Fat Sheep—A large entry yarded; quality on the whole good, in a few cases very prime, notably a line from South Canterbury, which went as.high as los 3d. The demand was principally local and fairly firm, though towards the end it got a little slack ; altogether, however, a slight improvement has to be re corded. Prime crossbreda sold at from 11s 6d to Its 6d, and as Irish as 15s 3d; light weights at from Ss 6d to 10s 3d ; crossbred ewes sold at from 7s 3d to 10s 9d ; merino wethers at from -Is 6d to 6s lid, being at from lid to 2d per lb as per quality. The following are the sales made :it auction :— ILessrs Matsox axd Co. sold for a client 54 crossbred ewes at Ss od. 77 halfbred ewes at (5s 3d and 6s 6d, and (58 Romney Marsh ewes at Ss, and 00 halfbred ewes at 6s to 7s 9d; for Mr R. Duncan, 120 two-tooth crossbreds at 9s 2d; for Mr F. H. Brittan, 16 crossbred ewes at 9a Id; 34 Southdown ewes at 7s and Ss 3d; for Mr F. Wright, 120 halE and crossbred ewes at Ss to 9s; for a client, 50 crossbred ewes at Ss and Ss 9d; for Mr R. M. Morten, 21 crossbred wethers at 11s, 21 halfbred at 9s 3d; for Mr J. Cunningham, 124 halfbred ewes at 7s 6d to 9s ; for ilr J. Eaglesome, 51 halfbred and crossbred ewes at 5s 3d to 9s Sd; for Mr J. Miln, 11 crossbred, mixed sexes, at 12s 3tl; for Messrs Fisher and Goldsmith, 61 halfbred and crossbred ewes. 6s, 7s and 10s 2d; for Mr TV. Goodwin, 28 crossbred ewes at 9s, C 2 halfbred wethers at 10s; for a client, 45 crossbred ewes at Ss Sd; for Mr R. Duncan, 101 crossbred mixed sexes, at 8s 4d; for a client, 50 crossbreds at Ss3dandßs6d. Thus N.Z. Loan and Mekcaxtile Agency Compact topped the market wjth a niaguinceut line of sheep from Riverslea Estate, per A. M. Clark, Esq., which sold as follows:—2s wethers at los 3d, 25 do at same price, 25 do at 14s 9d, 07 do at 13s lod, 20 do at 13s 2d, 25 ewes at 13s, and 29 do at same figure; for Mr E. 