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Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1930, Page 3

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ADDINGTON STOCK SALE.

By Telegfapn—Per Press Association.*

CJ-IRISTCHURCIJ,: February 26

There were 490 fat cattle yarded •the quality being good. ' Plain-’s'teers •>olt*-: Extra to £22'T2s Gd, prime .£!/> lOs t0.4*47 ss, mediiiin £l4'tci’'£ls 15s,' light. £lO I'CsV to £l2 10s; cows'- and heifers, heavy £l4 to £l7 17s (id, prime £ll 10s to £l3 10s, medium £8 10s to £ll, light £5 10s to £7 15s.

Very few stores cattle were forward. Some 18 months heifers sold to £5 7s, cows to £7 13s.

There was a large yarding of fat sheep, the quality being good. Prime wethers were in short supply. Prices wore on a par with last week. Wethers sold : Rest to 34 s 7d„ prime..3os to 335, medium 27s tp -295. 6d r . light 23s to 6d ; owes, best to 27s lQd ( prime :2s to 24s 6d, medium 18s 6(1 tof,2ls, light 1 11s to 18s. The fat limbs .totalled 213.0,. includ-. ing West Const.^consignments.,-Prices were firm at late, rates. Extra, sokl ,to, 30s .10(1, prime. 26s fid to 29 (id,, medium 245, to ,265, light 21sto : 235. •-;,.> , The store lambs; comprised:: a.. laige offering, including consignments-..' from the whole, of the, South Island. ..-.The miality - was mixed. ■ Competition, was.. Fair. The host sold to good 18s to 19s Bd, medium lfis fid to 17s 6(1, plain 13s Gd to 15s (id, culls 7s to 12s Gd.

Tn adult sheep there was a large yarding, the sale being irregular, -with an easing tendency. Rest North Island four tooth ewes sold at 375, best Chatham ewes 24s to 255, others 16s to 235; two tooth Corriedale ewes 30s to 325, best sound mouth 22s to 265, aged 18s to 21s.

There was a large yarding of pork and bacon. Pork was slightly easier. Rncon was firm at last week’s rates. Choppers sold £3 10s to £6,18s 6d, pork 50s to £3, heavy to £3' 15s Gd. average price- per pound 9.1(1; bacon sold £1 to £5; heavy to £6 5s 6d; average B’-d per lb.