ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3558, 19 September 1916, Page 4

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

ASHBURTON YARDS—THIS DAY

There was only it moderate attendance at the weekly stock &*le held: at 'the" Ashburtoii yards td^dttj, and the entryVwas ilie smallest for some considerable, time-/ the yarding only 891, as against V 2461 at the Tinwald yards last week, and 3176 at the Ashburton yards the preTions week. The yarding of fat sheep totalled 162, as against 360 last week, and included 96 fat. ewes and 66 fat wethers, the previous week's totals being 202 and 158 respectively. Although the yarding was a small one, and only sufficient for local .requirements, buyers were not prepared to .. give ■■? up to owners' reserves, and of the total yarding only 30 wethers and a few singlo ©wee were: sold at auction. All the ewes changed hands privately after the sale;^ The bulk of the yarding of ewes was the property of Mr J. llobinson, Tinwaldj and these made from 26s to 295, .whilo one extra prime ewe brought 38s: Wethers made up to 335.

THig yarding of store sheep. totalled 729, oompai-ed with 2101 last week, and-there, was a fairly good demand at current 'rates. The first lino of ewes and lambs oflVvod '.at an Ashburton sale this season, althoTigli a small bno, made. 19s, and were again' sold privately after the. sale at 20s: while -a small line wns passed at 15s. The passings ''totalled 419, which included a line of "two, four, six. and eiglit-tooth ewes in lamb at 36s M: '

In the cattle pffl'a. Shorthorn cow belonging to Mi- H. J. Allen, Dromore; made £15 17s 6.d. . • ' . Sales were: — • . Sheep. Fat Pens.—Evfes: One hatfbred at 38s, 6 do. at-21s, 39 do. at 29b, 12 do. at 13 ihroo-quarlerbrcds at 23e 6d, 14 do. at 2t*s 3d, S tio. at 265, 1 do. at 20s. Wethors,: Thirty three-quartor-breds at 335. I wotner hogget at 20s, 1 two-tooth ueihcr at 20b.

Store Pen v—One hundred and fiftyfive four, hix, and eight-tooth threequarterbied owes in lamb at 335, 26 two, tour, and six-tooth half and thrau-quarterbivd owes (with 24 lambs, all counted) at 19s, 55. four, six^ and eight-tooth throo-qtiarterbred ewes in lamb at .'33s 9d. 14 four and six-tooth three-quarterbred ewes (with 16 lambs, all counti'd) iit JBs 6d. 46 failingmouth, half ami three-quarterbred even in lamb at 19s .Id, 14 aged half bred', ewes in lamb at 9s 6d. Cattle. ' Two I'at heifers at £10 ss, 1 fat steer at £9 10s, 3. forward steers at £5, 1 store cow £7 ss, 1 springing cow £7 ss, 1. do. £4 ss, 1 store heifer £4, 1 yearling steer 30s, 1 small store steer41s, \ Shortliorn cow £15 17s 6d. ■