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~ AMBERLEY MARKET. The AmOoiiey market, was held yosteruay, wneu tnere was a yarding of 2/y8 rat lambs, 850 owes, and 35ft) weuiers, and 4tk)U store saeep. 'l'iie principal sales were as under: — bamus— uor A. S. Uren, 84 at 26s 4d; li. U. Duncan, 'S2 at 3Us 4d; J. H. Hadier, 161 at 2os tid; A. Cooper, 12 at 3d; Si. Boon, 60 at 2tis to 27s 6d; oi). VV. Neiisen, 135 at 24sj G. iliDbaru, 65 at 2os lOd to 2/8 sd; Dixon Bros., 110 at 2(js Id to 275; W. Henderson, 142 at 27s 6d to 27s lid; J. V. Harrison, 125 at 25s Ud; is. iVlcNaliy, iy at 2ss 4d; J. Robertson, 40 at 28s 4d; W. H. Rhodes, 40 at 27s 2d; J. Fleming, 56 at 27s 2d; Broo in field Estate, 5/ at 27a 3d; A. 3. Watson, 64 at 27s fckl; 1"'. Busch, 61 at 25s 6d; McAdam Bros., 92 at 28s lOd; W. A. Kelcher, ill at 29s to 29s Id; N. Mclsaily, 64 at 28s lid; T. lletallick, 104 at 28s 2d to 28* tid; Broomfield Estate, 293 at 29s 2d; J. Hotchkin, 19 at 25s 4d; R. Hunter, 100 at 27s 7d; H. Haaler, 88 at 265; A. Smith,, 47 at 25s lOd; T. Has6all, 68 at 27s lOd; A. J. Fairweather, 75 at 3J.s 3d; G. A. Wornall, 19 at '25s- G. Hare, 93 at 24s lOd; H. James, 91 at 27s 6d: E. H. McLean, 73 at 28s« Wethers —For R. 0. Duncan, 22 at 32s lOd; W. Henderson, 9 at 30s; A. H. Busch, 165 at 35s Id; N. McNally, 10 at 32s 9d; Broomfield Estate, 19 at 35s Id; G. A. Trail, 48 at 34s 5d to 35s 4d; A. J. Fairweather, 5 at 375. liwes —R. O. Duncan, 13 at 28s 9d; J. H. Hadler, 24 at 26s 4d; W. Henderson, 24 at 27s sd; A. Cooper, 25 at 28s; E. W. Neilsen, 74 at 27s 6d; A J. Watson, 70 at 28s to 33s 9d; A. E. Paynd, 12 at 29s 6d; T. Retallick 14 at 30s: J. Robertson, 30 at 27s'4d; F.. Busch, 34 at 27s 8d; H. Hurley, 38 at 30s lid; Broomfield ks--ste, 78 at 30s 3d; N. McNally, 73 at 30s; H. James, 83 at 26s 9d; G. Wornall, 14 at 26s 2d; D. Brown, 13 at 28s lid; A. Fairweather, 30 at 3/s sd; A. S. George, 84'"at 30s. Store Sheep—Rape lambs, 110 at 203 9d, 6 at 21s, 80 at 25s 7d, 197 at 2os; ewe lambs, 88 at 25s 2d, 115 at 4d, 74 at 26s lid, 50 at 25s 9d; wether lambs, 232 at 17s 6d, 188 «at 22s 4d, 169 at 20s Id, 45 at 23s 4d; mixed sex lambs, 49 at 14s 3d, 47 at 21s 6d ; cull lambs, lis to 15sj 354 four and five-year-old ewes at 2os lOd; 180 four and six-tooth withers at 295; 134 fail©wes at 23s 3d; 140 s*m. evTcs at 30s 10d- 336 two four, and six-tooth ewes at 35s 9d; 269 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes at 32s 6d;.14« s.m. ewes at 29s 10d; 38 two, four, and six-tooth ewes at 335; 89four,six, and eight-tooth ewes at 28s; 149 at 34s 6d; 41 two-tooth ewes at 32s 9d; 84 at 355; 194 broken, mouth ewes at 22s 9d; 60 at 16s Id; 55 at 18s 6d; 152 at 18s 3d.

ashburton cattle sale. The biggest yarding of cattle ever penned at the linwaid sale yards, and tiie second special cattle sale ot the season held by the Ashburton Branch of tne Mew Zealand farmers Co-opera-tive Association, was held yesterday, when considerably over 90U iiead were submitted to public auction in. the presence of a very large attendance ot buyers and others. The all-round quality yesterday was not so good as at the December sale, but there were other features which more than made up for this. Mr W. Nosworthy, M.r., sent in from his Mesopotamia property 204 head of particularly toe cattle, the majority of which had been bred, and all of them grazed on land which only a few years ago was thought to be only good enough to carry the hardy merino sheep. The feature of the sale, however, *v as close on 500 head of cattle sent m by Mr V. W. Wright the owner of the Laghmor estate homestead. laey comprised a lot of particularly prime fat bullocks, a lot of fat cotvs. anrl a remarkably good lot of ivell bred forward ™attle Bidding througho.it was most spirited. Amongst the principal sales were: — Two fat steers at £17; - at ±j.o, 1 steer of medium quality ft i,IU lUs. 1 Slock at £14 ss, 2 fat cows t £12 15s. 7 fat cows at til £ empty cow at £14, 3 heifers at £b lis. 2 two-year-old steers lis ; 15 forward three-year-old heifers a£l3, 6 empty cows at £13 :los 4 three-year-old heifers at £9 l<s 6d > J ***• steers at £15, 5 two-year-ojd steers at £8 9s 6d, 10 at £8, 5 prime at- £16 ss, 14 at £15, 4 at £14, o at £13 12s 6d. Of the Mesopotamia entrj W store cattle were boughtMr It. H. Rhodes, of BlueclifFs, at £14 los per head. A' cow and calf sold at £12, •25 two-year-old Hereford cross steers at £11 Bs, 28 cows and 27 calves (Hereford cross) at £6 1/s Gd, 11 dry cows at £8 17s 6d, 10 aged cows at £8 2s, 7 two-year-old Hereford cross heifers at £D i7s, 13 at £« 12s 6d, 1 Hertford bull at £19 19s, 1 Hereford bull calf at £8, 1 at £7 ss, 8 yearling stecr3 at £9 2s 6d, 1 springing heifer at £15, 1 ut £13 16s, 10 two-year-old heifers at £8 Ib. On account of V.

W. Wright, 2 fat steers sold at £7 15s, 2 at £17 15s, and 3 at £10.

Other prices realised were: 1 two-year-old heifer at £3 15s, 52 yearling calves at £3 14s, 7 steers and heifers at £9, 7 steers and eight heifers, 10 to 18 months, at £5 6s, 32 three-year-old heifers at £8 7s 6d, a line of two to two and a-half-year-old heifers at £7 i 11 yearling steers and heifers at £5 4s, i 0 two-year-old Holstein-cross heifers at £8, 14 empty cows and springing heifers at £9 7s 6d, one cow (springing to calf) at £10, 2 cows inprofit at £8 10s and £16 respectively, 25 calves at £3 19s, 20 ; steers and heifers at £o 17s 6d, 2 heifers at £6, 2 steers at £6 16s, 4 empty cows at £17 13s, 6 steers and heifers at £5. 10 dairy cows at £8 ss. A few lines •were passed. GHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. Sale reported.:—Union Bonk, £55 Sa. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. £6. d. £a. d. BANKS— Notional .. .. 5 9 0 — Union .. .. 55 5 0 — BREWERIES— Manning ... 3 0 0 — CEMENTS— N.Z. Portland ~* 0 8 9 — COAL— Taupiri .. .. — 0 18 0 Westport-Stockton, pref. (ex div.) ... — 0 11 3 FINANCIAL— National Mortgage .. 4 2 6 — Wright. Stephenson and Co. .. .. 7 10 0 — MEATS— Canterbury w« 9 6 0 — SHIPPING— Union (ordinary) t.., 3 3 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Mason, Strutheis , (£1 paid) .. .. 12 0 — N.Z. Drug Co. (£2 pd.) 211 0 —