LATE COMMERCIAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 8, 21 October 1941, Page 6

LATE COMMERCIAL

TINWALD STOCK SALE. large yarding to-day. DECLINE IN PRICES. A decline in the values of fat sheep is usually expected at this time of the year, but owing to the heavy yarding at the sale at Tinwald to-day, the supply being appreciably in excess of the dentand, prices showed a sharp drop of between 5s and 6s a head, in the later stages of the sale numerous pens were passed in. Up to noon the best price was 27s 4d for a pen of four prime wethers sold 6n behalf of a client. Fat ewes ranged from Ss to 25s 7d. Fat cows sold at £5 1s 6d to £lO 10s. The principal sales were:

Fat Ewes —On account of A. H. Hello well (Lagmhor) 10 at 10s 7d, 6 at 9s 7d; L. Crosson (Lagmhor) 4 at 11s 7d; W. H. Price (Lowcliffe) 7 at 12s Id,' 7 at 10s Id, 4 at 28s 7d; J. W. McKergow (Mayfield) 5 at 12s 7d* 4 at 11s lOd; Clients, 5 at 17s 4d, 14 at 11s 4d, 8 at 13s Id, 4 at 13s 10d, 8 at 16s Id, 8 at 10s 4d, 2 at 12s lid, 4 at 13s 10d, 5 at 12s 10a, 8 at 10s Od, 4 at 3s 7d, 12 at 11s lOd, 5 at 15s Od, 4 at 14s, 13 at 11s lOd, 12 at 14s 10d, 5 at 24s 10d, 5 at 23s 7d, 5 at 20s Id, 6 at 25s 7d,'7 at 21s 7d, 3 at 22s 4d, 5 at 9s, 2 at 10s lOd. Fat Wethers—On account of A. H. Hellewell (Lagmhor) 3 at 27s 7d; Clients, 4 at 19s lOd, 4 at 23s 7d, 3 at 20s 4d, 4 at 27s 4d, 6 at 26s lOd, 5 at 26s Id, 5 at 25s 10d, 7 at 21s lOd, 7 at 23s Id, 7 at 23s 7d, 7 at 22s 7d. Fat Hoggets —On account of client, 4 at 18s Id. u , Fat Lambs—On account of clients l at 245, 2 at 22s 4d. . fat cow £B, 1 ditto £5 7s 6d, 1 ditto £lO 10s, 1 ditto £7 ss.