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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1019, 11 August 1883, Page 2

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Ashburton Guardian Office, «■ *'•s 7; i ! ! Saturday aflemeen. m a ‘Messrs Friedlander Bros, (in conjunction with Messrs R. Wilkin and Co., per Mr F. C. Tahart, 'auctioneer) report on the live stock market at Ashburton Yards as follows;—The - '«ock entered on Tuesday last was not numerous in either shCep or cattle, and the results of the sale were not at all satisfactory to the vendors stock, the late severe frosts having no doubt S > wy much helped the scarcity of grass in this county at-the present time, but with a continuance of present fine weather we look for im- ., . . .proved,prices for stock shortly. The large • shipment ‘of frozen meat per s.s. Catalonia from Lyttelton has helped the values for firstclass fat Sheep in this market, and with pre;i • )sent good returns coming daily to hand of previous shipments per steamers, no doubt this class of sheep will maintain their values and demonstrate to breeders and graziers the most profitable stock to invest in in this locality. We quote—Fat merino wethers, 8s 6d to 8s pd; fat; crossbred do, 13s fid to 17s; and in stores.spqrid mouthed merino ewes, in lamb, 8s odf crossbred ewes in lamb, to I is; and broken mouth ewes in lamb, 3s 3d to 4s, 3d. Fat cattle at from. 17s to 20s per loolbs, and stores at about late rates for young slock in forward condition. Messrs Matson Cox and Co. held their usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle, and pigs at the -.vJ "Ashburton Yards oh Tuesday the 7th inst., uoitßWhdn entries comprised'!,s29 sheep, pigs, etc., from Messrs R. Miller, H. T. Smith, Joseph Haydpn.i Andrew Dawson, H. T. Shepherd, .$) Silcock, etc., the prices realised being 5 ‘as under3o fat crossbred sheep, 17s; 29 31 dp, 14s 3d ; 1760, 14s fid ; 49 do 13s ; 43 fat merino wethers, 8s gd and 8s yd ; 105 crossbred hoggetts, 12s Sd; 79 crossbred , r ,“ewp? Jin lamb), 13s'pd; 79 do, 1453 d; 5° •'•h' crossbred lambs, 8s; 434 do, 8s 3d ;76 twotooth crossbred, los fid; 14 pigs, 355. The crossbred fit sheep of Mr R. Miller were the heaviest antSfiwtsheep-we have seen in the yards this yew/aiitrdo credit tb the owner ; in merinos • , ihe same remark applies as at last sale, viz. S ‘ J ’they are ahnost unsaleable owing, no doubt, £.d 4 lb'the scarcity of feed. There is still brisk ... enquiry for good merino ewes in lamb. On M we held a clearing sale of furnin 'i' tttte' jind efrects, at the residence of Mr Puddicombe, when a large attendance attended, and. the bidding was spirited for anything good. Piano by Milner and Thompson, Dresden model, L 35; household furniture at usual ririv/ values. On Thursday we held a clearing sale u.jjrat Mr John Leahy’s, Ashburton Forks, at ** ' ' 1 which most satisfactory prices were obtained. , JfoCormick twine binder, L 42; Osborne ; ‘ L 6 ios; roller, Lio ips ; milch cows, L 9 'y;,’Lifiios, LS 17s fid, Ls 15s; young stock, L 3 153,1.3 ,7s 6d.; calves, 13s to 3s fid; horses, L 29 ios, L 25, Lii, Lio; young unbroken,.,Ltu, L 9 s s . L 9; Lfi *S S > LS ios, • ‘ Implements at market rates. This may illiwbriiiedasidered s the most satisfactory clearing lo /baWhfeld'fcirsometime in the Ashburton disfn otrict.*!/ ■, t j ' 1 ~