COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1927, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ADOINCTON STOCK SALES. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 20. There were fairly large entries of stock at the meiropiitan weekly market at Addington yesterday. The entry of fat cattle was considerably smaller than at the previous sale, but, following on last week’s record entry, il was in excess of requirements, with the result that the sale was inclined to drag, and prices were easier by about 29s a bead on late rates. Tbe entry of fat sheep lilled eleven races, compared with nine and a half hist week. Mothers were cheaper than at the previous sale by Is to Is (3d a head, hut ewes sold at about late rates. The -ale. however, was .steady throughout. Tbe number of spring lambs forward was much smaller than was the ease a week ago. and prices in this section improved by fully 3s a head. There was more freedom about the sale of store sheep, hut this was due. not so much to any improvement in prices, as to the fact that vendors generally had less exalted ideas of values. Store cattle suitable for grazing were again in demand, but there was not much life ahblit the sale of dairy cattle. However. most of Hie diaries were of inferior quality. Coalers lit for killing sold readily. There was an easing in the price of fat pigs, choppers especially being hard to sell. The niarkci

for store pigs was very dull through out.

Pat cattle - Prices generally were easier than they were a week ago. Medium to good heifers and mediumweight steers were cheaper by 15s In 20s a head. Taking the sale right through, the easing on late rates worked out at about. 20s a head. Prices a 19011), were: Best beef, -Ils to I Is, medium quality 30s to |os. heavyweight 31s to 30s fid. 'Ordinary cow beef 30s to 32s fid. and rough down to 2is fid. Values were: Extra prime heavy bullocks £l7 10s to £2l 2s Od. prime heavy steers £ls 15s to £l7. prime medium-weight steers £l3 to £ls ss. light steers £8 10s to £l2, extra prime heifers £l3 to £l4 17s od. prime heifers £lO 15s to £|2 15s, medium heifers C 9 5s to £lO 10s, light heifers £7 to £9. extra prime cows to £l4 17s Od, prime cows £lO 5s to £l2. medium cow, £S 15s to £lO. light (o"'s Lfi 7s Oil to £8 10s.

Store cattle There was a good demand for all classes of cattle fit for grazing. Values were: Rest cows £3 10s to £5 ss, medium cows £2 5s t > £3 ss. old cows 20s upwards, hulls £2 10s to £5 IDs. Dairy cattle—Practically all of the cattle were of inferior quality and sales were hard to make. Values were: Good second, third and fourth culvers £7 10s to £8 10s, one extra good £lO ss. medium sorts £5 10s t i £7, inferior sorts £3 to £5. springing heifers £3 to £(! I Os. old cows in profit .‘los to £2 IDs. Vealers—There was a fairly large entry of vealers. Quality was only medium. All vealers lit for butchers sold well. Values were: Good vealers £5 to

£O. medium vealers C 3 to £1 15s, others ML to 355, small and inferior

calves Is to 10s. Eat sheep Values were: Extra prime wethers to 53s 7d. prime wethers I Is (Id to I!),, medium wethers 38s fid to 13s (!il. light wethers 35s to 37s fid, prime shorn wethers 35s to 42s Id. medium shorn wethers 27s to 335. extra prime ewes to 18s Id, prime ewes 37s fid to 13s fid. medium ewes 33s to 37. light owes 25s to 325. prime shorn ewes 28s to 33s KJd. medium shorn owes 22s fid to 27s fid. Spring lambs A much reduced entry. comprising IfiS head. The small entry scarcely sufficed fur butchers’ requirements, and there was a recovery of the high values preceding last weelc’s market. The advance was fully 3s a head. The price per lb ranged about 11 J<l.

Store sheep—Vendors' reserves were not so high as usual, and this helped to make the sale brighter than the proI viotts one. Passings were less heavy than last week. Values were: flood failing-mouth ewes and lambs Ids 2d to 1 7x 2d, inferior ewes and lambs 12s l i Bis. aged half-bred owes and hunks I ts to 10s Id, cull aged ewes and lambs 8s ,‘ld to Os fid. sound-mouthed shorn | ewes and lambs lls to 10s 7sl. two and j four-toothed ball-bred wethers 20s to I Ills, inferior two and four-toothed ; wethers 20s to 28s, .sound-mouthed cross fired wethers 20s 3d, four and sixtoothed shorn wethers 20s to 22s 2d, inferior shorn wethers Ids Oil to 17s, cross-bred wether hoggets 24s 2d. crossbred ewe hoggets 33s (id. Pi gs -There was a medium entry of fat pigs. Prices all round were a shade lower than at the previous sale, i Very few choppers came forward, hut they were not wanted. Values were: Choppers £2 ho £3 11s, light baronet's £3 7s to £3 Ids. heavy hacotiers £4 to £1 12s, average price per lb. did to 0:ld. Light porkers 40s to dfis, heavy porkers 52s to 02s. average price per Ih. 7Jd to B.ld. Then* was another large entry of store pigs, made j up chiefly of stipes and weaners. The market was very dull ihroiighout, quite a large number of weaners being passed. \ allies were: Small weaners 8s to 14s, good weaners Ids to 18s, extra good weaners to 2ds. small slips 12s to 10s. medium slips 17s to 225, medium “tores 21s to 325, large stores 34s C •Us.