COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1927, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 1. There were average sized entries of stock at the metropolitan weekly market at Addington yesterday. Competition in most departments was not too bright, the heavy rain, which fell continuously throughout the day, being no doubt partly responsible for this. The entry of fat cattle was not particularly large, 470 head being penned. The sale opened with a. slack demand, hut improved later and generally prices were about on a par with late rates. Fat sheep were cheaper than at the previous sale, the easing amounting from 2s Gd to 3s Gd a head. The wet weather affected the attendance of buyers, and towards the end sales became very hard to make. Store sheep, on the whole, sold fairly well, though there were ft good rnanv passings, especially in the final stages of the markets. This, however, was due in a measure to the fact that vendors were expecting prices above market rates. The few spring lambs that came forward met keen competition. Forward store cattle, .suitable for grazing sold well, hut the demand for potting sorts was rather slack. Competition for 1 dairy cattle was dull. Vcalers fit for j butchers' purposes wore in very shore supply, and they made prices even better than tbo high ones that, havo been ruling of late. Fat pigs sold at about late rates, and there was a considerable improvement in the price of store pigs.

Store cattle—Prices a 1001 b. were: Extra, prime steer and heifer beef up to 'l4s, good medium weight steer beef 37s Gd to 41s, heavy weight 34s to 26* (Jd. unfinished 28s to 31s, and rough beef down to 255. Values were:—Extra prime heavy steers to £l9 12s Gd. prime heavy steers £l6 15s to £lB. medium weight prime steers £l4 10s to £l6 10s, light prime steers £ll to £l4. inferior steers £7 10s to £lO 10s. extra prime heifers £l4 12s Gd, prime heifers £ll 10s to £l3. medium heifers £7 15s to £ll ss, light heifers £5 Lbs to £7 10s. extra prime cows to £l3 2s (id, prime cows £ll to £l3, ordinary cows £7 10s to £lO 15s, light cows £5 to £7 ss. Store cattle—There was a. small entry of store cattle. Values were: Best cows £3 5s to £4 15s, medium cows £2 to £3, old ami inferior cows £1 to £1 15s.

Dairy cattle—The entry of dairy cattle was a small one, and the quality was not too good. The attendance of buyers was small and the. sale was a dull one. Values were:—Best second, third and fourth cal vers. £7 10s to £lO 10s, medium sorbs £5 15s to £i. inferior sorts £3 10s to £5 10s, best heifers £6 to £B, others £3 15s to £5 10s, old cows in profit, 25s to £2 1 Os. Vcalers—Values were: 12 to 18-mcs. old sorts to £8 ss, good vcalers £o las to £7. medium vcalers £3 15s to £5 ss, others 15s to £2 ss.

Fat sheep—Values were: Extra prime heavy wethers 50s to 58s 4d, prime lieaw wethers 44s to 495, medium wethers 35s to 42s Gd, light wethers 29s Gd to 345. extra prime ewes 38s Cd to 44s 10d, prime owes 34s Gd to 37s Gd, medium ewes 29s to 32s Gd. light ewes 24s Gd to 28s Gd, prime liogigets 30s to 40s, medium hoggets 26s to 29s Gd.

Spring lambs—Ten were penned. Most of them were fairly well-grown for this period of the year, and they met with keen competition, making from 32s Cd to 35s Od.

| storc sheep—Values were: Four and I 5-yr. old half fired ewe.s 28s Gd to 32s . 9d, failing-mouthed half-bred ewes 22s i 7d. aged cross-bred ewes 17s 3d to 20s, j aged half-bred ewes and lambs (all (: counted) 12s, half-bred ewe hoggets 29s j! Id, cross-bred wether hoggets 20s Id. j inferior cross-bred wether hoggets 17/4 ' to-18/6, eros.—bred ewe hoggets 25s 3d ; to 28s 6:1. inferior cross-bred ewe hogj gets 20« 6d to 2;te Id, six and eightI toothed lili'-bred wethers 29a 5d to I 33s 7(1. Fat pigs—There, was a small entry of fat pigs. The demand was fair, with prices on a par with late rates. The entry included a line of fifty pigs from the West Ciast. They were the host quality lino that have come forward from this district for a long time. They made from £3 to £4 Ids Gd. Values were:—Choppers £3 IDs to £5 7s 6d, light baoonors £3 5s to £3 15s, heavy haeoners £4 to £4 10s, average price per lb. spi to Gsd. Light porkers 43s to 50s, liea.vy porkers 55s tn 61s, average price per lb. 7d to Bd. Store pigs—There was a small entry of .store pigs, and prices showed it considerable improvement on late rates. Values won':—lnferior weaners 12s to lGs. good weaners 18s to 25s Gd,t medium stores S6s to 31s, larger stoics to 34s Gd. maiden' sows in pig £3 5s to £5 10s.