COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1927, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

i ADDINGTON STOCK SALES, CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 3. As there will lie no sale at Addington next week, the market yesterday was a double one. In all the fat sections there were particularly heavy entries of .stock, the supply generally being in excess of (lie requirements, even of a double market. This was noticeably so in the case of spring lambs. About 1000 head came forward, which was far more than butchers required. The result was a marked easing in prices. Towards the end of the land) market the auctioneers had very hard work to lvjake sales, and passings at this stage were frequent. The entry of . fat cattle must have constituted a re- ' cord for the yards. It was only 30 j short of 800 head. The supply was in ; excess of requirements, especially with I the heavy entries of lamb and mutton. | and prices declined on late rates by £1 to £2 a head. The fat sheep forward filled about sixteen races, and the overflow was accommodated in the fat lamb pens. In spite of the large entry of fat sheep, the sale was a good one. especially for prime sorts. Tt finished firmly. The entry of store sheep was larger than has Ik-cii the case at recent sales, but with the improved feed prospects in the country, the demand was keen, especially for forward wethers, which showed a marked improvement in prices. Store owes and lambs were little dearer than they were last week. The offering of store cattle was small, and it was made up almost entirely of cows and bulls, which sold well at late rates. 'Hie dairy cattle sale opened with a dull demand, but improved towards the end. However, most of the dairies wore inferior sorts. Venters fat for killing sold about as well as last week. Bat-oners were on a par with late rates, while porkers were, if anything, a little firmer. There was a very keen inquiry for all classes of store pigs, and a large entry changed handat satisfactory prices.

Eat cattle—Prime handy weights sold comparatively well, but generally prices wore down on late rates by Cl to ,£2 a head. The sale was inclined to he a dragging one throughout, but there was a spurt towards the- end, and the market finished with the- demand as keen as it had been at any stage. Heavyweight and inferior hoof was more affected hv the easing in prices than prime handy weights were. Prices a IfKflb. were:—Best medium weight beef to -13 s. prime 38s to Its, medium quality 3!s to lies fid, heavy weight 32s fid to 355. ordinary cow beef 20s to 31s f! I

and rough down to 22s fid. Five boilers forwarded by Mr V . Diodriebs (Kokntahi. AYest Coast) sold at an average- or ice of £l3 13s. \ allies wore: Extra prime steers to £22 17s fid. prime heavy steers £ls to £l7. prime medium steers £l3 to £ls, light-weight steers £8 to £l2 10s. extra prime heifers £ls 12s (id, prime heifers £ll to £l2 l's. medium heifers £9 to £lO 15s. light heifers £0 to £8 15s, extra prime cows to cj | -_> s fid. prime cows .£lO to £l2. medium c- >ws £8 to £0 L-s, light cows £5 to £7 15s. Sf.-ie cuttle There was a small entry if stun- catl ic. c inisisling mainly of cows anil bulls. No quotable lines of steers or lu-ifers were penned. The demand was good, with prices linn at lute rates. Yiiluos were:—Best cons £1 5s to £5 15s, mediuni caws j£3 to Cl 2s fid. old cons 30s upwards, bulls £-! ills to £9 os. Dairy cattle —The entry of dairy cattle numbered 72 head, compeu itii 11 head last week. .Most of the c-aftle were- in poor condition. 3 lie sale

at the start was dull, with little improvemnt towards the end. A allies were: Best second, third and fourth culvers £7 Ilfs to £lO, medium sorts £5 Ills to £G 10s, inferior sorts £.3 10s to Co. best heifers £0 to £9. others £3 to £5 10s, old cows in profit £2 to £3 10s. Vealers—The entry of venters was particularly large, but it could have been profitably reduced by the transfer of many of the unfit sorts to the store pens. All vealers lit for butchers’ purposes sold well at about late rates.

Values were: Twelve t> eightecn-nionth.s-olcl sorts to £9, good vealers £5 to £fi ss, medium vealers £3 to £-1 15s, ■others 10s to 355, small and inferior citlves Is to 10s.

Fat sheep—The entry of fat- sheep was a particularly heavy one. All the fat sheep pens were filled and the overflow had to be accommodated in the fat lamb pens. Values were: Extra prime waollv wethers to 57s Id, prime wethers 14s to 47s (Id, prime wethers Iks to -T7s Gd, medium wethers 38s to 435, light wethers 35s to 37s Gd. extra orime shorn wethers to 42s lOd, prime shorn wethers fils to 355, medium shorn wethers 27s to 30 s. inferior shorn wethers 24s Gd to 2Gs, extra prime woolly ewes to 51s Id, prime woolly ewes 37s to 435, medium woolly ewes 23s Gd to 30s, extra prime shorn ewes to 38s Id, prime shorn ewes 2!)s Gd to 345, medium shorn ewes 22s Gd to 28s lOd, woolly hoggets 2Gs M to -12 s Gd.

Store sheep—The entry of store sheep was much larger than has been the ease at recent sales. Values were: Ihdfbrcd ewe hoggets 3f).s to 39s Gd, crossbred ewe. hoggets 29s 4d to 325, halfbred wether hoggets 21s 4d to 275, inferior cross-bred wether hoggets 23s Gd to 255, mixed sexed cross-bred hoggets 2Gs to 30s, sound mouthed ewes villi lambs 19s to 20s lfld. good aged ewes with lambs 14s Gd to 18s, cull aged ewes with lambs 10s Gd to 13s, four and six-toothed half-bred wethers 32s to 355. four and six-toothed three-quarter-broil wethers 375. shorn four and six-toothed half-bred wethers 22s to 2 Is lOd. .shorn two and four-tooth wethers 19s to 21s Gd. small shorn two-t iotli wethers 1 Is to 17s.

Spring, lambs—Values were: Extra prime heavy lambs to -10 s, prime heavy lambs 30s to 355. medium lambs 25s to 29s Gd. light lambs 20s to 24s Gd. Pigs—There was a medium entry of baeuners aifd a large one of porkers. Prices for bin-oners were on a par with late rates, while porkers were, if anything. a little firmer. Values were. Choppers £3 Ills t) £7 j3s Gd. light haeoners £3 -5s to £3 12s Gd. heavy haeoners £3 15s to £f 3s. extra heavy haeoners to £1 10s. avern.e price pci lb. ojd to Gild. Light porkers 40s to •".Os. heavy porkers -52 s to 01s. extra heavy porkers to GGs, average price per Hi. 7d to Bd. There was a very large entry of store pugs and a large attendance of buyers. The market throughout was good and prices were well maintained until the end of the sale. Prices, if anything, showed a slight improvement on late rates. There was a very keen inquiry for all classes of pigs. Values were: Medium wethers 18s to 225, good weanors 22s Gd to 26s Gd. slips 19s to 235, medium stores 27s to 335, large st res 3-ts to 41s Gd.