ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13718, 27 April 1910, Page 8

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

There was ' an exceptionally largo entry of fat -beep at tho weekly stock sale held at the Tinwald yards yesterday; -when there was an average at> 'ten-dance of fanners and dealers present. The entry of fat sheep comprised 98-0 bead, mado-an as follows-*—Fat ems, 3360, fat wethers 593, fat lambs 5887. The entry'was far in excess of the _ema_d, and towards tlie end of the market, " 'competition I-axed, and prices throughout wer© somewhat lower than" last week's rates, but were on a par with thos© obtained a fortnight ago; Freezing buyers wero not operating so freely" as of late, owing, no doubt, to -tho freezing works being ovei-tocked. The lambs yarded wero a fairly ©veti lot, but the ewes were a mixed lot, and a large percent-g© were only fit for the store pens. Lambs mad© up to 15s lOd, ewes to 12s lid, and wethers to 17s 6d. Frioes obtain- ' cd were as fo_-_ws owes, - lis j to 12s lid: "medium quality, 9s 6d to j 10s lOd; light and inferior, Ss to 9s j 4d; prime wethers j 16s to 17s _d; ! others, 13s to 15s 2d; i*-_ime freezing lambs, 14s to los lOd; -rcedium quality, :•* l_s to 1-s 9d; light and inferior, 10s tolls 7d. The yarding of store sheep, which was: a small one, consisted of j 4041 head.? There was. no demand, and very little interest was taken in the j sale, several <lines not being offered, j Of tb© total entry, 3093 were passed I by auction. Sales -ere:-—305 six and! eigbt-t-otb halfbred owes, 14s od; 36 I torwaid wether lambs, 8a; 28 lat© halfbred lambs, 4e sd; 104 two, four and six-tooth halfbred wet_i?yrs» 13s 5d;*lll half bred ewe" lambs, lljb 7d; 91 cros**brcd -wetherlambs, 8s 3d; 97 sound and failing mouth merino -ewes, 5s 3d; 4' broken rooiitli three-qviarterbred ewcs_t 4s 3d. The yarding of cattle consisted of 10 head, which sold as follows:— Fat;heifers, £6 5s to -7 7s 6d; fat steers, £5 15s, £7, £7 10s to £8i

store heifers and steers, £2 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d; springers, £8 *s 6d; cows in profit, £2 10s.