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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1034, 29 August 1883, Page 2

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—♦ Ashburton Guardian Office, Wednesday afternoon. f -The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited (per Mr E. G. Staveley, auctioneer), report as under on the Tinwald sale at 28th August Very few entries came to hand, and with the exception of some few pens of fat merino wethers the quality was only medium in each class. The attendance during the day was limited, and business extremely dull. Sheep : Fat merino wethers brought gs fid, 10s 3d, and 12s 3d ; crossbred lambs, 6s fid; ewes, 12s nd ; merino ewes in lamb, aged, 4s 3d; merino hoggets, Ss gd. Pigs t.A pen or two were sold at current ■values. Cattle : Nothing fit for the butcher was yarded, and the majority of the pens only disclosed weedy young cattle or ancient cows. Dairy cattle of medium quality made from L 3 to L$ 12s fid; fat cows, L 4; dry cows, Lj; store steers, two-year-old, L 3 a piece, Sydney Markets. ' The' New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, limited, report of the Sydaey maikets, under date Aug 16, as follows!—Wool: Some fair catalogues of scoured havjs been cleared at figures equal to our last quotations.—Sheepskins continue in fair demand at late rates. —Tallow: In sympathy with the London market, prices for shipping parcels bare suffered a slight decline; the demand, however, for local consumption is such as to Insorea ready clearance at fair rites. —Butter : Small sales at very low rates continue, but in Spite of these;There is no appreciable diminution in stocks, heavy shipments are constantly arriving,—-Potatoes: A slight improvement has taken place in this market, and prices are .firmer at an advance of 2s fid to Ss per ton ; heavy shipments are, however, expected, and will, prevent any considerable rise in value,— Oats: There has been a little more life in this market within the past few days, and sales have been made at a slight advance upon our last quotation.—Bran: Market steady ; at our last -sole We placed 2,500 bushels at 13d. —New Zealand Flax: Complaints reach us regarding the quality of much of the flax shipped to this market, and we cannot too strongly urge upon mill owners the desirability of turning out a first-class article, lor which we can invariably secure a ready market at full rates; whereas lor inferior qualities the demand is fitful, and sales consequently difficult to make at a low figure. —Flour: This market, which has been somewhat depressed of late, has exhibited a slight improvement within the past few days, and we wereenabled to quit some 3,000 quarter sacks of Californian at from Lio to Lio 3s fid, and one line of 4,000 quarter sacks on private terms. sfe\y Zealand flour continues dull of sale, but we think a better feeling may be looked for at no distant date.