COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1927, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. j CHRISTCHURCH, Nov 17. I In most departments at the metropolitan weekly market at Addington yesterday, the entries of stock were of moderate size. There was a good-siz-ed entry of fat slice]), twelve races being filled. Eat sheep met with a good though irregular demand, and, on the whole they practically maintained late rates. There was a small yarding of fat cattle, and a marked improvement in prices, the rise, on the average, amounting from 80s to 10s a head. I'at la in hi* were entered in much smaller numbers than they were at the double sale a fortnight ago. and they

sold at prices somewhat better than those ruling at that sale. The sale ol store slice]) was rather lifeless at the start, but later on it livened up. and generally satisfactory prices were secured. There was a good demand for stoic cattle, especially forward sorts, and dairy cattle and also vealers sold well at late rates. Eat pigs met a' fair demand, while competition for store pigs was keen, large stores selling especially well.

Eat cattle—On an average, prices were up on late rates by 30s to Ids a head. Elites a 10011). were:- Rest beef -It’s fid to -lbs. prime Ids to -12 s. medium quality 37s to fids, heavyweight 30s to 00s Oil, ordinary cow beef 33s to 30s and rough down to 275. Values wore: Extra prime heavy steers to £22 7s 0(1. prime heavy steers Clti Isb to £l9 Ills, medium steers £l4 Ids to £l(s 10s. light steers £9 10s to £ll. extra prime heifers to £H> 2s od. prime heifers £l2 Ids to £l-1 Ins, medium heifers CIO 10s to 012 os. light heifers £7 lbs to £lO ns. extra prime cows to £1(1 2s Od. prime cows £ll lbs Li £l4. medium cows £9 Ids to £ll 10s, light cows CO It's to I'd. Store cattle—The entry of store cattle was a fair-sized one. As usual it consisted mainly of cows and hulls with a few pens of steers. The demand was good, any forward sorts selling very rapidly. \ allies were:—-Eotir-yenr-old steers £lO. three and four-year old steers £8 12s (Id, two and a half-year-old steers £7 2s Oil, best cows £4 10s lo £li .‘is (id. medium cows £3 to Cl bs. old cows 80s lo £•_> Ids. bulls £1 to £8 12s fid.

Dairy cattle—The entry of dairy cattle totalled 44 head. The demand uas g! oil ami practically a complete clearance was made at prices on a par with late rates. Values were-Best second, third and fourth culvers £8 Ills to £ll. medium sorts £(> Ids to £B, inferior sorts £1 to £b 10s, heifers £3 Ills to £7, old cows in profit £2 Ids to £•!.

Vealers—All calves showing some i quality sold lirnilv at late rates. Val-

ues were: Twelve to eighteen months sorts to £7, good vealers £b to £fi. medium vealers £8 lo C! lbs. others Id) In .'tbs, small aad inferior calves Is lo Ids.

Fat slice]) —-Towards the end competition eased more especially for shorn sheep, which did not show much Hour- : ish. but on the whole prices were about ■ equal to those ruling two weeks ago. | Values wen l : Prime woolly wethers, -18 sto llis ldd. medium woolly noth- ’ ors 88s to 42s fid. light woolly wethers : 3bs to 37s fid, extra prime shorn wethers 3fis to -12 s Bid. prime shorn wet hen 8!s (PI to fibs, medium shorn wethers L’. Q s to 3ls. light shorn wethers 24s to 27s Cl. extra prime woolly ewes to bOs Id, prime woolly ewes 37s 1 to 13;, medium woolly ewe; 32 s to 23;. light woolly ewts 21s to 31s, extra prim:' shorn ewes to .'Vis It'd, prime 'horn ewe, 28s fid to 325, medium shorn ewes ?.*s to 28s, light- shorn ewes 20s to 245.

Store sheep—Value ; acre: Good half bred ev.v hoggets ads to dtts led. iwofoutlied cro-s-brrd ewes 2(5< lid. four and six toothed cross-bred shorn weth-

ers 22s to 2bs, four and six-tootlicd forward shorn wethers 27s to .‘los fid. four. six and cight-tenthed half-bn 1 wildly wethers Ills I’d to litis, inferior four and six-toothed woolly wethers ‘2Bs fid. half-bred wether hoggets 2‘s fid. Fat lambs—An entry of 070 head.

('impart'd with about 1000 on the occasion of Hie double market a fortnight ago. Though the. number might he expected to exceed requirements, such was not (he ease, and a sale at somewhat letter prices than a fortnight ago resulted. At the pre-holiday market prices slipped over the latter stages, but yesterday the demand was well sustained towards the end. The best lot of lambs was forwarded by .Mr F. F. Xitoil (LaurislonV Twentyone sold at an average price of XU 9d.

Pigs • 1 here was a good yarding of fat pigs with a fair demand throughoat for hot h porkers and hnconers. Vale.es were: Choppers £3 to £1 ]ls, lie lit ha-oners £.‘l 7s to £3 I.ls, heavy haeoners £1 to £-! IIV. average price H>. fild to GPI. Light porkers 40s to heavy porkers 12s to Gos. average price per lh. 7d to Sd. There was a medium entry of store pigs. The attendance of buyers was large, with n keen demand for all classes. Large stoves sold exceptionally well. Values were: Small wenners 12s to los. good weanors Ids to 22s Gd. extra good weaners 2X to 275. slips 17s to 19s fid, small stores 22s to 20s. medium stores 2/ to 335, large stores 31s to Ifis.