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Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1927, Page 4

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AOOINCTON STOCK SALES. Christchurch. Oct. 27. The entries of stock at the Metropolitan weekly market at Addington yesterday were generally smaller than was the case last week. The yarding of fat eatt-le totalled 430 head. The sale opened briskly with prices showing an advance of 20s a head on late rates, tint towards the end, there was an easing and this improvement was lost. Taking the sale as a whole, fat cattle were only 10s a head in advance of last week’s rates. The entry of fat sheep filled ten races and a half, one less than last week. They met with an irregular demand, hut generally prices showed an advance of Is a head compared with the previous week’s prices. Spring lambs were penned in increased numbers. The sale for them opened firmly at late rates, hut about halfway through competition slackened and prices went hack by 3s to Is a head. A small entry of store sheep met with a brighter demand than last week, though there was not- much alteration in prices. There was a good demand for store cattle, and dairy cattle improved considerably in price. Vealers sold at about late rates, and fat pigs met with a steady demand at about last week’s prices. Prices for all classes of store pigs were milch higher than they have been at recent markets. Fat cattle—Prices a 1001 b. were: Best medium weight prime heel to 455. prime 41s to 435, medium 37s to 40s, heavy weight 35s to 37s 6d. ordinary cow beef 31s to 33s Gd. and rough <lo\vn to 27s Ocl. Values were : "Extra heavy bullocks to £2l 12s Gd. prime heavy steers £l6 to £lB. prime medium weight steers £l3 It’s to £ls Ills, lightsteers £8 10s to £l2 10s, extra prime heifers to £ls 17s Gd. prime heifers

£ll 5s to £l3 os, medium heifers £9 las to £ll, light heifers £6 10s to £9 10s, extra prime c-ou s to £ll 7 s Od, prime tows £lO 15s to £l2 15s, medium cows £!) to £lO 10s, light cows CO 5s to £8 10s.

Store cattle - The demand was again good and all lots sold at satis!acini y rates. Values were: Best cows £8 15s to £5 10 s. medium tows £2 10 s to £3 10s. old and inferior cows £1 5s to £2. hulls £3 15s to £8 10s. yearling heifers £2 2s 6d. Dairy cattle—A rise ol no to £8 a head on late rates was recorded. A allies were: Best second, third and fourth culvers £8 10s to £l2 os. medium sorts £3 10s to £B. inferior sorts £-1 10s to £O. springing heifers £1 IDs to £8 10s. aged cows in profit 39:s to £3 ss. Dealers - Brices were on a par with late rates. Values were: 'twelve to eighteeu-months-old sorts t<> £8 os, good voalers £5 to £(i 5s medium vetilers £3 to- VI 15s. ethers 1C- I > 355. small and inferior calves 4s to i.Os. Fat sheep—(ln an average prices wore about Is a head in advance el last week's rates. Values "ere: Extra prime wethers to 53s Old, show wethers £3 Ills. prime wethers I's t > 19, medium wethers 39s to -14 s, light wethers 35s to 38s. pKme shorn wethers 30s to 31s lfid, medium shorn wethers 20s to 295. extra prime owes 45s to 59s Id. prime ewes 38- (id i» Ids (id. medium ewes 34s to 38s. light owes 2fis to 33s fid. extra prime shorn ewes to 42s Id, prime shorn owes 29s (>4 to 35s (id. medium shorn owes Pis fo 28s. woolly hoggets 27s (Id to 38s Id. Store sheep—Values were: Two and four-toothed shorn wethers 19s 9d t > ‘29s fid, four and six-toother shorn wethers 22s to 23s 9.1. inferior two and four-toothed wethers “20s (id to 275. six and eight-toother halfhred wethers 29s Id to :13s fill, haifbrcd wether I >ggets 26s 7d. crossbred wether haggefs 2-ls Id. luilf-hred ewe hoggets 34s (id. sound and failing mouthed halliard ewes with lambs, 19s 9d to 21s fid. aged ewes with lambs 13s fid t ) Ins. cull owes and lambs 11s fid. Pigs—There was a medium-sized entry of fat pigs Throughout the sal" (here was a good steady demand at at - nit lasi week’s pair 's. Values aero: Choppers £2 to £•>. light bat-oners £3 7s to £3 1.55. heavy lac our:: £ I to £4 1 is fid. average price per Hi. 5.1:1 to 7d. light porkers -Ids to 475, heavy p n-kers 50s to fils, average prit e per Hi. 7tl to 9.d. There was a mediumsized entry of store pigs with a large attendance o| Imvi-rs. ■ I’rites lor all

classes were much higher than at recent markets, bidding being brisk throughout. The sale throughout was satisaciory from the point of view of vendors. practically all lots being sold readily at auction. Values were: Small weaiiers 14s to 18s. good weaners 19s to 235. extra good weanei-s to 28s fid. slips 14s to 21s, small stores 22s to 2fis. medium stores 27s to 335, largo stores 34s to 40s, extra largo stores to lCs.