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Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1938, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

ADDINCTON STOCK SALE. (Per Press Association—Copyright). CHRISTCHURCH, June 23. At yesterday’s Addington market the sale was conducted under most depressing conditions. Rain fell lightly but almost continuously during the day, and the gathering of farmers around the pins was jounced to a minimum. Fat sheep again comprised a heavy penning, as also did fat cattle, but the store sheep and fat lamb sections attracted only skeleton entries. The lew stoic sheep forward were not of a type on which to base comparisons, but a lew p.ns of wethers sold well. Fat ewes were'easier by a good Is a head, and heavy wethers by a shade easier, .the better classes of fat cattle' were down by about 15s a head, fiat lambs were briskly competed for by exporters, who took, most of the entry. Small pennings in the lat .pig section resulted in a sharp advance for bscotiers and a smaller one for porkers. A larger entry ol 'vealers met with an easier sale.

The store sheep entry was the smallest of tile season, as was the attendance of farmers. There were a few odd lines of ewes forward, and these sold at recent values.

The quality of the fat lamb pennings indicated that" the end of the season is at band. There were several good pens forward, but the bulk were light, for these exporters competed spiritedly at full schedule rates, whilst butchers were in the market to some extent for the better classes, which sold,under brisk competition The yarding comprised 050 head, compared with 1120 last week.

The fat sheep entry was again a largo one, differing very little from that of last week, which comprised 6,500 head. Extra prime heavy wethers to 33s 7d; prime heavy wethers 28s to 31s; prime medium-weight wethers 23s fid to 275; ordinary wethers 21s to 235; light wethers to 20s; extra prime heavy ewes to 28s 7d ; prime heavy ewes 20s to 22s fid; prime medium-weight ewes 17s to 10s; ordinary ewes 13s fid to 16s; light ewes to 13s.

ine entry in the fat cattle pens was the largest lor some time, totalling okJ head, as ag-iust 5iU a week ago. ±_xtia prime heavy steers to £l7 t'is fid; ptnue uia’.y siteis irg os to iid

ios; prune meuium-wei-nt steers Lrl os to ~t2 os; ordinary steers £8 lUs to £11; light steers to id u s; exuvi prime neiurs to £ll 12s fid; prune ucilers £7 os to £9; medium lieiters to £5 10s to £7; light he.fers to £5 os; extra prime cows to £ll 2s (id; prime cows £6 10s to £8 os; medium cows ti 4 15s to £fi; ligut tOt'S to £ 4 Es.

The entry of vealers comprised aGO head, compared with 150' last week. Best runners to £6 18s Gd; heavy runners £3 13s fid to £5 11s; medium runner £2 8s fid to £3 11s; prune veal, efs £3 18s fid to £5 Ifis; niedium calves 32s to 58s; small calves -8s to 28s.

There was little of merit in the store cattle pens, and for the main part of the entiv, comprising cows, theie was a shade of easing. A pen of grown steers sold at £6 1-Sis. There was a medium-sized entry; in the dairy section of about 70 head, l.yi.'A oi xhetn of mediocre quality. Top price was £ll. for a good type of Shorthorn heifer. On an average best sorts were up in price by about 20s a head, hut other . classes were unchanged.

3 he. porker entry was exceptionally small in the earlier stages. Values were: Choppers 48s Od to £5 IBs; light porkers 33s Bd to 42s (id; medium porkers 43s Bd to 49s Gd; heavy porkers 51s fid to 59 Bd; average price per lb (i‘d to 7;ld. Light baconers £3 4s Bd to £ 3 13s Bd ; medium baconers £3 19s fi'dto £4 9s fid; heavy l.aconers £4 14s Bd to £5 4s Gd; extra heavy baconers £5 Cs Bd to £5 19s Gd; average prico per Hi fi-Jd to 7-id. The entry in the store pig section was again a small one. Weancrs 10s to 14s; slips 15s to 17s Gd; small stores 18s ot 225; medium stores 23s to 2Gs; large stores 27s to'3os. KOKATAHI STOCK SALE. * Messrs M. Houston a,nd Co., repo’t— AVe held a sale of fat and store cattle at the Kokatnlii saleyards yesterday, before g good attendance of buyers. Tho bulk of the yarding comprised cow b ef, for which there was good competition and very good prices wer,e realized

We sold as follows: —On account of J. W. Ivcllv 10 fat limbs at 20/-; on account of A. W. Melm.rry, 6 fat sheep at 24/6; on a/e of M. Coulson, 3 forward cows at £2. 2 at £3/10/-; mi a/o of W. Havill, 2 fat cows at £7/7/0, 1 heifer a,t £6/7/6, 1 cow at £8 12/6, 2 at £5/2/0, 1 at £3; on a/e of J. Monk, j 4 cows at £5/17/6, 3 at £4/2/6; on a/e of J. McCormack. 3 cows at £3 17/0; on a/e of Mrs Cron, 2 cows at £ '/l -\/6; on a/e of J. Shannon, 3 at £2/7/0; en a/e of A. Slum lion. 2 springers at £5, O fat cows at £O/2/6. 1 runner at £4 12 6; on n'c of A. TV. Mebarrv. 2 fat cows at £6/2/6; on a./e of H. O’Brien, 2 store cows at 35/--.on a'e of .T W. Kelly. 1 runner at £3/12/6, 1 at £7-76, ] cow at £2'ls/-. 1 limner at t*v< I 1 fat cow at £7/7/6; /on a'e of J T. Smith, I fat- cow at £5/17/0, 3 store rows at £2/5/-. 1 at C717/0. 1 r t £1 2'6; on a'* of Mrs AV. Jones. 1 fat heifer at £6/7/6, 3 steers at £6/2/6. 2 at£3. 1 heifer at £3/17/0; on alp of S. M. AVa/laee. 1 runner at £2/15/-. 2 cows at £4/15'-, 3 at C°/7/6 2 spriivers at £3/10/-, 1 at £2/12/0, 2 at £3 10--, 3 at £2.