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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 958, 1 June 1883, Page 2

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TV ' r —-»• •-. ■ — Guardian Office, > , ‘n Friday afternoon. ‘' MessrS Miles and Co. (per J. T. Ford) re- ’ p6rt on tnj live stock market, etc., for. the " week ending Thursday, May 31st, 1883, as f“lbllows:—Addington—A fairly large entry of stock ctune forward for the market on Wednesi ‘ daylast, but'the attendance of buyers was , scarcely up to the mark, and a slight depreciation in the ; values obtained was the result. ■ Fat sheep, generally, were of very good quality, but bjUfungs being dull.and spiritless, we quote IB for mutton, with perhaps a shade - over-for very prime. There was a very large ps£ntty(Of merinos, and prices Were much lower, J " except at the commencement of the sale. The Acton sheep were early in the market and were for, realising 13s. A small Me of Messrs Chapman’s sheep, from Spring-H-ntf, were*in splendid condition, but being late .in the market hardly realised their values. 3i! Instore sheep there were but few entries, and j-> prices were about equal ' to recent quotations.tj: Merih’os ewes in short supply, prices very low. ; jTheteds;a fair demand for merino ewes in lamb to long-wooUed rams.—Cattle :■ There was but a limited supply of fat cattle and very few of the& were of good quality." We quote beef at 22s per loolbs.’—Store Cattle : Not many forward,.andno improvement': in prices. Graaers seemed to hwe filled their requirements , fa* sheep and cattle.—Figs : An “ ayerage entry, and, prices fairly good, about ■ e4ual torates current The sale generally was described by those who are capable of judging to be one of the dullest and most dragging that has been, experienced daring the past year. . The total entry for the day was 5,7*3 sheep, t 3fip.head of cattle* and 218 pigs.—Ashburton: ” Af this market on Tuesday last there was but ;;i a small entry Mutton we return at 2#d per lb,—7Btore Sheep: Nothing much forward, and n 'very little demand; Prices about the same. - "Cattle and pigs sold fairly weU, but business fenerally dulL —Wool, Sheepskins, Hides, ‘at, and Tallow : On Thursday we held our usual sale, quitted butchers’ crossbreds at 3s 9d, 4s 2d, 4s 4d, 4s yd, ss, and 5s 4d each ; <i tdittomerinos, 2s gd, 3s 3d, and 3s qd. Owing c , .to the lateness of the hour before our turn came '■‘ to sell, we withdrew all dry skins. Fat we ~ sold at 2>jd, 2#d, aad ifid, and 2%d per , lb. Tallow realised 225, 245, and 26s per cwt. ■’ l Hides'? A large consignment realised s#d per lb. Calfskins are worth the same figure. hides or calfskins, from i}4.d to

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency : Company, Limited (per Mr E, G. j.Stavdey, auctioneer), report-on live stock jmsnktt. on 29th inst., as folrloifs:—Sfepp: There was a large entry of litotes, 'btiHittle fit for the butcher. The attendance was only moderate, and the sale was t .. .the finUest that has been experienced this season 'Kncafterline being passed in unsold. Veryfew changed hands,- at the undermentioned prices I wethers,,in, forward condition, and of superior quality, 6s gd, Js 4d, mid 5s 1 id, for a pen of ff ‘gbod-y6nne wethers. Ewes (old), 2s gd, 3s ; 3d; 3a tid, 2-tooth, 6s id ; crossbred lambs, Tl s*«pd,r7s ( 3d, 2-tpoth, 10#, 3d.r—Pigs: Only * 1 one pen of porkers submitted, which realised 375.-*Cattle were exceedingly hard to quit; a small number were disposed of, but the sale i:• knd- quite devoid of animation, buyers appearing perfectly indifferent, unless at prices evidently below the values of the lots offered. Fat bullocks made 14155, L 6 Ss; cows, L 4, L 4 15s, L 6 2s 6d and L 7; two-year-old stores, in well grazed order, L 3 10s, L 3 19s. The dairy cattle were mostly withdrawn, one pair of springing heifers being sold at L 4 2s 6d. Throughoutthe whole sale business was diffi(,cultto transact

:• The following is the Christchurch Com Ex- . chang?. report for the week-ending Friday evening, Ist June Business in the grain trade isin sympathy with all others, at a very low ebb. Pricesih nearly all lines remain un- •' changed. ’'Wheat: Good sound Tuscan in ■hipping parcels, 4s 6d_per bushel f.0.b.; other wheats in similar condition, 4s 4d to 4s 5d per bushel, f,*.b.; . second: class samples fit for millings 3s 6d to 3s 9dper bushel; chick wheat jpmges from, 2s 3d, to 3s per bushel. Oats : Bnght 2s to as id per bushel; feed <■' qualify is gd .to is nd, delivered in Christchurch..' Barley: Prime malting. 4s 4d to 4s yd per bushel, delivered in Christchurch; feed and second class malting quality, 2s 4d to 3s 6d per bushel: Grdss seed: Fanners’ sam- , .;ples,, 38:6d to. 3s gd per bushel ;j machine dressed, 4s to 4s 3d per bushel, delivered in Christchurch; cocksfoot, to 3 Jjf of a penny per lb in Christchurch. Potatoes ; ... Business in the tuber still remains in a very stagnant state. Buyers are not keen, while sellers are unwilling to part for the money offered. A few small sales have ftaken place at prices varying between 30s and 355, at country stations; the discrepancy arising from the conditions as to time and manner of delivery. 'Cheese and butter, 5a to s#d for the former; 1 slo ts id for the latter. •