COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1930, Page 6

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINGTON STOCK SALE.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

Silt. CHRISTCHURCH, Ang Beef- :—There were 550 fat yarded,', including some fine lock. They mostly were cattle that were yarded. '.The ' Island was well represented.^,,^Coif- : signments also came from Otago tuia, The : West Coast. There was . competition Chronghou.t, and vance of £L on last week/f'vald ues iwas- jshowii ; Bullocks . to. £44; heavy : £l9 to £23 ,'3s;iptbse‘ £l7p:os to £2l RV, to £l6 ; ss! phiin, £l3 TOs tip £l4l3s*:; others, from £l2 19s. .Extra: •hjjnVy* cows sold to £l6 12s 6(1, • 15s to to £l4 ss, prime os, medium from £6 P's. Qit|jpsht>w cow realised £23 HR. Extra heavy heifers sold to £l7 2s 0 -1 . heavy £l4 to £ls 15s, prime R" ' £l3 10s > medium from £9 10s.

Mutton :—There was a large offering of 6000. Wethers advanced by Is 6d to ?is per head. Ewes sold Is to Is 6d a head dearer. The demand ivas good. Sh nr -beep «*lrt from 40“ ■to.-.605, extra good wethers to 3os, prime 28s to 30s, medium 24s to 275, W : ill' 0d to 235. Ewes sold:— tfextra to 25s lOd. prime IDs 6d to 2 9 " medium 16s ;6d to 19s, light 10s to ios.

--'Spring Lambs:—There were 31 rtyvrded. The bed: sold SE t 1 -- lOd'/others_2ls 4d to 224, 1-. R ’.-Store small enti y. -a' lifeless sale Mgp-J ium two-tootli' Half -bred ewc,s Sold . ; :o 10s 6d, sound mouth 'R ; v.- to ~lss 6d, failing mouth 8s to 1.2 s 6d ; ewe hoggets to .16s; half-bred ' wethers - to 15s. Pigs:—There was a small ji.ardipg of pork and bacon. Pork was>u|)'. from l>d to 2d per lb. Bacon sold at last week’s rules. Pork' sold. £2 12s 6d to £3 12s- 6d, heavy £3 to £4 7s 6d; average price lOdlt W 12d per round. ■ Choppers: sold £4' Sjs,; Cd; : ‘others from £2 to £8 Jloj 6d>: fngtjji £4 5s to £4 ISt 6d \ k jhea|yt to £5 .<lßs '|f;'j3The average was 7d r ’M 8d pejivnoiind. Pi: - ■%'*) p i : f." w; ■ Mr U, -w - ■ Miri