COMMERCIAL.

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 April 1920, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

MATSON AND CO.'S REPORT.

(Special to "Star.")

. CHRISTCHURCH, This day. Matson and Co. report as follows: — ' Fat Cattle.—There was a large yarding but the quality was not equal to last week. The market was steady except for cows, and light weig'ht heifers;, which were a shade easier. Freezing buyers were not keen owing to the shortage of space. Best steers £22 to £25 10s, good £lB to £2l, light and unfinished £l4 to £l6 10s, cows and heifers £lO 10s to £ls. Store Cattle.—There was a very large yarding, mostly dry cows and odd lots of yearlings. Enquiry was bad. and sales hard' to make. There were no quotable lines of steel's yarded, dry cows £6 to £B, bulls £8 10s to £l4, 2* year old mixed sexes £5 5s to £8 ss. The general tone of the market was easier. Store Sheep.—There was a large yarding mostly inferior and travelled lines; also moro lambs than recent sales. All young owes and fresh conditioned sheep were firm, but travelled and inferior sort 3 decidedly easier. Best 2 and 4 tooth ewes 1 to 33/6, s.ni. ewes 25/6 to 30/- others 17/- to 22/6. best wethers to 33/10, medium 26/- to 28/-: best lambs to 23/6, medium 16/- to 20/6. Fat Sheep.—There was a large yarding and in face of the Easter holidays and factories not reopening until Wednesday next the market was easier. Some extra good sheep sold well. Best wethers to 56/- prime 37/ to 51/-, others 31/6 to 36/6. lighter and inferior 27/6 to 31/ewes about the same basis. Lambs were easier as only a tew freezing buyers were operating. The weather and a large quantity of travelled sheep, especlaly from South have a decided easing tendency on the store market.

DALGETY AND CO.'S REPORT (Special to Star.) CimiSTCHTIRCH, IVic Day. Dalgety and Co. report on the Addington market as follows: Store Sheep.—The yarding was not quite so heavy. There was a fair demand.for all classes. Foiir and six-tooth wethers, good, 27s to 80s; ditto two tooth 24s 6d to 28s, smaller from 20s to 235, good two-tooth ewes 32s to 37s Gd, medium 27s Gd to 30s, smaller from 20s to 245, good m.s. lambs 20s to 23s 6d, medium 17s 6d to 19s Gd, smaller from 12s to 16s, good six and eight-tooth ewes 28s to 31s Gd, medium 24s to 275, inferior from 18s, rape ewes 12s to 23s according" to condition. Fat Lambs.—There was a smaller entry totalling 3100. Prices were about on a par with recent sales. Medium 25s to 28s, prime 28s Gd to 33s Gd, extra to 375. Fat Sheep.—There was a largeyarding. Prices if anything were

a. shade easier. Medium wethers 33s to 375, prime 38s to 445, extra to 5Gs, medium ewes 31s to 355, prime 36s to 40s, extra to 44s 9d. Fat Cattle. —There was a yarding of 440 head, including some 'good lines. Prices were about the same as last sale. Light steers £lO to £l4, medium £ls to £l9, prime £2O to £24, extra to £26 10s, medium heifers £9 to £l2 10s, prime £l3 to £l7 10s. Store Cattle. There was a ~heavy yarding of a mixed lot of cattle, which were hard to quit. Prices were easier. ThreeYear steers to £lO, two-year steers to £6 15s, two-vear heifers £6 to £6 15s, yearlings £8 to £4 10s, calves to 375. Bulls were hard to sell and are down considerably.

WOOL CLIP. (Per Press Association.) DOTEDIi\ T , This Day. The Government valuations of the 3019-20 wool clip is practically finished. The clip is much shorter in staple and lower in. addition than the previous clip, less wool being yielded per sheep. It was estimated that there will he fully ten per cent, shortage. The North Island wools hear a bigger proportion of this shortage. The indications point to finer wools bringing exceptionally high

prices during the next few years, whilst it is doubtful whether the lower qualities will maintain the present valuations. FALL IN HIDES. A local commercial firm has received the following advice : (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association ) SYDNEY. This day. Hides light, half-penny, pennv mediums dearer penny, two pence per lb lower.