade, and for these the demand was poor at lower prices. The sale of porkers finished firmly. Values were:—Choppers £3 3s fid to £8 Is, light bat-oners £3 (is to £3 15s, heavy bat-oners £3 18s to £4 12s; average price per lb, light fid to (ild, heavy 4;;d to old. Light porkers 15s to 50s, heavy porkers 52s to 58s (id; average price per Hi. 7d to Bd. Store Pigs.—Values were slightly lower than last week. Large stores sold well’. Few medium stores were offered. Values were:—Weaners 12s to 10s, slips 20s to 2(!s. medium stores 27s to .335, large stores 31s to 41s. extra large stores to 58s.