COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1923, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1 AGJINCION STOO K MARKET ! STOUi: SIIKKI* Al AUK !•'/!•' I) Kl’:’! | (By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) j OIIRISTCTrUIiCTT, Tin’s Day. .Messrs 11. Matson mid Co., report- ns | I’njlmvs regarding ih.-i, stock sale at Ad : dingtoi; yards vextcrday:— 1 1 Stor... slii'i'ji : . ,\ larger yarding than | a' the previous sale and the marker was generally ver/ depressed. The entry eoliipri-ed a large immher of .Nelson and travelled sheep which were hard to ,o|| in the lace el a shortage •■I turnip feed throughout. (’anterhi.i'.v, Jle-( rape lamhs IT' in CDs. exI iv, good to L’L’s (id; Store lamhs Ss In i Is (id; hesi C-ioolh ewes ill's to 30 s. lew extra good to Hits lid; host .sound month ewe- CDs to CD-. iufi rior from S s to I ts; !>: S! well; I’s CT- in Cos (id. others from lIT to CO-. Store (attle; ,\ large yarding, mostly of nondescript lots for which ilm demand was not very keen. Ihr o year -leers £3 H\ to Cl. 2-yr. ditto to £- Ids; yearlings 20s to 30 s; IS-mos to 2-yr heifers C2 lis to 2 Ids; yearlings 2ns to .'IDs: cows 20s to lid-. Pigs There was a large yarding in porkers and haconers and prices were easier all round. Light porkers |m to •17s. heavy do, to dPs. average price 7;|d to ,«{d; light htteoners £3 ds to £3 IDs. heavy Cii Ids to C l ds. average’ price (>Jd to (iijd. Store pig.-: There was a large entry. hut the demand "as caster and weatiers and .-mail store- were hard to quiet. Good medium large stores sold at late rates. Wea iters Us to I-Is. small .stores 17s to 225. medium ilfss to iid-. large Ids to dds. Hoof: A very large yarding of old cattle as compared with i!l7 at la.-I wi k's stile. With the except ion of a few good lines of station hiillocT.s. the yarding eompii-vd nm-ily light, -leers and old cows. Any good quality -;<• a.-, if anything, were hotter than last week’s. Others dropped Irom Lite start and towards the end sales were dillU nil to make and a lair number were passed. Prime steers £ll to £l3 |U,. extra to £lti Ids; medium £* l > Cin Ids. others Cd IDs to £7 Id-: prim” heifers £0 to £M. extra to £HI 7> lid. Others £1 ds to £d Ids; prime COW- Co to C 7 Ids. Others £3 ds In £1 Ids. Mutton:- Another large yarding, again comprised mostly <d ewes and tt few really good lines ot wethers uete yanh’d. luit otherwise, umstly medium I c.ves freezing huvers not operating. IP- market showed little dillmvmo Irom last week. hut. if anything, slightly easier. Prime wethers 30s to :11 ' (id. extra to :Ws ; medium '-’ds (id to CD,; prime cues 21s to -ns. *‘Ntia to 31. s (id. medium I< s to -D- (hi. I here v, us a small yarding of lamhs and the market eras inner Minus >•> exporters I,ling keener and tne average motnll price was aholll Did per P'*