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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9127, 24 October 1917, Page 8

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ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET

TLN WALD YARDS—YESTERDAY

'mere was a very large attendance at" ujie stocK sale held at the Tinv/ald j ~yaras yesterday, and the entry was.] the largest seen.for some months, and | (.onsisted chiefly of .stores (dealers' ■ linos). The yarding of fat sheep aggre-j <±-Ab<id 364, and included 2-\ o ewes, 107 i\ i-'Lacrs,' and 12 -'hoggets, as against '2('>{j at the Ashbui-ton yards, the previous Week. There were some very prime sheep.■ yarded, but several lots wi-re■"'b'.plow .butchers' standard, and 35 owes and 97 wethers were pa«.*d ab Unction. Fat ewes made up to 475, iaD wethers to 41s 9d, and fat hoggets to 44s 6d. Fat woolly ewes made i'rom 27s to 475, find shorn from 25s to 295, mothers 35a 3d to 41s 9d, and hoggets ;ils 6d to 44s 6d. Tlie yarding of store .sheep aggreii.ited o\)li, as against 3566 last week, ,md included 3859 hgggett,, 1005 ncbher.s, the balance being diy ewes :nul owes with Jambs at foot. There -\as very little demand for wether lio-'gets and wethers, while prices all tumid showed a decided decline. Tlie ji.T-sings totalled 3590. chiefly wethers .«nd wofchcr hoggot.s. Piin^s uero* — Sheep. Fat Pens. —Ewes: 'Twenty shorn at 2Ss 3d, 8 at 43s 9d, 2 at "475, 10 at 39s 10d,10 at 39s (>d^ 20 at. 38s Id, 12 at 335, lot Ms 3d, s.at 33s iOd, S at 27s 4d, 1 at 375, 4 at 275, 2 at 34s 6d, 6 shorn at.-295, 48 .at y,is 7d, 7 shorn at 255, 21 at 41s iOd. Wethers: One at 41s 9d, Bat 43s 9d,'l at 35s 3d. Hdggetsr Two at 31s 6d, 10 at

44s 6d. . * Store Pens.—One ewe and 1 la.reb at 21s, 1 do. 20s, '8 half bred dry ewes at 23s 3d, 5 rams at 16s Gd, 1- do. at 20s, 11 ewes and 12 lambs (all counted) :ifc 20s 9d, 42 failing-mouth ha-lfbred ewes and 43 lambs (all counted) at Ids, 19; eVe ■Boggets ; and 19 lambs (all counted): 'at -208,. 83 two ami I'our-jtaoth:; shorn wethers at 26s (>d. 95 soundiriouth three-quarterbred owes and 85 lambs (all counted) at 2ls 3d, 37 fail-ing-mouth do. and 37 lambs (all counted) at 225, 46 half and tlrre'p<juarterbred dry ewes at 23s 9d, 173 wound and failiug-inoutli halfbred ewes and 201 lambs /sill- counted) at 22s 9d, 203 three-quarterbred owe hoggets at 34s lOd, 150 do; at .35s Id, JOO do. at 34s 6d, 25 do. at 32s 4d. 175 do. (small) at 27s 6d,|33J. do. at 33s Id, 76 do. at 30s, 134 failing-mouth* ha lib-red. ewes and 103 lambs (all couiited) at ]8s 4d. 47 sound and failing-mouth haJf nnd three-quarterbred ewes and 48 lambs (all counted) at 2Q.s 3d, 33 six and eight-tooth halfbred ewes and 29 lambs (all counted) at 21s 3d. Cattle.

There was a Lurry good eutiy oi cattiCj ulucih weie soiling light up till when the lai sheep ueie sold. -/JL'heie were several passings and prices for stores vwre sLighily oa^tw. Jhe nigh-| est price luluig tor lat bulJockb was iil9 Issj iat heiters tIG l<3s, and iat cows £iO 10s. The Jollowmg puces were obtained: — Fat Pens.—Heifers: Three at" £15' 15s, 2 at £9 17s 6d, 2 at £11 10a, 1 at £10 15s, 2 at £10, 2 at £10 12s 6d. "Cows: Two at £10 10s, 1 at £y. Steers: i'oui- at £19 15s, 2 at £18 ss, 3 at £15 ss. " . . .. Store Pen*. —One steer at £7 ss, 4 dp. at £# 10s, I^ do. at £7 ss, 3 do. at £7 ss, 1 heifer at £7 10s, 2 do. at £o 175.6 d, 1 do. at £7 ss, 1 do. at £8 10s, 3,c[o. at £7 12s, 6d, 1 do. at £8 7s 6d, ldo. at £9 10s. . Shot-thoin bull, 12gns, Hqlsteiri bull £11 ll s , small! bull ..£6 15s, 1 cow in full profit £8, 1 do. £11 10s ; ..l cow (springing) £12, 1 doJ £lls, cow in full profit £12 1.55, small stores, steers, and heifers at £3 16s. , N.Z. LOAN AND M.A. CO .3 LTD.