ASHBURTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1295, 22 July 1886, Page 2

ASHBURTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

Messrs Matson, Cox, and Co. report upon the live stock market for the Ashburton district for the week ending July 20th as follows:—On 'luesday, at the Tinwald Yards, we held our usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle, and pigs. There was a fair entry of sheep and cattle, and the attendance of farmers and dealers was above the average. In fat sheep the market was over supplied, and competition was very slack, one line only of exceptionally good crossbred wethers elici ing spirited bidding, but this line suffered in proportion to the late fall in the Addington Yards. Cattle sold fairly well, a good line of forward steers being the prin ipal entry fov the day. There was a small entry of pigs, which were very dull of sale, hbeep sold as follows:—Fat crossbred wethers, 7a 9d to lls ; ewes, 7s to 8s fid ; in fc tores— crossbred wethers, 6a 4d to 7s ; lambs, 4s 9d to 4s lid. Cattle— Fat steers, light weights, £4 to £5 7s; store steers, £4 lls to £5 Bs.

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

At the Addiugron live stock sale yestei| day there were large entries of fat stock ; moderate entries of stores ; attendance of buyers about an average one. The large entry of fat cattle was of various degrees of quality, tbs demand not very brisk, and very irregular, and sales were made at a slight reduction on late rates. Steers sold at from £5 10a to £8 10a, heifers from £4 to £7 10s, fat cows £4 10s to £7, values ranging at from 18a to 20s per lOOlbs, according to quality. A fall supply of fat sheep was on offer of all qualities. Th* demand vis confined to local requirements, and was not at all keen, and a dragging sate ensued, lata values not been maintained, a drop of abooc la per headjtaking place Crossbred wethers sold at tr im lls 6d to 14s for priin4 quality, a pen of extrao dinsry weights sel.ing up to 19s per bead ; medium wethers 9s to 10j 61, crossbred ewes 8s 61 to 12s 9J ; msriuo wethers •old at from 5t 6i to 8t 6d per bead. Taken all round, {ran l£d to l|d per lb seemed to be the radng price. A slightly improved entry of store sheep was offering, most lines being cleared, with an apparent healthier tone prevailing. Lines of crossbred ewes and wethers, mixed a res, fetched 6s 2d, and lines of wethers, mixed ages, from 4s id to 6s 3d, A moderate entry of store cattle yarded. Little business doing. Rates unaltered. A very heavy entry of pigs on offer. D. mand barely sufficient to effect a clearance, at a decline of late values. Baconers sold at from 20s to 48s ; porkers from 16s to 21* ; stores, 4s to 10s