COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1923, Page 3

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ADDINCTOfI STORK MARKET

LAST WEEK'S PRICKS .MAIN LAI NED.

(Ely Telegraph Spacird to Cuardian.)

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day

Aicssrs H. Matson and Co., report ns follows regarding their stock sale at Addington yards yesterday: Store sheep Ther- was a small yarding. a good proportion being wethers. Tln-i >• « a a slight nnpro; sine lit b>r

good sheep hut mi the "hole the mar hot was much the same as last week. Rape lambs Ls to 22-; 3d ; store lambs IDs to Ms. Imst 2-tooth ewes up to P.l-s (id. best wethers 21s to 21s, sound mouth ewes 21D to 21s !>d. inferior 12s to 17s.

Store cattle. A small yarding oi nondescript sorts and oddments. No straight lines came forward. 3-yr. old steers £3 15s to C-l ss; 2-.\r old C2 5s to £_’ 15-; l-yr old 23s to 3(ls; heifers, t’-vr olds £2 to £■> 17s (id : yearlings 30s to eg; rows. LI 5s to £1 17s fid ; hulls £1 to £4 ss.

There was a large yarding ol .)!'/) head, there being a lot of poorly I’utt.lied cattle. Best steers. £lO to £]i> ](><_ 2's (id a hundred; medium do. £7 ILL to lit), being 25s per hundred; poor £4 IPs to £5. £1 per hundred; do best cows ,C 7 10s to 23s per hundred ; others L’2 10s - d to £4. IDs per hundred ; heifers, good £fi to £!) 7s fid.

per liiiiul: od : poor. £- ~-l - l's per liumir*<l. Fat pigs. - A small yarding and prices wi re much the same as last week. Light haeoners. £3 5s to L’3 15s, lid to (lid per lb; heavy £1 to £* l": 11 - I ' l porker-. L'2 to £2 os. heavy L- h-s to £2 17s lid. 7d to 8d per lb. Store pigs. There were no large stores, and weanCI- were hard to sell. W-aners (is to 10s. good to I-Is; small stores Kb l" g3s. medium 2! is to It is.

Mutton.- A small yarding hut bolter prices were received, allowance being made for some very heavy and goad ewes. In the yarding there was not so many wethers‘as at the Extra- prime wethers 32s fid to '-’9s 3d, prime 24s to 25s fid. fairly lbs to 21s. Fat lambs. —-There was a small canting of 1C;K), and competition was dull, there b'Viig not many good lines oilermi. but prices were slightly better than la-t week. Extra prime lamb 52s to •F,„ 3d. prime 27s to 31s ; medium lamb " to fls (id.