LATE COMMERCIAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 44, 2 December 1941, Page 6

LATE COMMERCIAL

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

SMALL YARDING TO DAY. A LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES. The Ashburton stock sale to-day consisted of a small yarding of fat sheep. The prices that ruled at Tinwald last week were maintained but there was an easing tendency as the sale advanced. There was a fair entry of fat lambs.

Up to midday the top price was for a pen of 3 lambs at 27s Id, sold on account of C. F. Frampton (Wakanui). Fat ewes ranged from 8s lOd to 18s lOd. The principal sales up to midday were: —

Fat Ewes—-On account of G. Letham (Lauriston), G at 13s lOd, 5 at 11s 7d, 4 at 12s 10d; J. M. Bruce (Seafield), 4 at 11s lOd, 6 at 10s 4d; clients, 2 at 13s Id, 2 at 10s lOd, 4 at 13s Id, 15 at 8s lOd, 5 at 12s 4d, 5 at 12s 4d, 3 at 13s 4d, 4 at 18s lOd, 5 ati 12s 10d, 13 at 12s 4d, 6 at 12s 7d, 16 at 12s Id, 7 at 11s Id, 7 at 10s Id, 7 at 9s lOd, 9 at 12s 4d, 6 at 11s 4d, 6 at 13s 7d, 3 at 13s 4d, 9 at 12s 7d. Fat Lambs—On account of C. F. Frampton (Wakanui), 1 at 275, 2 at 24s lOd, 3 at 27s Id; clients, 8 at 21s lOd, 9 at 20s 4d, 4 at 21s 7d, 3 at 20s 10d, 6 at 21s 4d, 3 at 18s 4d, H at 22s ld Fat Wethers—On account of G. Letham (Lauriston), 4 at 21s 10d, 5 at 20s 4d; J. M. Bruce (Seafield), 1 at 19s 9d; clients, 8 at 235, 9 at 14s, at 18s 10d., Fat Wether Hoggets— Client, 6 at 15s.