ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8462, 30 May 1916, Page 5

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

.^hv-ing to the rain there was only a ■ moderate attendance at the weekly stock sale held at the Ashburton yards to-day. The entry of sheep only totalled 2906, as against 5697 at the Tinwald yards last week. The yarding Tinwald yards last week. The yardisg of fat sheep totalled 1313, as against 1740 last week, and included 272 ewes, 183 wethers, and 858 lambs. The total last week was 909 ewes, 100 wethers, and 731 lambs. There was a great \ falling-off in fat ewes, and the quality j of several lines was little. better than j forward stores, and these were passed at 13s 9d. There was a good demand for prime quality ewes, and prices were very firm and reached 28s, the balance \ making from los to 25s 6d., Of the ' yarding of wethers, a- "line of 111 was j -, passed at 23s 1 4d, the balance making \ 23s to 26s Id. One extra prime line ' made 345. There was good competition for lambs, and. prices wore very firm. j An extra prime lot owned by Mr! George Lamb realised 28s. the balance j selling at from 19s-t0.23s 7d. The following range of prices was obtained:. —:. Prime, butcher's ewes 24s 6d to 25s 6d, . medium weights 16s 9d to 18s 6d, h'ght weights 15s to 15s 6d, prime butcher'B wethers 23s :6d to 26s Id, others 19s, prinie freezing lambs 19s to 23s 7d, extra heavy 28s. The yarding of store sheep totalled' 1593, as against 3957 last week at the Tinwald yards, and included 154 hoggets, the balance being ewes. There was very little demand. and of the yarding 1063 wore passed at auction. A line of two-tooth station ewes in lamb was passed at 24s 9d. Prices were: — Sheep. Fat Pens.—Fjwos: 18 threo-quarter-breds at 18s 6d. 5 do. at 24s 6d, 29 do. at. 18s 3d, 27 do. at los 6d, 51 do. at 17s 9d, 19 crossbreds at 25s 6d, 19 do. at 25s 6d, 1 do. at 28s, 12 Downs at 255, 1 half bred at 16s 9d, 11 dc/. at 15s. Wethers: 4 crossbreds at 255, 11 at 24s Bd, 12 do. at 24s Bd. 12 do. at 24s 3d, 12 do. at 23s 6d, il do. at 235, 2 fourtooth halfbreds at 345, 3 do. at 25s Id, 5 do. at 19s. Lambs: 446

at 19s lia, 163 at 23s 7d, 69 at 19s 9cl,

100 at 21s lOd, 30 at 21s lOd, 51 at ) 19s 4d. 46 at 19s, 2 at 28s, 35 at 28s, 16 at 19s 3d. Store Pens.—Eight lambs at 13s, 7 halfbred rape ewes at 6s 3d, 192 threequarterbred ewe hoggets at 20s, 216 fat ■and forward do. (free) at 12s 3d. 54 fat and forward threc-qunrterbred wether lambs at 17s Id; 53 sound and failing-mouth merino owns in lamb at Bs. Cattle. One vealer 255. 1 fat cow £5, 1 springing? cow £13 10s fid. 1 dry cow (free) £3, 1 heifer £1. 2 Shorthorn heifers at £2 2s 6d, 2 stores at £1.