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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1026, 15 December 1883, Page 2

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; ♦ Ashburton Guardian Office, Saturday afternoon. Messrs Friedlander Bros., in conjunction with Messrs K. Wilkin and Co. (per Mr F. C. Tabart, auctioneer), report for the week ending Dcp. 12th, on the live stock market, as follows i —At the Ashburton Yards on Tuesday f list'a fahge entry of stock came forward, con. sisting of 4.iBS sheep and 115 head of cattle. Fat sheep—A limbed entry ,to hand, and mosl of them beinggood quality. We sold a small line of 33 fat shorn ewes, at 13s 6d ; 24 shorn ; merino wethers, at 10s; 53 crossbred ewes 5 and Wethers, 15s; 82 shorn ewes, at 12s gd. 'ln store sheep the demand was brisk, and every, lot yarded found buyers at fully - equal to vendor’s expectations. We sold 135 merino, ewes with lambs at 9s 2d each ; 23* ' ’merino ewes with 80 percent of lambs at in 9d; and a splendid line of 207 merino ewe! with Sz per cent of lambs at lis ?d, being tht best yarded this season; also, 24 broken-mouthec crossbred ewes at 9s; 3 6 3 merino hoggets ai ; etc. 4 ’Fat cattle—A small supply yarded : and bidding compared with late sales we con ” 'Sder : it one of the dullest we have had for somi '.time. Store cattle—A more spiriting sale wai noticed, especially good lines of grown steers * Dry'hfeiters made L 3 15s, L3l4s; steers, L; 125 to L 4 los. Mutton is selling, shorn a about per lb, and beef from 18s to 21 per ioolb.