LATE COMMERCIAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 173, 4 May 1943, Page 4

LATE COMMERCIAL

THE ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET GOOD ENTRY OF FAT SHEEP PRICES SHOW LITTLE CHANGE Although the yarding of fat sheep at the stock sale at the Ashburton yards to-day was a. good one, there was only a small proportion ol' quality. Prices for good ewes ranged from 10s to 21s 7d, medium 13s to 16s and light 7s Cd to 13s. Lambs were from 17s 10a to 30s 9d. The highest, price of the sale was 32s for a lamb. For ewes the highest price went to Francis Tasker for a pen of nine at 21s 7d. Another pen also brought 21s 7d. These prices are about the same as those at the last sale. The entry of lambs was larger than usual. There was a correspondingly good entry of fat cattle. The principal prices were: Fat Ewes—On account of E. N. Vigers (Elgin), 5 at 19s 7d, 3 at 14s 4di K. Throp (Tinwald), 6 at 12s, 12 at 14s. 7d, 5 at 13s lOd, 12 at 14s 4d, 6 at 14s Id, 5 at 13s 7d, 5 at 14s Id; W. J. Beatty (Fairfield), 14 at 16s 7d 5 at 16s 7d, 6 at 19s 7d, 5 at 15s 7d, 11 at 15s lOd; Francis Tasker (Ruapuna), 9 at 21s 7d, 12 at 15s lOd, 2 at 15s 7d, 20 at 17s Id; clients, 11 at 14s 4d, 4 at 14s 4d, 11 at 16s 4d, 10 at 15s 10d, 9 at 19s 4d, 14 at 15s. 7d, 4 at 21s 7d, 9 at 18s 4d, 6 at 16s lOd, 7 at 17s 4d, 9 at 13s 4d, 5 at 15s lOd, 4 at 13s lOd, 10 at 16s Id, 7 at 13s 7d, 6 at 13s 10d, 22 at 14s 4d, 3 at 14s 10d, 5 at 15s lOd, 7 at 18s lOd, 17 at 15s lOd 3 at 13s 4d, 3 at 20s 7d, 3 at 18s lOd, 7 at 18s 7d, 6 at 14s 4d, 13 at 18s 4d, 10 at 16s Id, 5 at 15s Id, 6 at 14s 7d, 5 at 14s Id, 9 at 10s 4d, 4 at 18s 4d, IS at 15s Id.

Fat Lambs-On account of K. Throp 1 at 24s 9d, E. N. Vigers, 3 at 28s 7d; clients, 7 at 21s Id, 5 at 23s lOd, 7 at 23s lOd, 10 at 27s lOd, 2 at 30s, 3 at 30s 4d 1 at 30s 9d, 2 at 23s Id, 62 at 28s 7d, 2 at 255, 7 at 24s 4d, 4 at 4 at 28s 7d, 2 at 255, 7 at 24s 4d, 4 at 24s Id, 7 at 24s 4d, 5 at 26s 4dy 5 at 26s lOd, 25 at 24s 4d, 44 at 31s 2d, 7 at 17s lOd.

Fat Wethers—On account of F. Tasker, 4 at 30s 7d, 5 at 30s 4d, 10 at 27s 4d; clients, 1 at 25si 6d, 1 at 28s 6d.

Fat Cattle —Heifers at £9 17s 6d, £9, £lO, £9 7s 6d, £2 7s 6d, and £9 17s 6d; cows at £8 2s 6d, £4 2s 6d, £9 12s 6d and £4 2s 6d; steers at £l4 7s 6d, £ls 12s 6d, £l2 12s 6d, £9 7s 6d, and £ls 12s 6d.