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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 April 1918, Page 7

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ADDINGTON'STOCK-MARKET. ■ ! ; MATSON- AND COC'S REPORT. ! te . [By Electrio Telegraph—Specie! to "Star. ,e CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Matson and Co. report as follows: Eat Cattle.—There was a large yardin se and the quality on the whole was gooc S y The demand was except for exti prime. . Freezing buyers were ioperatin re all through. Extra steers to £22 10.' e y ordinary prime £l7 to £l9, light and ui finished £l2 10s to £l3 15s. Stove Cattle. —There was a fair cntrj There was no good lines, and the marke ■was much easier all round and sales hair fi to make. Three-year-old steers mad £l2 to £l2 15s, for forward sorts, yeai lings, small lots £4 10s to £7, dry cow £6 to £9. '"'•' ' Eat Sheep.—There was larger yardin; "■ than lately, hut the market was firnrie than last week. Freezing buyers wer *• freelv as the works have practi ri - fealty, killed out since the holidays. Bes n - withers to 45s 6d. prime 36s 6d to 42s 1 * lighter 32s 53 to 365. ewes up to 455, fVi *• best prime 33s 6d to 395, lighter 27s to 32; *• 6d. The market closed'firm. Store Sheep.—There was another large yarding, although hot as big as recently. The large majority again were fpre ; gn > sheep, mainlv from the North Island and Nelson. We cannot quote any appreciable difference in nrices. The market was firm at Inst week's rntes. Best ewes were, if anything, slightly easier, j ' -DALGETY AND CO.'S REPORT. ißy Eleotrio Telegraph—Special Vc "Star.": d • £ CHRISTCHURGH, This Day.' Dalgety and Co. report on the Adding- '„ to market as follows : j] Fat Cattle. —There was a full yarding, , and prices were easier, enabling freezing R buyers to operate mo:e freeh-. Quotitions: Extra prim© steers to £22 7s 6d, prime £l6 to £l9 10s, ordinary £l3 to £ls 10s, extra prime heifers to £l7 ss, ordinary £lO 10s to £l3 cows to £l4 7s . 6d. . \ .' Store Cattle.—There was a medium en- ' trv and very weak demand'. Quotations: ; . Three-year' steers £ll to £l2, 3 yeaa' 7' heifers £9 10s, 2-year steers £9, store cows £8 7s 6d. Fat Sheep.—There was a large yarding and prices - were firmer for extra prime wethers and ewes. Quotations: Ext r a prime wethers to 445, ordinary 31s to 36s exti"». prime ewes to 37s 6d,- ordinary 28s ~ to 335." Fat Lambs.—There was a slightly larcer I yarding. Prices were on n par with the previous week's. ' miot/ations. Extra prime lamb* to 32s 4d. mime 27s 6d to : 31s 6d, medium 24s to 275. Store Sii^lp.—There was a smaller yarding, consisting, mostly of shipped sheep, many consignments of which were of low nuality. Prices were a.bo"t the same as last week. Quotations: Two-tooth ewes to 365. 4 and 6-tooth ewes to 32s 3d, 6 and 8-tooth ewes to 32s 6d, sound moutN ewes to 30s, 2-tooth wethers to 31s 6d. 4 and 6-tooth 27s 7d to 33s &A. ewe lambs to 24s lid, mixed sexes to 23s 9d.