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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1277, 11 June 1884, Page 2

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Ashburton Guardian Office, Wednesday Afternoon. The Sydney Markets. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, limited, report on the Sydney Markets, under date May 29, as follows :—Wool : We can report no change.— f .'Sheepskins : A good demand continues at rates last quoted.—Tallow : News of the continuance of 'unsatisfactory prices in London j having been received, our market remains dull; but should prices suffer a further fall, we may expect to see some heavy purchases for specula-tion.—-Butter*. Our last circular prepared our friends for the fall which followed some days after its isstie.- The supplies of N. S. Wales butter scarcely justified the step taken by the local Butter Company, but there can be no doubt that the object was to discourage New Zealand shippers, the Company being somewhat jealous of the hold that imported butter had taken upon the trade; this hold we hope to retain, if producers will keep up the standard of excellence and pay the necessary amount of attention to packing. We have ’’' heard rumors of a further fall, and we think it quite possible that within the next fortninght they may be verified! Our market is very flat, and stocks arc fast accumulating. We quote : Primes! N.Z. in Australian kegs, 13d to isd ■ per lb; primest N.Z. in N.Z t ‘ kegs, lid to 13d; fresh roll, in pickle, 13d to 13d; good salt, qd to lod; inferior, fid to yd,—Oats; Business has been rather flat, and anything short of very prime samples obtaialittle notice. We quote ;—Prime heavy feed, 2s ud to 3s per bushel} medium quality, 2s qd to 2s ipd. —Wheat: This market shows some little improvement, and shipments of good milling qualities on a moderate scale would, we think, meet with attention. We have Sold during the present week at following rates:—Fair milling; 4s to 4s 1 }id per bushel; fowl feed, 3s 3d to 3s fid. Messrs Matson, Cox and Co., report upon the livestock market for the Ashburton district for, the week ending June 10th, as follows: —On Tuesday at the Tinwald yards we held our usual sale of sheep, p : gs, and cattle. The atterdance of formers and others was moderate and the catalogue not a large one. In fat sheep, crossbred ewes were the only entries, and only just sufficient for butchers* requirements. In fat cattle only medium quality came forward, which were sold at prices equal to late sale. We quote mutton at 2d to 2#d per lb. Beef at 16s to iys per xoolb. We sold 39 fat crossbred ewes at xxs, 61 do at 12s jd J3s* merino ewes broken mouthed at is lid; 363 crossbred lambs, qs 2d ; 180 twotooth crossbreds, 1253 d; 202 crossbred lambs, 6s 8d; I fat cow, L$ 10s; store cow, Lz 10s; Berkshire boars, L2 3s, Li 143, Li is, Li 12s, Li 12s jIS slips, 135 3d; 3 stores, Li 8s 6d; 4 slips, 18s; 1 sow, L 3; 9 fat pigs, Li 19s. We also placed privately during the week 1,014 crossbred lambs at qs 6d. On Saturday we held a large clearing sale of horses, implements, furniture, etc., which considering the dull times was very successful. Horses, medium draught, from Lio to Ll 5 ; light harness, L$ to Lq; . drays, Lio to £l4; double furrow ploughs, from L 5 to L 6 10s ; harness, etc., at satisfactory prices. Tinwald Live Stock Market.—Mr B. G. Staveley, So r the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, reports on the Tinwald Live Stock Market under date 10th June: —Sheep ; A very moderate entry, and though business was quiet there was certainly a better demand for saleable store lines than has lately been exhibited. Fat crossbred ewes ' brought 12s sd, aged merino cull ewes is ud, long wool lambs 10s fid, crossbred do 6s 8d and qs 2d, 2-tooth crossbreds 12s 3d and 13s 2d, forward merino wethers 8s .fid. —Pigs: Small supply, demand good. Bacners 42s fid, medium sows 28s, stores 18s, slips 1353 d.— Cattle r A few only came forward, business was quiet. Fat cows and heifers made L 4 ss, X>s los and L 6 iys fid, medium dairy cows L2 iys 6d and I 4 12s fid, forward steers L 4, . s-year-old do La 15s.