COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 November 1928, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINGTON STOCK GALE, MJicto were large out fits "I slue:, in several d<‘]ianiimnis at the metropolitan weekly market al Addington Wednesday. This was nai l ieithrly ;<• in the ease of lat sheep, the number forward tilling fourteen and a lull races, one o! the largest yardings be a long time. The market opened will a fairly linn demand, but there war ;m easing later, However, considering the size o! the yarding. the market was a remarkably sound one. 'I i average decline was about Is Gd ■ head. Jt was nearly 8 p.m. belore tl.« sale ended. The entry ot fat eattetotalled 480 head.. It was not a particularly large entry, hit I was apparently more than suflicieut lor reipiiieincuts, for. except, in the case ol jnin. l handy-weight cattle, prices were lower than those ruling last week. In spite of a largo entry of lat lambs (close on 800 head), the demand was goo" throughout, with a firming tendency as the market progressed. I'm- the time of the year there was a lame entry of store sheep. Pry sheep or.< of tin' wool were in demand, but "nolle sheep were inclined to be easioi in price. The entries of both store aim dairy eattle were rather small, and i each case there was good competition at satisfactory prices. Pood sorts of coalers were firm at late iatc>. Porkers and choppers, which were in over-supply, declined in P'dce. while baeoners improved. \ allies lor star pigs also improved. Pat Cattle.-Prices a lOOlb were: Pxtra choice medium-weight steer beef to OP : good steer. IPs to 48plain heavy steer, 27s to 40s; hem heifer. -Us to 17s; best cow. 41s . to 44s :• inferior steer 38s to 4 Is: niedim-i heifer, 3fis to 425; medium cow. 33s. to 3fis: and rough down l b 30s. Ihe host line of steers was forwarded by Messrs Sharp llros. tllalswelh. tweiOv averaging C2O os. Top price for th line was £22 12s Od for four.