THE &BHBURTO*b GTJABDIA!* . $*TtTBDAY MABCH 20, 1897

Printed and Published by the Athburton Publishing Company, Limited, at tbeir Steam Prmting Office, Burnett Street;, Ashburtos, «ATUi<DAY ( MARCH 80, 1897,



BARGAINS. H-EW AND SECOND-HAND DRAYS, SPRING WAGGONS, ROAD CARTS, GIGS, DOUBLE-SKATED BUGGIES, FARMERS' AND WHITECHAPELS,* _LL TO B! SOLD VERY CHEAP STEELE'S VICTORIA CARRIAGE WORKS, West Street, Ashbtjbtow. 1 136 NEW COAL MINE. DEEP LEVEL SBAM. IN ANSWER to Numerous EnqairiM re pr'.oQ of the New Coal, I take this )pportb^ltjr of stating that the Price has SOT been Raised on account of the Superior Quality as is generally supposed. Lt is still sold aa before at the following prices per four ton truck (freight paid) on receipt of cheque or P,O order :— per ton per ton Westerfield 15a Od Dromore 16a 6d Wlnslow... 16s Od Ghertsey 16s lOd Hinds ... 16s 6d Rikaia ... 17s Sd Ealing ... 17s Od Lauriston 19* 0$ Rangltata 17b ed Methven... 19s 6d Orari ... 17a 9d Aehburton—All Coal Merchants GB 0 R G"E P/H, MOUNT SOMERS. BARRYTOWN FLAT GOLD MINING CO., Ltd, 17 Miles north of Grey mouth. rfIHE Sample washed m the Arcade on X Saturday gave trom 120 to 150 Color! the shovel. 20 Colors will pay 2s per load. I am appointed Broker, and have Snares or Sale. FRED MAKEIG, Arcade. NOTICE. 11. IUIUITOW XT AS REMOVED to more central Premises opposite Mitchell & Tubneb s, TANCRED STREET. TO THE PUBLIC OF ASHBURTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT. I BEG to not-iLy that my Establishment is AGAIN OPEN 1?OB THE TREATMENT OF ALL AILMENTS, EXCEPT CONTAGIOUS DISEABES, Cases of which are NOT ADMITTED m this Establishment. I shall be Happy to Attend Cases of FEVEK AT THE PATIENTS' HOMES, AS IN THESE OASES OUR TREATMENT! NEVERIFAILS JTO PRODUCE GOOD RESULTS. Trusting to receive the Public patronage before. w. eTulb, 1 1 PROPRIETOR. 1U) 3 * r( » " '8@ DC §2 ll ? <■• is II \\L Is. S| NOTICE.— Are you going to build. Because the cheapest shop for Roofing Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spool ing, Water Tanks, Pumps, Ranges, Register Grates, Locks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is 5. W. Hardlky's, Ironmonger, Plumber, amd Tinsmith. Telephone 32. WANTED KNOWN— Mbs HtnraAJi having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G. Neill, intends to open same as Ladies' Dining and Refreshmeub Rooms, where visitors will find a long felt) want supplied. Meals at all hours. A few boarders will find all the comforts of a home. ILLINERY-Ladies Bhould inspect the new Millinery, Capes, Mantles, Jackets, Blouses, French and English Corsets; all new and up to date.—A. Orb. ANTED Known-A splendid line of Ladies Two-Strap Shoes, 4s 9d. —Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. ANTED~~Known—Spectacles, Ky« Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and Everything m the optical line at 8. SAiißt's, Optician — IF you are m want of a good strong work ing boot be sure yon call at Melloe'S Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED mothers to know that the cheapest shop for school boots is Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store.



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DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Aeent, Valuator, Woo) and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON, Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Aehburton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on Fridays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Clearing Sales as per arrangements - —AGINT FOE— Matson and Co, Ohristchurch Booth, McDonald and 00, Oferistchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Oo Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and Co, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools Belfast Manures I beg to| inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I bave appointed !iTb W. Baecock as my Agent m the Rakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashburfcon GREAT REDUCTION IN PRIOE OF PLANET JR. TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS.



PAINTING. PAINTING. PAPERHANGIJS G. PAPERHANGING. WE Have the Choicest Assortment of WALL PAPERS m Ashburton, and invite inspection. COBPETEKT WORKMEN sent to any part of the County as required, and none but Genuine Materials used, ORDER EARLY. W. H. COLLINS & CO., IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, UMBER AND COAL MEftCHANTS. ! SPECTACLES. SPECTACLES R. MURRAY & SON, 4 OPTICIANS, GOLDSMITHS, Etc. IN Consequence of the large increase m this branch of our business, we have found to augment our already large Stock of Optics, by frequent consignment from England of the latest patterns and most approved designs m all claeeeß SPECTACLES, FOLDERS, EYE SHADES, LENSES, etc. JOUR Mb R. Murray having had upwards of THIRTY-FIVE YEARS' Experience Optics, and during that time has made cartful study of the ielation between Spectacles ai the organ of sight, the result being that he is able to quickly discern the errors of visio: and correct them by the uee of suitable Lenses, an advantage that cannot be adopted I those having little or no Experience of Optics. CUSTOMERS may have their EYES TESTED if necessary, and also have Spectacl fitted to correct the sight m Eyes of UNEQUAL VISION. SPECIAL CURLED SIDE for riding, or mechanics at their work WON'T fall off when stooping. NEW FRAME?, NEW SIDES, NEW LENSES. Repairs Neat and Strong.



PALM AND JOKO TEAS. I INDIAN AND OEYLON. OUR 2s 4d INDIAN (Palm Brand) is noted for producing 200 large Tea Gups of first-rate Tea to the pound. This is the Tea Mr George Jameson sold bo iargely. OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joko) are qtwlly eood value for the money. OCR TEAS are bo popular that we frequently hear of instances of other Teas being packed and sold m our empties 4 Imitation is sinoergafc-fiatteiy,' liut the -publlenjfrottk see they get the genuine article. Retau irom all the principal Store keepers, WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON & CO-, 155 Colombo Street, Oheistohueoh nnHE Duke of Wellington carried a tender JL heart beneath a stern appearance. Be ia said to have been m tears the greater part of the day succeeding his great victory, and pathetic indeed, is the exclamation attributed to him, "Believe me, there is nothing more terrible than a battle won, except a battle lost." But who can describe a man's anger —controlled of course—where, every pre paration having been made for an urgent journey, everything is lost through the horse falling iame; and the man—always the man—is the object of our pity. The horse's unuttered Bufferings are rarely thought of, beyond the removal of the shoe (often unskilfully done) and an imprecation upon the blacksmith. The owner ought to consider his servant's comfort, who, could he speak, would say, " 1 uttered no com plaint until forced; I used to be tieated with greatest consideration and kindness, and a journey was always a pleasure to me when my shoeing was under the persjnal care of MR KINGSTON. 2 17 PIPES. THE|LOEWE, G.B.D, NEEDLEWOOD, BILTOB PIPES. A fresh Supply AT PERCY'S WILLIAM = —PATCHING EAST STREET. XTTISHES TO ANNOUNCE to hi Fanning Friends and Customers of th Ashburton County, that he has now addei SADDLERY AND HARNESS MAKING, to his TENT TARPAULIN AND HORSI CLOTH BUSINESS, and will also carry oi CLARK'S TINVVALD SHOP as usual. NOTE—Having secured the services o: MR JOHN CLARK as manager of th( new department, ALL ORDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. NOTE ADDRESS—EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 12 17C BAZAAR STABLES. LIVERY AND BAIT. BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON, Close to Arcade. riIHESE Commodious Stables are open at JL all hours, and the Proprietor can Supply at a moment's notice— BUGGIES, DOG CARTS, WAGGONETTES, and SADDLE HORSES AND A FIRST CLASS DRAG, Suitable for Picnic Parties, Electioneering and oiher processionsj Matched Teams and Pairs also provided. JOSEPH LLOYD, June, PROPRIETOR. LAZARUSS SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole a-jjent for Ashburton District, C C A L E X, JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. LAZARUS Patented System ensure J comfort and correct sight). Done poil your eyes by using badly fitting Spectacles. ~~ DEN"TISTE Y. -- -^ PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH BY NITROUS OXIDE GAS A Specialty. Fee for administration ... ss. All kinds of Dental work executed on the preraisu;. Satisfaction Guar^tked. G. F. DODDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Burnett Street, Ashburton. WANTED Known—l have a splendid assorted stock of ladies' hoots and shoes,—Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known—Every pair of, Zealandia boots guaranteed At MWB's Zeabndi»Bocit Store



SPRING BLOSSOM TEA. ♦ Packed m Aft, Ift, sfl>. and 10B> Ket Weight Air-Tight Tins. No. 1 (Blue Label) No. 2 (Red Label) No. 3 (Golden Label) 1/9 per ft, 2'- per ft. 2/4 per ft, 11 154 Obtainable from all Storekeepers and Tea Dealers.



J. WILSON.  _ , — - -•% LA EC*E Stock Silvered Plate Glass just arrived from England. The Mirror Glass can be cut to any size to suit customers, at shortest notice. GRAND SELECTION OF Fioture-Frarne Mouldings. Beautiful window decorations to hide unsightly views of back yards, etc. (Good imitation of stained glass.) MIXED PAINTS, ; ARTIST'S MATERIALS, WALL PAPERS. J. WILSON. COBNEK OF ARCADE. Telephone 65,



REID & GRAY DISSIRE TO INTIMATE TO FARMERS and OTHERS that their late manager, MR TAYLOR, has been compelled to leave their employ owing to ill health, and that m future all Jobbing, etc., will be under the supervision of Mr J. H. PAULING, whose work has always given satisfaction, and as Reid and Gray only use the very beat of materials they would respectfully solicit a continuance of your valued support. Our DOUBLE and THREE-FURROW PLOUGHS (over 13,000 at work) as now made with duplicated mouldboards are perfect. CAST SHARES are extra hard carbon chilled, and especially suited for stony districts. TRIPOD and ROTARY HARROWS specially auited for working down Twitch and Clods. Grubbers Harrows Eureka Grain and Manure Drilla Drays and Rollers Chaffeuttera Broadcast Seed-Sowere, &c Oils Turnip Cutters Chaffoutters and Baggers Fencing Standards and Wire Blacksmith's Raeps (extra quality) AND ALL FARMING REQUISITES. Sole Agents for Deering's Steel Binders with Ball and Roller Bearings. Our Latest Illustrated Catalogue free on application. Farmers and Others will kindly address all letters direct to REID AND GRAY, ASHBURTON, TO ENSURE PROMPT ATTENTION. 2 94 HARVEST CHEQUES WANTED! A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR CASH CUSTOMERS. HAVING received a Large Quantity of Scotch, West of England, and Colonial 'IWHEDS and WORSTED SUITINGS, at very much REDUCED PRICES, we have decided to give our Customers the benefit of our Bargain by making the following GENUINE REDUCTIONS FOR CASH :— Men's Scotch and West of Engiand Tweed and Worsted SUITS to measure, usual | price 955, reduced to 75s cah Men's Scotch and West of England Tweed and Worsted SUITS to measure, usual price 90s, reduced to 70i cash Men's Colonial Tweed SUITS to measure, usual price 80&, reduced to 65s caah Men's Colonial Tweed i-UITS to measure, usual price 70s, reduced to 598 cash Men's West of England and Worsted TROUSERS to measure, usual price 27s 6d and 3CM, reduced to 22s 6d cash^ Men's West ot England and Worsted TROUSKRS to measure, usual price 255, reduced to 20a cash Men's Colonial Tweed TROUSERS to measure, usual price 22s 6d, reduced to 17s 6d cash Men's Colonial Tweed TROUSERS to measure, usual price 17s 6d to 20s, reduced to 153 6d cash. PILES OF NEW GOODS TO SELECT FROM. £ST OUR REPUTATION IS A SUFFICIENT GUARANTEE FOR FIT, STYLE, AND WORKMANSHIP. CRAIGHEAD & BERRYMAN, |THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, Ashburton.



THE KEASCXN WHY YOU SHOULD PATBONISF, BRIDGE WORKS. The Largest Engineering Works iD the Oounty of Ashburton. BECAUSE You can get all the Mechanical Work done • you may require, from the Repairing of a Sewing Machine to |_g E the making of a Combine. ££ p£ BECAUSE We do not take m work, and then get it done at head-quarters m the large towns. Our head quarters are &j g BRIDGE WORKS, Ashburton. Where your money will fej (j2 go to employ local tradesmen. ivi <j q fv} BECAUSE We bring more Money to Ashburton for work ** P3 done m other provinces than all the other shops m the same line of business put together. W BECAUSE Within the last three years WE have sent JJj H close on a £1000 worth of Machinery into Otago, These Machines were made by us m Ashburton. KILWORTH & SON, BRIDGE WOBEB, Ashburton. TO FARMERS.



Business Notices. WHEAT. WHEAT. T¥T E ARE PROMPT CASH BUYLRS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT, AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, We are also prepared to Store Grain on Farmers account; m oar New Grain Sfcom West Street, Ashbnrton, on very favourable terms Fall sized Oornsacka and Twin* Supplied at LOWEST CURRENT RATES ROLLITT & CO., CANTERBURY FLOUB MILLS. OmJES and Stokes WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. i og^gMaMaaaMnHHH *~^■■■■■■■Ml^~~*~~i~a~~HMHa~i —MiMH^Ma ' r-^mgMg^ll^ STEAM CARRIAGE FACTORY, gSSS^W^' F. ■ AND^ISTsTEeL..-. [ 1 BEG to announce to the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding district that they have taken over the Business so long carried on by J. R. BTEEL, and hope by Strict Attention to Business, Good Workmanship, aud Moderate Charges, to merit a fair share of Patronage. Coachbuilding Department— This Department will have our personal supervision and to all who require a new Vehicle of any description, or their old one repaired, we can guarantee satisfaction if they place their order with us. Painting and Trimming-— Now is the time to have your traps put into (*ood order by having them well painted, and our workmen are m tho front rank of their profession, and the material used is the very beat. Ironwork Department— We are prepared to quote prices for all kinds of ironwork, an 1 to supply or repair Agricultural Implements of every description. Shoeing Department— In this as m all other parts of our business we wi 1 give satisfaction to our customers, and if you want j our horse shod by practical and skilled workmen, send it along to the VICTORIAN SHOEING FORGE. F. AND H. STEEL, PROPRIETORS, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. 2 34



'onlt**and fillies at £31, £40, £22, 20 at £15 10s each, and draught mares and geldings at £39 10a, 2 at £35, £32, £31, £36, £57 10-, £30, £38, £25, £23, £31, 3 at £23, £25, £18, £14 10s, etc. Trotting horse;—Black wood, by Bljckwood Abdallah, .£47; Nell, by the same aire, £30 ; Belfast Pat, £21 ; : Rodney, £12 10s ; bkek filly, £18. On Friday (m coi junction with Me?srs ! Friedlander Bros.), I be!&auotber successful clearing sale for Mr Denis McKendry, of Lauriston. There was a very large attend ance of buyers, etc., and Mrs and Mr McKendry are to be congratulated upon the handsome manner they catered for the wants of so hungry and thirsty a crowd* It was far and away the beat attempt at catering made by any farmer m this district at his clearing sale, that is as far as any sale I have con ducted is concerned. Everything offered was good of its class, and a total clearance was made at values, as follows : —Drays £17, £8, £7, £11 10a and £5 10.i, ploughs £3 ; £4 and £5, Cambridge roller £8. H irness and sundries also sold well. Horses—A really grand lot were sold as follows :- 4 greys £120, 2 at £30, bay mare £57, £19, £20, £36 10s, £26, £28 10-, £32, £11, £34, £26 10i, £26, £17, £24, £20, £19 ; light horses ill 10a, £16 10s, £20, £11, £6 10*, £19; unbroken draughts £13 I*, £17, £26, £17, £30, £16; light horses—two-year oids £10 to £7 10s, etc. Bidding through out was very spirited, which resulted m a total clearance at highly satisfactory prices. KAKAIA MARKETS." The New Zealand Loan and Mercanrile Agency Company, Limited (Kakaia agency), report as ft.ilows :—An special sa'e held on 1 18ih it St., our entry comprised 5413 sheep 1 and rams. There was a good attendance and satisfactory prices were obtained throughout, rains t-nd s'.ore lambs aione bang duli of eale. A line of two-tooth Lin coln cwea from Timaru elicited keen compe tition, bom;,; ultimately knocked down at Ila 8;L Our sales inciude:—2OO sound mouth mrrino ewes ss. 138 at 4s 4rl, 20 merino cues 4s Bd, 277 l»aifbred lam'.s 4s 7d, 159 at 4h, 65 cull merino ewes Is, 150 at 1-; 10J, 100 :tt Is 91, 105 at Is 81, 280 four and six-tooih store eros bred wethers 9s 6 I, 200 cross-red lambs 7f, 255 full-mouth cross bred ewea 7* 10d, 700 one-year-old crossbred ewes 7a 3d, 120 four, six, and eight-tooth Linooin ewes 8s sd, 90 two-tooth Lin coln ewes Ila Bd, 550 six and eight-tooth c. ossbred ewes Ba, 450 four-year-old cross bied ewes Bs. Rams—Border Leicester 4at lig., 8 at lg., Lincolns to gg., 5 inbred hatred at lg , 5 six-tooth Shropshires at lg., two-tooths at |g., inglish Leicesters at .j>g. to !«., and dt large assortment of " boilers " at from 3s 6d to 7s 6d. ,-*.%*« ER Oe Sons KiifiilyjUi Extract o — There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract m the market now, products of simple distillation forming rude resinous oils. In onkr tbat the.=e crude oils rray not bi taken, OUR VVRk VOLATILE EUCALYPTI KXTItA'JT, which is r cognised by the medics! division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly puie origin, as tUeir intimation forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March % 1878; we state :— Is prove 1 by tes's by die Medical Clinica of the Universities at Bonn and o>re'fi>wald, I'mssia, and leiortcdby lie Schulz, t rofjssor of I'armacology, at Bon, and Vn lessor Dr MciJfcr, Director of the Medical Clinic at Gre fswaid, that only products that i.re saturated w th oxygen and freed of acids, resinous and other substances, adnerent to primary distillation, will dDvelope the sanativs qualities proper to the plant ftc.ording to thesu authorities, and accor :ing to Pro fessor Dr Lister, of England, and to Dis Bauer iUcfntire, Woo ', Hazard, etc., of America, is tin only extract corrcspomiiuy to scientific te t ■', and the only j one wlr'eh possesses the proper therapeutic value. Sander & JSon's Eucalypti Extract. All other crude oils aro to be classed among the turpentines, which have, when used :.s mediciue, no therapsutic effect, ami aro abandoned as an internal medicament. These so-c tiled Kucaly(.ti Extracts which may have received distinction at KxhiHtions as comu.crcicl articles are used for mechanical purposes are only discernible. liy their deliciency m rui. gent odour—which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extrasts developed most lrcely through its surplus of oxygen By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance being redncad m specific density through the presence of acids By their taste, the result < f the contracting ten dency of resins and tennates. If these crude oils, so-called eucalypti extracts, are applied by mistake m cases of croup, 1 ronchiti , diph theria, in'ernal inflammations, dysentery, wounds, the consequences aro appalling. Fur safely, always ask for SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and f;et the old, well-test id, and reliable preparat'on. —Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. jlA _Nj)^R_jAND_SON_S. F. Ferriman. X AM A CASH BUYER OF WHEAT, MILLING OATS, AND BARLEY. CO mSACKS AND TWINE SUPPLIED. F. FEBKIMAN. unb Box of Clarke's B 41 Pills warran tsd to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, m either sex (acquired or cons i rutional), Gravel and Pains m the Back j Guarranteod free from Mercury. Sold m j Boxes 4a 6d each, by all Chemists and Patent ] medicine Vendors throughout the World I Proprietors : Tub Lwjooln and Midland <



ALL OVER THE WORLD. William C. Herbert, V. S. N.,«Taljea Ayer's SarsaparUla with Him Everywhere. Disordered j Blood and Bad Stomach Cured Positively and Permanently. That is what Ayer's Sarsa i jasilia did for Past Assistant Engineer Wm. C. Herbert, whose portrait is here givea. ■Mv TTft^firfc has'been fin officer m the iftl'S. naval service for the past 16 years. ana, aa uo »w , hpartv nO w, four years ago my health and physical con fact, I was completely lunuow, but uothn camoof %id I Irew^rse H i£ S?wSodßeeSled chiefly the cause of the trouble I thought it, and I X.rew A^ Ir,1 r ,^ Sa r saT>a ' r iiia a trial, seeing it advertised to cure such cases. I Sa bottle iKS aimSsort of afiihlon, bA when I found it helped my stomach J?a £«c^Ammpnoiiiff to clear my blood, too, I tliought there might be some real and,7f* f f TmlaccofdS"ly began on a second bottle. Well, to make a long story short the tSd SSpteSly 5Sd me and restored me to my old-time health My Wnnri wm better than ever, and my stomach did not bother me m the least. Ayer's Sarsamdlla cured me. Now I take it whenever I feel that my system needs it, and ran^ consider myself equipped for a cruise anywhere without a bottle of Ayer's lars?parilia? It ,S I assure you, my hearty indorsement and recommendation. 1' Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Tli© Only True Blood-Furifler.



GOMMEBCXAL. -. ♦ ASHBURTON MARKETS. Messrs Hanmer and Graves (per Mr J. R. Bland, auctioneer), report on the Ashburton live itock market for the week ending March 19. At the Ashburton county sale yarda on Tuesday, March 16, a very large entry of sheep again came forward ; iv fact the largest this season by several thousands. (The attendance of farmers, deilers, and others was good, including several northern buyers. A large proportion .>f the entry waa made up of crossbred ewes, and a few linea of fat and forward crossbred wethers, for which competition was good. Consider ing the number of aheep yarded for those classes, last week's quotations were main tained, but the lamb market showed a slight falling off. Fat sheep sold freely, a northern buyer taking a large proportion of the entry. The total yarding comprised 27,198 sheep, 41 head cattle, 4 pigs, and 180 rams, of which we sold 7300 sheep, 3 head cattle, 93 rams, as follows :—3B fat crossbred ewes 8s lOd, 50 fat two-tooth crossbred twea 10s Id, 14 lambs 9a sd, 150 fat crossbred ewes 7s, 54 fat crossbred two-tooth wethers 10s 7d, 56 forward halfbred wethers 93 3d, 365 four fcooth crossbred wethers 9a Bd, 650 halfbred wethers 9s 3d, 1200 halfbred and three quarterbred two-tooth ewes 10a, 70 crossbred two-tooth ewes 10a Id, 646 halfbred ewet 7s 3d, 550 crossbred ewes 7>, 208 halfbred ewes 7s» 100 halfbred ewes 6a 9<], 200 quarterback wethers 6s, 180 halfbred ewes 7s 101, 100 quarter-bat k ewes 4a Id, 150 quarter-back ewes 4', 270 merino ewe- 4a, 120 merino ewus 3a SJ. Cattle—l steer £3 5s 6d ; rams, 2 English Leiees'ers 2J,«fl, 1 Lincoln J,g. 30 aged rams 4a 6d, 30 aged rams 6s, 7 aged rams 2a 6d. On Thursday, March 18, the Rakaia Sale yards Company held their annual ewe and ram fair, which met with coi)fiderab!e sup poit, some seven to eight thousand sheep coming forward, n oat of whicii were s-ild at very satisfactory prices; m fact the prices obtained were equal to those at A hburion on I ue.>day. We toH 215 six and ug'ut tooth crousbred ewes 8s 31, 13 crossbred ewes 5a 9d, 34 boilers Is2d, old rums m poor condition sa. During the week we have sold privately 300 fat lambs 10s 6d, 250 fab lambs 10-j 7d, 150 fat lambs 10a 7d, 500 crossbred ewes 7s 6d, 5 Down rams 3ga. Mr David Thomas reports upon the live stock market m the Ashburton County for the week ending March 19. Oa Tuesday at the Ashburton Yards the usual weekly sale waa held. There was a vety big entry, one of the largest we have seen this season, con sisting of 27,193 sheep, 180 rams, 41 head of cattle and 5 pigs. The bulk of the entry was made np of crossbred ewes for which bidding were fairly brisk. Several straight lines came forward from The Levels, Pareora, Elderelie, Mount Some.s, and Lighmor, and a large percentage ot them found buyers at very fair prices. Lambs were not quite so brisk and prices slightly below last week's ralfiiß had to be accepted to make a sale. /tThe butchers' pens were well suppled, the bulk being sold to outside buyers which made the sale quick and lively while it las*e<). My entry for the day consisted of 13,411 sheep nvide up as follows, viz—9Bß2 entered with me poie'y, and 3529 aheep iv conjunction with Messrs Friedlander Bros and Messrs Haomer and Graves, 44 rams, 34 head of cattle and 3 pigs, which were sold at ; prices as v.nder—lß far, crosßbreds 5s 91,■ 15 j fat orossbreds 7a Id, 19 fat crossbreds 53 lid, 15 fat crossbreda 7s lid. 29 fat rnerioo ewes 4s 6d, 12 fat crot sbreds 83 4d, 30 fat m.-rii.o ewes 4s lid, 35 crossbred ewes 7s 7d, 65 fat crossbreds 71 71, 64 tit cro^breds 6< Bd, 50 fafc erossbrede 6s, 119 crossbred lambs 4s 101, ! 49 crossbred ewes 3s 7d, 58 crossbred ewes 39 lOd 527 crossbred lambs 6; 7d 169 •^ laE.oa 6s, 214"tv.'0-tooth crnßsbred ewes 9s 7d, 90 merino ewes Is Bd, 189 merino ewes 3s 7d, 124 fat lambs 9i 6d, 58 crossbred ewes 3a lOd, 26 crossbred ewes Is 4<3, 24 crossbred lambs Is Bd, 59 crosßbi ed ewes 2s 9d, 101 merino eweß Is 6d, 656 merino ewes 3s 4d, 82 two-tooth crosabieda 6=i lOd, 192 two tooth crossbreds 7s 6d, 332 crossbred ewes 7s 9J,. 260 crossbred lambs 7s lOd, 550 three qmrterluedewes 7a Id, 655 two-tooth cross bred ewes at>d wether.i 7e 6d, 165 crossbred Jambs 6s 4d, 133 lambs 4s 4:1, 147 two-tooth crcssbreds 9s, (joint agents, 2000 crossbred ewea 7s Id, 1979 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 7s 91 to 7s lid) 172 crossbred ewes Is sd, 198 crossbred ewes 4* 7d, 129 crossbred iamba 6s 4d, 48 merino ewes 4s 6. Rams— 8 Euglish Leicester lams 8s 6d, 3 Lincoln rama 10s, 68. L. rams £1!?, Lincoln ram 3| guineas 2 at 2| guineas, 7 two-tooth Shropshire rams 3 'guinens. Privately, 35 Shropshire rams, two-too'.h £2 2s. Cattle— 2 fat steers £6 7a 6d, 2 fat heifers £5 17s 6d f 1 fat cow £5 12a 6d, 1 steer £6, 1 heift-r £4 S3, cow £5 10s, 1 springer £4, 4 steers £1 5> 2 steers £1 15s. Clearing Sales.—On Thursday (m conjunc tion with Messrs Friedlandtr Bros), I held a very successful clearing eale for Mr John Small, Wheatstone. jhe day was very dis agreeable, a howling nor'-wester blowing. Notwithstanding this, a great crowd of buyers, etc., mustered, moat of them evi dently bent on business. Everything put up, with the exception of Miss Palmer and Vanquisher were Bold, and the prices realised must have been entirely satisfactory to the vendor. The plant offered was not of a good description, and only realised moderate prices, but when the horses were led into the ring, everyone was on the gui vive, and biddings were extremely ap'rited, and con tinued m throughout; the rale. Wo gold ifO'li*r»Bl4 itoUTcR l§Qg" } two<yw(4d