MILKS AND CO.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2290, 30 November 1889, Page 2

MILKS AND CO.

Messrs Miles report as follows :—-There wa au full iulandano» of buyers, end a catalogue «>f ab:»at '1300 b»l«a wa3 submitted, aod mot with spirited oompetitio:., moat of tbe lot 1, b.dng o!e»r<.d at prtaoH that must be eatisf aotory to the growers. On the whole the wool la well grown, end not particularly .heavy tn gratia, but many parcels show the eff .at of the heavy nor'west gales tbat prevAiled ln September and are dincv, and in.some lr.Bti.ucos earthy where the fho-B happened to bo m the drift of plonked paddocks. We submitted aooa. 400 b-le*-, and oleared our catalogue at from 9£i for ingy and earthy upto 12£ d for Ist cross hogget. This l»tte_: waa me Hackthprno' clip, and tbe t p prioo of ♦ho day. S.ooad oross wool co d at from 9d to 11 Jl ; kng wool (Lofc laior) up to 9£i ; untimat'ln.j woo), ln amall lota from farmers, up to 8-|- .; oroasbred pieoo/i up to 8f I; h'tikt up to sd. Bales —BM, 2, merino, B£d; JJ, 1, merino and orossbred wether, 9i; do, 1, crossbred ewe, 9£d; TS, 2, halfbred hogget, 10d,; square 1 merino and 7 orosabted hornet fleeces, Bj£d; do, 1, crossbred candy, 9d ; do, 2, longwool, B^d; do, 7, orossbred, 9d; do, 7, halfbred, lOd; do, 4, halfbred ewe, 9#d ; NA, 2, halfbred ewe, lid ; q undor bar, 4, halfbred ewe, 10fd; WA, 3, halfbred ewe, ll^d; TH oonjoined, 3, merino, BJd ; JZ, 3, halfbred ewe, 12d; do, 2, halfbred hogget, 12Jd; MY, 1, merino ewe, 8f d ; AVOOA, 1, Leicester and crossbred, 9d; do, 3, Leicester, do, 3, Leiaester hogget, 9jd; WS over bar, 1, orossbred, BJd; do, I,lst oross, lOd; L through L, 2, merino, 8f d; do, 5, lst oross hogget, Is; do, 1, 2nd cross hogget, 10|d; do, 1, lst oross ewe, 9Jd; do, 1, Linooln, 8d; S, 3, orossbred (1 bale few ram fleeces) B}_& ; do, 5, halfbred, 9j£d ; S between bara, 15, crossbred hogget, t j£d ;JT oonjoined, 6, merino ewe, B^d; do 2, bellies, 7j£d; do, 2, looks, 4£d; arrow, 3, halfbred ewe, 9%d; II over A, 4, halfbred ewe, 9^d; 8 square, 3, crossbred ewe, 10J; do, 2, crossbrod wether, 9j£d; JS, 4, halfbred hegget, lOd *, 37, 1, halfbred and orossbred, 9, T4d; SB, 1, crossbred, 9jd; M over R, 11, halfbred hogget, 12d; do, 2, halfbred ewe and wether, 10j_d ; do 2, halfbred hogget sandy, 7^d; do, 2, crossbred ewe, BJd; do 2, halfbred ewe, 9Ji; 8 over M, 4, crossbred ewe, ll^d; M 3, 3, orossbred, 9d ; do, 1, i orossbred ewe, 9Jd; do, 2, halfbred ewe, 9j£d ; V, 4, merino ewe, 91; KG, 3, halfi bred ewe, lid; RGS, 35, halfbred hogget I first oombing, lid ; do, 2, halfbred hogget 1 leoond oombing, lOJi; do, 6, pieoes, 8&d ; , 1, lookp, 4*d ; CV, 1, 16 fleeoeß

halibred ewe, 10 fleeoea merino, 3 fleeoea tame, B£d ; do, 1, merino ewe, 8d ; MY, 3, oroßßbred ewes, 9sd ; RO, 4, halfbred ewffl, and 10 merino flaeaes, 10£ d; CJH, 50, halibred hogget, 47 bales aambing, 2 do. olothing, 1 dingy combing, 12,} d; do, 11, pieces, B£d ; do, 2, locks, 4£d ; J3, 2, arosebred ewe, 9sd ; do, 1, orossbred hoggef, 9£d j do, 1, halfbred ewe 10id ; R/0, 6, orossbred, 9id ; do, '?, oroasbred belliea, B|d ; OR over 0, 1, merino ewo 8;]-d ; M, 1, bellies, Gd j BD, 1, bellies, 6Jd ; S between b.irs, 1, pieoea, 4d; do, 2, bellies, 7£d ; JS, 1, bellies Gid ; M 3, 1, sandy fleeces and bellies, 7£d ; S, 1, pieces, 3M;M overß, 1, pieces sd;aquare, 2, bellies 7}d. BagH — JJ, 2 baga, merino wether 7|d ; GR, 1, merino wether. B.{d ; do, 1, orosabred, Id; TH conjoined, 2, orosßbred ewe, BJd; SD, 1, merino, 7fd ; -„-, 4, oroasbred, 7|d; SB, 1, merino, 8d ; JT oonjoined, 1, merino and blaok wool, GJd ; S between bars, 1, orossbred 7JS ; BD, 1, merino, s|d; TH conjoined, 1, hogget, 7Jd; BD, 1, merino, BJd; square, .3, orossbred, Bjd ; TS, 1, oroßsbred, BJd ; 3T, 1, orossbred BJd; GT, 1, orosßbred, 8d ; S, 1, blaol wool, 6jd ; 6M, 1 black wool, BJ3 ; -„-, 1, rams wool, 7fd; TH conjoined, l, ramß wool, BJd •, MY, 1 rama wool, 7^d ; V, 2, cams wooi, B}d ; Square, 2, rams wool, 7>^d; 5 overM, 1, ramß wool, 7jd ; H ovei A, 1, pieces, 7idj TS, 1, pieoea, 41; B, 1 matted fleeoee, 6d ; WS, 1, beilieH. i>?d ; 3T, 1, pieces, 6i_d ; AW, 1, pieoeß, 6Jd j 37, 1, bellies and pieces, 4Jd ; GT, 1, bellies, 6|d : AW, 3, belliee, 7d ; TH oonjoined, 1, bellies, 4£d ; arrow, 2, bellies, 7d ; J, 3, pieoes, s£d : square, 1, merino pieces, 6d ; -„-, 2, cross bred pieces, 6Jd ; KG, 2, pieoes, 6|d ; V, 1 pieoes, 5Jd ; MY, 3, p'eces, 7d ; square, 5 looks, 3|d ; NHA oonjoined, 1, looks, 5Jd j GT, 1, looks, 4d; SM, 1, looks, 4fd: A over H, 1, looks, 4d; arrow, 2, looks Id; 8 over M, 2, looks and pieoes, sd; WS, 1, locks, 3d; AW, 2, looks, 4d ; BD, 2, looks, 3|d ; JS. 2. looks, 4d ; B 3, looks, 4id ; RO, 1, looks. 4£d ; MY. 1 looks, 4d ; KG. 1, looks and dead woo), 4&d JJoonjoinod, 2, looks, 4£d; TH oonjoined 1, looks, lid ; 0 over M, 2, mixed fleeoea, B|d ; do, 1, rams fleeces, B£d ; do, 1 fadge, looks, 4d.

MHSSBS WILIIAMS ANO BLAND. The first wool sales of the seison were .eld ln the Orange Hall yesterday afternoon. Thore wbb a full attendanoa (J buyers, and a vory large attends -03 cl farmers and others. The total number cl bales catalogued for tho day's sale wde abut \s2[o bales, of whioh we aold abot, i 300 ou uoooudc of Messrs Frledlander Broe and ourselves. The whole of ffbloh mat wtth keen competition, the prioea obtained being very satisfactory to the farmers, who expressed themselves as vory well pleased with the sale. Tbe prioes obtained wero — For lit cross, 81 to 12id; 2nd oross, 9d to ll£i j merino, 8J- to 9dj plaoes up to 6£d,',looka np to sd, s£d to 7_d. Baleß-JS^l orosabred, 9|dj gB, 1, merino, B|d *, 88, 4, lst oroßß hoggets, 9Jd ; 28, 3, Ist oross hoggets, do, 1, Ist oross ewes, lljd ; 151, 4 halfbred hoggets, 10$ d; L 2, 5, halfbred awes, lOJd ; DL, s, lst oross hoggote lOJd ; DJ, 4, oroßßbred ewes; 10£ d j do, 4, crossbred hoggets, 10jd ; HW conjoined, 9, lst oross hoggets, do, 11, 2nd oross hoggets, 1 bale containing 10 ram fleeoes, lOd ; ST, 2, lst oross ewes, 10-fd ; 33£, 4, hoggets, lOJd j 33 5/6. 2, oroßsbrod ewes, OAd ; 33J, 2. quarter baok, Is ; 0 over B, 3, oroßsbred ewes, lOjd ; do. 7, Ist cross owes, Hid ; 97, 1, halfbred ewes. 102 d > <-°* 3 » halfbred hoggets, lOd ; 3 reversed over S, 10, orossbred ewes, Hid; qD, 2, morino, 9d __ do, 4, halfbred.hoggets, 10id ; do, 4, halfbred eweß, lOd ; do, 7, orossbred ewes, Hid; GWL 5/15, 11, halfbred hogget,bale 6 oontains 10 fleeoes orossbred. Is; G WLJ, 4, orossbred hogget, lOJd ; GWLI6/19, 4, merino, 9d ; 4J, 16, hoggets, lOd ; SBJ, 3, Ist oross hoggets, lOd ; SB4, 1, merino, B^_ j g, 1, halfbred boggets, 10|d j X[, i, halfbred ewes, lOJd ; XX, 3, three-iduarter bred ewes, 10id j A 0, \ hogget, 9id, do, 3, quarter baok hogget, 10_}d 3 Star m 03/9, 7, quarter bred ewes, HP 3 Star m d£, 2, three, quarter bred ewes, 10|d ; MF oonjoined iv diamond, 18, orosßbred hoggets, lOd; do, 6, Hampshire oross hogget, 10£ d; do, 5, Linooln oross hogget, 9id ; do, 7, Leioeater orosa hagget, 93d ; do, 4, Linooln ewes, B^d 3 do, 4, Linooln cross ew os, tifd 3 do, 6, Hampshire oross ewes, (jsdj do, 18, crossbred ewes, 1 bale part merino, 9_}d ; do, 5, Lincoln ram hoggets, Bsd; do, 1, Down rams, 9d ; do. 1, merino wethers, B£d ; do, 8, oross pieoes, 7Ad ; do, 7, oross bellies, 7&d; 90, 2, quarter baok hogget, 1 bale few Ist orosa, 10^d; do, 1, halfbred and IQ rapa fteeoea, 8d ; H 1- ** , % th_ee.cjuarter bred ewes, 10|d ; B/tf, fl. merino Down oross, Tb ; do,' 0, crossbred Down oross, bale '23 ' oontains '" 24 ram fleeoes, lljd ; do, 2, merino. 9 ; do, 2, merino Down bellies, 8d ; do, 2, looks, ;HD conjoined, 4, halfbred hoggets, 1 ibale contains 7 fleecy

3outh Down, lOd ; DF, 6, 2nd cross hoggets, lOd; do, 1 orossbred ewes, lOJd ; 4J, 1, pieoes, 5Jd ; MF m diamond, 1, looks, 4d ; SWL, 1, pieoes, 4d ; 97, 1 fadge, pieoeß, s£d ; 0 over E, 1, looks, 4d ; star m 0, 1, looka und pieoes, 4sd. Bags— 33, 1 bag, looks and pieces, 4d ; X, 2, looks and pieoes, 4£d ; H*-. , j I, bellies, 5Ji ; do, 1, looka, 3|d ; 28, 1, pieces, 4£d ; 2, looks, 4d ; 97, 1, locks, 3Jd ; DL, 3, looks, 4d ; 3R, 1, looks, 3|d ; ! D over J, 3, 4d ; GWL, 2, merino looks and . pieoes, 4d ; do, 1, cross pieces, 3£d ; R/O, 2, merino bellies, 7£d; TB conjoined. 1. merino bellies, 6§d ; ST, 1, looks, 3Jd ; MR, 5, looks', 5d • ST, 1, oross wool. B#d; star m 0, 1, oross wool, 6£d ; DL, 1, oross wool, 6|d ; U, i, pieces, 5J_& ; L 2, 1, rama, 7£d • L 2, 1, merino, 7|d ; 0 over E, 1. crossbred wool, 7£d ; D over J, 2, orossbred wool, 6d ; 28, 1, rams, 6Jd ; GWL, 2, orossbred woo!, B^.d ; ' B, 1, oroßsbred wool, 8d ; R/O, 2, merino. BJd ; TB oonjoined. 1, orossbred wool, 7£d ; JB, 1. crossbred wool, 8d ; 97, 1 fadgo, orosabred wool, 7^d ; JS, 4 bags, otoasbred wool, B£d • MR, 3, rams, 7#d ; HD conjoined, 1 fadge, bellies. 6#d ; do, 1 bag, pieoes 6#d ; do, looks, 4#d - B, 1 iadge wool. Bj£d ; DF, 1, orossbred ewes. B£d ; RW, 1 bale looki, 18s 6d the lot.