LATE COMMERCIAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 114, 25 February 1936, Page 6

LATE COMMERCIAL

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET. PRICES ADVANCE SHARPLY. BEST QUALITY EWES BRING 19s lOd. Prices advanced sharply again at the stock market at the Ashburton Saleyards to-day compared with those at the sale at Tinwald last week. The entry! was of good quality, and moderate in size. Eat ewes advanced about 2s in price, E. B. Newton (Ashburton) heading the market with a pen of seven at 19s lOd, while a pen was sold on account of a client at 19s 4d. Prices in this section averaged from 13s to 18s for average quality entries. The wether entry was the largest for some weeks. A single wether was sold on account of J. Moore (Ruapuna) at 80's, while two sold for clients brought 28s Id. Four lambs sold on account of clients brought 25s lOd, prices averaging from 20s to 25s for the remainder in this section. The cattle entry was exceptionally small. Following are prices:— Fat Ekves—On account of J. P. Cameron (Pendarves), 14 at 14s 4d, 8 at 14s Id, 11 at 13s Id, G at 16s lOd, 6at 17s 7d, 7 at 18s lOd; W. P. Prebble (Winchmore), 11 at 13s 7d, 15 at 12s lOd: W. Prebble, senior (Winchmore), 7 at 14s Id, 16 at 14s lOd, 4 at 14s lOd, Bat 15s 4d; E. B. Newton (Ashburton), 7 at 19s lOd, 10 at 17s 4d, 6 at 16s lOd, 11 at 14s 10d; J. Moore (Ruapuna), 6 at 18s lOd, 6 at 16s lOd, 5 at 17s lOd, 7 at 16s lOd, 6 at 15s lOd; C. Taylor (Winchmore), 17 at 14s 4d, 16 at 15s Id, 18 at 14s 4d, 101 at 16s 7d, 9 at 16s lOd, 9 at 14s KJd; J. T. Nelson (Newlands), 16 at 12s lOd; H. G. Nicholas (Winchmore), 1 at 14s; clients, 6 at 18s Bd, S at 15s 7d, 8 at 13s 4d, 13 at 17s lOd to 19s 4d. Fat wethers—On account of Mr H. Watson (Wakanui), 12 at 18s lOd; W. Prebble, senr. (Winchmore), 2 at 19s 7d; W. P. Prebble (Winchmore), 2 at 20s 4d ; J. Moore (Ruapuna), 1 at 30s. 1 at 24s 6d; W. Watson (Wakanui), 16 at 17s lOd, 16 at 17s 7d, 16 at 17s 7d; W. Hyde (Ashburton), 4 at 18s 4d, 6 at 19s Id; J. P. Cameron (Pendarves), 4 at 26s 7d; clients, 44 at 19s lOd, 5 at 20s 4d, 14 at 18s Id, 7 at 17s Id, 12 at 18s lOd, 2 at 28s Id, 2 at 24s lOd. 5 at 20s lOd. Fat Lambs.—On account of W. G. Marshall (Ashburton), 7 at 21s 4d, 4 at 21s 7d, W. E. Bishop (Lynnfordj, 2 at 235, 1 at 20s 3d; clients, 2 at 22s 4d, 2 at 24s lOd, 2 at 24s lOd, 4 at 25s lOd, 4 at 25s 4d. Cattle.—Fat cow £5 2s 6cl, store cow, £1 10s.

THE WOOL SALES. REALISATION TO JANUARY 3t. LARGE INCREASE FOR PERIOD. WELLINGTON, This Day. The following particulars have been supplied by the New Zealand Wool Brokers Association in regard to the sale at auction of the New Zealand clip up to January 31 last, compared with the corresponding period last year: 1935-36 1934-35 Bales offered 319,610 221,783 Bales sold 305,438 192,085 Pounds sold 106,521,016 66,308,131 Total realisation £3,053,751 £1,836,198 Average price per lb 9.133 d 6.646 cl Average price per bale £l3/5/5.239 £9/11/2.232