COMMERCIAL.
London, Uocsmber 7 I The cliief ohjech of Mr Valentine's Pro-1 dace Company is to distribute colonial j produce m ceittres outside of London. J Replying to the request of Messrs E. J M, Nelson and Valentine, the Agents- «; General declare it impossible for them to become a reference board for the Com pany. Mr Oha'les Thomson becomes director, and Messrs Nelson have agreed tojoiutho Board.
ASHBURTON MARKETS.
Messrs Miles and Co , Limited, report as follows upon the weekly stock sale held at the Aahburlon yards on Tuesday, December 4 :—For the week's requirements there were yarded 4637 sheep and lid head of cattle, which were submitted to a smaller attend ance of the pn'olie than usual. Ten pens of crossbreds »nd live pens of merinos were co lected for (he butchers' wants, and these were hard to sell at 8i to 12s 4cl for ihe former, and 4s to 7s for merinos. Crossbred hoggets formed the greater part of the store entries, and for these prices were somewhat irregular, 10s being the highest figure, whilst backward small lots made down to 4s and 6s. Crossbred and merino ewes, with lambs at foot, made fair rates. Of the cattle entries % good many of the fat portion were ■withdrawn, and the sales were t—Steers, £9 ss, £6 15s; fat cows, £7 12s 6d, £6 2s 6d ; store quality steers, £3 12s 6d, £5; calves, 283. We disposed of the whole of our entries of sheep and cattle at satisfactory figures.
