There was a moderate entry of fat lambs, the bulk of which were of light and in ferior quality. Prime lots sold- well up to late rate, but other sorts were easier. Best freezers made 14s to 15s 10d, and one extra line to 17s lid, lighter sorts lls 6d to 13s, store and butchers' lots 9s 6d to lls. For Mr W. Harrison, Rakaia. 28 were sold at 17s lid; for llessra Bealey Bras.. Horo rata, 511 at 15s IG£<l; and for the Hadlow Estate, Timaru, 127 at 15s lid. There was a large entry of fat sheep, including some prime limes of freezers, and a-larger proportion of butchers' ewes tban^

last. week, but they were mostly of medium and inferior quality. Owin-g to the receipt ot private information. that the London market was easier, the export buyers re duced tlwir limits, aiwi several of them stood out of the market -altogether. Prices for freezers opened at fully Is "par head below last week's rates, but towards the close improved about 6d. A few specially selected pens of ewes sold well in the sarly part of the sale, and brought about last week's prices, but with these exceptions there wag a drop of Is 6d to 2s per head in ewes. The range- of prices was : —Prime freezers 17s to 20s 6d. light wethers 15s to 16s 6d, prim? ewes 14s to 18s 4d, medium and inferior Ss to 13s, merino wethers suit able for freezing 14s to 14s 6d. butchers' sorts 10s 10d to 12s 9d, merino ewes 10s. The chief sales were:—Mr G. A. M. Buck ley, Lagmhor. 180 halfbredi wethers 19s to 20s 2d: Mrs A. Beat tie. Cust. 60 -wethers

and ewes 19s 4d to 20s Id ; Sir George Clifford, Stonyhurst. 214 haUbred Avcthers 18s lid to 19s 9d, 68 Down cross .maid-en vxrea 19s; Mr U. Voice, Templeton, 98 ■wethers and ewes 19s Id to 19s 8d ; Mr D. Btfddo. Fernsids, 121 halfbred wethers 19s 3d ; Mr J. Gardiner, Rakaia, 180 wethers 19s Id; Messrs ,Ix>ekhead Bros.. South bridge, 60 wethers 19s; Levels Estate, wethers 19s. 130, ewes 16s 7d to 18s ; Mr R. H. Wood, Cheviot. 245 halfbred wethers 18s 10d; Mr W. Earl, jun., Waikari, 58 ewes 17s Id to 18s 4d ; Mr C. Gamble, Wadding ton. 150 merino wethers, 12s 9d to 14s 6d.
