COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1929, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDINCTON STOCK SALE. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec.' 4. Except for pigs, a number of which were forwarded from the West Coast', prices ; to-day - at Addington '’market showed an improvement. '’• Beef—There wer 440 fat Cattle'yarded. .The competition was keem Steers ' advanced by 15s to 20s per head. Prices ' were: Steers, heavy £2O to £22 17s 6d, prime £l7 'ss to £l9 os; medium £l6 to £l7, light £ll 10s- to £l4. Cows and sold: Heavy''£l4-'IQs to £l7 17s 61, prime £lO 10s to £l4, medium'. £8 IQs to £lO, fight'-'£6 os’-to 1 1 £B. ..c.G.-v-.;-':' ' Fat sheen—There were 2,500 yarded. Prices were a shade firmer. Wethers sold: Heavy 33 to 375, medium 28s to 325, light 26s to 27s 6d. Ewes sold: ■ Heavy 26s to 31s 4d, medium 24s ’Srid 255, light 18s to 225.' Fat lambs—There were SCO yarded. : There was a sharp rise on last week, and a firm demand. Extra sold to 85s ’ id, prime 80s to 33s 4d, medium 27s to. 28s- 6d, light 24s 6d to 265; ’ Store sheep-—There -was only a smart yarding, A keen demand saw? an ad-“ Vance of 2s • per head off’ last week's prices. ' Shorn • wethers sol)d" 24S to • 275, seconds 22s''tb i 245,c inferidrTfis--to 18s, eWeS”and. r lam.bS' 14s’ ! 6d to IVb 6d, wether hoggets i'n wool 20s’ tb '‘2ss. '"' Fat pigs—There was a large ykrding •' of pork and bacon, including consignments from the south ’and from’ s the West Coast. The prices were easier ■ • all round. Choppers sold up to £6 6s, haconers £3 'l2s and £4; heavy £4 5b and £5. The average price was 7d per lb. Pork sold 42s to 545, heavy 56s to 635, average price 8d per lb. Store pigs were 3s per head easier than las’t week.