ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8202, 27 July 1915, Page 8

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

IASJiUUHJON: .YARDS—THIS DAY.

• There was a. vory fair attendance at the weekly stock sale held at the Ashburton Yards to-day, but the entry on the whole was much smaller than at the previous week's sale at the Tinwald Yards. '

The yarding of fat sheep totalled 380, :is against 179 last week. It included 17 fat ewes, 1.35 wethers, and 328 Jambs. Fat ewes made from 16s 8d to 20a 4d, and fat wethers from 19s 4d to 20s 4d. Owing to tl\e high prices ruling for skins and the pro-, spects of the works being able to take them, there was exceptionally keen demand for the five lines of lambs offered. The quality was really good, and prices were very firm, ranging from 21s 5d to 25s 9d. The whole of the entry was taken by the spine buyer,. The yarding of store sheep totaled 1318, as against 2415 last "week. '"" Iti included 413 hoggets, the balance being ewes in lamb. There was very little demand, and morn than half the yarding was passed in at auction. The passings totalled 694. Sales were : — ■ Sheep. IP at Pens.—Ewes: -One maiden cross>r«d^at 20s 4d,- 16 crossbred* at 16s Bd. Wethers: Seven half breds at 20s 4d 14 do. at 19s 8d; 14 do. at 19s* 4d/ Lambs: Two at 17 8 9d, 2'i at <><& fid 40 at 24s Wd, 40 at 25s 9d, 87 at 235! 100 at 21s sd. Store Pens.—Threo lambs at 13a^ 3d 20 do. at 14h 6d, 2 do. at 13s 6d,(25l two-tooth crossbred and thre'e-quarreV-bred ewes (in lamb) at 16s 9d, 88 souiul aad failing-mouth halfbred and h>v\»quarterbred ewes (in lamb) at J.3s i)d, 111 broken-mouth halfbred ewes (in lamb) at 6s Id, 108 three-quarter bred hoggets (mixed sexes) at 15s # sd, 41 ;j failing-mouth crossbred ewes (in lamb)' at 10s 3d. Cattle. Eat Pens.—Fat cows at £9 10s and £8 12s 6d, lwifer at £7 15s, and two steers at £6 10s. „:■■■ Store Pene.-rCow (springing to third calf) £10.