COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1007, 23 November 1883, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton, Guardian Office Friday aftemoan. Messrs Matson, Cox and Co. report upon the live stock market for the week ending November aoth as follows: —At the Tmwald Yards last Tuesday we held our usual weekly sale of cattle, sheep and pigs. The attendance and lor thersale were both small, but so hxai vtr vrm concerned we succeeded in clearing all our entries at prices fully equal to late quotations.' There was only one entry of fat sheep, viz—crossbred shorn ewes from ‘.he Lonnbeach Estate, which were cleared at 13s 6d 10 IJS- icd each. We also sold on account of Mr William Strachan 400 merino hoggets at loe each. ,la fat and store cattle the entry was small, but every one was sold. Our quo-tatioas-lbrmuttoa is 2#d to 2j£d per lb; beef, 18s 10 23s per loolbs. During the week we have sola 52 head of forward stores, all steers, at Ls 10s; 96 head good stores, L$ 14s to L 6; 32 head fat cattle, L 7 i?s 6d; 24 stores, L 3 ?s 6d. In stqre sheep during the last ten days the demand MS been remarkably brisk. We have, sold 309 merino ewes in wool at 10s; 280 hoggets, crossbred,'at 13s nd; 215 merino ewes in wool, lafabs at loot, ns 6d; 515 shorn ewesj lamba at foot, ys 6d; €2O woolly ewes, with 70 per cent of lambs, 10s 6d; 603 ewes in wOol, 75 jrer’centbf fambs, a grand line, at lls 6d, etc. At Tuesday’s sale, on account of Mr G. R. Clark, we sold the two-year-old Ayrshire bull Scottie the Third to Mr William Strachan. Also, the Ayrshire bull Baron, by Young Bafoni to Mr S. Donaldson, Longbeaca; at 20 guineas. We feel|sure the advent of the above-bulls will be of the greatest service to the dairymen of the district. There is a very been demand for first-class farms, several of which we have now placed under offer, ■with the hope of speedily- doing business. Messrs Miles and Co. report upon the live stockifiktkiriOfijrltM week 'endingThursday, Nov. 122nd, & follows, viz.At the Addington yards on Wedhesday there was for the season qt Atiftidf-k 1, very full supply of stock of all descriptibni, the 1 numbers respectively being 6,869 sheep, J 26 cattle, 129 pigs. The attendance was dedaiedly good; not so, however, the biddihgSfjiydiich rather dragging; last week’&prices, however, were fairly maintained the entries were heavy, and 'mirdM any inquiries for freezing sheeps The’dSilHyas awholewas Undeniably good, shorn sheep.being.in the majority. We quote shorn mutton at 2jsd : to 2j£d per lb for prime quality, and 3#d to per lb in the wool -"“■“TSTcattle; In this, class there was a rather heavy entry* jmd. with a few ; exceptions the quality;-was above the average The supply, however,, proved to be not in excess of the demand, and we quote a slight rise in values; for good - quality beef We sold up to from 22s fid to 25s per roolbs. Fat lambs; A very brge entry, . recent rates Ring barely maintained. ..Our sales were from 10s to 11s each,.*; Pigs i A moderate entry, consisting ’chiefly of. porkers, for which there was ~ .an ,active inquiry, prices being equal to about 4 ')£d to Sd per lb. Store sheep —A fairly huge entry, and inquiry good; for good forward,- conditioned crossbred store wethers in the wool we obtained 16s 6d ; hog-gets-frotil Ajs gd to 14s 6d. Store cattle—A Jargelnndiber of stores yarded, but as for some time hack, > thcoenquirywas particularly dull and low. We sold three-year-old bullocks in forward condition at L 5 73 fid, two-year-old ditto at L 4 Ss each. Our entrfag were n on account of. Messrs Chapman, 8r05,,. f Kneeshaw. the Lowdifie Estate, Messrs J.' Hart,' M. Studholme, James Holmes, Pelham Jones,’Trustees J. H. Parkinson, Messrs A. J. Parkinson, W. C. Webb, Cashmere Estate, West, W. B. Clarkson, and Others, ot which-especial mention should be made of the consignments of fat sheep from Mr Studholme, Waimate, P. Jones* Waimate, J. Palmer, Burnham, and a large line from the Lowcliffe Estate; lu fat sheep our principal sales were, on account Mr Jos. Palmer wethers at 18s to 23s and merino wethers at 16s 3d in the wool, and account Mr M. Studholme wethers 44 21173, 44 at 17s 3d ; account the Lowcliffe Estate a line of 210 at ifis gd ; account Me P* Jones’ exors. 32 at 14s, 65 at 14s 3d, shorn sheep. We had also a splendid consignment of the Messrs Hay Bros’ Pigeon Bay heifers, a grand quality line, and sold at top price*" We also sold on account of the executors of the late Mr J.. H. Parkinson, Kaituna, some splendid quality four-year-old fat steers, -Which’ frr quality were second to none in the market, and. realised fully up to our quotations’." Privately during the week we have ’ sold-: on c account of-' Mr W. McLennan 1 000 merino hoggets at 10s fid, and on account of Mr G. Aymes 800 ewes and lambs at I2s pd ; also on account of Mr W. B. Clark- . aon : 50 head threeiyear-old steers at L 4 15s. —WoOI, Skins, not concluded until a late hour we ; hold over ourife{kirti J *- *•*

Th« following is. the Christchurch Com Exchange report for the week ending Friday evemn&i the Ssrd iust :~-The slight improvement of last week has not held good ‘for this, business having settled down to the dull routine usual at this time of year, and a continuance jrf which.ihay: be expected until harvesting our present crop, the prospects of which look fairly promising, Quotations for the week as. follows 9d to 4s per bushel, delivered in Christchurch? second quality, 3s 3d to 3 s 6d; chick wheat, is too to 2S 3d per bushel.—Oats: Prime milling, as |d to 25.2 d .per bushel, f.o.b. ; bright short feed, ‘is lid to 2s; inferior and discolored,, xs 8d to is lod per bushel.—Barley: First-class malting, 4s to 4s 3d per bulhelSfccandqnality, 3s 6d to 3s 8d } feed, is ltd to as 2d per bushel.—Grass Seed : Unaltered since previous quotations; demand 27s od to 30s at country stations.—Cheese and Butter : 4j£d to $d for the former, and 6d to yd for the latter, kegs extra. _ vr(j r ,..