Ashburton Markets.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2799, 14 October 1892, Page 3

Ashburton Markets.

MR JOHN G. RESTELL. Mr John G. Restell, in conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (per Mr John R. Bland, auctioneer), reports on the live stock market for the week ending, Wednesday, October 12 :—At the Tinwald saleyards on Tuesday, October 11, there was an average entry of stock yarded, but the sale, taken as a whole, could net be called a brisk one, several lines being passed at auction, though cleared privately afterwards. The fat pens contained principally forward merino wethers, which met with a fair sale at 7s 6d to 11s 4d. Two and fourr-tooth crossbred wethurs and maiden ewes that required finishing sold at 14s 6d to 16s. The demand for merino ewes was not so keen as at previous sales; in most ■■fuses they could have been bought at p. ;es about on a par with those ruling six weeks ago. The total entry comprised 4500 sheep, and about 25 head of «ft]bfcle. Our entry comprised 2500 ahe.ep ajwJ 6 head cattle, of which we sold 2200 sh^s-en and 6 cattle as follows •;—§o merino welhprs at 9a 4a, 38 merino wethers at 9s, lfjO merino wethers at 9s 6d, 98 merino wethers at 10s (?i? ? 12 merino ewes with 12 lambs at 12s ld 3 92 merino ewes at 7s lOd, 98 merino wethers *t 6s Id, 100 crossbred hoggets at 12s lOd, 360 crossbred hoggets at 12s Bd, 230 merino ewes with 165 lambs at 10s 6d, I^2 merino ewes with 80 per cent of j lambs at IJ.S sd, 284 crossbred ewes with 283 lambs afc foot at J.2s, 478 crossbred two-totftfi maiden ewes and )yethers at 15s 9d. Cattle—4 steers at £5 5s each, 2 heifers at £6 10s 6d. Daring the week we have sold privately 200 crossbred hoggets at 12s 10d, 156 merino ewes with ,0.5 per cent of lambs at foot at 11s lOd, 90 fat sheep at 17s. BAKAIA MONTHLY SALE. On Thursday, October 6, we held our regular monthly sale at our South Bakaia yards. There was a small entry of stock, Tagfc what was brought forward realised prices equal to those attained at the Afihburton ,co#nfcy yards. Our sntry comprised 408 sheep, 2 head cattle, and 3 pigs, which we sold as follows :—2OO crossbred ewes with 91 per cent of 1? nibs at foot at 18s 9d, 900 crossbreds, two and four-tooth, at 18s 2d, 1 fat heifer at £5 ss, store cow £3 12$ 6d ? 3 store pigs at >13»(tttol5s f '