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Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1932, Page 2

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. PRICES AT YESTERDAY’S SALE. CHRISTCHURCH, September 28. Prices for good lines were to-day firm at the Addington live stock mar-1 ket. There was a larger offering of fat cattle and they were of splendid qual-| ity, The market opened slightly easier! that at the previous sale, hardening at the closing stages. All prime lots met a ready sale. Plainer sorts were irregular. Best heavy bullocks sold up to £13,{2(/6, pririie £ll/57- to £l2/2/6, medium £9 to £lO/17/6, plain £6 '5/V to £B/15/-. Best heifers sold tp £ll 2/6, prime £9/2/6 to £lO/2/6, medium £7/6/- to £7,17/6, light £4/15/- to £5/2/6. Heavy cows sold up to £lO 2/6, prime‘ £6/6/- to £7/5/-, medium £4/5/- to £5/5/-, light , from £3/10/-'. There was a larger offering of fat sheep, with many unfinished lots, which showed an easing tendency. Prime lots met a firm demand at a slight rise on previous rates.

There was a good enquiry for all classes of store sheep at late rates. There was a good entry of fat lambs. Heavier lots sold readily at late rates., Handier weights w ere firmer. The top price Jor prime lamb.? was 22/9. Prime sold- from 18/6 to 21/1, medium 14/9 to 18/1, Tight from 12/6. Fat pigs were easier, especially porkers. Values were:- Choppers 50/- to £3. 13/6, baconers 48/6 to 57/6, heavier £3/4/- to £3/18/-, porkers 26/6 to 33/6, heavier 35/6 to 40/6. Store pigs were firm.

RABBITSKIN SALES. LONDON, September 27. At the rabbi'tskin sales to-day 3008 parcels were offered and 1815 sold. Hatters’ jsorts were in good demand; pulling advanced 5 per cent, as compared! with March rates; unpulled 10 per cent. Furriers and racks were neglected, and declined 20 per cent. l l he few hareskins available advanced 20 per cent. A keen demand for rnbbitskins was evident at the last; sale held by Dalgety and Company, Limited, in Dunedin. In spite of the quality of the winter skins being much poorer than at earlier sales, prices were 3d and 6d a lb higher than at the previous sale. The company reports: Inferior sorts, such as summers, springs, etc., which some weeks ago were selling at from Id to 4d, have been steadily advancing in price, and are now bringing from 4d to lOd. All winter sorts met with a good demand, and best spotted are selling at about 20d, agains'fc 12d earlier in the season. Prices for wintor grades now range from about 16d to 44d,| and at these values skins should be well worth selling. We certainly do not recommend holding skins any longer, as with the quality going oIF rapidly now we are afraid overseas orders may cease at any 'time.