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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 953, 26 May 1883, Page 2

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“ ' Ashburton Guardian Office, 'h-mh't' i; ■■ Saturday afternoon. Messrs ’Miles and Co. (per J. T. Ford) report on the live stock market, etc., for the week ending, Friday, May Addington market , was. again heavily'supplied with fat sheep on Wednesday last, arid &e duality of the bulk of the entries was undeniable. We quote 2%d per lb for prime mutton, such as one magnificent line of crqnbKds sent forward by Pelham Jones, Esq. wnroTwonld' be hard to beat anywhere. Merino ewes were in little demand, most farmers having-now purchased all they require for the seaddUi M Beef we quote at 22s fid per loolbs for best quality. Store cattle were not much enquired ,fpr,. and. there is no improvement in values',/ Pig? are ;still good property, and prices coqmuVaboutihe same.. The total numbers of yarded wefe-HJI42 sheep, 468 head ofciStle,'abd 2dt pigs. Our entries Were on accptiMt' ; of’ the Chatmoss Estate; the Coldstrodh: Estate, Messrs F. M. Foster, Pelham Minlove, T. H. Parkinson, W. B. CUtrktfoa, J. Roberts, J. A. Pannet, MereditftWilson, jjames Gough, J. F. Rudd, and others, t . Mr, .- Pelham Jones’ crossbreds, undoubtedly ithe best quality in the market, rrtK.fri.ifc allround. The Coldstream crossbreds, second only to those quoted, but larger, also. revised- 16s. A ; line from the Chatmoss «Sfe»in first-rate condition, brought 15s! iMr E.'wfenloW’s Consignment sold at 15s gd. Other lines In a&ortJance. Pigs we sold at13s and 15s up 'to 58s each, average about 30s. Cattle, equal to our quotations.—Tinwald ; At thitf Matket on Tuesday last, we had a large entnTpT jsai classes of stock. We sold on ac'A. E. Peache, Mowbray, Chisnall, Denshire, F‘. M: Foster, C. J. Harper, W. Rutherford, Collinson Bros., and the HonJtW. S? Peter. Mutton seemed to be in ofreqhicements, but we quote' 2#d per lb for first quality. Beef was also in limited delq% prices obtained.' We'should cent, below recent returns. A§Mitl‘Jti. per roolb may be quoted as an average.' 1 .No, enquiry for store cattle. .*■ tore sheepudull of sale; ewes in best demand, but, unless in lamb, very difficult to quit.—Sheepskins, hides, fat and tallow : On Friday , (postponed from the usual; Thursday, on account of Her Majesty’s birthday), we held onr usual sale. We mtd a somewhat small entry, attributahitf ( fro idoubt to. the holiday. Butchers’ CFdB&KdSROId at 2S ltd, 3s 3d, 3sßd, 3snd, an<hnp{tO!4s fid ;;-ditto merinos, from 2s 3d to 4s 3d. Rough fat, well saved, sold at from to 2jtd. An especially good line of tallow realised 3%d per lb. Hides, unchanged; for sound, and for damaged being still ruling rates. Calfskins areriirthesame figures. Thb following is the Christchurch Com Exclutnge ...report for the week ending Friday evening, the 25th instant: —Business during thd"Week has been- of a most limited character, v -values in nearly all lines practically unchanged. —Wheat!; Good sound Tuscan, 4s 5d to 4s fid per pushel, f.o.b. Other wheats range from 4s 3d to 4s .$d per bushel, f.0.b.; broken whfeat; fit for milling, 3s 3d to 3s fid per bushel* delivered -in Christchurch; chick wheat from as fid Jo 3s. — Oats : Bright milling samples 2s 2s 2d per bushel, f.o.b. ; feed? quality* is gd to is lid, f.o.b.—Barley"; Prime malting samples, 4s 4d to 4s yd per bushel; feed quality, and second quality maltmg, id.* to; 3s; fid par bushel, delivered in ChmKhiu^.—Grass seed : There is no enenquiiy at present ; farmers’ samples, fairly wen cleaned, will command 3s fid to 33 gd bushel; machine dressed 4s to 4s 2d haspyet been.transacted, 32s fid to 35 s at conniry "Stations-being the nominal values.— : Bc*BS- ,*nd PeaS : The former are not very salable, but sales have, been effected at 3s fid th'eTktter vary from 3s 3d to 3s gd £,o:l>.—Cheese and Butter : Jd to s}4d for the former; ;the latter is to, is id per lb.