ASHBURTON STOCK SALE.
, Cold sjk! threatening weat3»T-ijß|i| vailed for the weekly sale held at,Ashburton Yards yesterday, »as/lilfi| attendance was to some ext<mt : jU&ss| cd. Thoso present,, howeverj' Slim I represented buyers, and for fat etcS | competition vras keener than. • j been at a mumber or sales past.;-:-;iS total yarding consisted of 3100 and lanmbs, and ■ cattle, - fat pens lambs formed the bulk market. Prices were:—Prime. *w3 jUs 9d to 13& 6d, medium os. to IM(M backward sorts 6s to 8s wethers 17s to 18e 3d, others; loefSS to 16s 9d, two-tooths 14s Id to best quality lambs 16s 10d to, 17»; 6ds medium 14s to 15s 3d, others" v 42r'J» 13s 6d. There was only * email ing of store sheep, and a better pravailed, the greater • portion hands at slightly better were .-—Four, six, and eight-tcoth (in lamb) 16s lid to 17s sd, two-tooSil to 18s 6d, failing-mouth 6e 10d JboUfl lid, eound-month 12a 7d, hklfbn&& hoggets (mixed eexes) 9i to The yarding of cattle showed Vilijhttfs improvement,"and prices werefinaejrSl' Prices were:—Fat heiiers £6 2« steers £5 to £10 1&: 6d, fat16s to £7 12s 6d, store steers mniijmfaii ere £2 ISs to £4 se. - v-!;S;^S| ' (PEESS ASSOOIATIOW TKUtGBiM.VM^ • - : ■ WELLINGTON,. '-JnUfiWm A net profit of £6i»918s 9d was by. the Wellington Invostroetit Truriri*! and Agency Company during the r ended June 30th last. Ti» dmoeWLl for.the year is β-per :c^.' : --&:'osmM
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13168, 15 July 1908, Page 8
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