ASHBURTONT MARKETS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XV, Issue 3421, 27 October 1894, Page 4

ASHBURTONT MARKETS.

Mr D. Thomas reports upon the live •took market for the week .ending October 23, as follows:—Ou Tuesday at the Ashbarton yardß the small entry of 3086 sheep, 25 head of cattle and 14 pigs came forward for the Way's yarding. Ihe entry was made up chieily of ewea with lambs at foot and hopgets. Crossbred ewes and lambs sold •well up to late sale rates and for this class there was a fair demand according to age and percentage, prices realising from 13s 3d, 13s 6d» 16s to 163 lOd, there being from 93 to 101 per cent, of lambs. Hoggets iv the wool I noticed a slight advance. Several lines of large frames and heavy fleeces came forward and were sold at prices satisfactory to vendors. One line of shorn hoggets was yarded and considering the size and quality a good sale was made. My entry for the day consisted of 1860 sheep, 5 head of cattle, 13 pigs, which I sold at the following prices viz:—l 6 fat crossbred ewea shorn 10s Id, 26 crossbred hoggets shorn 6s 6d, 204 two, four six and eight-tooth crossbred ewes, 183 lambs 13s 3d, 121 shorn hoggets 8? Bd, 55 crossbred hoggets 10a 2d, 82 crossbred ewes 83 lambs 16s, 44 hoggets 9s 2d, 209 second cross hoggets 12s 3d. Cattle—fat heifer £8, springer £6, 1 «tore steer £J 16s. Pigs—6 weaners 6s, 7 weaners 8s 6d. Privately during the week I disposed of 82 crossbred ewes and lambs 15s, 44 hoggets 8s 63Arcade Horse Sale.—Oa Saturday I held one of the moat successful clearances since the beginning of the year, the entry being made up of an assorted lot both of draughts and hacks for which good prices were maintained. J*or draught horses I sold several before the sale, buyers eager to get supplied while they had a chance and consequently after the sale a rush was made to pick up any sort of draught-able to go straight into work. OE an entry of 36 horses I sold 31 at the following :—Draughts aged £5 ss, £8, £10 10s; medium £10, £12 103, £13 10s, £14 10s. several at £15 10s. Good sores £1810 a, £20 10a ; hacks aged £3, £5, £7, £9 IDs; screws £1, £2 10s, £3; young sorts £8 10a, £9 10a, £10 ss, £15 10s.

Messrs Friedlander Bros, report on the live stock market for the week as follows :— The usual weekly sale was held at the Ashburton yards on Tuesday, October 23, at which there was a fairly representative gathering of all those interested m the stock trade. 'J he entries m the butchers' pens comprised some really good line 3of shorn fat ewea, both crossbred and merino, and also merino wethers. The bidding on the part of the trade was, however, very lifeless, and several lots were passed m at the hammer, although most of these were sold afterwards at figures higher than the bidding at auction. This slackness on the part of competitors has a bad effect, as several farmers reel that they must look for a better market for their fat stock. The result will be that the best lines will be sent elsewhere for sale, unless the competition keeps up to the values of stock entered for sale. In the Btore pens, the entry comprised lines of woolly and shorn hoggets, two and four-tooth sheep, and ewes and lambs, for which competition was brick, for better sorts, We topped the market again with a line of 43 vpry prime hoggets, on account of Mr Williamson, Elgin, at 14a 91, and for another client we obtained 13s 10;t for 200. 'I he total entry fo»- the day was 3086 sheep, 14 pig*, and 25 head of cattle, 2 farm drays, 1 plough, of which we sold 40 merino ewes, shorn. 4s 9d ; 52 crossbred ewes, shorD, 9s 9d ; 23 ciossbred awes (m wool), lla ; 50 at 15 1 ; 251 half bred ewes and lambs, 153 ; 190 merino ewes and lambs, 8s 9d : 43 hoggets, 143 9J ; 200 hoggets, 13* 10(1; 190 four-tooth wether?, 13? 101; 1 springer, £8; lat £7 5s ; 1 steer, £4 10s ; 2 cows, each £4 12s 6d ; 1 cow, m DiT.fU, £5 ; 1 at £6 ; 1 at £7 17a 6d ; 1 at £6 ;m ; 1 calf, 4? 6d ; 2 farm drays, each £12 Privately dating the week we have placed several lines of sheep at prises satisfactory to aM concerned.