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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1012, 3 August 1883, Page 2

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1, Guardian Office, 1 ” ' * Friday afternoon. Robert Wilkin and Co. report Arthe 'Addington Yards on Wednesday only Bcftlr Hipftly of sheep csinae forward. A large proportion : again comprised . merinos, which *aet a dull sale, and ,in consequence several drafts were .turned out; unsold, while a few lines of choice crossbrcds met a ready sale at prices, about equal tolate quotations. Fat qattle-rA large entry yarded, about one-third ra which were prime and good quality, the rpBlunder ordinary. Bidding was somewhat slack; owing' t6 the' supply ' being in excess of the requirements of the trade, the result being that several lines were withdrawn. Owing to thevret weather only a small supply of shcepdoipquapoe forward for pur 'I hursday’s sale. Last .week’s prices were ba ely maintained, tpiwem on the, : whole favorable to the buyer. VtVsoTd country crossbreds at gs6d. Country merinos of fair quality only found buyers at 3s 6d, 3s 9d/up to 3s nd; butchers’ crossbreds, 45 ad, AS 7d, AS I id, and for a prime lot bf Mr J. Rosewarne’s skins we got 5s sd; butchers!merinos for medium skins sold at from §4 to as I id. Fat—We sold at from 2%d for clean and well saved from the country. Rides and calfskins same as last week.. , i’J y N.*.

M<Sirs i lftl r, Mats(in and Co. report on the live market, etc., for the week ending Thursday; 'August- 2nd, 1883, as follows: As consignments of our entry calling for special mention, we may notice the Three Springs Estate wethers—a splendid draft of crossbreds, both as regards' /weight arid quality—-equally suitable for local trade er export purposes. Thesq,We placed at 17s €d per head, a couple of pens being secured for shipment. The consignmerifof the St. Andrew's half and threequarter breds whose exceptional quality commanded, considerable attention, realised prices which'-tamld have been greater had they had a more lucky draw in our auction —IS® 9d for half-breds, and , 17s 6d for three-quarter breds. This consignment, although late in the sale, created:an; amount of competition .which augurs well for any more of the same stimp coming forward. Messrs Gould arid Cameron's cross* bred ewes were-, as usual, remarkably well grazed, and realised up to 16s, Our other principal sales in crossbreds being those on account of-Mr R. : Wright, al 16s 6d to 17s} Mr Ruddenkku’s, at 16s and 16s 6d; Mr R. A. Barker’s ewes, at ijs and ids; Mr Moody’s mixed crossbreds, at 15s to ids 6d. In light crossbreds, Mr C. A. Cunningham’s -jiheep were sold up to 13s 6d-j \ irierinos for the same owner, at 8s; {merinos for Mr H. J. Hall, at 8s; crossbreds for Mr Holland, at 13s fid; etcil Irifat cattle there; was above an average entry. On account of Mr W. Pearsoii.we placed 20 head of very prime cattle, 17 steers of the number ranging from L 7 los to Ll2 10s per head,,nlk|arig an- average of over Lg per head; heifers of the same line L 6 15s to L 7 zes. KlfOtJMtsSts Chapman Bros, we sold steers at LB, heifers, L 6 2s 6d to L 6 12s 6d ; for Messrs G. apd R. Fleming, 24 head of light, weight heifers at from Le to L 6, and for Mr P. McCabe, steers from L 6 10s to L 7 js per head, or equal to a quotation- of from 18s to 19s per. lOolb for inferior quality, up to 22s and 235’per loolb for the heaviest and best beet.. In stores there was very little doing, the' clearance by ourselves of 30 head of fresh<Xmdltioned steers atLs ss, and several younger lines at from La iba to L 3 ios, s being amongst the principal transactions. In pigs the entry Was limited, but every lot was sold at prices tiering oul#ite rilling high quotations, baconera from 45s [to fibs, porkers 25s to 355. The totajs.yarded for the day comprised 4,552 of cattle, and 146 pigs.