Tinwald Market, Tuesday, 15th instant. —We have to record another very small «ntry ot stock. There was a large atten dance, evidently not intent on business, as there were very few sales en&tea. Merino ewes, with lambs, sold at Ss Od each all counted. Half-bred ewes, with lambs, at 5s each, do. Two tooth cross breds mixed sexes, well grown sheep, were sold at 8s each. Fat cattle sold at about 15s per 1001b; eighteen months to two year-old steers at 40s each. Yea rlin mixed sexes, from 25s to 325. Pnvately we have sold during the week fat sheep for export;3oo at 12s 6d each; fat lambs, do., 600 at from 8s to 9s each, and a line of 4000 two tooth first cross sheep, mixed sexes, at a price that should be satisfac tory both to vendor and purchaser. Skins, Fat, &c—We held our weekly sale on Thursday, when there was the ordinary attendance of the trade. Bid dings were brisk and prices satisfactory. We sold butchers* pelts up to 2s 8d; do. lambskins to 2s 9d; country skins to 5s 6d; factory skins, several lines at prices equal to the above. Our sales for the week, both privately and at auction, com prise 2690 skins. Fat came to hand in better condition, and may now be quoted at from Ifd to 2d per lb., according to quality. Hides—No alteration in values.
THE LEESTON MARKET.
