Ashburton Markets.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIII, Issue 2536, 7 December 1891, Page 2

Ashburton Markets.

MX D. THOMAS. Mr D. Thomas reports upon the live stock market in the Ash burton district for the week ending Tuesday, December I:—The weekly stock sale was held at Ashburton Yards where a small entry was yardedThere was a large attendance, and the com. petition was keen, and values for all classes of stock were firm. Total entries yarded were 2G65 sheep, 35 cattle, and IJ> rams, of whiah my entry oomprised 2074 sheep and 26 cattle. The following were my principal i sales :—152 fat quarter back ewes, 7s 9d ; 102 merino ewes, lls 6d, with 88 per e>nt lambs; 108 merino ewes and lambs, 6s 8d ;" 235 merino ewes and 205 lambs, 10s 4d ; 45 crossbred hoggets, lls 9d ; 20 half bred ewes ajid 17 lambs, 12s 3d ; 134 merino ewes and 120 lumbs, 12s 2d; 90(1 three-quarter bred two-tooth wethers shorn, lls 7d. Cattle— 1 fat cow, £3 15s ; 1 fat heifer, £5 3s % 2 fatheifers, £4 17s 6d ; 2 fat cows, £5 12s Gd ; 2 fat heifers, £5 17s 6d ; 2 cows, £1 6s; 1 springer, £5 }ls ;3. young stores, £1 }7§; JQ young stores, £J'()s 6d;' At' Bullock's Arcade on Saturday last J held my usual Sveekly horse sale.' There were only 35 horses catalogued for sale, out of which' I managed to sell a fourth. The attendance' tyas very poor, and thf* sjilf; throughout was a-'dWgging o.ne s »o'"fe.q,Hy good horses coming to hand. Goctd draught horsog, £10 to £15 j inferior, £3 to £9 • hacks, £3 to £8 15s. Wool is coming fairly into store, and is brighter and lighter than last year. The combined catalogues for Monday's sale will top up over 3000 bales. Fairly good for Ashburton,

MESSRS MILES AND CO. \ Messrs Miles and Co. per Mr George J Jameson report: Ashburton County Sale- j yards, Tuesday, December I.— The entry of < sheep at these yards was not so large as usual, and owing to shearing operations having been somewhat retarded owing to fi'equenc showers of rain, ami it being then fine, the attendance was not so numerous as is usual. The demand for all classes of sheep was, however, good, especially so for crossbred hoggets, and as grass is every where abundant there are yet many buyers unsupplied in the Ashburton county. Our entry for this sale was a very limited one, comprising about 350 store merino wetheis in wool, which we sold at from 8s 9d to 9s 3d each. A line of hoggets from the south brought up to 11s 7d each, and four-tooth crossbreds to 13- 3d. Other lines at corresponding prices. Cuttle—Fat; cows, £4 5s ; yearlings, 13<5 6d to 28s ; old cows, 31s GJ. During the week we have sold privately thirteen fat heifers at £5 per head, and six'fat bullocks at £7.. Land—During the Avcek we have sold a further portion of the Anama farms, lots 18 and '28, comprising about 450 acres, at the i-pserve values, and from the numerous enquiries to hand we expect to report further sales art an early date. The land is exceptionally good, and with proper husbandry will" be fonad exceptionally productive either for root crops, grain or grass, and we venture to predict that in a few years it will be found to be the cheapest land that has been in the market for a very considerable time. On Thursday, December 3, we held our regular monthly sale at Rakaia. There was a fair attendance of farmers and others, but the entry of stock was a small one, and of poor quality. Several farmers were present requiring good sound sheep but could not be supplied. A large quantity of sundries we sold at market rates.