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r , Ashburton Guardian Office, u ' ,n >’ f ;; , ; ; Monday afternoon. Mr T, Bullock reports of the Horse Market; fotviha week ,epding Saturday, Jan, rS* j about an average ptry of horses, 3*, «nd biddings were fairly spirited for •jpj jjjyrfia firm horses, but for I’ght,harness ftbnwtfwrc'v^erefew buyers; and the same remade applies to hacks, thg majority of this; j ttst now being.of an inferior j jllfciriWtinH[ ilrtTl reserves placod upon them by - sdlenare really more than what they are worth, : Dntof the total (entry of 3a, 13 changed hands j at prices:—Good useful farm: Laa ros.to L 27 ; medium draughts, fCQ to Lao 10s ; do, aged and inferior, Xil to Lia los;.light harness horses, L 6 to Xtay hacks, L 6 to L 9; others at law prices. Me 'ormick wire binder, Ll 9. , *Alfred Harrison reports his weekly sale as 'Httefc:—Saturday, January sth: There was a large entry in horses, but very little business done. Cows were well represented, and nearly, j-hangwl hands. Pigs are still fetchhigh prices, especially small sizes of a goad kmd. l'owlsj .ls 6d to as per pair; geese, IOS per pair ; ducks, 3s 6d per pair. Produce —Bath Kidneys, id to I#d per lb; oats, is gd for good feed;' is for inferior; chickwheat, as rpfcrbashel; tea, 21s, guaranteed. There was Hta»«ilatge quantity of sundries put through. <Mfi&tUocki was kind enough to lend me valuable assistance, as I was not strong enough to jrawyth* whole sale through by myself.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1043, 7 January 1884, Page 2
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245COMMERCIAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1043, 7 January 1884, Page 2
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